Lifelong Learning Thursday 30 th September marked Irish Learning Cities Day, where all the Learning Cities on the Island of Ireland, the Irish Network of Learning Cities came together to celebrate the collaboration across Ireland and lifelong learning in all its forms. A video was released featuring inputs from Mayors and Lord Mayors of Cork, Dublin, Limerick, Belfast, and Derry produced a joint video to raise awareness of the network and our collaborative work across the island.
Cork Learning city with the support of Lord Mayor, Cllr. Colm Kelleher presented the Cork Celebrates Lifelong Learning Awards which took place online on Irish Learning Cities Day, Thursday 30 th September. Over 104 nominations were received across ten different categories for the awards. Nominees were organisations, individuals and agencies who have inspired through their innovation, endeavour and resilience over the past year featured as part of this online celebration of Lifelong Learning. These awards were a celebration of how lifelong learning enables people to change their lives and how learning has become an improvement in life, work, and community. Each nominee featured on the ‘roll of honour’ and a team of 25 judges with representation from CCC Learning City Partners, UCC, MTU, HSE and the Cork ETB. The shortlisted and category winners were announced at the online awards event on September 30th. Each nominee will receive a Cork Learning City Certificate of recognition and it is our intention to host a series of ‘in person’ meetings where awa rds will be presented by Lord Mayor, Cllr. Colm Kelleher at a future date (when safe to do so). Nominees will also be recognised during the next Cork lifelong Learning Festival, due to take place 3 -10 April 2022.
The 'Cork Celebrates Lifelong Learning' Categories:
Early Years Award, Primary Level Award, Secondary Level Award, Youth in Community Learning Award, Higher Education Award, Further Education Award, Adult Community Education Award, Workplace Learning Initiative Award, Active Retired Lifelong Learning Award, Exceptional Endeavour Award, and Inspirational Lifelong Learning Award. https://www.corklearningcity.ie/cork-celebrates-lifelong-learning-awards-2021/
Environmental Awareness There were two Green Flag assessment visits carried out with four new schools registered with Green Schools Programme. Schools were facilitated and assisted when working towards their Green Flag Award by Zoom meetings with City Council Staff. The Picker Pals Litter Awareness programme was rolled out to schools.
Projects and Partnerships:
Kinship Project – This is a project conceived in response to the call for Creative Climate projects earlier this year. The Kinship project, which is being led by the Arts Office will be delivered in Tramore Valley Park. The project will site arts and cultural activity at the park through a programme of artist residencies; creative and learning activities centred on citizen agency; a nd the building of an architecturally designed, sustainable ‘eco - lab’ structure . Mary Walsh was part of the group that prepared the application and is now a member of the Project Steering Group. ZeroNet - This is an application being prepared by a private consortium (led by Wisetek, Cork) in response to the CIRCULÉIRE Innovation Fund. Mary Walsh is the Cork City Council lead on the project proposal. Revive Paint – Circular Economy project involving the collection of waste paint from civic amenity sites and upcycling of paint (filtering, mixing, repackaging) at two social enterprises before resale to the community. Mary Walsh is the Cork City Council representative on the project. An application has been submitted to the EPA for Phase 2 of the project (marketing of the product).
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