Last week the GAP Team joined an inspiring list of speakers at TY Ireland’s Reaching TY conference in The CHQ Building.                     And when your coffee break is on-brand you’re on track for a great afternoon!               With some guidance […]

SUSTAINABILITY ACTIONS IN THE HOME There is no doubt that Climate Change is the single greatest threat facing humanity at the moment. But there are very simple sustainability actions we can each take in our home to make an impact. We live in an increasingly uncertain world and at times it can seem like its […]

YogaHub hosted a charity yoga event in The CHQ Building on Saturday 7th Janurary from 10am-1pm Lead by Michael Ryan, this 90 minute Bowspring Yoga practice focused on the Art of Sustainable Energy. Followed by a discussion with the GAP team on ways to reduce your Carbon Footprint at home. All proceeds went to Global Action Plan CLG.     […]

We have some exciting news! One of our fantastic Water Explorer schools has been chosen as Global School of the Week! The Donahies Community School started their watery journey mid-October and since then they have completed 4 challenges. Starting with their creative “Food Files” display, as part of the Fair Trading challenge, they completed the […]

Sharon our horticulturist and community garden leader has some great tips to nourish and protect your garden and crops this winter.                   WINTER VEGETABLES TO PLANT It’s almost…but not quite too late to plant some winter vegetables. Garlic, onions and broad beans are Sharon’s recommendations! When planting garlic […]

MATERIALS: Sharon brought a decadent selection of materials for today’s workshop – from dried fruits and spices, to foliage and berries from the VM Community Garden.         WORK IN PROGRESS:     FRESH WINTER WREATHS:

    The Lets Talk Science Festival was an incredible end to Science Week 2016! Now that all of the test-tubes, microscopes and dry ice have been carefully stored away, what did we learn this ScienceWeek? DRY ICE: Frozen CO2 is one of the few substances that skips the liquid state and transforms from a […]

  2016 has seen the 10th annual Maths Week, an all island celebration of Mathematics from October 15th to 23rd.   TAKING MATHS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM These DPSM workshops took maths out of the classroom and into an applied setting OUTDOORS where group work and problem solving were required.     PRIMARY MATHS SKILLS Tasks within our community garden challenged practical maths skills in estimation, angles, […]