Alliance Youth Works

What is the connection with the KCEE?

Kids learn about the environment in a fun and interactive environment

If you are a regular visitor to Kilbroney, you'll know that we have had a phenomenally successful and very exciting year. Booked out from March to June 2008 and starting a new summer scheme in August has all been possible thanks to you, our many loyal visiting groups. Now the Northern Ireland Environment Agency have joined with us to make your experience even better. We have new staff, new programmes, new resources and new partners - why

not come and see for yourself? If you're looking to take your kids or young people on a fun and educational trip that they'll be talking about for years to come - then the Kilbroney Centre is the only option.

> KCEE Programmes Learn more about the range of programmes on offer...
> KCEE Photo Album Have a look at some of the biodiversity that lives at the Kilbroney Centre...

What the kids said...

Some of the kids who visited KCEE recently have sent us in lots of letters. If you want to see what they thought of their time, or if you want to see if you can spot your own, then visit our letters page - now with new letters!

Explore Photos Annual Report Breathing Places Eco-Schools >>

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That's a big jar for such a little fish!

> Explore Summer Scheme 2009 We had a week crammed full of fun at the Explore Nature Summer Scheme at the Kilbroney Centre, and you can find out what all happened in our photo gallery below. And for those of you who were there, have fun reliving all your Explore memories.
> Explore 2009 Gallery Check out some of our best snaps

> Annual Report Find out what we've been up to over the past year with the help of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.
> Annual Report Download our Annual Report

> BBC Breathing Places The Kilbroney Centre are now delivery partners for BBC Breathing Places and can support your school in doing projects, big or small in your school.
The BBC is famous for its wildlife broadcasting and over the next two years, they want to get 10,000 schools closer to nature by providing help with making school grounds into special places for wildlife with the BBC Breathing Places Schools campaign.
> BBC Breathing Places Find out how to get involved and register a project...

> Eco-Schools And that's not all, we are also delivery partners for Eco-Schools.
Eco-Schools is a recognised award scheme, rewarding and accrediting schools who have made a commitment to continuously improving their environmental performance. It is also a learning resource, raising awareness of environmental issues through activities that link to curriculum subjects.
> Eco-Schools Read more about the Eco-Schools programme...

How does all this happen?

In true Alliance Youth Works Style we work with a range of other organisations (some of which have been mentioned before). But it is important to mention two instrumental organisations to us here at Kilbroney.

The Environmental Education Forum is an essential organisation for any environmental education establishment to belong to and Andy Griggs, the Forum Manager, has all the answers. If you're a teacher and you want to stay in touch with all the movements within the environmental education sector then contact the office for details.

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency has also been key in getting this

An Agency within the Department of the Environment

organisation back on its feet. Kilbroney would have struggled to realise the vision if it had not been for Anne Hayes at the NIEA encouraging us to move forward and grasp the dream. If you need in depth information about our countryside then click here.

Still to come at the KC double E.

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