06/11/2019 (Agence Europe) – The European Union wants to honour schools that teach their pupils about the EU in ways that inspire. On an initiative of the European Parliament, on 6 November, the Commission launched the 'Jan Amos Comenius Prize for high quality teaching about the European Union'. Secondary schools can apply until 6 February 2020. After evaluation by independent experts appointed by the European Commission, the European Commission will award up to 28 prizes (one per Member State) of €8,000 to the winning schools. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU before the award decision (this follows soon after the assessment of the applications) without having concluded an agreement with the EU, there will be up to 27 prizes. This pilot project is a follow-up to the EU Council Recommendation on Common values, Inclusive Education and the European Dimension of Teaching. See: https://bit.ly/2oOUBCi (SPj)