<p><img alt="" style="float: left;" src="/uploads/images/Eden1_opt.gif" />Alliance Youth Works, Eden is a small environmental education charitable organisation that works in alliance with other agencies and organisations to bring the best environmental resources and opportunities to children, young people, disadvantaged groups and their leaders.</p> <p>AYW run environmental education programmes in Castlewellan, Annalong, Gosford and Loughgall. They deliver a suite of one day biodiversity programmes and 3 day residentials, linked to the Revised Curriculum NI. All programmes are fun, hands-on and stimulate imagination and a love of nature, as well as a desire for further learning. The education officer is available, mainly during the autumn/ winter terms, to enthuse, encourage and empower staff and pupils of local primary schools through school site visits to advise on sustainable development of, and usage and appreciation of school grounds to enhance the quality of, and knowledge and understanding of biodiversity on site. Support can simply include telephone or e-mailed advice, or the transfer of established programmes to school grounds e.g. minibeast hunts, pond dipping, woodland walks, and bird watching sessions.</p> <p>Programmes run on site cost £3-50 per child and room hire charges may apply according to venue. Programmes run on school grounds cost £2-50 per child plus travel expenses at £0.40 per mile. A call out fee of £30 and travel expenses will be charged for site visits to advise on development and usage of school grounds</p>

Alliance Youth Works, Eden is a small environmental education charitable organisation that works in alliance with other agencies and organisations to bring the best environmental resources and opportunities to children, young people, disadvantaged groups and their leaders.

AYW run environmental education programmes in Castlewellan, Annalong, Gosford and Loughgall. They deliver a suite of one day biodiversity programmes and 3 day residentials, linked to the Revised Curriculum NI. All programmes are fun, hands-on and stimulate imagination and a love of nature, as well as a desire for further learning. The education officer is available, mainly during the autumn/ winter terms, to enthuse, encourage and empower staff and pupils of local primary schools through school site visits to advise on sustainable development of, and usage and appreciation of school grounds to enhance the quality of, and knowledge and understanding of biodiversity on site. Support can simply include telephone or e-mailed advice, or the transfer of established programmes to school grounds e.g. minibeast hunts, pond dipping, woodland walks, and bird watching sessions.

Programmes run on site cost £3-50 per child and room hire charges may apply according to venue. Programmes run on school grounds cost £2-50 per child plus travel expenses at £0.40 per mile. A call out fee of £30 and travel expenses will be charged for site visits to advise on development and usage of school grounds

Eco-Schools Northern Ireland
Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful
Titanic Suites,
55-59 Adelaide Street,
Belfast,
BT2 8FE Tel: 028 9073 6920
Email: eco-schools@keepnorthernirelandbeautiful.org