Education
Supporting local schools
We invest in education in our communities in a variety of ways, partnering with local schools to understand their needs and build lasting relationships to benefit children and young people in our communities.
How we support education
How we invest in education
Support Local Learning
Assist Fundraising
Aid Biodiversity Programmes
Provide Mentorship
Support Local Learning
Access to education and childcare is so important for families. We have partnered with the Early Learning Initiative (ELI) in the National College of Ireland. The partnership aims to support local families from the Dublin Docklands, and Waterford Inner City areas to help prepare young children for school. Glenveagh will provide €90,000 over the next three years to support ten families through the ParentChild+ Programme.
Assist Fundraising
We regularly donate to various appeals such as school colour runs to aid extra-curricular activities and contribute to fundraising activity for school children with special needs or those who need it most.
We work in partnership with local schools, both primary and secondary to ascertain their needs and lend support where we can by upgrading school gardens, play areas and outdoor spaces.
Aid Biodiversity Programmes
We work with national partners in education such as Biodiversity in Schools to facilitate workshops and encourage children's active participation in biodiversity programmes via a range of activities including bug hotel building and tree planting. The partnership facilitates an impactful biodiversity programme for local schools and strengthens their nature education programmes.
Provide Mentorship
As well as supporting apprenticeships, placements are offered to second and third level students, providing work experience and mentoring from a senior member of our team. This programme will be expanded in 2021 as part of our school outreach programme.
Through our partnership with Glenveagh, we have been able to reach out to local schools in the community and give them the outdoor resources they need to become more nature-friendly and in doing so, helping children become more engaged with Ireland's wonderful biodiversity.
Biodiversity in Schools