EYP Midlands Regional Forum
On Monday 10th February, Mr Harvey and I accompanied our Year 12 European Youth Parliament (EYP) debate team to the University of Birmingham to debate socio-political issues with local schools. After weeks of intensive research and debate practice, the team engaged in lively debates ranging from gender equality to the economy and how they would improve these problems. The students had a great day as they got to meet students from other schools who were just as passionate as they were whilst competing to get their committee passed by the jury. Despite not passing through to the national competition, our team have learned valuable skills such as researching and public speaking, both of which will benefit them for years to come.
Our students had a great time there and found it really enriching:
Daniyal Mehmood – ‘The European Youth Parliament was an amazing opportunity to collaborate with other members from different schools to share our views on topics that effect the world and our generation. I’m glad I went and hope to be involved more!’
Malaika Shain – ‘I truly enjoyed and valued my time at European youth parliament, it was very informative, making me see different viewpoints of certain topics and helping to further my understanding of them. Overall it was a great experience.’
Princess Okereke – ‘I am truly grateful that i got the opportunity to take part in EYP, i am so intrigued by politics and the intricacies of certain motions that were mentioned. The whole experience really taught me a lot. I am so glad I went!’
Sahra Mahamed – ‘I actually really enjoyed the European Youth Parliament, it was way more engaging than I expected. it really pushed me to think critically and debate ideas on the spot, which was challenging but fun. hearing different perspectives made it a great experience, and I’d definitely love to do more of these.’
Harveer Athwal – ‘It was an extremely informative experience that allowed me to partake in mock debates that would similarly occur in European Politics.’
Chetan Dhami – ‘It was an enriching and enjoyable experience that allowed me to improve my knowledge of European politics while aiding my public speaking abilities.’
