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Ireland’s Ireland’sEnvironmental EnvironmentalEducation Education and Youth and YouthOrganisation Organisation
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Are you between 10 and 18? Are you carrying out or have carried out an environmental project? Would you like reward and recognition for your work?
ECO-UNESCO’s Young Enviromentalist Awards - Get Involved!
WHO IS ECO-UNESCO? ECO-UNESCO is Ireland’s environmental education and youth organisation, affiliated to the World Federation of UNESCO clubs, centres and associations.
ECO-UNESCO’s aims are to: • Raise environmental awareness, understanding and knowledge of the environment among young people • Promote the protection and conservation of the environment • Promote the personal development of young people through practical environmental projects and activities • Promote the ideals of UNESCO
ECO-UNESCO delivers environmental workshops, supports ECO-UNESCO Clubs, runs environmental youth events, develops education resources and delivers training.
WHAT IS THE ECO-UNESCO YOUNG ENVIRONMENTALIST AWARDS PROGRAMME? ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards is an all-Ireland environmental awards programme that recognises and rewards young people who raise environmental awareness and improve the environment.
WHO SHOULD TAKE PART? ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards programme is open to any group of young people in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland under 18 years of age.
WHEN DO I NEED TO GET MY PROJECT IN? ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards Timeline: End of November Project registration deadline End of February Project submission deadline March & April Judging - including regional ECO-Dens! May ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards Showcase & Awards Ceremony
Remember the sooner you register the sooner you can get support from ECO-UNESCO! For further information, online registration, award category details, multimedia gallery, resources and more, visit:
www.ecounesco.ie
HOW DO I ENTER? To enter the ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards you need to carry out an environmental project in one of the following categories, under one of the three age groups.
Age groups
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Award CATEGORIES (senior & junior)
See www.ecounesco.ie for details of categories
ADDITIONAL AWARDS
* The Super Junior Award
Presented to the best of our youngest Young Environmentalists in this new (non-category specific) age group (10-12).
The People’s Choice Awards Public online vote!
ECO-Leader Award
For teachers and leaders who support young people carrying out an ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards project and/or running an ECO-UNESCO Club.
ECO-Sustainability Award
(The Eco Centre and Organisation Award)- for organizations leading the way to a sustainable future
Local to Global Award
For projects which show exemplary commitment to raising awareness of Global Justice and Sustainability issues.
TOYOTA ECO-UNESCO Club of the Year Award
Open to all registered ECO-UNESCO Clubs who have carried out environmental projects. To register your group as an ECO-UNESCO Club (FREE) contact clubs@ecounesco.ie
WasteMatchers Award
The ‘something new from something old’ award. Sponsored by Cork County Council, this category is open to groups from Cork only. See www.wastematchers.com for more details.
ECO-Alu Art & Design Award
A special ECO-Art & Design Award sponsored by Alupro for groups who look at fresh and green ways of reusing aluminium packaging (eg: drinks cans) in an environmentally friendly way to demonstrate the many ways aluminium may be reused and recycled.
For more information see www.ecounesco.ie
WHY GET INVOLVED? Young people The ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards programme helps you
Teachers The Awards Programme links to • Primary & Secondary curriculum (ROI) • Transition Year Module • Key Stage 3 & 4 (NI) • Green Schools (ROI) & ECO-Schools (NI) • Gaisce Awards • Duke of Edinburgh programme
Youth leaders, community workers & educators The Awards Programme empowers young people to develop skills and confidence to participate fully as active citizens All participants receive Certificates of Participation, and are in with a chance to WIN great prizes and to take part in the ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards Showcase!
WHAT HAPPENS ONCE I SUBMIT MY PROJECT? ECO-DENS: REGIONAL FINALS All projects are in with a chance to pitch your project at the ECO-Dens! Regional ECO-Dens give your group the chance to pitch to a panel of experts, tell the judges how your project makes a difference, and why you should make the final shortlist! ALL-ISLAND SHOWCASE AND AWARDS Final shortlisted projects are invited to attend the annual ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards Showcase and Awards Ceremony - Ireland’s biggest celebration of young people taking environmental action! Over 28,000 young people have participated in the ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards programme since it began!
6 STEPS TO SUCCESS If you are carrying out an environmental project follow the Young Environmentalist Awards ‘6 Steps to Success’ programme
6 steps to success Step 1. Get a team together Step 2. Select an environmental issue Step 3. Develop an action plan Step 4. Carry out action plan Step 5. Record your project Step 6. Raise awareness
For more information see www.ecounesco.ie
SUPPORT ECO-UNESCO provides: • • •
a hotline you can call for advice on how to get started or help at any stage of the project a toolkit (including a handbook of shortlisted projects for inspiration & a practical manual with everything you need to help a group plan and execute an action project) and free training and information sessions for registered projects
Contact ECO-UNESCO today: email: yea@ecounesco.ie phone: 01 662 54 91 website: www.ecounesco.ie
Please remember only Registered Projects can avail of our support so register as soon as you have a project idea!
REGISTRATION
REGISTER ONLINE at www.ecounesco.ie
or send us your details for postal registration. Complete the form below and send to: ECO-UNESCO, The Greenhouse,17 St Andrew Street, Dublin 2.
I’d like to register by post
Name of School/Youth Group: ______________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Name of Teacher/Youth Leader: ______________________________________________________________ Tel: ______________________________________________________________ Email Contact:
ECO-UNESCO is Ireland’s Environmental Education and Youth Organisation affiliated to the World Federation of UNESCO clubs, centres and associations (WFUCA). eco-unesco is a registered charity (Charity No. CHY 7225)
ECO-UNESCO The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew Street, Dublin 2 tel. +353 1 6625491 fax. +353 1 6625493 email. info@ecounesco.ie
www.ecounesco.ie ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards main funders:
ECO-UNESCO is supported by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs with support from the National Lottery Fund
ECO-UNESCO is part funded by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government through the Irish Environmental Network
ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards supported by: