Education for Sustainable Development

This course is for teachers who want to gain a better understanding of sustainability and how to better integrate student thinking about sustainability and the environment into their teaching.

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Who is this course for?

This is an intensive professional training course for teachers who want to gain a better understanding of sustainability and how to better integrate student thinking about sustainability and the environment into their teaching. You will also be keen to upgrade your own English language skills and gain a better understanding of Irish life and culture.

Format

This Education for Sustainable Development course can be organised as either a one-week or two-week course. Each week consists of 20 lessons, plus 5 integrated off-site activities or excursions as part of an extensive cultural and social programme.

20 lessons of group tuition / week
+ 5 integrated off-site activities or excursions / week
Duration: 1 week or 2 weeks
Level: Upper Intermedite (B2)
Location: Dublin

Course Dates

Group Bookings (minimum 7 people): Available upon request every week. Please send us your details using this form.

December 2024	April 2025	June/July 2025	August/September 2025	October / December 2025
9th December (Dublin)	21st April (Dublin)	30th June (Dublin)	4th August (Dublin)	20th October (Dublin)
16th December (Dublin)	28th April (Dublin)	7th July (Dublin)	25th August (Dublin)	27th October (Dublin)
		28th July (Dublin)	1st September (Dublin)

Course Aims

Develop awareness of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Design and deliver better active learning experiences in the area of sustainability and the environment through a critical engagement with new ideas and recent pedagogical developments in English language teaching.
Develop your own English language skills and gain awareness of the role that sustainability plays in Irish culture and society through topical, interactive lessons.
Establish contact with teachers from a variety of education systems to facilitate future networking.

Methodology

This is a practical course which uses real teaching and learning examples. Teachers completing the course will return home with immediate, practical ideas to implement in their own teaching practice.

Participants are expected to actively participate in the sessions, reflecting on their own beliefs and practice, and sharing thoughts, ideas and expertise in pair work, small groups and with the class as a whole. Critical thinking and active peer and self-evaluation are essential for the course.

During the course, participants will also take part in a range of afternoon activities where they will be encouraged to develop their language skills in a more informal environment outside the classroom and further enhance their knowledge of contemporary Ireland.

Course Programme and Sample Timetable

The Education for Sustainable Development course has three main components:

Lessons based on Sustainability and the Environment
Teaching Methodology (innovative methods to enhance teaching and learning)
Sustainability in Irish Life and Culture (including focus on language development)

SAMPLE TIMETABLE EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Sample Timetable Sustainability and The Environment in Education Dublin 2025

Follow Up

Participants on the course are encouraged to keep in contact, sharing materials and experiences when back in their own classrooms. Follow-up contact is made with the participants after completion of the course to gather feedback on the effectiveness of the classroom activities presented and on how their teaching practice has been developed.

Price List

1 - week training course

€495

Programme includes materials, excursions and activities.

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2 - week training course

€980

Programme includes materials, excursions and activities.