Support Local Schools
How does it work?
Are you interested in giving back to your local community by empowering young people and supercharging their education? We are inviting donors to sponsor digital skills programmes for local schools and for schools across Ireland. It’s easy to take part, fits any CSR or donor budget, and delivers real impact!
Sponsor a school for just €995
Each sponsored school will receive everything they need from Olus Education to deliver an engaging digital skills programme, and to enable every student to use their new skills to produce an exciting digital project.
Schools will receive admin support, full access to the Olus learning portal (see below), webinar support for teachers, and an invite to a showcase event at the end of the 12 week programme.
Meet your CSR Goals
By sponsoring schools you have the opportunity to make a real impact in your local community, and to be seen to be doing so.
By equipping young people with essential digital skills you’re investing in the future workforce while bridging the education gap. Support for this programme will highlight your commitment to innovation and equality in education.
Showcase for Schools and Donors
The projects in each school will culminate in a showcase for all classes, which donors will be invited to attend as a guest of honour.
There will also be a capstone showcase for the project as a whole, where schools will be invited to bring student represenatives to showcase their work for other schools. Donors will be invited to attend these events, and schools will also be asked to share their stories with sponsors, including photos and videos.
Spring 2025 - Project Outline
Students will focus initially on exploring essential online safety topics that represent real dangers they are facing an an age-appropriate way. Next, they will build a creative digital project to demonstrate and share their understanding of the topic. The students will select their preferred creative, digital tool to build the project. They will learn all the skills required to use that tool through their personal Olus learning portal.
The next programme is scheduled to begin in late February 2025.
Our Mission
Gavin and Diarmuid built Olus to give every student the chance to learn the digital skills that are essential for success in the modern world.
From online safety, to how to use Google Workspace or Microsoft, or even advanced coding - Olus is here to ensure no child gets left behind. Typical barriers to learning these essential skills include a lack of financing for schools, the digital skills and confidence of teachers, and available time for teachers to upskill. Olus can solve this by removing the need for traditional training and enabling the teacher to learn alongside the students through the Olus learning portal. This means that every student can start learning tomorrow, no matter where they are, what devices they have in their school, or who their teacher is.
We invite donors to join our mission and make a real impact in Irish schools.
Gavin Molloy (L) is a former primary school teacher and university lecturer. Diarmuid Ó Muirgheasa (R) is a software engineer who has taught Leaving Cert computer science in The Institute of Education and The Dublin Academy of Education.
Project Supporters
Curious to know how Olus works?
Primary School - Corracrinn NS, Co. Monaghan
Secondary School - Blakestown CS, Dublin 15
Become a school sponsor.
If you would like to learn more about becoming a sponsor please enter your details here.
Sponsors are welcome to nominate a specific school to join the project. We are also working with Education Centres across Ireland to identify schools who could most benefit from participating in the Olus programme, and we’re happy to pair sponsors with schools.
We look forward to welcoming you to the project!
