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This March, GEAI brought Climate Action Days to schools in Carrick-on-Shannon and Drumshanbo, helping students explore the climate crisis in a way that felt practical and fun. The programme unfolded over three sessions: two classroom workshops and a field trip to Tommy Early’s Farm. Along the way, students tackled big topics like fast fashion, food […]
Hi, it is Liv again, the German volunteer of GEAI, reporting live from the mural project we launched in the past few months. Initiated was the project by our former director Mary and it was about designing a mural for the Transition Year of the Lough Allen College in Drumkeeran and building it reusing plastic […]
In our recent series of sessions with the Transition Year class from Carrick-on-Shannon Community School, we embarked on a transformative journey through the intricate landscapes of climate change, energy, and biodiversity. It was an enlightening exploration filled with curiosity, discovery, and a shared commitment to environmental stewardship. Here’s a glimpse into our enriching experience: Session […]
Over the past months, our organisation has had the privilege of embarking on a transformative journey with a group of Transition Year students from Lough Allen College, exploring the interconnected issues of climate change, water quality, and environmental stewardship. From lively discussions to hands-on experiences, each session offered a unique opportunity to delve deeper into […]
Montbretia in Ireland: Troublesome Beauty Montbretia (Crocosmia X crocosmiflora) is an invasive perennial plant originating from underground corms. It is a horticultural hybrid developed in France during the 1880s by crossing two South African Crocosmia species for ornamental purposes. Since its creation, Montbretia has escaped into the wild and rapidly spread throughout Europe in the […]
One of the most important activities that we as an organisation commit to is spreading climate change awareness among the younger generations, this is fundamental in order to improve their understanding of an issue that will have major impacts on their lives in the future, and for which, in order to tackle it, they will […]
Following on our successful pilot programme of Climate Action Days for Transition Year students earlier in the year, GEAI volunteers are presenting a similar programme to a class of 15 year olds in Abbey Community College, Boyle. So far we have made presentations on climate action and discussed ways that young people can tackle the […]
Our second Climate Action Days workshop was concluded last Tuesday in the Organic Centre. What better place to reflect on all the topics covered during the days and present the results of the work done with the TY students of the Lough Allen College. In the Organic Centre, the students had the opportunity to learn […]
After the success of our Climate Action Days initiative in Mohill Community College, GEAI organized several more sessions for Lough Allen College in Drumkeeran. We are working with Transition Year students, learning more about climate change in a non-formal way. This activity is facilitated by our European Solidarity Corps volunteers. Having reviewed the results we […]
Check out the Climate Change song created and performed by Transition Year students of Mohill Community college! This song was made during the GEAI Climate Action Days initiative.
GEAI recently organised Climate Action days for Transition Year students of Mohill Community College. The goal of the three days was to raise awareness of climate change, and to encourage the class to plan and carry out innovative projects based on sustainability, e.g. energy, waste, food production, etc. This initiative was a great success. All […]
GEAI (Good Energies Alliance Ireland) recently organised Climate Action days for Transition Year students of Mohill Community College. The Organic Centre in Rossinver was the final venue of our Climate Action Days in 2018. Tom O’Rourke, manager of the Organic Centre, showed us around. They have a history of more than 20 years of organic gardening […]
