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Building with Hemp: A Circular Path to Ireland’s Climate Resilience and Beyond

By Walter Brennan, MSc Industrial hemp and products, Image Credit: Hemp Blocks Olivier Duport, 2009 CC BY-SA 3.0 Ireland’s landscape is...

Transforming Irish Education for a Sustainable Future: Key Insights from the Muinín Catalyst STEAM Project

Muinín Catalyst, 2024 As Copernicus announces its latest findings, showing 2024 as the hottest on record and 1.6°C higher than an...

Crafting a Sustainable Future: Reflections from the Climate|Ceardaíocht Festival

In November 2024, Future Focus 21c (FF21c) produced Climate|Ceardaíocht, in Cahersiveen, Co Kerry, a festival, funded by Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) facilitated through Kerry Education and Training board (KETB) that focused on exploring Climate Literacy for ALL and fostering sustainable practices. With its theme of “Crafting Action Today for a Better Tomorrow,” the festival’s 10 events in 10 days, created a platform for actionable learning, creative engagement, and meaning

Transition Year STEAM Challenge Taster Programme

As part of Muinín Catalyst Sustainable STEAM, 2023/24 we facilitated a STEAM Challenge Programme with Transition Year (TY) students at...

Futures Literacy and Climate Resilience: Preparing for the Future

Screenshot first three programmes, from Muinín Catalyst STEAM Education for Sustainable Development and Futures Literacy, Sept 2024 We...

From Passion to Purpose; how passion and social emotional learning sparks future-ready learners

Social-emotional learning (SEL) enables participants to develop the skills to manage their emotions, achieve individual and group goals, build positive relationships and make informed decisions. As a broad overview, it covers the following key themes: Self-awareness Self-management Social awareness Relationships Decision making Our mental health has never been more important, coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic and with the knowledge that SEL impacts not only learning, but lo