This international linking project began in late 2020 when Green-Schools joined forces with our colleagues and friends in Eco-Schools Kenya and Kenya Organisation for Environmental Education . The initial aim was to co-creation five workshops on five Global Goals: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, and Goal 15: Life on Land. Each school in Ireland and Kenya participating in the project was required to take action on their assigned global goal, creating an environment of interconnected learning and a greater understanding of the things the students have in common and things that may be different. The project has now expanded to include 5 countries and we have added more engagements throughout the year, which includes Global Goals week.
To get a flavour of the Global Classrooms project you can watch the final showcase event of 2024 here.
Schools are now invited to apply for the Global Classrooms Project for this academic year. This is a wonderful opportunity for any school from 4th class upwards, working on any Global Citizenship theme, to engage in meaningful project work connected to the Global Goals.
The school year 2023/2024 has seen an expansion of the Global Classrooms project. Three additional countries, South Africa, Ghana and the U.A.E participated in the project . The Global Classrooms project included a launch event in January 2024, delivery of global goals workshops to 10 schools in Ireland and 1 school in Dubai delivered by Green-Schools staff and workshops delivered in all other countries by Eco-Schools Kenya (KOEE), Eco-Schools South Africa ( WESSA) and Eco-Schools Ghana (CeST) A week long learning festival about the global goals (SDGs) was held for the first time in early May 2022, which included one day of communication and exchange of information between the students. Since 2022 we have held this week long learning festival for the goals each year in late February. We look forward to you joining us in 2025!
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