7 modules · 20 lessons
Learners get oriented to what sustainability really means, estimate their own environmental footprint, and learn the difference between a linear and a circular economy. By the end of the module they have named their top barriers, picked one realistic swap, and set a SMART goal for the rest of the course.
| Living Within Limits: Resources, Waste and the Circular Economy | ||
| Taking Action: Individual and Collective Choices |
Learners look at how food gets to the table, the impact of different food choices, and how to cut food waste in their own kitchen. They build a sustainable shopping plan that works on a real budget and try one plant-based swap.
| Food Systems and Sustainability: from Farm to Table | ||
| Reducing Food Waste: from Planning to Composting | ||
| Sustainable Shopping and Eating Choices |
Learners get a clear picture of how energy is used in the home, learn to read their bills, and find practical no-cost, low-cost and bigger-investment changes that fit their housing situation. They also look at low-carbon transport and switch one journey.
| Understanding Energy and Your Carbon Footprint | ||
| Reducing Home Energy Use and Carbon | ||
| Low-carbon Transport and Mobility |
Learners apply the waste hierarchy to their own household, target single-use plastics, and build practical repair, upcycling and secondhand habits. The focus is on small, doable changes that hold up over time.
| Rethinking Consumption: the Five Rs of Zero Waste | ||
| Eliminating Single-use Plastics | ||
| DIY, Upcycling and Repair Culture |
Learners adopt greener practices throughout the home, try growing some food in whatever space they have, and audit their water use. The module is designed to work for renters as well as owner-occupiers.
| Sustainable Home Practices and Green Living | ||
| Gardening for Sustainability: Growing Food and Supporting Nature | ||
| Water Stewardship: Conservation and Quality |
Learners get to grips with the state of Irish biodiversity, take pollinator-friendly actions in whatever outdoor space they have, and build a small, sustainable nature-connection routine into their week.
| Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health | ||
| Living with Nature: Supporting Pollinators and Wildlife | ||
| Outdoor Skills and Nature Connection |
Learners move from individual action to community and systems change, find local initiatives, take one systems-level action, and pull everything together into a personal Sustainable Lifestyle Plan.
| Community Action for Sustainability | ||
| Supporting Sustainable Systems: Business, Policy and Culture | ||
| Your Sustainable Lifestyle Plan: Integration and Next Steps |
Learners get oriented to what sustainability really means, estimate their own environmental footprint, and learn the difference between a linear and a circular economy. By the end of the module they have named their top barriers, picked one realistic swap, and set a SMART goal for the rest of the course.
| Living Within Limits: Resources, Waste and the Circular Economy | ||
| Taking Action: Individual and Collective Choices |
Learners look at how food gets to the table, the impact of different food choices, and how to cut food waste in their own kitchen. They build a sustainable shopping plan that works on a real budget and try one plant-based swap.
| Food Systems and Sustainability: from Farm to Table | ||
| Reducing Food Waste: from Planning to Composting | ||
| Sustainable Shopping and Eating Choices |
Learners get a clear picture of how energy is used in the home, learn to read their bills, and find practical no-cost, low-cost and bigger-investment changes that fit their housing situation. They also look at low-carbon transport and switch one journey.
| Understanding Energy and Your Carbon Footprint | ||
| Reducing Home Energy Use and Carbon | ||
| Low-carbon Transport and Mobility |
Learners apply the waste hierarchy to their own household, target single-use plastics, and build practical repair, upcycling and secondhand habits. The focus is on small, doable changes that hold up over time.
| Rethinking Consumption: the Five Rs of Zero Waste | ||
| Eliminating Single-use Plastics | ||
| DIY, Upcycling and Repair Culture |
Learners adopt greener practices throughout the home, try growing some food in whatever space they have, and audit their water use. The module is designed to work for renters as well as owner-occupiers.
| Sustainable Home Practices and Green Living | ||
| Gardening for Sustainability: Growing Food and Supporting Nature | ||
| Water Stewardship: Conservation and Quality |
Learners get to grips with the state of Irish biodiversity, take pollinator-friendly actions in whatever outdoor space they have, and build a small, sustainable nature-connection routine into their week.
| Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health | ||
| Living with Nature: Supporting Pollinators and Wildlife | ||
| Outdoor Skills and Nature Connection |
Learners move from individual action to community and systems change, find local initiatives, take one systems-level action, and pull everything together into a personal Sustainable Lifestyle Plan.
| Community Action for Sustainability | ||
| Supporting Sustainable Systems: Business, Policy and Culture | ||
| Your Sustainable Lifestyle Plan: Integration and Next Steps |
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