Over a two-day period, on 25 & 26 April, Tullamore primary schools will be blitzed by Heritage Specialists from the Heritage Council’s Heritage in Schools programme. The visiting Specialists will deliver all sorts of interesting facts on Offaly’s rich built, natural and cultural heritage. Visits can be to the classroom, the school yard or further afield and will be FREE OF CHARGE.
The Heritage Council is seeking applications from Heritage Specialists who want to join our Heritage in Schools team. The current panel expires at the end of 2023 and the new panel will commence from January 2024 for a four year term.
To celebrate National Biodiversity Week 2023 the Heritage Council is offering 100 free Heritage in Schools visits to primary schools. Visit content must relate to biodiversity and must take place between 19 and 28 May 2023.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage launched the Hedgerow Toolkit for Schools. This booklet has been developed to assist teachers in explaining the value of our hedgerows and to engage children on the subject of hedgerows, biodiversity and climate change through interesting activities.
The advantages of Forest School are evident now more than ever when the benefits of the outdoor classroom and nature are at an all-time high. As Forest School meets the aims and objectives of the Heritage in Schools programme the Heritage Council will continue to support programmes in 2023. The programme will be offered by certified Forest School Leaders through the Heritage in Schools Scheme. In 2023 the Heritage Council will fund two Forest School initiatives through Heritage in Schools:
A great afternoon this week in Enniscorthy Library at the screening and launch of "Travelling Voices" - a 20 minute video filmed in July and August, 2022 highlighting the rich culture and heritage of the travelling community in Co. Wexford. The film, which was filmed and produced by Heritage in Schools Specialist Rachel Uí Fhaoláin (Ceol Mo Chroí) and Digital Storyteller/Filmmaker John Ó Faoláin (Traditional Archive Channel), explores the rich culture of the Travelling Community in Wexford. The film was funded by The Heritage Council through our Heritage in Schools programme. Watch it here https://youtu.be/MNn8SThnDF0
Calling all primary schools! To celebrate Science Week Ireland we're providing FREE #HeritageinSchools visits between 13-20 November! Browse our Directory of Heritage Specialists, contact a Specialist to agree date and submit your booking through our online booking page. For more info: mwalsh@heritagecouncil.ie
The Heritage in Schools Scheme is open for bookings for the period September - December 2022. Bookings for 2023 will be accepted from January.
To celebrate National Biodiversity Week 2022 the Heritage Council is offering free Heritage in Schools visit to primary schools between 13 and 22 May.
In September, the Heritage Council launched a blended Heritage in Schools programme – a mix of outdoor, in-person and virtual visits. To celebrate this long-awaited return to the outdoor classroom, and as a way of supporting teachers and students at a time when the benefits of nature and the outdoors are at an all-time high, the programme is being offered FREE to schools for a limited period before the end of 2021.
On Monday 15th November, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Malcolm Noonan, joined Virginia Teehan, Chief Executive of The Heritage Council, Maria Walsh, Heritage in Schools Programme Manager and Mary Dillon, Community Programmes Manager with Burrenbeo Trust to launch ‘Heritage Keepers’, a new pilot national Place Based Learning and Stewardship initiative.
To celebrate National Biodiversity Week 2021 we ran a School Backyard BioBlitz from 20-28 May.
