A draft Leaving Cert specification on “climate action” would see students taught how to “effectively organise” around climate issues, and study the “tactics” of “activists,” including “direct action,” “civil disobedience” and more, Gript can reveal. “Through this Applied Learning Task, students learn how to effectively organise themselves totake action,” the document reads, adding that pupils will “work in groups to organise an action on a matter related to climate”. It further states that students are to study the “tactics” employed by “activists”, as well as lobbying, direct action, civil disobedience and more. “Students should be able to explore the role of Irish agriculture in conservation of biodiversity, climate regeneration and climate breakdown,” it reads. “Teachers should be aware of the complex integration of emotions with climate action andsustainable development issues in all aspects of the learning,” it says.
