Parental Information

 ECO-UNESCO understands parents want to be assured of their child’s safety and welfare whenever they are under our care. As an organisation we want to ensure that the young people we work with are protected and kept safe while with our staff and volunteers. To this end we have developed robust child protection, recruitment and […]

ECO-Discovery Programme

The ECO-Discovery programme is a series of day long sessions, which cover a range of environmental issues, in a fun and interactive way. WASTE DISCOVERY – Encourages participants to investigate waste and waste related issues, impacts on the environment and practical solutions to their own waste production. ENERGY DISCOVERY – Explores energy sources, consumption, and its environmental consequences such as climate […]

Expression of Interest

For further information please fill in the form below. Please provide us with your name, email address and phone number and one of our course coordinators will then contact you within a few days in relation to your participation in the training programme.   {rsform 3}

Copy of Junior ECO-Action Environmental Workshop Programme

Age: 4-12 (Junior Infants – 6th Class) Duration: 1.5hrs per workshop Location: Delivered as Outreach or at the Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew Street, Dublin 2 Workshops: Waste | Trees | Biodiversity | Water | Energy | World | Climate Change Cost: €120/class. 10% discount for schools who book more than 1 workshop  Materials: ECO-UNESCO will […]

Clubs in Action 2011

The Success of Clubs in Action 2011 In 2011 ECO-UNESCO, in partnership with Toyota Ireland, offered seed grants to ECO-UNESCO Clubs across Ireland as part of the Clubs in Action Programme. 18 ECO-UNESCO Clubs from 9 different counties received the grants to carry out local environmental action projects. The 18 Clubs are made up of young […]

Toyota Clubs in Action Showcase

As part of the Youth Forum, the Clubs in Action showcase will be appearing in The Greenhouse during November. This programme, which is run in conjunction with Toyota, has provided seed grants to over 20 ECO-UNESCO Clubs around the country to encourage their local action initiatives.

ECO-UNESCO Director appointed by Minister Hogan to the EPA Advisory Committee

  Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr Phil Hogan T.D recently announced the appointment of the sixth Advisory Committee to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Elaine Nevin, National Director of ECO-UNESCO, Ireland’s leading environmental educational and youth organisation, was one of four people appointed to the committee as a ministerial appointee.    […]

WildWatchers: Biodiversity Training for those working with young people

The WildWatchers is a free training event that provides teachers and youth leaders with an understanding of biodiversity, ecology and how to engage young people in these topics. The course links with primary and secondary curriculum including the areas of Geography, Science, C.S.P.E and P.H.S.E. When? TBC Where? The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew St, Dublin […]

‘Camera on Citizenship – Global Views’ Photo Exhibition Submission Invitation

  ‘Camera on Citizenship’ Photo Submission Grab your camera and seek an image of active citizenship We Need Your Photos Today!  Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development takes place in June 2012. Leading up to this Summit, we want you to consider; What does being an active European and global citizen for sustainable development mean […]