Many thanks for this Dr Kirstie McAdoo It’s on days like today when Mother Nature brings so much sunny joy to our souls that we are reminded how much we need to work to help her!
Thanks again

A sad story today off the Wicklow-Wexford coast. Birds covered in oil coming ashore Conor Kane

One of the ways to support our migratory birds now that they’re here is to embrace and promote #nomowmay

Bird feeding tables ❌
Support insects by letting nature do what it’s supposed to do ✅

“this will add 100 million single-use containers to our waste pile…this is industrial food”

Good piece by Ruth Hegarty about Ireland’s proposed €300 million / yr hot school meals scheme

irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

Thinking about the making the next school year the most sustainable one yet? Here's a little flavour of our activities in a primary school.
Students are active, engaged and encouraged to share their own ideas and knowledge.

📷from Passage East NS, School, Co. Waterford

Brilliant new mythbuster doc from Friends of the Earth in the link below.
Comprehensive overview of answers to the many contrarian views that are unfortunately out there, often in the mainstream. The science doesn't lie....but some industrial lobby groups do!

friendsoftheearth.ie/assets/files/p…

RECRUITING NOW! ISSN Student Ambassador Programme 24/25. Register interest here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… 2/2

Dublin-based teachers can book now for our summer CPD in Blackrock E.C. where we will empower 5th and 6th class primary teachers with the knowledge, skills & tools to teach topics of climate change, biodiversity and more. First week of July.
BOOKING link: bit.ly/4aQJJpu

Excited for this opportunity to work with teachers in #waterford this July, to empower them with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to teach vital topics of climate change & biodiversity to 5th & 6th classes 😊
BOOK: bit.ly/44kYCO4
Waterford Education Support Centre Oide Schools' Support Service, Ireland

Last week, our founder Susan Adams • Education For Sustainability had the pleasure of visiting Newpark Comprehensive School in Dublin ( a plastic-free school). Every year, the 4th years take on the responsibility of the plastic-free-school initiative and deliver peer-led workshops to 1st years. 📌🎓🧑‍🏫
#ditchplastic

For #InternationalDayOfTheDandelion we snapped these beauties in 3 side-by-side wild gardens in #Dublin 🇮🇪
If birds could give 🏆 for the best gardens, it would be to spaces like these!
#wildflowerhour #dandelionchallenge

The seed journey is fascinating: bit.ly/4dblcgk

This little cloud of joy and nurture from #Dublin for #InternationalDayoftheDandelion

The seeds have long and happy journeys ahead of them to make food for pollinators and birds all over!

Peer education works best! Well done to all of these fantastic students in St. Mary's Secondary School, Baldoyle

Best of luck to all involved in the Biosphere Festival today in #baldoyle What a fantastic lineup of events.

baldoyleforum.ie/news-and-event…

Fingal County Council Baldoyle Forum Events in Fingal

We would love to see County and City councils across the country demonstrating that they understand this 👇
Council workers & contractors are already out on roadsides, riversides, parksides cutting short grass that doesn't need to be cut. They simply have to do better. #NoMowMay

Education For Sustainability has a new X account! 🆕 📲 Education for Sustainability

Connect with us there to see what we’re getting up to around the country in schools & communities. That’s where all the action will be at soon! 😎☺️

What’s really in your 'wildflower' seed mix?

A new study by Noeleen of University College Dublin reveals only 25% of species in 7 common wildflower seed mixes are native to Ireland.

None of the packets gave details of where the seed was sourced

More here ➡️
tinyurl.com/42xu4jzf

Did you know that sand dunes are often home to Meadow Pipits? 💛

These beautiful little songbirds will build their nests in the dense marram grass, concealing their eggs from predators.

Elise De Sousa is one of our awesome ISSN Ambassadors from Presentation Secondary School, Wexford. If a student in your school would like to join our ISSN ambassador programme for 24/25 please get in touch to register their interest. Email [email protected]