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Are you passionate about introducing new ideas to make your community an even better place for children to grow up? Here are some educational programmes for primary and secondary schools and some after school activities for kids. Give children the best opportunities to thrive and start or join these ideas!

  • KABOOM!

    Turn everyday streets and sidewalks into vibrant play spaces that bring communities together, making play accessible for children where they already spend time in their daily routines

  • Peace First

    Equip young people with the skills and commitment to solve problems with courage, compassion and collaboration

  • Fighting Words

    Unleash the creative potential of kids in your local community

  • 121digital

    121digital brings young people and older adults together for intergenerational digital skills sharing, where tech-savvy tutors provide one-on-one lessons to help learners master their smartphones, tablets, and laptops.

  • AsIAm for Schools

    AsIAm delivers engaging 90-minute workshops to secondary schools, educating students about autism and empowering them to create more inclusive school environments through peer understanding and practical inclusion strategies.

  • Generation Citizen

    Teach teens how to work with local leaders and take effective political action to fix local problems.

  • Teachmeet Ireland

    Educators coming together to share passion and inspire excellence

  • Foróige Club

    Empower young people in your community to be the best that they can be

  • Community Games

    Community Games brings children aged 6-16 together for sports and arts activities in a safe, supportive environment that prioritises participation over winning whilst building stronger, healthier communities.

  • Playworks

    Leverage evidence-based play strategies to transform the culture of your recess, classroom, or youth program!

  • ReCreate

    Creativity through Reuse

  • Trade School

    Create an alternative learning community to share skills and talents in your community.

  • Refill Ireland Project

    Preventing plastic bottle waste by making free tap water easily obtainable

  • Plastic Free 4 Kids

    Empower the kids in your primary school to become plastic free ambassadors in your local community.

  • Grow Remote

    We're on a mission to make remote employment visible and available in local communities, regardless of location

  • Cyber Safe Ireland

    Book an in-school workshop with Cyber Safe Ireland to help children use technology in a safe, positive and successful manner.

  • Playful Street

    A low cost and easy way to create play spaces so children and neigbours can fully enjoy the streets they live on

  • AsIAm

    A resource hub providing autism-specific guidance and community connection during Covid-19, helping autistic individuals and families navigate disrupted routines and new challenges.

  • FIRST® LEGO® League Discover UK

    Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) programme in your school or community for 4-6 year-olds.

  • FIRST® LEGO® League Explore UK

    Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) programme in your school or community for 6-9 year-olds.

  • FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge UK

    Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) programme in your school or community for 9-16 year-olds.

  • GROW at School

    Teaching kids the lifelong skill of growing their own food

  • Urban Thinkscape

    Transform a public space in your community into a joyful learning opportunity.

  • Playground Ideas

    Create stimulating play spaces using local materials, tools, and labour with free access to over 150 designs, building instructions, and comprehensive handbooks supporting playground construction worldwide

  • Nüdel Kart

    Make creativity, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) and well being top priorities by transforming any space into a creative, loose parts, play space for 3-12 year olds.

  • Playing with Trust

    Playing With Trust is a very unique board game/digital game that encourages the playful use of public spaces

  • Play Day

    A playful event in communities that celebrates the skills, resources and personalities inherent to the people that live and play there.

  • Tales Toolkit

    Interactive, child-led storytelling toolkit for schools transforming everyday situations into imaginative worlds.

  • STEAM In A Box

    STEAM-In-A-Box programmes are fun, creative, curriculum-linked programmes inspiring primary school children (and teachers!) to love STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths)!

  • FreshWater Watch

    Join the fight for healthier waterbodies. This is a global research project empowering individuals and communities as freshwater citizen scientists.

  • Kitcamp

    Kitcamp provides modular panels and loose parts that transform any space into an imaginative play area, enabling children to build, create, and rebuild their own play experiences whilst developing STEM skills and collaborative play.

  • Books for Bright Futures

    Get beautiful Book Dash books to children in your community to bring them joy, support their health and happiness and build their future -- all you have to do is send our book files to a copy shop or printer and they will do the rest!

  • Large Community Pocket Forest

    Large urban forests of native species where biodiverse habitats are created above and below ground.

  • FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge - Ireland

    FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge is a global STEM and robotics programme for girls and boys aged 11 to 16.

  • FIRST® LEGO® League Explore - Ireland

    FIRST® LEGO® League Explore is a global STEM and robotics programme for girls and boys aged 7 to 12.

  • FIRST® LEGO® League Discover - Ireland

    FIRST® LEGO® League Explore is a global STEM programme for girls and boys aged 4 to 7.

  • Tangible Coding Club

    Bridging the digital divide and making coding accessible to learners without the need for computers or electricity, fostering future tech innovators.

  • Solar Education for Primary Schools

    Exciting and emotional teaching materials about solar energy and electricity

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