Participants

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The EEYP aims at 16-18 year old students from approximately fifteen different European

countries. Participating schools are invited to send a delegation of seven students and one

teacher/group leader. The students must be interested in issues related to major European

cities, must have an advanced knowledge of English and must be able to contribute to the

group process and to speak in public.

 

Project content

 

Like the European Parliament, the students will research actual European issues and

formulate proposals for realistic solutions. The EEYP asks the students to focus their

research on common ‘major city problems’, which will be chosen by the students themselves,

within the main theme as described in the Subject Introduction Booklet 2017. During the

project the students will work in international teams, the ‘committees’, and introduce and

defend their ‘resolutions’ at the end of the week. The whole package of resolutions will be

officially presented in the form of a Resolution Booklet 2017 to the local government, a

European politician and to representatives of youth organisations. During the week the

students will meet politicians and ‘captains of industry’ to share each other’s points of view.

Responsibilities and liabilities of the accompanying teachers

The project can only be successful if all accompanying teachers/group leaders contribute to

the program. During the project they will be responsible for their own delegation and the

group as a hole. This refers to the students’ behaviour, especially during their ‘free time’, but

also to the students’ obligatory attendance at the different locations and to their teamwork in

the committee. The preparations for the project and the travelling to Spain are also part of

their responsibility. The teachers are obliged to attend the dinners, and all other parts of the

program except for the work in the committees.

 

Preparations

 

It is intended that the student seeks contact with a professional in their home country, a

‘dynamic partner’, before the start of the EEYP. This professional can inform the student

about current ‘city problems’, which will help the student when discussing with his

committee members what issue will be interesting for the resolution of their committee. It is

also intended that the student read the preparation booklet thoroughly and that the student

starts the brainstorming process with his/her committee members via the Internet.

eeyp.eu

 

Accommodation

 

The students will stay at the Ibis Budget Hotel in Girona. The registration fee includes five

nights. The official opening, the ‘Meet the Boss’-event and the General Assembly will be held

at the school or another location in the city of Girona.