U-KNIGHT-EUROPE: ENGLAND

Where is England?

England is in north-west Europe and is in the southern part of Great Britain. It is an island country and also part of the United Kingdom (UK).

England is the largest country in Great Britain and the UK. It is sometimes, wrongly, used in reference to the whole United Kingdom, the entire island of Great Britain, or indeed the British Isles.

Nearly 84% of the population of the UK lives in England, mainly in the major cities and metropolitan areas.

How far is England from mainland Europe?

England is only 35 km from France and is now linked by a tunnel under the English Channel.

What is the land like in England?

The south of England is mostly low-lying land, with hills and agricultural land and the north of England is mostly covered in moorland and mountains.

The National Flag of England

Country Facts

Motto:	Dieu et mon droit (God and my right)
Flag:	Cross of St George
National Day:	23 April
Geographic coordinates:	54 00 N, 2 00 W
Area:	129,720 sq km 50,085 sq miles
Population:	49,561,800 (2002)
Nationality :	English and British
Time Zone :	GMT/UTC 0 (Greenwich Mean Time (British Summer Time during daylight savings))
Climate:	Temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current
Capital City:	London
Major Cities:	Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield
Anthem (Song):	God Save the Queen Land of Hope and Glory
Official Language:	English
Main religions:	Church of England, Catholic, Methodist, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh and Hindu.
Currency:	Pound Sterling (£)
Highest point:	Scafell Pike 978 m (3210 ft)
Lowest Point:	The Fens, 4.6 metres (15 feet) below sea level
Longest river:	Thames (346 km) The Severn is officially Britain's longest river as it flows through both Wales and England.
Largest Lake:	Windermere (14.7 sq km)
Highest Waterfall:	Cauldron Snout (Cumbria) 60 metres (200 feet) high
Tallest Building:	1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf (London), 245 metres (800 feet) high
The busiest airport:	London Heathrow, with 53.8 million passengers.
Official Animal	Lion

Baxenden primary school

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Welcome to the international Comenius project, "U-KNIGHT-EUROPE"

The „U-Knight-Europe”project is undertaken with the broad objective of promoting European citizenship through the emphasis on historical and cultural heritage. Its main aim could be expressed by the phrase: multi-cultural education and the unification of different cultures.

The underlying idea of this international partnership of 9 countries (Poland, Netherlands, Finland, England, France, Portugal, Cyprus,Italy and Spain) is to work on raising the students' cultural awareness and to develop their understanding of the needs of others in their communities. This will be achieved through the study of knight heroes in the participating nations’ histories. The primary goals are to extend pupils' knowledge of knights from Europe by discovering their style of living, their charter, their values and aims in order to resurrect a “Knight Spirit” in young people. We intend to present an alternative way of living to our pupils and we will encourage them to follow it by becoming a contemporary Knight of Europe with the motto and mission traced from the medieval knights’ code: "Protect the weak, defenceless, helpless and fight for the general welfare of all".

We endeavour to create realistic and hands-on experiences (for example the becoming a knight ceremony, inter-country tournaments, intra- school competitions, music and art festivals and above all - voluntary work). These opportunities will encourage great commitment from the whole school community and will provide worthwhile and exciting experiences for the students, teachers and parents. Throughout the two years this project aims to work against the unfair attitudes of racism, xenophobia and intolerance. The ultimate end-product of the schools cooperation will be the creation of a multilingual website.

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ENGLAND