Education – Page 28 – First World War Centenary News Archive

April 14, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Public lecture to take place in Brussels on sinking of Lusitania – titled ‘A Century of Deceit and Denial’

The lecture is taking place on May 7th 2015 – 100 years after the sinking of the liner. It is part of a series of lectures being organised to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

April 16, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Turkish school project connects children with ANZAC families

The school project, ‘Two Trenches, One Letter’, aims to educate students about the Gallipoli campaign and to promote the understanding of shared sacrifice between Turkish and Anzac families.

April 20, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Irish in Gallipoli website launch: understanding the Irish story

Century Ireland, a project led by RTÉ and Boston College, is launching a companion website dedicated to telling the story of the Irish in Gallipoli.

April 21, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: First lethal gas attack at Ypres

Germany launched its only Western Front offensive of 1915 at Ypres on April 22nd, extensively using deadly chemicals for the first time.

April 21, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary Education Project launches

The Gallipoli Association has launched a companion site to promote learning and international collaboration within schools – the Gallipoli Centenary Education Project.

April 21, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Sea of Crosses to be erected in cities across New Zealand for Anzac Day

The Fields of Remembrance Trust is helping to create memorials in towns and cities across New Zealand.

April 21, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary Education Project launches

The Gallipoli Association has launched a companion site to promote learning and international collaboration within schools – the Gallipoli Centenary Education Project.

April 23, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Irish in Gallipoli website launch: understanding the Irish story

Century Ireland, a project led by RTÉ and Boston College, is today launching a companion website dedicated to telling the story of the Irish in Gallipoli.

April 24, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary: talks, music & poetry in Ireland to remember 1915 campaign

The Irish broadcaster, RTE, and organisers of the Hay literary festival in Kells are to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings with a programme of talks, music and poetry from April 24-26th 2015.

April 25, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Allied troops land at Gallipoli

One of the most controversial campaigns of the First World War began on April 25th 1915, when the Allied powers invaded the Gallipoli peninsula with the aim of knocking Turkey out of the war.