Cultivating the Next Generation of Conservationists

The course aims to provide participants with active engagement in teaching and learning about Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) with an emphasis on conservation education. It provides participants with the skills, knowledge and confidence to teach about nature and conservation in their classrooms. The course assists teachers in fostering positive connections to nature in their classrooms and motivating their students towards pro-environmental actions.

Topics are delivered by expert facilitators in our Discovery and Learning Centre and from our immersive living classroom, the grounds of Dublin Zoo. Teachers participating have exclusive access to our state-of-the-art teaching spaces as well as the opportunity to explore the zoo after the daily programme.

Note: this course is aimed at those who teach 3rd – 6th class.

Course info:

Week 1: 1st – 5th July 2025 – 5 days (20 hours) please note that the last day of the course is a Saturday

Week 2: 7th – 11th July 2025 – 5 days (20 hours)

The course will run from 10am – 3pm each day

Your three EPV days are granted upon completion of the full 5 days of the course. Any deviation from this may result in the loss of some, or all, of your EPV days. They are granted at the sole discretion of Drumcondra Education Centre and all queries about EPV days will need to be sent them directly: [email protected]

Cost: €118 per person