Heritage in Schools

Heritage in Schools Specialists to deliver 200+ visits reaching over 7,000 children in support of the Department of Education & Youth’s Primary School Summer Programme.

The theme for the Department of Education & Youth’s summer programme this year is ‘Building Confidence and Connections’. The programme supports students with complex special educational needs and those at risk of educational disadvantage.

The Primary School Scheme caters for children in special classes as well as those in mainstream classes who have special educational needs, and those who are at risk of educational disadvantage. In addition, DEIS schools are running literacy and numeracy summer camps.

The Heritage Council has been supporting these programmes since 2022 by extending the Heritage in Schools Scheme to run outside school term. This year 200 visits will be delivered by our Heritage in Schools Specialists reaching over 7,000 children.

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Una Halpin

Una Halpin

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Una’s outdoor visits cover a range of biodiversity and geography topics including trees, minibeasts, rocks and maps

Clare Hamilton

Clare Hamilton

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Clare is passionate about reconnecting children with nature and empowering them with the knowledge and tools to tackle climate anxiety through positive actions! Discover the REAL zoo of wonderful creatures living all around us – in our flowers, trees and streams and how they depend on each other!

Jesmond Harding

Jesmond Harding

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Contact Jesmond for a glimpse into the magical world of butterflies and moths, including the weirdly wild ways butterflies communicate with each other, why butterflies bully and some social caterpillars eat their own kind. Learn why butterflies pretend to be dead, who their enemies are and how long they live.

Shailagh Healy

Shailagh Healy

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Engaging and experiential workshops for students about their local woods and the nature under their feet. The heart of nature connection is multifaceted and instilled with story, movement, song, play and Irish and English ID. Visits are tailored to meet the requirements of the SESE Curriculum.

Edel Heeran

Edel Heeran

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Nature and history field trips to Emo Court (https://emocourt.ie/) in Co. Laois. Also available are in-school pollinator workshops.

Ciara Hinksman

Ciara Hinksman

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Ciara's passion is to develop our connection to nature. The Forest School ethos that underpins her work is that of child-led play and personal development so learning happens holistically for each child. Activities offered include games, bug safari, nature crafts, using tools like saws and drills and some wild edible foraging, all in the school grounds.

Geoff Hunt

Geoff Hunt

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Geoff's visits include the following strands: biodiversity, art, maths, geography, English, Irish, music. His lessons begin with engagement, prediction, exploration and show the results.

Patrick Hunt

Patrick Hunt

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Patrick's nature visits cover everything from school Gardening to exploring the trees, wildflowers, birdlife and insects found locally. He helps children and teachers explore the biodiversity on their doorstep.

Deirdre Hurley

Deirdre Hurley

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Dee is a forest school leader and primary school teacher with a keen interest in outdoor activity and nature based learning. Forest school workshops include games, nature art, bush crafts, den building, play and exploration all while connecting with each other and nature throughout the seasons.

Calvin Jones

Calvin Jones

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From whales to snails and everything in between, Calvin’s visits on Irish wildlife and biodiversity tap into and encourage the innate curiosity all young children have for the world around them.

Luana Jungmann

Luana Jungmann

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CuriOcean’s workshops are science based and most importantly, fun! Children will learn and understand how they can help protect the marine environment through hands-on and interactive activities. Two workshops are currently available, the Marine Mammals workshop and the Changes in the Ocean, click into the description for more details!

Rosemary Kavanagh

Rosemary Kavanagh

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Willow weaving, storytelling, and heritage arts

Sinéad Keane

Sinéad Keane

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'Pollination - How nature makes our fruits and seeds': Introduction to pollination, making the connection between insects and food production through interactive discussions, guided outdoor activities, hands-on flower dissection and creative drawing.

We cover pollination, biodiversity, native tree identification, fresh water animals and seaweeds. We include worksheets, quizzes, hands on outdoor activities and creativity in our workshops.

Tina Keating

Tina Keating

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A fun and interactive way of uncovering the natural world around us and the prehistoric history of Ireland through discovery, fun games, and creative activities. Find out all about the ancient sea creatures that lived long ago and the different creatures that inhabit our seashore today. Learn from local rocks, fossils, and landforms, about Ireland’s ancient past, its earthquakes and volcanoes, and vast mysterious lands where dinosaurs once roamed. We’ll leave no stone unturned!

Carmel Kelly

Carmel Kelly

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As a librarian and author of nine books Carmel is passionate about restoring lesser-known people and events to their rightful place in Irish History. Her workshops include engaging story time in both languages based on her four picture books for younger children and illustrated talks with worksheets to complement the Irish History sessions.

Tony Kenneally

Tony Kenneally

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Tony's visits are aimed at getting children into the outdoors to discover the natural world surrounding their school and locality. Visits are fun, interactive and suitable for all classes and age groups.

Aengus Kennedy

Aengus Kennedy

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Aengus explores biodiversity, what it is, why we should care and how we can help in a range of different workshops.

Martina Kilian

Martina Kilian

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Martina offers a wide range of nature activities and experiences, preferably outdoors, either on the school grounds or in a nearby habitat, like a forest, hedgerow or bogland. She gained her experience in offering popular summer nature camps for primary school children in South Sligo.

Angie Kinsella

Angie Kinsella

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Angie is a passionate and highly experienced ‘forest school leader’ who firmly believes in nature pedagogy. Angie feels that connecting with nature and encouraging student led learning in the outdoors is of great importance in this increasingly digital age.

Ruti Lachs

Ruti Lachs

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Cork Jewish history, music, and culture - a participatory music and dance workshop introducing a little-known community, from their origins in Lithuania to today. This workshop also looks at the cultural heritage of the children in the classroom - festivals, music, foods, songs, dances and traditions, and includes song writing in different languages.

Aileen Lambert

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Aileen delivers workshops in traditional Irish singing. During her visits, children are introduced to a broad range of traditional Irish songs - love songs, local songs, songs of war and songs of complete nonsense!

Eliya Lavine

Eliya Lavine

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Eliya enthusiastically shares her passion for nature connection with the groups she engages with. Guided by the forest school approach, organic gardening, and ecological climate awareness, Eliya’s sessions are infused with play, creativity, movement, and song - highlighting experiential learning through the hands, head and heart.

Marina Levitina

Marina Levitina

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Music of the Plants: introduction to the wildflowers and trees of the Autumn forest through art, music and stories .

Fiona Linnane

Fiona Linnane

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Exploring heritage through music and sound