Eco Warrior: Steps to a Greener Life

Eco Warrior: Steps to a Greener Life - Summary

This course is ideal for students with an interest in the environment and living a greener, more sustainable life. Its practical, hands on approach means it is appealing also to LCA students.

Module #1 Eco Warrior: Steps to a Greener Life Classroom (45 Minutes)

• This module covers global warming and biodiversity loss, along with possible solutions and the likely time frame to implement them. We visit our SOLAS chickens and learn about the magic of composting

Module #2 Eco Warrior: Steps to a Greener Life - In the Greenhouse (45 Minutes)

• This element of the course will be spent with a team of horticulturists where students will learn all about biodiversity and our native trees along with how to identify them.They will get their hands into the soil and gain experience in both planting and and how to care for their herb, flower, vegetable or shrub.

Module #3 Eco Warrior: Steps to a Greener Life - Food waste and recycling (45 Minutes)

• Students learn how to reduce food waste in their daily lives as well as learning about recycling through a series of interactive games and quizzes

Lunch (45 Minutes)

• Finish with Lunch in the SOLAS Food Court with pizza for students and a choice from menu for school teachers included as part of the course package

Course Key points

• Group Size: We can cater for group sizes from 25 to 120 (under 25 on request)
• Cost: Course costs from €20 per student depending on Group size

Format of the Day

• See below typical timetable for the running of courses depending on whether students are attending 1 or 2 courses in a single day. Note we are flexible on start and finish times and can start courses from 8.30am on wards to suit bus pickup times.
• Single Course: Arrive 10:50am, Course 11-1.15pm, Lunch, Depart 2.00pm
• 2 Courses: Arrive 9am, Course #1 9-11.15am, Lunch, Course #2 12-2.15pm, Depart

Relevant 2nd Level Subjects

• This course is relevant to a number of Second Level subjects including
  • Agricultural Science
  • Biology
  • Career Guidance
  • Home Economics

Transport Options

SOLAS Education is easily accessible by road or rail

• BUS: Just 8km from Junction 14 on M7 Dublin to Cork & Limerick Motorway
• Train: is an easy and safe 1km walk from the Portarlington train station and has links to:
  • Dublin: 42 minutes, 34 trains daily each way, Return €6 per student
  • Roscommon: 69 minutes: 6 trains daily each way, Return €7.50 per student
  • Limerick: 92 minutes, 14 trains daily each way, Return €8 per student
  • Cork: 2 hours 9 minutes, 15 trains daily each way, Return €8 per student
  • Thurles: 48 minutes, 14 trains daily each way, Return €7 per student
  • Newbridge: 23 minutes, 29 trains daily each way, Return €5 per student
  • Athlone: 41 minutes, 18 trains daily each way, Return €6 per student