Who is this course for?
This is an intensive professional training course for teachers and education staff who want to gain a better understanding of sustainability and how to better integrate student thinking about sustainability and the environment into their teaching and workplace. 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 is a one-week course consisting of 20 lessons, plus 5 integrated off-site activities or excursions as part of an extensive cultural and social programme.
Course Dates
Group Bookings (minimum 7 people): Available upon request every week. Please send us your details using this form.
| October 2025 | March 2026 | July 2026 | August 2026 | October 2026 |
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| 20th October (Dublin) | 30th March (Dublin) | 6th July (Dublin) | 31st August (Dublin) | 26th October (Dublin) |
| 27th October (Dublin) | 27th July (Dublin) |
Course Aims
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 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:
SAMPLE TIMETABLE EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
| (Sample) | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 9:00 -13:00 | Session 1: Course Orientation Introduction to Irish culture | Activity: Trinity College and Book of Kells OR EPIC (Irish Emigration Museum) | Session 1: Critical Thinking: Climate Delay and Action | Activity: MoLi - Museum of Literature Ireland OR St Patrick’s Cathedral | Session 1: PBL Case Study or Local Project - Lightning Talk (Mini Presentation) | Full day excursion to Howth OR Malahide |
| Session 2: Introduction to Sustainability in Education | Session 2: Sustainable Cities - Dublin and Gentrification | Session 2: Profile of a Teacher Embracing Education for Sustainable Development End of course Irish Coffee |
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| 13:30 - 17:30 | Activity: Orientation tour of the City | Session 1: Sustainable Development - Fast Clothing: What Are You Wearing? | Activity: Walk and Talk Tour - The Liberties | Session 1: Alternative Approaches to Lesson Design: Project-Based Learning | Free Afternoon (Option: Join our Film and Fluency Club) | |
| Session 2: Endangered Languages | Session 2: PBL in Practice: A Sustainable Analysis and Developing a School Sustainability Policy |
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
- Programme includes materials, excursions and activities.
Additional Fees 2026
Dublin
- Homestay Accommodation: €295 / week (single room, half-board) + €75 accommodation placement fee
- Residential Accommodation:
- Atlas Residence Rathmines (single room, half-board) €395/ week + €75 accommodation placement fee
- Brickfield Lane (single room, self-catering) €430/ week + €75 accommodation placement fee
- Brickfield Lane (twin room, self-catering) €330/ week + €75 accommodation placement fee
- Please note there is a €50 per week Summer Supplement for residential and homestay stays between Jun 13th – Sept 6th 2026.
