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Education for Sustainable Development
- Published on: 6 September 2022
- Last updated on: 11 February 2025
- 22 November 2024 – Ninth National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- 1 December 2023 – Eighth National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- 2 December 2022 – Seventh National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- 17 February, 2022 – Sixth National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- 28 November, 2019 - Fifth National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- 28 November, 2018 - Fourth National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- 15 November, 2017 - Third National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development, Farmleigh House and Estate
- 01 December, 2016 - Second National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- 08 November, 2016 - Report on a Consultation with Children and Young People on Education for Sustainable Development
- 02 November, 2015 - Inaugural Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- 04 July, 2014 - Minister Quinn publishes Ireland's first National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
22 November 2024 – Ninth National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- ESD Forum Programme - Ninth National Forum
- Presentation - Artist Siobhan Jordan, Sustainable Arts in Early Childhood Education
- Presentation - Dr Cicely Roche, Enacting Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Trinity
- Presentation - Dr Ebun Joseph, When will my Education become inclusive of me
- Presentation - Dr Emma Reardon, Transforming Learning Environments
- Presentation - Dr Mark Kelly & Dr Brian Gormley, Higher Education Collaboration AS Climate Action
- Presentation - Dr Sharon Skehill, ESD in Early Childhood, Policy & Practice
- Presentation - Eimear Manning, NYCI, Youth, Communities, and the Climate Crisis
- Presentation - Joanne Murphy & Gráinne Tuohy- Blarney St. School, Outdoor Learning in an urban school
- Presentation - Kate Jones, Children and Young Peoples Participation in Decision Making in ESD
- Presentation - Knockevin Senior School, Local Level Actions
- Presentation - Nora Fahey, Roscommons Womens Network, CycleUp Textiles
- Presentation - Our Nursery, Growing Learning Together, Local Level Actions
- Presentation - Professor Daniella Tilbury, ESD, Intergenerational Justice and Equity
- Presentation - Professor Laura Lundy, Childrens Rights and Education for Sustainable Development
- Presentation - Rodin Ozalp, Graduate of the Migrant Teacher Project, Accelerating Local Level Actions
- Report from the Ninth National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
1 December 2023 – Eighth National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- ESD Forum Programme - Eighth National Forum
- ESD Forum – Event Report
- Presentation – Leona De Khors, Department of Education, and Siobhán Sleeman, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science
- Presentation – Arjen Wals – Professor of Transformative Learning for Socio-Ecological Sustainability at Wageningen University and UNESCO Chair of Social Learning and Sustainable Development – The Role of Education in Saving People and the Planet
- Presentation – Mohammad Naeem – UN Youth Delegate for Ireland
- Presentation – Derek Grant – Director of Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA - Transforming Learning
- Presentation – Dara Ryder – CEO Ahead – Universal Design and Sustainability in Tertiary
- Presentation – Annemarie Ryan – Mission Led Learning for Sustainable Competence Development – The Case of Digital Futures/EUlab
- Presentation – Anne Dolan – “It’s Great Not to be Stuck in the Classroom”: A Focus on Outdoor Learning
- Presentation – Una Fitzgerald – 8th National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- Presentation – David Puttnam – Film Producer, Educator and Environmentalist - Seeking a ‘Plan B’
2 December 2022 – Seventh National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- Seventh National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development Booklet
- Presentation – Leona De Khors, Department of Education, and Siobhán Sleeman, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science - ESD to 2030
- Presentation – Pr. Patrick Paul Walsh, Vice President of Education UN SDSN & Director of SDG Academy – Reflections on the UN Transforming Education Summit
- Presentation – Valerie Lewis, Take 1 Programme – Building Capacity of Educators
- Presentation – Dr. Fiona Maloney, Director of Further Education and Training Support Services, ETBI - Building Capacity of Educators
- Presentation – Dr. John Barimo, Engaged Research Officer, UCC - Building Capacity of Educators
- Presentation – Jennifer Boyer, VP of Sustainability, TU Dublin – Embedding ESD in Governance and Leadership Structures
- Presentation – Mary Galllagher-Cooke, Operations Director, NexSys Strategic Partnership Programme - Embedding ESD in Governance and Leadership Structures
- Presentation – Patrick Kirwan, Irish Schools Sustainability Network - Embedding ESD in Governance and Leadership Structures
- Presentation – Nick Doran, Programme Manager, Saolta - Empowering and Mobilising Youth and Community Engagement
- Presentation – Jamie Mac Giolla Bháin, Sustainability Officer, Irish Second-Level Students Union - Empowering and Mobilising Youth and Community Engagement
- Presentation – Joan Ward, Libraries Development, LGMA - Empowering and Mobilising Youth and Community Engagement
17 February, 2022 – Sixth National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
Agenda – Sixth National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development Agenda
Presentation on Development of ESD to 2030 – Ireland’s second National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development ESD To 2030 – Overview
28 November, 2019 - Fifth National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- Booklet/Programme
- Press Release
- Presentation for Sustainable Development Goals - Equal Access to Quality Pre-Primary Education
- Presentation for Sustainable Development Goals - Social Inclusion in the Irish Education System
- Presentation for Sustainable Development Goals - Beyond: A Look into Education for Sustainable Development
- Presentation for Sustainable Development Goals - Targets and Indicators
28 November, 2018 - Fourth National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- 4th National Forum Screen
- Abbey Community College - S.O.S Save Our Seas
- Castlegar N.S. - The Laundry Brigade
- Moville Community College
- NCAD Origin8 Sustainability Partnerships
- ECO-UNESCO; our work ESD & the SDG’s
- ESD in Ashbourne Community School
- UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals-Update
- Learning for sustainability
- Taking a stand for a sustainable energy future (SEAI)
15 November, 2017 - Third National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development, Farmleigh House and Estate
- Presentation of Green Shoots in ESD - Success and Challenges by Dermot O'Donovan, Head of Centre, GMIT Letterfrack, The National Centre for Excellence in Furniture Design and Technology
- Minister Bruton welcomes the Third National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- Reviewing the National Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development
- Presentation of “Education for Sustainable Development curriculum opportunities and linkages (primary and post-primary)
- Presentation of “A Teachers Perspective Education for Sustainable Development within secondary school context”,
- Presentation of “Power Preservers, Mission to Conserve Education for Sustainable Development
- Presentation of “Power Preservers, Mission to Conserve Education for Sustainable Development
Video of Overhead Powerline Operative
Video of Wind Turbine Maintenance Course
01 December, 2016 - Second National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- Minister Bruton welcomes the Second National Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- Speech by Seán Ó Foghlú Secretary General, Department of Education and Skills, for the Opening of the Forum on Education for Sustainable Development
- Key Note Address: Sustainable Education - the key to Global Sustainable Development
- Presentation of “Report on a Consultation with Children and Young People on Education for Sustainable Development