ECO Explorers Summer Camps 2016
ECO-UNESCO offer great outdoor adventures for young ECO-Explorers during the Easter and Summer holidays. Our ECO-Explorers children’s camps have interactive games, hands-on activities, outdoor education and much more. Camp activities include art projects, planting seeds, and lots of green exercise – that’s exercise outdoors! Make new friends, get active and learn about nature and the environment. […]
The People’s Choice Awards 2016 Vote Now
This poll will open on the 2nd May. Welcome to the YEA People’s Choice Award 2016!! CLICK HERE
YEA Regional Training
ECO-UNESCO offers free ‘6 Steps to Succes’ training to teachers, youth leaders and young people on all they need to know about the Young Environmentalist Awards programme and how it can benefit young people. The training is designed to help young people become well-equipped to carry out their very own environmental action project and is […]
The People’s Choice Awards
Shackleton’s Gardens, Blakestown Community School, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Senior Biodiversity This group’s main aim was to enhance the image of their school by renovating the green areas and interior courtyards. They also want to assist in creating a sense of community and ownership among the students, increase awareness of plants, trees, fruit and vegetables and […]
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 […]
Download ECO-UNESCO’s Annual Report 2010
Download ECO-UNESCO’s Annual Report 2010
Green Teen Club – “Mission Possible” Film
Congratulations to the ECO-UNESCO Green Teen Club for the recent completion of their short film production project “Mission Possible.” The exciting project included film production training and was funded by Leargas – Youth in Action. Report from the Green Teen Club: The film project aimed to raise awareness among young people about how our day […]
Award Winning Irish Project Forms Part of Worldwide Environmental Showcase
Marking World Environment Day (5th June), the Energy Globe Award, presented worldwide to successful sustainable projects which help conserve and protect the world’s natural resources, is marking the occasion in a very creative way. Their online, worldwide campaign will see them showcase sustainable environmental solutions from 161 countries worldwide. ECO-UNESCO, Ireland’s environmental youth organisation was […]
YEA 2010 Winners
OVERALL WINNERS: Overall Senior PROJECT: Our School Garden FROM: Youthreach, The Glen, Cork city Overall Junior PROJECT: Spring into Action FROM: Friends School, Lisburn, Co. Antrim COMHAR Sustainable Development Council, Sustainability Award PROJECT: Green Buddies FROM: Presentation Secondary School, Limerick city. TOYOTA Club of the Year Award PROJECT: The Greenhouse Gig FROM: ECO-UNESCO Peer Education […]
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 […]
