Gaisce - The President's Award

'OUR GAISCE STORY' - Hear about the Gaisce experience directly from our Gaisce Participants! 🙌 Challenge yourself, explore your interests, make a positive impact in your community, gain confidence, valuable skills and so much more. 😊 The exciting part - this could be you! Visit our website for more information and take the first step towards fulfilling your potential. 💛 Your journey starts now: https://www.gaisce.ie/ 📸 Video by Way Out West Productions #GaisceAward #PresidentofIreland #MichaelDHiggins #YouthDevelopment #YourWayYourAward Áras an Uachtaráin

We're proud to have SciFest CLG as a Gaisce Challenge Partner! 🙌 Check out the ways you can do your #PersonalSkill and #CommunityInvolvement Challenge Areas ⬇️ #GaisceAward #SciFest #GaisceChallengePartner #Activites #YouthAward #YouthDevelopment #Ireland #PresidentOfIreland

Gavin Mullin is a Gaisce Awardee and Olympian, proudly representing Team Ireland in the Men's Rugby Sevens team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. We wish the team the best of luck! Team Ireland came out on fire yesterday, defeating both South Africa and Japan to secure a spot in the quarter-finals. A brilliant performance! 📸David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile #GaisceAward #Paris2024 #OlympicGames #Rugby7s #GavinMullin #TeamIreland #GaisceAwardee

Yesterday marked the beginning of the Paris Olympics 2024, and we are thrilled to cheer on Team Ireland! 🇮🇪 It's especially exciting to see three Olympians who are also Gaisce Awardees: Jack Woolley in Taekwondo, Phil Healy in Athletics, and Gavin Mullin in Rugby. 🤩 Their achievements are truly inspiring, showcasing their dedication and commitment to reaching their full potential. 👏 Let's show our support and wish them and Team Ireland the best of luck as they compete on the world stage!💛 📸David Fitzgerald and Sam Barnes/Sportsfile #GaisceAward #Paris2024 #OlympicGames #YourWayYourAward #GaisceAwardees #YouthAward #YouthDevelopment #JackWoolley #PhilHealy #GavinMullin

As a member of the Gaisce - The President's Award Council, I’m delighted to share the 2023 Gaisce Impact Report, which celebrates the notable achievements of the young people participating in the Award. Highlights include the highest registrations and completions since 2019. In addition, young people contributed a phenomenal 325,000+ volunteer hours in their communities! Check out the report: https://lnkd.in/enKUTv5S

☑️25,165 award registrations ☑️79% of all post-primary schools delivering Gaisce ☑️120% increase in Youth Diversion Project participants ☑️8% increase in registrations in Disability Services ☑️62% of DEIS schools delivering Gaisce ☑️143 awardees from Northern Ireland through Joint Award Initiative partnership with The Duke of Edinburgh's Award NI. Thats a year of impact Gaisce - The President's Award 🙌

I am delighted to share Gaisce - The President's Award 2023 Impact Report. In addition to achieving our highest Award registrations and completions since 2019, we continued our focus on driving inclusion and diversity through a packed programme of initiatives aimed at ensuring that as many young people as possible have the opportunity to take part in the Gaisce Award.  Gaisce continues to serve as a beacon of personal development for thousands of young people all over Ireland, leaving a profound impact on their lives, their communities, their peers and their families. Thank you to everyone who played their part supporting young people to dream big 😄 Onwards🙌 🙏

Our CEO Avril Ryan and Chairperson Áine Kerr with our 2023 Impact Report! 🎉 Check it out: https://lnkd.in/eHdxuER4 #GaisceAward #YourWayYourAward #ImpactReport #YouthAward #YouthDevelopment #Ireland

We are delighted to publish the 2023 Gaisce Impact Report today, celebrating the notable achievements of young people participating in Gaisce across 2023! Key highlights include: - Highest registrations and completions since 2019 with 25,165 Award registrations and 14,872 Award completions. - 79% of all post-primary schools and 62% of all DEIS schools are delivering Gaisce to young people. - An impressive 325,000 volunteer hours invested by Gaisce participants in their communities. Check out the 2023 Gaisce Impact Report: https://lnkd.in/eHdxuER4 #GaisceAward #YouthDevelopment #Ireland

💚 Our Gaisce - The President's Award Silver and Bronze group went on an exploration at the end of this school year! They explored the island and Gealtacht Cléire (Cape Clear) off the coast to the south of us. 🐬 It started with a fantastic ride on Cape Clear Ferries alongside a pod of dolphins, who put on a real show! ✏️ The group was responsible for the logistics of the exploration, rationing food, booking the campsite and planning our walking routes. The group adhered to the Leave No Trace Ireland principles throughout the trip. 🪨 With a keen interest in history, some of the group explored a few of the many archaeological sites on the island, which included the promontory fort at Dún an Óir and a signal tower dating from the Napoleonic Wars. 🌊 A highlight was a kayak trip with Maratacht ( https://lnkd.in/dfyh_QZd ) where the group paddled into some incredible caves. 👆But this exploration was only part of the Award: 💫Throughout the school year the participants explored their talents including learning to play the drums, cooking, coding and creative writing. 💫They proved their perseverance with their physical activities such as swimming, hiking and working out in the school gym. 💫And they showed their community commitment by volunteering in a charity shop, running clubs for others, and working in the community garden. 🏅What an accomplishment! 💖 Well done everyone, we are so proud! What a wonderful bonding experience to end the year with. https://lnkd.in/dWyGKdvm