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Limerick students set to share their ‘B!G Ideas’
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SEVERAL Limerick schools are participating in a Transition Year initiative that aims to creatively tackle Ireland’s major issues today.
A TY initiative called the B!G Idea is teaching teens across Ireland how to apply their innovation to issues such as the housing crisis, future pandemics, racism and teen’s mental health and wellbeing.
“We equip students with the creative mindset to tackle the biggest problems they will face and support them to respond to a range of innovative programme briefs,” said founder of the programme, Kim Mackenzie-Doyle.
TY students tackle the big issues in new programme
Updated / Tuesday, 27 Apr 2021
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Regional Reporter
A new Transition Year programme is being rolled out in schools across the country to get students thinking creatively about ways to tackle issues such as homelessness and racism.
The Big Idea is a social enterprise aimed at bridging the gap between education and industry.
It s about big ideas and big solutions. Innovators and creatives are asking students to focus on five key areas of concern in our society today - the housing crisis, beating pandemics, ageing populations, managing the health and well-being of teenagers and combating racism.