Sport & Sustainability Sports Development Officer Soccer on the Screen
Our Soccer on the Screen programme continued throughout the month of February. This is an online session where young people learn about resilience, how to cope with change and maintain positive mental health from a professional soccer player, including Cork City FC players Steven Beattie, Alec Byrne, Liam Kearney and club captain Gearóid Morrissey. The sessions are hosted by the FAI Football Development Officer Ray Claffey.
Youth Worker Training Programme
We continue to work with the ETB and Cork Sports Partnership to put together a series of training opportunities for youth workers across the city, which will allow youth workers to upskill themselves with a particular focus on activities that are safe to run under Level 3 and 4 of the Governments Resilience and Recovery plan.
Online Classes
February saw the commencement of weekly online classes for youth groups across the city. The groups involved are JIGSAW, YMCA and Cork City Partnership. We also offered these classes to schools, with the first one taking place in February. This is a great opportunity for all staff, students, parents and siblings to take a break from remote learning and Move!
Environmental Awareness Officer
Old Cork Waterworks Experience:
Closed to the public due to level 5 restrictions and operating Covid clause of facility management contract (i.e. skeleton staff at reduced cost).
Innovation Fund: T wo applications submitted:
Simple Science
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Outdoor Classroom
Cork Youth Challenge
Prepared 5 environmental challenges for the ETB led programme, these were: Simple Science challenge; Seashore Search; Feed the Birds; Fast Fashion; Resource Rescue
Creative Ireland Project
Submitted proposal for project entitled “Cork City Miniboat Adventure”. The proposal is based on a primary schools competition to propose a design for a boat and the winning entry would then work with an artist to transfer the design on to a 5 foot long unmanned miniboat. The participating schools will then track the miniboat while learning about ocean currents, weather, technology. Each 5-foot long miniboat has a satellite transmitter, allowing the class to track it as it sails across the ocean . €8,000 has been allocated to the project. It will be advertised to schools after Easter.
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