   Environmental Awareness News Community Paint Grant Scheme For Community Groups, Sports Clubs and Schools  We are thrilled to announce the return of the Community Paint Grant Scheme, which is now open for applications. Community groups, sports clubs and schools in Cork can apply for up to 25litres of upcycled ‘Relove Paint’, the majority of which is indoor paint, for their organisation. Relove Paint is provided by three social enterprises in Cork, Cycle Sense, IRD Duhallow Furniture Revamp and Northside Community Enterprises (NCE). This initiative aims to support local groups and organisations in beautifying their public spaces through the power of upcycled paint. Why not revitalise a tired meeting room, brighten up the interior of your hall or give your kitchen, dressing rooms or classrooms a well deserved lick of paint. Deadline for applications is Friday 17th May. This initiative is funded by Cork County Council and Cork City Council. For more information on Relove Paint visit www.relovepaint.ie. Apply for the Paint Grant Scheme Here Apply now for the Rubbish Film Festival 2024/2025 Open to Transition Year Classes  Cork County Council are delighted to partner with the National Rubbish Film Festival again this year and would like to invite schools in Cork County to apply for the workshops which are available to Transition Year students. The Rubbish Film Festival is a unique opportunity for young people to showcase their creative talents, create awareness on environmental issues and to learn some new digital storytelling skills in the process. Successful schools select 12 students who will receive an intensive 2-day workshop on-site, in their school, from Createschool. The workshops will help develop their skills to create their own short one-minute film or films that will create awareness among their peers in their selected environmental issue. The workshop includes ideas generation, script writing, rehearsing, filming, production and editing. Students will present their film to a panel of judges at a county awards ceremony in Spring 2024. One winner will be selected to represent Cork County in the national awards ceremony in May 2025. All costs for the workshop facilitation will be covered by Cork County Council and interested schools are invited to apply by 5pm on Friday 10th May 2024. Please note that we expect the demand to exceed the number of places available, and we may have to allocate on a first come first served bases, so we recommend applying as soon as possible. Apply Now for the Rubbish Film Festival Climate Literacy Course 2024/2025 Open to schools in the Western Division  Cork County Council are inviting post primary schools in the Western Division of Cork County (West Cork MD and Bandon/Kinsale MD) to register their interest in a Climate Literacy Course. The 8-week course will be delivered in schools during the first and second terms of the 2024/25 academic year by Education for Sustainability. Cork County Council will fund all costs, i.e. €1,800 per school. The 8-week course combines online resources including lesson plans and an online student workbook as well as in person teacher training for one class grouping. While the course is very suitable for Transition Year or CSPE it can also be integrated with other subjects. A facilitator will visit your school weekly to deliver the course and simultaneously train the teacher(s). The online course materials will be made available to all teachers in the school and online training sessions will also be held for any teachers wishing to integrate climate literacy into other subjects. Schools that register their interest must commit to completing the full 8 weeks of the course and take part in the online training sessions. Apply before 5pm on Tuesday 7th May 2024. Apply now for the Climate Literacy Course Invasive Species Webinar For Tidy Towns and other Volunteer Groups  Join Colette O’Flynn form the National Biodiversity Data Centre to hear all about Invasive Species on Tuesday 21st May from 19.30 to 20.30. Tailored towards Tidy Towns and other volunteer groups, the webinar will discuss the following: What is an invasive alien species? Do all alien species become invasive? How do alien species get here? What is the economic cost of their impact? What can be done to tackle the threat of invasive alien species? There is no need to register in advance, just click on the button below on the evening of the webinar. Click here to join the webinar on Tuesday 21st May |
Community Paint Grant Scheme, School Workshops and Webinar on Invasive Species
