15 years of greening, the Young Environmentalist Awards is back for more eco-action
As Ireland’s biggest celebration of youth eco-action once more opens for registrations, young people nationwide are now being encouraged to get their hands green and reap the rewards of their environmental efforts. Now in its fifteenth year, ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards (YEA) is an initiative open to young people aged 10-18 years from across the […]
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ECO-UNESCO Peer Education and FETAC Awards Ceremony 8/2/11 National Youth ECO-Forum 2010: World Wild Web, Young People Exploring Biodiversity FETAC Awards Ceremony 30/9/10
Upcoming Event: Road to Rio+20 – Mobilising Young People in Ireland
ECO-UNESCO hosted a group of educators from NGOs, schools and youth organisations at the Greenhouse for the Road to Rio+20 Exploratory Event on Wednesday, 18th January. The group participated in interactive activities examining the history of the original Earth Summit in 1992. They also examined the idea of sustainable development while sharing their own ideas […]
Copy of Junior Sustainability Programme
Age: 10-12 (5th – 6th Class) Duration: 2hrs Location: Delivered as Outreach to schools, or at the Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew Street, Dublin 2& Biodiversity Hotspots in Dublin city centre Cost: €160/class. 10% discount available to schools who book more than 1 workshop Materials: ECO-UNESCO will supply any required equipment and materials for the workshop. Teachers notes will […]
Culture Night 2011 at ECO-UNESCO!
On 23rd September, ECO-UNESCO’s Dublin home, the Greenhouse, opened its doors for an evening full of fun environmental activities as part of Culture Night 2011. Thanks to all children, young people and adults that dropped by, the night was a great success! We were delighted to see so many of you take part in this […]
Tenacious Trees launch their short animation ‘Love the Trees’
ECO-UNESCO Peer Education Programme – Latest News The YSD peer education group successfully launched their animation drawing attention to the importance of trees worldwide and the impact deforestation has on. The group: Alia, Jing, Eoin, Alacque and Robert who received a grant from ECO-UNESCO’s Clubs in Action Fund supported by Toyota have been painstakingly working […]
ECO-UNESCO Visits Malta Club for ECO-Project Launch
Following on from the success of ECO-UNESCO’s Rio+20 Transnational Youth Meeting last November, the UNESCO clubs who attended from countries such as France, Latvia, Italy and Malta all returned to their home countries to carry out environmental action projects to help improve their own countries and communities. August marks the first of ECO-UNESCO’s return visits […]
Teachers and Leaders
Young Environmentalist Awards projects are….. action projects on an environmental issue An action project is… a project which engages young people in taking some specific actions as a component of a personal development or educational project. It comprises self-directed and inter-disciplinary learning. An environmental issue is… an environmental issue is an issue related to any […]
IEN BiodiverCity Days
FREE Workshops! 23rd – 25th May 2012 For children aged 11-15. Explore biodiversity in Dublin City through urban parklands, the Natural History Museum and classroom workshops. Explore green spaces and learn about the biodiversity present within the city. Learn new practical scientific skills for identifying species of native plants and animals, whilst gaining a greater appreciation […]
Resources-Learning2Change Our World
There are a range of resources that will help you with this programme. If you have any problems accessing these files, please email esdprojectofficer@ecounesco.ie Download attachments Alphabet Race Energizer Get to the Root! Moving Debate Methodology Plan Newtown Links to sustainability videos This programme is funded by Irish Aid’s WorldWise Global Schools Programme