Welcome!
WorldWise is the Irish Aid Schools Linking and Immersion Scheme. It aims to raise awareness of development issues among Irish students, teachers and the wider community, and to heighten interest in and relevance of development education within the post-primary curriculum.
WorldWise provides funding to second-level schools and colleges that are involved in immersion and linking projects with partner schools or organisations in developing countries.
WorldWise News
- WorldWise Funding Allocations for 2009-10 The WorldWise 2009-10 round closed in March 2009 with applications received from 41 schools and four networks. The Grants Committee awarded funding to 34 schools and four networks. Individual grant amounts to successful applicants had to be reduced due to budgetary constraints for the coming year. Read More
- WorldWise Teachers' Forum On 25 April, forty participants attended the WorldWise Teachers' Forum in the Portlaoise Heritage Hotel. Read More
- WorldWise Visit to Partner schools in Zambia and Lesotho at Easter 09 Staff from WorldWise and Irish Aid visited 7 partner schools in Zambia and Lesotho before Easter. They discussed development priorities, met staff and students who had visited Ireland and linked up with a film project being carried out by Pobalscoil Choirce Dhuibhne and Morate High school. Read Report
Project News
- Colaiste Dhulaigh Visits Vietnam Seven students and two teachers from Colaiste Dhulaigh, Coolock, Dublin visited the Christina Noble Foundation in Vietnam at the end of March 09 and set up a school linking project
- St Joseph's CBS Nenagh Visits St. Edmunds , Mazabuka, Zambia Three teachers accompanied a group of seven students from St Joseph's CBS nenagh to their partner school, St Edmund's in Zambiain March 09. This followed an Irish teacher visit undertaken in July 08
- Partner Teachers from Lesotho Visit Bray and Dingle St Thomas' Community College in Bray hosted a visit from Mamphula Nyapisi, teacher of Geography at Malithuso High School, Mapoteng, Lesotho in late November
- Seamount College Kinvara makes Transition Times The mural created at Seamount College, Galway as part of their WorldWise project was featured in the Irish Times in November.
- Teacher Visits to Kenya and Ethiopia Teacher visits took place from Rockbrook Park College in Dublin and St. Wolstan’s Community College in Kildare during the mid-term break in October to their partner schools in Kenya and Ethiopia respectively.
Why WorldWise?
Get Involved
A phased framework for
school linking was introduced to more than 70 participants
at WorldWise Information and Application Workshops in 2008-09.
Quicklinks
Supports throughout the lifecycle of projects are available from WorldWise
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