Curriculum links
The ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards programme links with numerous areas within the formal education setting namely the Primary and Secondary education system in the Republic and Key Stage 3 & 4 in Northern Ireland. The ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards programme links most directly with the Geography, Science, SPHE, CSPE, Maths and Art syllabi. In Ireland, […]
ECO-UNESCO’s Peer Education and Sustainability Training
What? This short course introduces participants to peer education and how it can be used in work with young people. Participants will learn how to develop a peer education approach centred on the principles of sustainability and leadership.By the end of the training participants will: Be confident in developing a Peer Education approach through participative […]
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 […]
ECO-Youth Choices Drug Prevention Programme
ECO-UNESCO’s work with a group of young people (15-18yrs) from Ballymun Regional Youth Resource Centre (BRYR), who have been taking part in the ECO-Youth Choices drug prevention programme since April, hit its peak this weekend as they competed a very successful cross-generational garden action project. The group linked in with a housing area for […]
ECO-Explorer Halloween Camp 2012
The annual ECO-Explorer Halloween camp for kids was a great success. Nineteen young people including participants from Ireland, Italy and Korea had a great adventure exploring nature in the city through a range of spooky activities. Highlights included broomstick races, making leaf skeletons and creative-recycling masks, t-shirt painting, and more! We even found the witch […]
Young people splash around ideas on how to protect the world’s water
Over 60 young people from across the country will descend upon Dublin city centre tomorrow for the Young Citizens for Water two day national youth meeting organised by ECO-UNESCO, Ireland’s environmental education and youth organisation. The event aims to provide young people with the opportunity, not only to learn more about global water issues, but […]
Urban Ecology Discovery Days
Interactive workshop programme to explore the Urban Ecology of Dublin City for groups of young people aged 12 – 18 Explore green spaces in Dublin City Centre, and learn about urban ecology and the biodiversity present within the city Learn new practical scientific skills for identifying species of native plants and animals, whilst gaining a […]
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 […]
ECO-UNESCO Junior ECO-Watchers Training Week for Teachers
What?ECO-UNESCO’s Junior ECO-Watchers Training Week for Teachers is a Department of Education and Skills approved summer course, SESE Geography. This 5-day course will help teachers to gain knowledge, skills & inspiration to integrate practical, hands-on and readymade environmental education activities related to Energy, Waste, Climate, Outdoor & Water education. Participants will also be introduced to Environmental […]
Terms And Conditions
Terms and Conditions Booking and Payment: Your place will be reserved and confirmed only when the booking form is fully complete and payment has been received in full. We cannot guarantee your place unless payment has been received. We will accept a written cancellation of confirmed bookings up to 3 days before course commencement. However, […]
