CHANGING ATTITUDES
DEVELOPING SKILLS
GROWING
KNOWLEDGE Educating for an equal world Grant funding, School Award, teacher training, support and guidance available now!
www.worldwiseschools.ie
www.worldwiseschools.ie
Who are we?
WorldWise Global Schools (WWGS) is an Irish Aid programme for development education in Irish post-primary schools. WWGS builds the capacity of schools (and especially teachers) to engage with development education and to empower students to fulfill their role as active global citizens. WWGS support consists of: • Grant Funding • Teacher Training • Annual Conference • Global Passport School Award • Tailored support and materials
What is Development Education? • • • • •
An active, skills-based approach to education A direct response to global poverty and injustice A way to work in solidarity with people from different parts of the world An empowering experience for both students and teachers Already part of teaching and learning in many Irish schools
Grant Call 2016
Application opens: 1st March 2016 Deadline for applications: 8th April 2016 Successful applicants will be supported to integrate development education into curricular and extracurricular activities as well as school life, ethos, management and policy. Examples of activities that may be funded include: • Teachers’ planning and learning time for development education • Student-focused activities and engagement (such as debates, seminars, exhibitions and action research projects) • Peer learning initiatives that encourage a critical approach to teaching and learning. • Whole-school activities and events to raise awareness of development education and share learning
Global Passport School Award
The Global Passport is a development education school award, open to all post-primary schools in Ireland. It recognises and validates development education work taking place across all aspects of the school community. The deadline for applications for this award is 28th February 2016.
Get in touch
To find out more about WWGS, the Grant Call or the Global Passport, please visit our website www.worldwiseschools.ie or get in touch with a member of the team for more details
Name
Position
Email
Landline
Mobile
Rita Walsh
Grants & Finance Officer
[email protected]
01 5547448
087 1263479
Aishling McGrath
Project Officer, West Region
[email protected]
01 5547449
086 0714145
Lizzy Noone
Project Officer, East Region
[email protected]
01 5547450
086 8720879
WorldWise Global Schools is an Irish Aid initiative that is being delivered on their behalf by a consortium of three organisations: • Gorta-Self Help Africa • Concern Worldwide • City of Dublin ETB Curriculum Development Unit WorldWise Global Schools Kingsbridge House 17-22 Parkgate Street Dublin 8 D08 NRP2
Tel: 01 6852078 Email:
[email protected] Web: www.worldwiseschools.ie