How to Participate
Participating in the Blue Star Programme
If you are interested in participating there are 4 steps to complete:
Completion of the 4 Blue Star Elements throughout the school year and a Europe Day event
Send in Blue Star Programme Report and/or complete the online Element Quizzes
Awarding of Blue Star Certificates of Achievement and European flag
Registration
Interested schools must fill in a registration form to sign up for the Blue Star Programme. Registrations will close mid October.
Participation
In order to successfully complete the Blue Star Programme, participating schools must complete all four core elements of the Programme (historical, geographical, cultural and creative, and institutional) and hold an event to mark Europe Day, 9 May. For more information on what is involved in each of these elements, see here. There are two methods of completion.
Completion
In March, the Blue Star Programme will launch 4 online quizzes on each of the four core elements, to test your pupils’ knowledge! Participation in the Element Quizzes will be counted as successful completion of the Programme, with full details to be provided to teachers who register with us.
Schools can also submit a Blue Star Programme Final Report as the second method of completion for the Programme. This is an easy way for schools to outline how they covered the four core elements of the Programme. It also a great way for us to learn how we might improve the Programme year on year and allows us to read your thoughts and feedback.
Only one method of completion is mandatory to receive the completion award(s).
Awards
Once schools have completed the four Element Quizzes and/or submitted their Blue Star Programme Report and it is deemed acceptable by the Blue Star Programme National Coordinator, successful schools are awarded Blue Star Programme Certificates of Achievements, signed by the Minister of State for European Affairs, and a European flag for schools who are completing the Programme for the first time.
