About the scheme

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 the relevance of development education within the post-primary curriculum.

WorldWise is funded by Irish Aid and managed by Léargas. This is our third year of operation. We provide support to second-level schools and colleges to support learning partnerships they are involved in with partner schools in the global South . This support takes a number of forms including grants for partnership project work and reciprocal teacher visits, professional development for teachers, fora for students and teachers to share ideas and learning, and advice and guidance on good practice in linking.

The objectives of the scheme are as follows:

  • Raise the profile of development education in post-primary Irish schools.
  • Provide advice and guidelines on the principles of school linking.
  • Have a positive impact on existing school partnership projects and encourage the building of new school links.

WorldWise forms part of the Irish Aid Development Education Strategy.:

Post 2007-8 Pilot Phase

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During the school year 2007-8 the scheme was run on a pilot basis. We have used the pilot phase to gauge the levels of interest in second-level sector in Ireland for implementing projects with a strong development education perspective. We have also used the pilot to evaluate the appropriateness of funding levels and support activities. As a result we've made some changes to the activities and funding levels for the third year of the scheme (2009/10 school year)

 

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