St Mary’s becomes a European Parliament Ambassador School
Congratulations to our Transition Year Students who have successfully completed the European Parliament Ambassador School Programme. Because of their dedication, enthusiasm and hard-work, their recent evaluation by representatives of the European Parliament has earned our school the prestigious honour of officially becoming a European Parliament Ambassador School.
They were presented with their plaque and certificates at an impressive ceremony on Friday 12th April.
The European Parliament Ambassador School Programme is now in its fourth year and over seven hundred schools across the EU have completed the programme. Sixty secondary schools in Ireland are taking part this year. The programme reaches out to students and first-time voters and aims to increase awareness of Europe, citizenship and political choice among young people.
Mairead McGuinness, MEP and First Vice President of the European Parliament, Matt Carthy, MEP for the Midlands Northwest constituency, and Paola Colombo, Director Health and Food Audit and Analysis, Directorate General for Health and Food Safety with the European Commission, presenting St. Mary’s Holy Faith Secondary School, Glasnevin, Dublin, with their European Parliament Ambassador School Programme plaque and certificates of participation in recognition of the school participating in the European Parliament Ambassador School Programme.
Picture: John Hennessy
Well done to all and a special thanks to Ms Donegan for facilitating the students to complete the programme as part of their Politics and Society Module.