Trócaire Better World Award

This is an award that recognises the work and learning that takes place each year while exploring Trócaire’s Lenten theme. As you go through the Lenten stories and activities with your pupils, please remember to keep the children’s work or record their activities for the Trócaire Better World Award.  

BWA ENTRY IDEAS

• Send in art work or projects the children have made.

• Create a display about the country featured and place it in the corridor where eevryone can see it.

• Send in letters, poems, prayers and stories the children have written.

• Write and perform a song about the country and children in the Lenten pack.

• Call a school assembly and role-play a situation that might occur in the focus country – use the Lenten pack to help you do so.

•  Record a video or photograph the children participating in the activities featured in the Lenten pack and send us in a DVD.

SOME ENTRIES FROM LAST YEAR

A short piece featuring a performance by Junior Infants students, from a video made by Rathpeacon National School. They submitted this video along with their Better World Award entry.

A selection of photographs submitted by schools, showing us their Better World Award entries.

THE AWARDS

Members of each group who submit an entry receive a Trócaire Better World Award certificate and badge. In addition, 15 awards are given to groups whose entries are of special merit. The merit awards include artefacts from the country featured, a fair-trade hamper and resource materials for the classroom. 

The closing date for entries is Friday 4th May 2012.

WHAT THE CHILDREN SAY ABOUT TBWA

(6th class children from St Eunan’s N.S, Raphoe, Co. Donegal)

“We are all human beings and we would like someone to think of us if we needed their help”

“We have planted an organic garden in our school. Trócaire helps communities grow their own food. We are growing vegetables and hope to be an example to others, as this cuts down on transport emissions and packaging which contribute to Climate Change”.