What?
This short course provides a practical and interactive introduction to ECO-Community Gardens.
By the end of the training participants will:
- Understand the advantages of an ECO-Community Garden to the local and global environment
- Identify the benefits of an ECO-Community Garden project in relation to empowering and educating youth/community groups
- Be familiar with activities to engage and motivate youth/community groups in environmental awareness and learning
- Have skills to undertake the steps of the action plan and to design, create and maintain an ECO-Community Garden with youth/community groups
- Be able to apply low budget, re-used and recycled materials in creation of ECO-Community Garden
- Be inspired to engage youth/community groups in undertaking action in their locality through interactive learning and critical thinking
Who?
Anyone interested in learning more about setting up a Community Garden.
Where?
ECO-UNESCO @ The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew Street, Dublin 2
When?
Dates Mar 13th || May 15th || Oct 16th 2012
Time 10.00am - 16.00pm
On Demand (special group fee): ECO-UNESCO also runs this course to groups on request; if you are interested please contact us.
How much?
€70 ECO-UNESCO Members, students, unwaged, young people under 25;
€80 Voluntary and Community Sector;
€90 Statutory
Special Offer: 2 people from the same organisation pay €100
How do I book?
Contact ECO-UNESCO at training@ecounesco.ie || +353 (0)1 662 5491
