Lesson Plan: Planting Health Strand Five: Biological World Strand Element: Sustainability Main Learning Outcome 10: Evaluate how humans can successfully conserve ecological biodiversity and contribute to global food production; appreciate the benefits that people obtain from ecosystems. Overview In this session, learners will explore the importance of plants in medicine, the impact of biodiversity loss globally, and the expertise …
Tackling Current Issues, Workshop, Dec 4th 2024
This workshop will give the right tools and right ways to educators to approach the crises that society is facing, from climate change to conflict, in a safe and balanced way in the classroom.
We Need to Talk About Fundraising, Workshop, Dec 10th 2024
This workshop is about how we can put fundraising in context and scaffold fundraising activities with teaching and learning, while also offering other ways in which learners can take meaningful action to play their part in changing the world.
A Global approach to Sustainability, Workshop, Sep 17th or Sep 19th 2024
This workshop will help teachers to bring a broader global perspective to their teaching and learning. Advice will also be given on the ESD funding available to schools to apply for.
Doing GCE in Junior Cycle CSPE, In-person Launch, May 2nd 2024
CSPE Guide Launch WWGS will launch our CSPE guide in the Mary Robinson Centre, Ballina on the 2nd of May from 11.00-2.00. This is a great opportunity to share good practice vis a vis Global Citizenship Education in the CSPE classroom as well as we explore some of the teaching and learning activities in the new guide. Lunch will be …
National Student Conference, March 28th 2023
The Student Conference will support students in getting to the root causes of global justice issues, as well as how to take meaningful action.
Peace and Justice, Workshop, Nov 10th 2022
With the increase in military spending due to the war in Ukraine (and let’s face it many other wars happening in the world) there is an increasing need for us to be anti-war and peace agents. This online workshop in collaboration with Afri will bring you (and therefore your students) on a journey from a global overview of war and militarisation to taking meaningful action in your school.
Human Rights Approach to Environmental Issues, Workshop, Dec 8th 2022
An online workshop that supports teachers with how to maintain a human rights approach when exploring environmental issues.
Modern Day Slavery
The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade began 200 years ago, and many schools marked this event. However, new forms of slavery are prevalent today.
Tax Justice
Tax justice means fairer systems for taxing. Potential loss of tax revenues to the EU amount to approximately one trillion each year and billions are lost from countries in the Global south.