School network aims to 'revolutionise' climate change and nature education

As schools prepare to reopen after the Easter break, a Co Waterford teacher has sounded a clarion call for more people to join a network that aims to "revolutionise" climate change education in the classroom.

Patrick Kirwan, a teacher at Ardscoil Na Mara in Tramore, set up the Irish Schools Sustainability Network (ISSN) last year to bring schools together to tackle what he sees as a "culture of apathy and acceptance" with regards to climate change.

He said: "We are deeply within a climate and nature emergency, but the problem is the public are unaware of the magnitude and scale of it and the urgency at which we need to take action. Our students and teachers are part of that public.

"When you do talk about it, people have an allergic reaction. In fact, if you have someone pestering you for your time, start talking about climate and it will clear the room very quickly!

https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0422/1293714-school-network-climate-change/