Get involved in the Our World Awards using our flexible, curriculum-linked resources to explore global issues and express your learning creatively. With great prizes and the chance to make it to the national final, it’s an exciting opportunity for pupils to make a difference!
Make a difference with Our World Awards
Get Involved
Register and Download our Free Global Citizenship resources to tick those Primary Curriculum boxes!
Engage with flexible, cross-curricular resources that explore Irish Aid’s work, the Sustainable Development Goals, and Our World Awards case studies.
Create
Encourage your pupils to come up with a creative, written or multimedia piece that showcases what they’ve learned.
Share your pupil’s work (in English or Irish) for a chance to win prizes or attend the National Final at Dublin Castle!
Submit
Submit your Entry Form and pupil submissions by e-mail to ourworld@realnation.ie
or by post:
Our World Awards Project Office
Real Nation, 94 Baggot Street Lower
Dublin 2,
D02 XN82
Selected entries will be showcased on our website and social media from November to May and be in with a chance to make the National Final.
Submit anytime before 28th March 2025.
Award Categories 2025
Our World Awards Global Goals
Broad focus on one or more SDGs, clear understanding of the goals. Creative techniques to showcase their learnings and raise awareness of how Irish Aid is working on the SDGs
Our World Awards School & Community Impact
Made a tangible and sustainable difference within the school or local community. Celebrates initiatives or collaborations that address local, national or global issues.
Our World Awards Irish Aid Programme
Key insights and understanding of the work of Irish Aid in one or more countries highlighted in the resources. Raising awareness of this work through creative means and across curricular areas.
Our World Awards Outstanding School Engagement
School which has participated in the past and continues to deepen engagement with Global Citizenship Education. Commitment to continuing this work and raising awareness across all class levels.
Our World Awards Rising Star
First time entry of a school displaying thoughtful and creative engagement with the work of Irish Aid and how it relates to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Our World Awards STEM
Links to STEM and the wider curriculum explored and presented creatively and empathetically.
Gradaim Ár nDomhain An iontráil Ghaeilge is fearr
Saothar soiléir cruthaitheach ina léirítear obair Chúnamh Éireann agus/nó na Spriocanna Forbartha.
Our World Awards Overall School of the Year 2025
School which has creatively and empathetically explored the work of Irish Aid linking it to the SDGs and engaging in sustainable actions at local level. Whole school participation is welcomed!
New! Prize for Overall School of the Year 2025
The Overall School of the Year 2025 will win an exciting class trip to a fun-filled STEM experience within Ireland, where they'll explore lots of fun activities up close! It’s a fantastic way to celebrate all their hard work for their entry to the Our World Awards 2025.
Project Ideas
Pupils can work alone, with one friend, in a small group or with your entire class to send us a creative, written or multi-media piece.
Tip:
Explore the features and activities in the Pupil’s Magazine and check out the School’s Showcase for inspiration. Since it's all online, pupils can submit their work in any format—whether it’s a video, audio, or written piece!
Pupil's Magazine
The Pupil’s Magazine is developed annually to engage students with Irish Aid’s work through case studies, fun facts, and activities. The 2025 edition explores the lives of people and communities in Laos, Mozambique, and Somalia. It includes charts and games that help pupils learn about the UN Sustainable Development Goals in an interactive way.
Share this magazine with your class or your child to help them embark on a journey of global citizenship.
You can engage even further with the topics covered here by submitting a piece for our online magazine featuring children’s work and children’s voices. Find out how to take part inside!
National Final
Each year the Our World Awards hosts a National Final Ceremony to celebrate the outstanding work submitted by all pupils and to reward shortlisted schools for their excellence.
This year the final will take place in Dublin Castle on May 22nd 2025. We also invite all schools who participated to join the event virtually so we can all celebrate together.
