Chelly van Vuuren - Heritage Experts | Heritage in Schools

Chelly van Vuuren

Chelly Van Vuuren
Ábha(i)r:
Eolaíocht, Climate Action and Sustainable Development, Agricultural Science
Na contaetha a bhfreastalaíonn siad ar:
An Cabhán, Liatroim, An Longfort, Maigh Eo, An Mhí, Uíbh Fhailí, Ros Comáin, Sligeach, An Iarmhí
Ranganna a bhfreastalaíonn siad ar:
All Year Groups (Post-Primary

I am a Cell Biologist, science communicator and founder of Microbe Earth, specialising in microbial biodiversity and microbiomes. My workshops combine scientific enquiry, live digital microscopy, storytelling and creative practice to reveal Ireland's hidden natural heritage. Students investigate authentic biological specimens, explore real ecological questions and express their discoveries through artistic processes that deepen observation, understanding and connection with the natural world.

Every Microbe Earth workshop follows a learning journey of Wonder → Discovery → Investigation → Creativity → Stewardship. Through storytelling, live digital microscopy and scientific enquiry, students investigate authentic biological specimens before responding through creative interpretation using drawing, painting, clay or other media. This approach develops observation, curiosity and a lasting connection with Ireland's invisible natural heritage.

Students explore soil as a living ecosystem using live digital microscopy,
discovering fungi, bacteria, protists and slime moulds. Through stories from Ireland's farming heritage, they investigate how invisible biodiversity supports healthy soils, sustainable agriculture, carbon storage and ecosystem resilience.

Students investigate the remarkable microorganisms living in Ireland's
freshwater and marine environments. Using live digital microscopy, they discover how invisible life supports water quality, food webs, fisheries and coastal ecosystems, revealing the hidden biodiversity that underpins Ireland's aquatic heritage.

Through remarkable true stories, live microscopy and scientific enquiry,
students meet some of nature's most extraordinary microscopic organisms. They discover how microbes shape forests, farming, food and human health, revealing that Ireland's visible biodiversity depends upon an extraordinary invisible world.

Tuilleadh Eolais

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