The ABC of Global Citizenship Education 2024

Date: 3 Sessions in total - Wednesday, 21 February 10.00am - 4.00pm, Tuesday, 27 February, 2-4.00 pm, Thursday, 21 March,10.00am – 1.30pm


Location: Session 1: Ormond Meeting rooms, 31-36 Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin 7 , Session 2: Online via Zoom and Session 3: Ormond Meeting rooms, 31-36 Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin 7.



This 3-part training workshop on the ABC of Global Citizenship Education is being provided by IDEA and Concern Worldwide’s Global Citizenship team to support participants to deepen their understanding and develop their skills in Global Citizenship Education delivery.

 

Please note: This training course is similar to the course ‘the A-Z of Global Citizenship Education’ which was designed and delivered for the first time in 2023. Participants who attended that training in 2023 and are interested in attending this course should contact elaine@ideaonline.ie

 

Global Citizenship Education enables people to understand the world around them and to act to transform it. It works to tackle the root causes of injustice and inequality, globally and locally to create a more just and sustainable future for everyone. IDEA members use a variety of terms including Global Citizenship Education, Development Education, Education for Sustainable Development, Global Youth Work and related terms.

 

The training is targeted at newcomers to Global Citizenship Education but is open to all. It will also be useful to anyone who wishes to brush up on their Global Citizenship Education skills.

The training will:

 

  • Support educators to bring a global justice perspective to your educational work
  • Explore interactive and participatory approaches to Global Citizenship Education
  • Provide information on relevant resources and supports for your Global Citizenship Education work
  • Introduce you to the Code of Good Practice for Development Education
  • Increase understanding of the context of Global Citizenship Education in Ireland, including relevant stakeholders.

 

During session 2 we will be joined by a guest speaker – Briana Fitzsimons from the Hope & Courage Collective. The Hope & Courage Collective is an organisation that is working to inoculate our communities against the spread of hate and extremism in Ireland. During this training, we will provide an understanding of the far right in Ireland and some updates on the context they are currently operating in. We will then take a look at building a community response, which will include managing difficult conversations around these topics in educational settings. 


The ‘ABC Of Global Citizenship Education’ is being hosted by IDEA, in collaboration with Concern Worldwide, and will be facilitated by Elaine Mahon, IDEA, and Lauren Wright, Concern. It will take place over 3 sessions:

  • The first day will take place in-person in Dublin on Wednesday, 21 February 10.00am - 4.00pm, Ormond Meeting rooms, 31-36 Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin 7.
  • The second session will take place online Tuesday, 27 February, from 2-4.00 pm.
  • The third session will take place on 21 March 10.00am – 1.30pm, Ormond Meeting rooms, 31-36 Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin 7.


Fees for members of IDEA is €50.00 and non-members of IDEA is €100.00. Fee for unwaged (refugees, asylum seekers, students, others) is €3.00 - this can be paid in person.


Registration for this event is now closed. If you would like to be added to a waiting list please contact Maximiliana





Biographies

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Elaine has worked for IDEA since 2013, where she manages the Capacity Development Programme supporting members of IDEA to increase their knowledge and understanding of DE/GCE practice, strengthening quality in their educational work and measuring impact. Elaine facilitated the development and roll-out of the Code of Good Practice for Development Education, which was led by IDEA members and is the first of its kind in Ireland. 


Elaine has wide-ranging experience in the Community and Voluntary sector  as a freelance facilitator and trainer specialising in areas relating to global justice, equality and interculturalism. Prior to working in IDEA, Elaine spent three years at the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI). There Elaine engaged in the development of non-formal education resources including One World Week resources and providing advice, support and training to youth workers on DE/GCE. 


She has completed  a Certificate in Global Citizenship Education from Maynooth University.

Lauren has been a member of the Concern Active Citizenship team for six years and works with schools and young people across Ireland to deliver and support delivery of Development Education.


She is a qualified post-primary teacher with 12 years of experience working with young people. Lauren previously taught Religion, Philosophy and Ethics in the UK, as well as working in the CAFOD Development Education team to develop education resources for youth groups.

