Global Citizenship -
Food and Biodiversity

This theme explores how growing and eating our own food impacts our personal health, and how it has knock-on impacts for local and foreign biodiversity.

Global Citizenship Food and Biodiversity is the tenth theme of the programme. As with the previous themes, you will see that Food and Biodiversity overlaps and integrates with the other environmental themes, and the national curriculum in many ways. By working on this new theme, students, teachers and the wider school community will produce, prepare and eat their own food, whilst also investigating the impacts that the world’s current food production system has on the natural world. Not only will participants be learning how to reduce the environmental impact of their food choices, they will also have the opportunity to enhance their personal well-being, through increased time spent outdoors, eating freshly harvested food, and developing life-skills and resilience associated with being able to grow, prepare and cook their own food.   

Enter the password to access the GC Food & Bio handbook (bilingual)

New Application Format!

Click here to download the Global Citizenship Food & Biodiversity application template.

Watch the tutorial video here

Featured Resources

Crop Cards (bilingual)

Learn how to grow the 10 most common crops while on the food and biodiversity theme. Foghlaim conas na deich mbarr is coitianta a fhás agus sibh ar bun an téama bia agus bithéagsúlachta

Food Habitat Map

A food habitat map is a visual representation of the school and grounds that shows any areas connected with food and drink. Step 1: View the presentation. Step 2: Follow the lesson plan to complete your food habitat map.

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