GRADUATE.IE – ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP & DEMOCRACY PROGRAMME
GRADUATE.IE – ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP & DEMOCRACY PROGRAMME
Graduate.ie is a FREE online competition for Second Level Students to take part in and learn about important Local and National topics.
Students who complete the competition can be entered to win one of many educational trips to the European Parliament in Strasbourg in 2019.
About Graduate.ie
Graduate.ie has been in operation since 2001.It is a Government, Local Government and EU Funded Citizenship & Democracy Programme for Young people (aged 12 to 18) who are attending second level schools, Youthreach Centres or Youth Clubs.
Our Mission
Engage, Inform & Inspire Young People
Developing Active Citizenship, Democratic Values and Intercultural Understanding
Disseminating important information effectively
Incentivising Young People to learn
Opening up new channels of communication between Government, Organisations, Businesses and Young People
Offering attractive prizes and further opportunities for learning to young people.
About Graduate.ie Competition
Graduate.ie is a FREE online competition for Young people (aged 12 to 18) who are attending second level schools, Youthreach Centres or Youth Clubs.
Graduate.ie uses a Quiz Format to Engage, Inform and Inspire Young People to learn about important topics such as:
Fire Safety
Road Safety
Entrepreneurship
Environment
Sustainability
Health & Fitness
Financial Literacy
Motor Tax
Housing
Waste
Water
Voting
Planning
Councillors
EU
And many other important Local & National Topics
How it Works..
The Quiz operates on an annual basis during the academic year, starting in October and concluding in March/April. Students can register to participate at any time during the academic year by logging on to the website (www.graduate.ie). Each week a new set of questions relating to areas as diverse as the Arts, environment, politics, health and safety, the Irish language, music, sport, European affairs, etc becomes available on the website. The website provides links to the relevant sponsors webpages making it easy for students to correctly answer the questions.
A computer randomly selects the weekly winners and the appropriate schools / second level students are notified when a prize has been won.
The names of the winners are published on the website.
For more information on this competition go to the following link and also make contact with Ms Harte.
https://www.graduatequiz.com/about/