TWO Limerick schools have been honoured for their work in highlighting the importance of feeding people in the emerging world.
Castleconnell National School and Cloverfield National school were both presented with Our World Irish Aid Awards Food For Life Awards.
The presentation took place at the Hibernia Conference Centre, Dublin Castle, where pupils and teachers from 10 schools across the country gathered to celebrate their collective success at a ceremony hosted by Clara Murray.
The project from Castleconnell National School comprised a series of quizzes, wordsearches, crosswords, information posters, and colourful artwork based on this year’s theme ‘Food for Life’.
Cloverfield National School was presented with an Activity Award at this year’s Aid Awards. The project from Cloverfield National School was made up of a number of pieces of word art and Kahoots created by the pupils.
The Our World Irish Aid Awards gives children “the chance to learn more about the developing world and to speak out for a better future for all the world’s people,” according to the organisers.
The theme of this year’s Awards was ‘Food for Life’. World Aid asked children “to think and learn about children in developing countries and it is important for all of us to treat everyone fairly and make sure everyone is included using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals”.
Using the ‘Food for Life’ pupil’s magazine and accompanying lesson plans, pupils were asked to work on a creative piece showcasing what they learned or what inspired them.
