People never stop learning. What we learn about is all around us … although sometimes it doesn’t occur to us to wonder how something came about when we see it every day.
In this section, you will find resources that the Joyce Country & Western Lakes team have created for the different educational levels: Primary, Junior Cycle, Leaving Cert and Third Level. These resources have been designed by using the Joyce Country & Western Lakes Geopark Project as a case study, or specific areas within it as case studies, and have been created taking account of the learning specifications and outcomes for the different levels.
There is also a section to find out more about courses run by the Joyce Country & Western Lakes Geopark Project, such as the shorter and longer geological course (useful for becoming a Geo-ambassador of the geopark!), and a section on other educational offerings within the geopark project region.
All these activities and resources are part of the JCWL Geopark Education programme who aligns itself with the UN SDG Goal 4 (Quality Education) among others. This multi-annual programme running until 2027 can be read or downloaded here and its accompanying appendices here.
The Geopark Geologist, Dr Benjamin Thébaudeau, visits the various schools within and around the geopark project region. If you wish to book a visit, see our ‘KONTAKTIEREN SIE UNS‘ section.
If any teachers would like to work with us to develop a resource, we would be delighted to collaborate with you. See our ‘KONTAKTIEREN SIE UNS‘ section to get in touch.