The Association of CSPE Teachers (ACT)

Supporting Citizenship Education in Ireland

Home News Membership Resources Projects
Articles Photos Calendar Links Contact

Action Projects/Citizenship Actions

Citizen Action Ideas from schools:

*CSPE Students at St Paul's Greenhills, Dublin, with the help of Senator Mary Seery Kearney,
visited the Dail  and spoke to Tánaiste Micheal MartinTD who took time out to talk to the girls about his work and all that happens in Leinster House!

*At St Brendan's CS Birr: s partners of the Thomas F. Meagher  Foundation St. Brendan’s is currently promoting respect for the national flag. As part of this  programme Mr Brian Kennedy gave a talk on the national flag and national anthem to all TY students and his second year CSPE class.

*At Roscommon Community College: Class 3B CSPE are currently using the
Bar Council  resources from the “Look into Law: Bitesize” Programme to help with their study of what the law is and how laws are made in Ireland!

 

 

 

We are very grateful to the teachers who have written up their action projects. These accounts originally appeared in Activate, the newsletter of the Association of CSPE Teachers (ACT).
Recycling at Wheatfield Prison by Catherine Byrne
Flying the Green Flag in Galway by Máirín Uí Choileáin

A Contribution to Bóthar by Edel Carmody

Voting at the High School by Phillip Irwin
The Student Council by Brendan O'Regan
An Interesting Visitor by Michael Domoney
Going Bananas in Wexford by Mary Waddell