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
X-Hale Smoking Initiative
ECO-UNESCO to work with Irish Cancer Society on Youth Project as part of new Young People and Smoking Initiative ECO-UNESCO, Ireland’s environmental education and youth organisation, will be working together with The Irish Cancer Society as part of the first X-HALE Youth Awards Scheme. This is a new initiative which aims to work with young […]
International News Young Italian visitors take ECO-Action in Dublin!
A group of 19 young people from Italy visited Ireland for a study visit to complete a customised 2 week ECO-UNESCO Community Development Programme. As part of the programme, the young people completed environmental action projects including public environmental awareness surveys. We were highly impressed with the level of enthusiasm, dedication and positive energy that they brought to their […]
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 […]