Our Sustainable Village is an environmental docuseries following students from six schools in Cabra, Dublin, as they work with experts over six months to make their community greener and healthier. Their local efforts show how small actions can have a big impact in the fight against climate change.
Episode One: Episode 22Created by: RTÉjr
Started: August 28th, 2024
Status: Active, 20 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
<a href="https://soundcarrot.com/shows/shows/our-sustainable-village/page/2/" title="SoundCarrot.com - Children's podcasts"><img src="https://soundcarrot.com/img/sc-sm.png" alt="Listen On SoundCarrot" style="width: 200px; height: auto" /></a>The students from Broombridge Educate Together explore how to set up a walking or cycling bus at their school to encourage more active and eco-friendly travel. Why not try it in your own school? Head over to RTÉ Learn to download the survey students used to kickstart their initiative. Let’s get moving and make school travel fun and sustainable!
In today’s show, the Gaelscoil Bharra kids met with our climate experts to discuss reducing energy through Active Travel—getting more kids and parents out of cars! Local councillor Declan Meenagh also joins to tackle barriers to walking and cycling, and they plan real-world changes to promote active travel.
Ellen Hegarty visits St. Finbarr’s National School to see how the boys are transforming their school into a biodiversity hub with planter beds, a wormery, and a native wildlife campaign. Plus, Ellen has exciting news about their dream pond! Why not start your own wildlife campaign too?
The students at St. Catherine’s Senior School are on a mission to reduce food waste at home and in school lunches. They share insights from their daily food waste audit at school, and, with the help of experts, find effective ways to reduce or eliminate it. It’s all about taking action, learning, and inspiring others to make a difference!
In today’s show, Broombridge Educate Together updates us on their plans for a walking or cycling bus. Francesco Pilla from UCD surprises them by helping set up their Bike Library and demonstrates the dangers of car idling.Why Don’t You! use the No Idling Toolkit on RTÉ Learn to start a No Idling campaign at your school! ??
It’s an exciting day as team leaders from six schools head to Leinster House to meet with government ministers! The kids are eager yet nervous to discuss their environmental projects and share their views with Minister Smyth from the Department of the Environment. Power to the kids!
We revisit the kids at Gaelscoil Bharra as they tackle energy consumption. Discovering dog poo on footpaths blocked their walking bus plans, they launched an Anti-Dog Poo Poster campaign. Meanwhile, expert Diane O’Connor helped put up posters at school, and the kids visited a local shop to show energy-saving tips with the Home Energy Saving Kit!
We visit St. Finbarr’s, where the boys dive into biodiversity projects with Mick Kelly—hacker grower, TV presenter, and founder of GIY (Grow It Yourself). Mick helps them plan a school garden for growing fruits and veggies, with guidance from Stephen of Connecting Cabra, aiming to harvest within the school year!
Created by: RTÉjr
Started:
August 28th, 2024
Status: Active, 20 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
When Chloe is sent off to live with her mysterious and eccentric grandmother she learns an unbelievable secret. Grandma Ivy is none other than Mother Nature herself! And Chloe is next in line to assume to the power and responsibility of the job. Can a twelve-year old learn to balance the entire world’s ecosystem while just trying to fit in at her new school? Only Mother Nature knows.
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