Happy 98th Birthday to the inspiring Sir David Attenborough! 🌎 In his own words engraved outside our main entrance 👉 "The future of the natural world, on which we all depend, is in our hands" 💚

#EuropeDay2024 celebrates peace and unity in Europe. The date marks the anniversary of the historic 'Schuman Declaration' that set out his idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe. Visit the website for materials for your classroom: buff.ly/3eq5Dot.

A reminder that the closing date for the consultation on the Background Paper and Brief for Geography and other Tranche 2 subjects from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) is this Friday, 17th May 2024. Click to access: buff.ly/3VQl6nW

Irish population in 1841 vs now

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Name the countries..Great fun activity for end of year classes 😀

📣BREAKING NEWS #BlueFlagBeaches Kerry has the highest number of Blue Flag beaches in Ireland 🏖️🩴 The county has retained its 15 Blue Flags for 2024 including 13 at beaches and one each at the Portmagee Pontoons and Fenit Marina Discover Kerry #VisitKerry

Kerry Geography teachers.. CBS The Green - An Edmund Rice School Presentation Secondary School Tralee Pres Listowel Mercy Mounthawk Killorglin CC 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 Killarney Community College Pres Castleisland Tarbert Comp Sch Causeway Comp.School Coláiste Íde ISKillorglin MeanscoilCastle

A new ocean is forming in Africa along a 35-mile crack that opened up in Ethiopia in 2005. The crack, which has been expanding ever since, is a result of three tectonic plates pulling away from each other. It’s thought that Africa’s new ocean will take at least 5 million to 10

Best of luck to all students sitting their Junior Cycle Geography paper today. Go n-éirí libh!

Best of luck to all students sitting their Leaving Certificate Geography paper today. Go n-éirí libh!

Interested in local and global exposure to climate change, real-time traffic information or population data? Whatever your interest, explore informative, authoritative maps, StoryMaps and dashboards in the Esri #LivingAtlas of the World to learn more. 🌍 esri.social/fvMl50SehnT

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻a novel approach to teaching meteorology in the geography classroom. Bring on those red smarties😎😎

Incredible excitement in the Gleneagle Hotel as schools showcase their incredible projects #weaveproject TORIE

Say hello to the next generation of geographers 🌍 Secondary school students came to Trinity today to prepare for the 20th International Geography Olympiad this August. They'll be Ireland's first ever delegation at the event - read more here: tcd.ie/news_events/ar…

The National Parks & Wildlife Service SPA data is now on Esri’s Living Atlas. 🗺️📊 Since 1985, Ireland has designated 121 SPAs to protect rare and migratory birds, contributing to 5,000 SPAs across Europe. You can explore the data via: esri.social/e1tx50SqKVs Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage

A warm welcome back to all Geography teachers! Wishing you the very best over the coming year. We are really looking forward to working with you again.

Storm names 2024/2025 have been announced by Met Éireann. This is a good opportunity to discuss with students why we name our storms, who we do with it and the impact that they can have on our local area. buff.ly/3MolUuz

📢 Upcoming Online Webinar for JC Geography Teachers! Join us for a Marking Scheme Analysis of the 2025 JC Geography Exam Paper — practical tips to support your teaching. 🗓️ Monday, 24th November 🕖 7:00–8:00 p.m. 👥 Open to KGTA members only

Finish off your week with some no-prep Geography starters you can use with any class! 🌍 These quick prompts work brilliantly as bell-ringers or early finisher tasks: 1️⃣ Weather Snapshot. 2️⃣ Landform Recall. 3️⃣ World Fact Challenge. Simple, effective, and great for routine!