Resource Title
Our World Awards
Summary
The Our World Awards seek to enable 3rd-6th class pupils to learn about the lives of children and their families in developing countries and how Ireland, through Irish Aid, and 192 other countries in the United Nations are working together to create a safer and fairer world, and a better future for all the world’s children.
Pupils, as global citizens, can play their part in making the world a better place by taking part in the Awards.
Resource Details
Description
“Everyone in the world has an important role to play in fighting global poverty and creating a better world. Taking part in the Awards is a good place to start. Are you and your class up to the challenge?”
The curriculum-linked resources, including lesson plans and the Pupil’s Magazine, provide engaging activities and real-life case studies to help teachers explore topics like the work of Irish Aid, Global Citizenship and the Sustainable Development Goals.
The 2025 suite of support materials include games and exercises that explore the lives of people from Laos, Mozambique and Somalia.
The microsite also includes a schools showcase of short videos with examples of how primary schools have engaged with the programme previously.
Available from:
Access the Our World Awards microsite with teacher zone lesson plans, pupil magazine 2025
Check out the online Global Goals Spinner Game (a fun interactive quiz)
As Gaeilge note: teacher zone materials and pupil magazine are all available to download in Irish
For more, explore the primary educator’s section on developmenteducation.ie