Lifelong Learning
Cork Celebrates Lifelong Learning Awards The awards launch event took place over a series of lunchtime Webinars from 22 nd – 26 th of March. As Cork’s internationally acclaimed, inspirational and inclusive festival, Cork Lifelong Learning Festival cannot unfortunately take place this year due to ongoing government restrictions. During the week we produced and hosted a series of lunchtime webinars which introduced our new Learning Cities Awards to celebrate learning across ten different categories including early years, primary and secondary school, further education, higher education, and adult education (community and workplace learning) as well as highlighting exceptional and inspirational learning.
These awards are a celebration of how lifelong learning enables people to change their lives and how learning has become a way to improvement in life, work and community. The launch series was well attended with engaging visual examples of best practice provided by our Irish Network of Learning cities partners from Belfast, Derry, Dublin, Limerick and the learning city of Evry- Courcouronnes in France. Over the week 250+ attendees came together online including representatives from UNESCO, UCC, CIT, CETB, City Council, the Evening Echo and Cork Chamber to launch our Celebration of Lifelong Learning in Cork. Rapid Co-Ordinator Community wardens and the RAPID team supported the delivery of Play Packs for Older Adults to residents in Bishopscourt Nursing Home and Meals on Wheels Knocknaheeny. Photos attached.
A second iteration of the PlayPacks is in progress and scheduled for delivery during the month of May.
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