GOAL's Development Education Programme for Schools

GOAL offers free interactive workshops and resources (including lesson plans) for your class or school. We work with primary and secondary schools across Ireland and cover a wide range of topics including poverty, drought, climate change, migration, the refugee crisis and conflict.

What is Development Education?

Development Education is an educational process. It aims to increase public awareness and understanding of the rapidly changing, interdependent and unequal world in which we live.

By challenging stereotypes and encouraging independent thinking, Development Education helps people to explore how global justice issues interlink with their everyday lives and it engages people in analysis and reflection. GOAL understands that young people are the future and that learning about the world in which we live, and the global issues that affect us all, is critical to understanding our role as global citizens. Therefore, increasing awareness and understanding about the world is an essential element of GOAL's work.

2017/18 School Year Achievements

114 Schools Visited
72 GOAL Humanitarian Schools
6349 Students Reached

Our Development Education programme has grown in popularity with Irish schools over the years. Teachers have described GOAL workshops as 'excellent in raising awareness of global issues and helping children to believe that they can be agents of change in the future' and 'well delivered and inclusive of all.'

How Can We Help?

Here are three simple ways GOAL can help you bring Development Education to your students.

Talks for Schools

GOAL have over 2,000 staff members working in 15 countries around the world right now. Invite a GOAL speaker to bring our work overseas to life in the classroom for your students.

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School Workshops

GOAL workshops use a variety of active learning methodologies to explore global issues and give students a forum to critically engage. Our workshops motivate students to take action for change.

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Educational Resources

We have developed a range of educational resources for primary and secondary school students to help you bring global learning and development education to your pupils.

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Fundraising Initiatives for Schools

Help GOAL to fulfil our mission and start a fundraising campaign in your school. Wear your favourite jersey to school and raise vital funds for GOAL Jersey Day or get your running shoes on and do the GOAL Mile at Christmas.

Jersey Day

What jersey will you be wearing on October 12th, 2018?

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GOAL Mile

Go the extra mile this Christmas for those who need it most.

GOAL Humanitarian School Award

The GOAL Humanitarian School Award was set up to inspire humanitarianism in primary and secondary schools and recognise work carried out by students and teachers.

Awarded schools will receive a certificate from GOAL and will be added to the GOAL Humanitarian Schools Roll of Honour.

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Make A Booking

The GOAL Development Education team are busy visiting schools, colleges and community groups all over the country. If you would like to avail of a free GOAL workshop or talk for your students please fill out the booking form below and we will be in touch.

Have you registered for GOAL's Jersey Day? Yes No

Priority will be given to schools taking part in Jersey Day during September and October.

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