Teacher Support
ESERO provides a comprehensive range of resources and supports to help you as a teacher to integrate space as a theme in your classroom. We organise workshops throughout the year for teachers at both primary and post primary. Check in here for information on current and upcoming CPD opportunities.
Upcoming Workshops
F2F Summer Course Tralee/ Athlone -Climate Science Champions with Curious Minds/ESERO and SEAI
REGISTRATION OPEN:1st-5th 2024
Primary Level
Our Face to Face summer course with the Sustainable Authority of Ireland will be offered face to face in MTU Tralee & Scoil Mhuire, Abbeyleix. Join us from 1st-5th July 2024 |
F2F Summer Course Dublin – Climate Science Champions with Curious Minds/ESERO and SEAI
REGISTRATION OPEN: July 1st-5th 2024
Primary Level
Our Face to Face summer course with the Sustainable Authority of Ireland will be offered face to face in Airfield Estate, Dundrum, Dublin 14 Join us from 1st-5th July 2024 in Airfield Estate. |
Online Summer Course – Discover Climate & Space with ESERO
July 1st and August 16th, 2024
Primary Level
This course will give you the knowledge and confidence to teach students the difference between weather and climate. Causes and effects of climate change can be investigated in the classroom and you will be equipped to lead your students to participate in the European Space Agency Climate Detectives project in the autumn. Course date: Between July 1st and August 16th, 2024 |
Online Summer Course – Connecting with your Local Scientific Heritage with Birr Castle Demesne and ESERO
REGISTRATION OPEN: July 1st and August 16th, 2024
Primary Level
This Birr Castle Demesne, ESERO Ireland and SFI’s Curious Minds Programme course explores the castle’s a rich Scientific Heritage and much of the course content is based around the different aspects of this heritage, providing examples to teachers of how they can derive inspiration from their own local areas to involve children in inquiry-based STEM education. Course date: Between July 1st and August 16th, 2024 |
Online Summer Course – STEAMing through Dark Skies and Biodiversity with ESERO
REGISTRATION OPEN: July 1st and August 16th, 2024
Primary Level
After the huge success of our first online course (Discover Climate & Space), we have once again collaborated with SFI’s Curious Minds Programme to introduce you to the exciting world of the night sky and biodiversity. This course is suitable for all primary teachers and over the course of the 5 modules you will be introduced to: |
Online Summer Course – Teaching Space in Junior Classes with ESERO
REGISTRATION OPEN: July 1st and August 16th, 2024
Primary Level
This 20 hour online summer course is for primary teachers of Junior classes This ESERO Ireland course in partnership with MTU/Blackrock Castle Observatory uses space as a cross-curricular theme and aims to help teachers improve their understanding of and confidence in using a variety of space and STEM related activities and resources. |
Engineers Week 2024- Space Debris
March 2024
Primary Level
Engineers week might be over for 2024, but you can still bring engineering into your primary school classrooms! Explore Why there is Junk in space? using this specially adapted resource. Check back for new resources and workshops coming soon for 2025! |
Climate Detectives Crossing STEM – Research Question Workshop 2024
September 2024
Post Primary Level
Check back for resources and workshops coming soon! |
Space Education Confluence 2024 in partnership with ESERO , BCO and Oide
September 2024
Post Primary Level
Check back for resources and workshops coming soon! |
Space Week Workshops at BCO with ESERO
October 2024
Primary Level
Space week Fri, Oct 4, 2024 – Thu, Oct 10, 2024 Check back for resources and workshops coming soon! To find out more visit: Space Week 2024 |
Science Week CPD
10th -17th November 2024
Post Primary Level
Science Week 2024 takes place from the 10th -17th November. Check back for resources and workshops coming soon! To find out more visit: Science Week 2024 |
Space Goes To school with ESERO – Science Week (November)
November 2024
Primary Level
Check back for November 2024 availability coming soon!
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EIRSAT-1 Secondary School Supports
Do this in your own time
Post Primary Level
EIRSAT-1, Ireland’s first satellite has been built by a team of students from University College Dublin and is ready for launch! Bring this exciting topic to your class. |
EIRSAT-1 Primary School Supports
Do this in your own time
Primary Level
EIRSAT-1, Ireland’s first satellite has been built by a team of students from University College Dublin and is ready for launch! Bring this exciting topic to your primary class. |
ESA E-Technology Laboratory Primary & Secondary Teacher Workshops
Various Dates
Primary Level
Primary and Secondary school teachers from the ESA Member States, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia and Malta are invited to apply to technology and robotics training workshops. ESA’s Education Office will deliver these workshops at the e-technology lab in the ESA Education Training Centre, located in Belgium on various dates |
ESA Teach with Space Online Conference 2023
EVENT CLOSED 11th & 12th July 2023
Primary & Post Primary Level
Over the course of two days, you will explore space by hearing from space experts; discover inspiring ways to use space as a context to teach STEM in your physical and virtual classrooms; experience demonstrations of our fun classroom activities; enjoy virtual visits to ESA sites and more! |
ESA e-Technology Laboratory Workshops for primary teachers
EVENT CLOSED 23&24 March 2023
Primary Level
Primary school teachers from ESA Member States, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia and Slovenia are invited to apply to technology and robotics training workshops to be delivered by the ESA Education Office at the e-technology lab in the ESA Education Training Centre, located in Belgium |
ESA e-Technology Laboratory Workshops for secondary teachers
EVENT CLOSED 23 - 25 January 2023
Post Primary Level
Secondary school teachers from ESA Member States, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia and Slovenia are invited to apply to technology and robotics training workshops to be given at the e-technology lab in the ESA Education Training Centre, located in Belgium |
