Limerick City East Educate Together National School named finalist in national Our World Awards

Limerick City East Educate Together National School named finalist in national Our World Awards

Limerick City East Educate Together National School pupils and their teacher to travel to Dublin Castle on Friday, May 30 to compete for prestigious national title

Thursday 22nd May 2025: Sixth class pupils from Limerick City East Educate Together National School have been named a finalist in the 2025 Our World Awards.  The school will join 14 other national finalists from across Ireland at a ceremony to be held at Dublin Castle on Friday, May 30.

Limerick City East Educate Together National School is one of just 15 schools in Ireland to be in the running for one of nine prestigious Our World Awards comprising the Global Goals, Irish Aid Programme, Rising Star, Creative Star, STEM, School and Community Impact, Global Citizenship Education, an Iontráil Ghaeilge is Fearr and Outstanding School Engagement Awards, as well as the coveted School of the Year Award.

The pupils at Limerick City East Educate Together National School made it to the as a result of their ambitious and highly creative project addressing the global challenge of flooding in Laos.

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Drawing on science, technology, engineering, and the arts, the class developed a wide range of innovative solutions and educational materials to raise awareness and propose practical ideas for communities affected by flooding.  The project was entirely pupil-led, with the full class divided into sub-groups, each focusing on a different aspect of the issue.

From StopMotion animations and dramatic performances to 3D pen creations, Lego engineering models, a podcast, and educational leaflets, the pupils explored the issue from every angle.  Other groups tackled agriculture, diorama construction, technology design, and scientific research, ensuring a cross-curricular approach that brought learning to life in a hands-on and meaningful way.

A highlight of their work will be presented at the National Finals at Dublin Castle on May 30th, where the pupils will showcase some of their Lego models and 3D pen inventions to other finalist schools and visitors.  Their inventive work not only highlights global challenges but demonstrates how Irish pupils can think critically and creatively about real-world issues — and propose solutions.

The judges praised the scale and depth of the project, as well as the huge effort and collaboration shown by both pupils and teachers.  The project exemplifies how global citizenship education can empower students to connect classroom learning with international development and take action for a better world.

Congratulating Limerick City East Educate Together National School on making it to the national final, Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Neale Richmond TD said:

“I am really looking forward to meeting the pupils from Limerick City East Educate Together National School and their teacher at the national final on May 30th.  I know that there is a great sense of excitement around the event in Dublin Castle.

“I am also looking forward to personally thanking our primary school teachers for their continued commitment, not just to participating in the Our World Awards, but also for nurturing an ethos of global citizenship amongst our young people. It is important that as global citizens we all play an individual and collective part in making the world a better place.

“Each of the projects submitted by the 15 finalists demonstrate an impressive level of insight and understanding of what are complex global issues that have a devastating impact on the most vulnerable in our world.”

Now in their 20th year, the Our World Awards are the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s flagship programme with primary schools which, over its lifetime, has seen thousands of young people become inspired to engage with global issues and take action for a fairer, more sustainable world.

The 2025 Our World Awards National Final is taking place at the Printworks, Dublin Castle on Friday 30th May 2025.