Sonairte Earth Education

“Sonairte is a place that inspires a caring relationship with nature”.

Sonairte is an old Irish word for ‘positive strength’. This isIreland’s first eco-centre. Before that it was part of a self-sufficient farm. The townland of the … Read on…

Bringing human rights and global issues into the classroom through a teacher-to-teacher skillshare

How do you teach children about important world issues like poverty, inequality, globalisation, food shortages, and trade? How do you teach them about their own human rights, … Read on…

We have a very interesting guest article from Jacek Wieczorek who runs Irelandstats.com, a very interesting statistics web site. In this article, Jacek explores the possible relationship between overcrowded classes and bullying.

Having worked in the education field myself, I … Read on…

Exploring Global Justice Issues With Your Class

It is that time of year again and the Trócaire boxes have arrived in the classroom. Celebrating its 40^th Anniversary this year, the 2013 Trócaire box has a new look. The box … Read on…

It is no secret that Irish education, for all its merits, has been lacking in one very important area. Critical thinking and reasoning skills are quite simply essential in today’s society which places more value than ever in the ability … Read on…

When I’m not blogging, there’s nothing I like more than a game of tennis so I was delighted to be approached by Annette Smith, a former Irish international tennis player, professional coach and the director of Tennis4Kids, an initiative to encourage young … Read on…

We’re delighted to have a guest article from Eoin Ó Conchúir from Bitesize Gaelic. In his article, Eoin goes through some tips that parents of children in Gaecoileanna can use. After reading the article, I’m sure this could also apply to … Read on…

Gerry O’Mahoney is our guest blogger. Gerry has a idea that links geneology with education. Below he tells the story of his business idea and how he plans to roll it out. You can contact Gerry at any of the … Read on…

We’re very happy to introduce Aidan Courtney from Coimicí Gael who publish the Irish children’s magazine Rírá. The article below is in Gaeilge for all our non-Irish visitors but Google Translate will get you by! Aidan speaks about how he … Read on…