Resource Title
Primary schools: Transforming Our World – Our World Irish Aid Awards 2018
Summary
The Our World Irish Aid Awards for primary schools across Ireland has the 2018 theme ‘Transforming our World,’ and invites teachers and pupils to learn about the Global Goals and the work of Irish Aid in partner developing countries. Schools are supported with:
- Child-friendly resources, like the very popular 12-page pupil’s magazine
- Curriculum-linked teaching materials to help teachers deliver across the primary curriculum areas
- An easy to use website with further information and project ideas
Resource Details
Description
Resource Description
“The Our World Awards seek to enable 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 by taking part in the Awards and engaging with these issues.”
The 2018 theme relates to many of the global goals, with particular relevance to the transformative power of education.
By participating in the Awards, pupils will explore the links between their lives and the lives of people in developing countries, and learn how both rich and poor countries are working together to create a better world and a better future through the Global Goals.
The Awards will also help pupils to consider what they, as children in Ireland, can do for people and planet.
Project Entry Information
- Deadline for receipt of project entries: 23rd March 2018
- Send in your entries, along with a completed entry diary to: Our World Irish Aid Awards, Real Nation, Arran Quay, Dublin 7.
- Or you can email the project to: ourworld@realnation.ie
Curriculum links
3rd and 4th Class Lesson Activities
Unit 1 curriculum links:
English: Oral language; Reading; Writing
Geography: Human environments; Environmental awareness and care
History: Continuity and change over time
Science: Environmental awareness and care
SPHE: Myself and others; Myself and the wider world
Visual Arts: Drawing
Unit 2 curriculum links:
English: Oral language; Reading; Writing
Geography: Human environments
History: Continuity and change over time
Mathematics: Data
SPHE: Myself and others; Myself and the wider world
Visual Arts: Drawing
Unit 3 curriculum links:
English: Oral language; Reading; Writing
Geography: Human environments
History: Politics, conflict and society
SPHE: Myself and others; Myself and the wider world
Visual Arts: Drawing; Paint and colour; Clay; Fabric and Fibre
Unit 4 curriculum links:
English: Oral language; Reading; Writing
Geography: Human environments; Environmental awareness and care
Science: Environmental awareness and care
SPHE: Myself and others; Myself and the wider world
End of Unit Literacy and Reflection Activities: The end of Unit literacy and reflection activities encourage pupils to: develop their oral literacy, reading and comprehension and writing skills; and reflect on the content knowledge and skills learned as they progress through the Our World Irish Aid Awards Units
5th and 6th Class Lesson Activities
Unit 1 curriculum links:
English: Oral language; Reading; Writing
Geography: Human environments; Environmental awareness and care
History: Continuity and change over time
SPHE: Myself and others; Myself and the wider world
Unit 2 curriculum links:
English: Oral language; Reading; Writing
Geography: Human environments
History: Politics, conflict and society
Mathematics: Data
SPHE: Myself and others; Myself and the wider world
Visual Arts: Drawing
Unit 3 curriculum links:
English: Oral language; Reading; Writing
Geography: Human environments
History: Politics, conflict and society
SPHE: Myself; Myself and others; Myself and the wider world
Visual Arts: Drawing; Paint and colour; Construction
Unit 4 curriculum links:
English: Oral language, Reading, Writing
Geography: Human environments; Environmental awareness and care
Science: Environmental awareness and care
SPHE: Myself and others; Myself and the wider world
Visual Arts: Drawing
End of Unit Literacy and Reflection Activities: The end of Unit literacy and reflection activities encourage pupils to: develop their oral literacy, reading and comprehension and writing skills; and reflect on the content knowledge and skills learned as they progress through the Our World Irish Aid Awards Units.
Available from:
Download lesson plans:
- Unit 1: Sustainable Development – The key to Transforming Our World – 3rd and 4th class, 5th and 6th class
- Unit 2: Irish Aid at work – 3rd and 4th class, 5th and 6th class
- Unit 3: Global Goal 4 – Quality Education – 3rd and 4th class, 5th and 6th class
- Unit 4: Getting started on Our Project – 3rd and 4th class, 5th and 6th class
- End of Unit Literacy and Reflection Activities – all classes
Download the 2018 teacher booklet (and as Gaeilge ‘Ag Athrú Ár nDomhain: Gradam Chúnamh Éireann Ár nDo’), pupil magazine (and as Gaeilge) and the official list of developing countries
Visit www.ourworldirishaidawards.ie and the FAQs section
Read the One World Our World storybook and download the Biombo mask