The Atlantic Youth Trust has teamed up with The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and Gaisce – The President’s Award to offer two young people, one from DofE and one from Gaisce the opportunity to participate in a 10 day Tall Ships voyage around New Zealand on the Spirit of New Zealand [4 – 18 Jan […]
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Planning for a Gaisce Adventure Journey? Are you unsure what is involved in helping Gaisce Award participants with their Adventure Journey? Are you unclear on any aspect of the Adventure Journey Policy? Would you like to meet with peers, discuss the practicalities and pick up some hints and useful information? Why not sign up for
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Thank you to everyone who applied to join the Gaisce Council. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs have confirmed applications will be assessed by the end of August and applicants will be contacted once the Minister has made a decision.Â
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We are thrilled to announce the launch of our #GaisceAdventure17 Instagram competition! This year we are also delighted to say that there are 3 fantastic prizes up for grabs! First prize is an amazing GoPro Hero Session (€229). Second prize will receive a €150 voucher for Basecamp, with third place receiving a €100 euro voucher for
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Gaisce staff are going to join PALs, along with Silver and Gold participants who are over 18 years old, for a short hike to put into practice the learning from the information session in Basecamp.  The hike will be guided by An Oige, a Gaisce Challenge Partner, who will highlight the best routes to take and
Event date: Wednesday 22nd March Event time: 18.00 to 19.30 Venue: Basecamp Outdoor Adventure Store, Middle Abbey St, Dublin 1 Gaisce has teamed up with Basecamp – the outdoor adventure store to run an information session on the Gaisce Adventure Journey.  Russ Mills from Mountain Trails will be speaking to give information about routes, places to stay and what you should
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As part of your Gold Gaisce Award, you must submit a portfolio detailing the work that went into your Gold Award. As you can imagine each portfolio is as unique as each participant, but here are a few helpful tips to ensure your portfolio stands out and shows just how much work you put into
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Gaisce – The President\’s Award are delighted to announce An Óige as our latest Challenge Partner. Since its inception in 1931, An Óige has expanded and added hostels and franchise hostels to its network as well as losing some hostels due to wear and tear and various incidents along the way! Now, over 85 years
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In 2017/2018, Gaisce will pilot a new Junior Gaisce programme for 2nd year students in Leinster. We want to find out if Gaisce is suitable for a younger age group and are looking for school based PALs to take part in this exciting opportunity. PALs will share their knowledge and expertise to help create and
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Last year, Gaisce surveyed all PALs to hear about how they found the role of a PAL, various levels of support and to get PAL feedback on upcoming events. This year Gaisce are hoping to get even more feedback from all PALs! By completing our annual survey PALs can provide Gaisce with invaluable feedback and
