How to Save Energy

Are YOU and your family having an energy crisis? You may be if you’re wasting energy. How many of these ways to save energy around the house do YOU know? Change a Light, Change the World We really can “Change the World” with just one light bulb. The key is that the more people that […]

Our Environment

Our aims Biodiversity Energy Sustainable Development Waste

Getting Back to Basics

Transition Year Teachers’ Conference Getting Back to Basics – A skills based approach to teaching about global issues Saturday February 5th from 9.45am to 3.30am, Athlone Springs Hotel Speakers will include: Michael O’Leary, National Co-ordinator Transition Year Programme Annette Honan, National Council for Curriculum Assessment This event is organised by Comhlámh, the Debt and Development […]

ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards 2011

Tuesday, 24th May 2011 Clare School named ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist of the year at Ireland’s biggest celebration of ECO-Action A group from Colaiste Muire, Co Clare, have been named ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist of the year for their project ‘All Washed Up’ which involved mobilising their community to clean up the coastline following a shipwreck. Young […]

Gallery Zone

Gallery Zone Young Environmentalist Awards Showcase and Ceremony 2017, Mansion House, Dublin, 23rd May All previous Young Environmentalist Awards videos and images are now available to view on ECO-UNESCO’s YouTube & Flickr! Never miss a beat! Check out our Facebook, Twitter & Instagram

ECO-Youth CHOICES Community Participation Course (QQI Accredited Module – L3)

  This programme, leading to a component certificate in Community Participation QQI Accredited Module Level 3, explores community development principles including empowerment, participation & sustainability. Community issues & responses are explored using class room, practical & inquiry based learning methods. In doing so the programme promotes active citizenship through community participation in environmental protection, education […]

ECO-Youth CHOICES Peer Education Training

  Participants who have completed either ECO-Youth CHOICES SPHE or ECO-Youth CHOICES 10-12 week programme can go on to become ECO-UNESCO Peer Educator facilitators. Young people will be supported following (or alongside) these programmes to become young peer facilitators.     By the end of the training programme participants should feel confident to know: How […]

ECO-Youth CHOICES Outdoor Education

It does not matter that you are a part of the formal education or non formal education sector the opportunity to be involved in outdoor education is one that should not be missed. Young people will be guided through a number of different terrains and provided knowledge and skills using non formal, interactive methodologies. By […]