 

Lauren holds a Master’s degree in International Peace Studies from Trinity College Dublin, and has completed the Global Citizenship Education certificate in Maynooth University. 


Briana will be the guest speaker for session 2 of this training. Briana is the Community Engagement Lead for the Hope & Courage Collective. Before joining the organisation, she was a secondary school teacher for 13 years. In addition to her work with the Hope & Courage Collective, Briana is an award-winning author, DEI&B consultant and anti-racism workshop facilitator. 

September 26, 2025
Date: Tuesday, 04 November, from 3.30–4.30pm Location: Online via Zoom IDEA is thrilled to invite members to the online launch of our new “Theory of Impact for Global Citizenship Education” on Tuesday, 04 November, from 3.30–4.30pm, Online via Zoom. During this session, we will present the model, share insights into the process behind its development, and explore how it will be used to strengthen impact across the sector. We will also introduce a new tool in progress, an interactive data visualisation map designed to showcase our collective impact as a network. For many years, IDEA and its members have been grappling with the concept of impact in Development Education/Global Citizenship Education (hereinafter ‘GCE’). As GCE practitioners, tracking impact helps us to identify how, where and with whom our work is creating positive change, as well as investigating areas in which our impact could be stronger. Furthermore, we can also benefit from examining the collective impact of GCE carried out by the wide-ranging work of IDEA members, and from exploring how these impacts contribute to the major social changes to which the GCE community aspires. Driven therefore by the need to understand how projects and programmes are collectively “making a difference” in IDEA we looked at models that could help us visualise and capture GCE “impact networks”. We formulated our vision of impact and then a theory of how we expect this desired impact to be achieved to allow us to map our activities and collect data to corroborate that theory. This Theory of Impact model is how we hope to illustrate this complex GCE impact network. Building on work done by IDEA over many years including building sectoral capacity in using Results Frameworks for GCE, our Quality & Impact working group, engagement with Irish Aid on their Performance Measurement Framework (PMF), and the successful roll-out of a Code of Good Practice for DE/GCE, this Theory of Impact represent the next stage of our effort to ‘develop a consistent approach to measuring impact among the sector’. We are therefore thrilled to invite you to the presentation of our ‘Theory of Impact for GCE’. At this online presentation, we will tell you about the process that led to the creation of this model, how it will be used and what we hope it could bring to the sector. We will also touch on a new tool being developed based on the model, which should allow the creation of an interactive data visualisation map of our collective impact as a network. Join us as we launch into this exciting new phase of our Impact Measurement work. Join us as we begin this exciting new phase of our Impact Measurement work. Register below!
September 26, 2025
Date: 11 November, 10.30am – 4.30pm. Location: IDEA offices, 6 Gardiner Row IDEA launched its new Advocacy Toolkit and GCE Policy Guide resource pack in early March. The advocacy toolkit and policy guide were developed for IDEA members to strengthen their capacity to effectively advocate with policymakers and to actively engage in policy processes on GCE in Ireland and the wider world. IDEA will facilitate a full-day in-person workshop on these resources in the IDEA offices on Tuesday, 11 November ,10.30am – 4.30pm. Places are limited to 20 participants and will be given on a first come, first served basis. Please note that this is a repeat of the workshop that took place in May and is aimed at members who did not have the opportunity to participate in May. A vegetarian lunch will be provided. Register below!
September 26, 2025
Date: 06 November a nd 18 November from 3.30–4.30pm Location: IDEA offices, 6 Gardiner Row, Dublin 1 Due to positive feedback following a workshop during our annual conference, we are thrilled to invite members to a full 2-part interactive workshop about “Racial Justice” on 06 November and 18 November. This event will take place in-person in Dublin. Our facilitators Bronwyn April and Mdahyelya Bassi will guide participants through a critical exploration of the interconnections between racial justice, philanthropy, migration, and decolonisation within global and Irish contexts. The workshop will delve into how historical and ongoing colonial legacies influence contemporary issues of racial equity and social justice in Ireland and beyond. The dates for this event are fast approaching, so if you have any specific accessibility requirements, please email events@ideaonline.ie as soon as possible. Places for this event are limited, and registration is mandatory. Deadline to register is Monday, 04 November. Register below!