CENTRE for CROSS BORDER STUDIES

The purpose of this 30-month study, which was run in partnership with Dublin City University, was to enable students to critically evaluate the inter-related roles of science and citizenship. It also aimed to develop an awareness of the interdependencies that exist between communities in the border region.

The project centred on a shared web resource ‘Citizenship and Science Exchange’, with curriculum support materials, discussion areas and ‘ask the expert’ services, where teachers and students could interact in debate and discourse on the roles, rights and responsibilities of the citizen in a society which is increasingly science-dependent.

Teachers and students (age 12-15) from 16 second-level schools on both sides of the border were involved. Each school implemented three modules on topics such as pollution, nutrition and genetics.

The three modules prioritised for implementation are Environmental Perspectives, Food Nutrition and Energy.

The sixteen participating schools were:

NORTH			SOUTH
Banbridge Academy, Banbridge			Beaufort College, Navan
Drumglass High School, Dungannon			Beech Hill College, Monaghan
Fivemiletown High School, Fivemiletown			De La Salle College, Dundalk
Kilkeel High School, Kilkeel			St. Macartan’s College, Monaghan
Lismore Comprehensive, Craigavon			St. Mary’s College, Dundalk
Lurgan Junior High School			St. Oliver’s Community College, Drogheda
St. Aidan’s High School, Derrylin			St. Vincent’s Secondary School, Dundalk
St. Mary’s High School, Newry			This activity is listed on
St. Patrick’s College, Banbridge

Events

Date	Event	Location
13 October 2003	Orientation Day	Centre for Cross Border Studies, Armagh
27-28 November 2003	Training Day	Teachers Education Centre, Monaghan
22 October 2004	Training Day	WELB Technology Centre, Omagh
26 October 2005	Final Conference	Share Centre, Lisnaskea