Education for Sustainability

From conversations on climate justice and biodiversity to real action in everyday life 🌍✨

One Transition Year student shared how the Climate Literacy Programme opened her eyes to the impact of transport choices and inspired her to swap weekend lifts for her local bus route instead.

Over 8 weeks, students explored topics including climate action, sustainable development, fast fashion, food systems, biodiversity loss, and how young people can be changemakers on the issues they care about.

By the final session, students were already creating their own initiatives, from clothing collection projects to planning talks for local primary schools. That is the power of climate education: confidence, connection and action.

“If we continue living as we are currently, we will do irreversible damage to our planet… So, I urge you. Make a change. Turn off the tap. Use a reusable bag. It all adds up.” 💚

Ready to take climate action in your school? Register now for a September start: https://wkf.ms/49zjvb4

Deadline: May 15th 2026

Nature restoration requires more than compliance alone. As highlighted in the Community Conversations by Restore Nature.ie, people restore what they understand, value, and feel agency over.

This is where experiential and hands-on education plays a crucial role. Climate literacy gives children a living, sensory, rooted relationship with the place they inhabit.

This why building Climate Literacy in your school is important!

Register now to start our Climate Literacy Programme in September: https://wkf.ms/49zjvb4

We loved seeing students at Scoil Mhuire Greenhill explore biodiversity so thoughtfully this week!

🌿 A brilliant session facilitated by Thérèse (.5), our Munster Coordinator, this is exactly the kind of critical thinking our Climate Literacy Programme is all about.

Interested in bringing this to your school? Register now for our September start, but be quick as the deadline is 15th May! 👇

🔗 Register now: https://wkf.ms/49zjvb4

Happy 100th birthday, David Attenborough!

Here's a lovely noticeboard of well wishes from St Andrew's College in Booterstown, Dublin today.

Gems included:

"Keep slaying and protecting the animals"
"You really opened my eyes to nature"
and
"Happy birthday. Are you immortal?"

Here's to the storytellers who make young people fall in love with the planet. 💚

We asked Dublin teachers what they thought of our Climate Literacy programme. Overall, they rated the programme a 5/5 and found it particulalry informative, fun and engaging!

Swipe through to read their testimonials!

Ready to take climate action in your school? Register now for a September start: https://wkf.ms/49zjvb4
Deadline: 15 May 2026

🌿 May is packed with ways to connect with nature, your community and the planet! From woodland walks to biodiversity workshops, sustainable cooking to film screenings there is something for everyone this month. Check out what is happening near you! 🌍


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Let's hear from St Mary's, Mallow! 🌟

Students have been a fantastic example of how climate action and wellbeing go hand in hand. From the classroom to their communities, they're taking real steps to make a difference. 🌍🌱

Ready to join us?

Register for our Climate Literacy Programme September start, deadline to apply is May 15th! 🔗 https://wkf.ms/49zjvb4

Are you looking for ideas to green your school?

If you’re a primary teacher looking for simple, practical ways to weave climate literacy into your everyday classroom, 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Greener School by is a brilliant place to start! Edd kindly gave a copy to our Programme Manager Siobhán Fitzgerald at the recent National Education Show. Thank you Edd!

Edd was also present at the ChangeNOW summit in Paris this year, where he spoke at the "Earth Education: Learning in and from Nature" panel. He encouraged all to "Pass along the spark" through education!

This is what our Climate Literacy Programme aims to do. Register your interest here to start empowering your students to take action: https://wkf.ms/49zjvb4

Buy 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Greener School by Edd Moore here:
https://www.tgjonesonline.co.uk/Product/Edd-Moore/100-Ideas-for-Primary-Teachers-Greener-School/15650584

🏫 Hear from Eimear Callan, a teacher at St Patrick's College Cork on what it's like to bring climate education into the classroom through our fully-funded Climate Literacy Programme!

👉 Swipe to read about her experience and the difference it's making in her school.

Registrations are currently open for our programme in September. If you're interested, please register here by 15 May: https://wkf.ms/49zjvb4

Registrations are now open for our Climate Literacy Programme starting this September 🌍

An engaging programme designed to empower students with the knowledge, confidence and tools to take climate action.

Swipe to see what it is all about 👉

📅 Deadline to register: 15 May 2026