Áine Ní Fhlatharta

Subject(s):

Science, History, Geography

Curriculum Strands:

Continuity and change over time (History), Natural environments (Geography), Living things (Science)

Counties catered for:

Clare, Galway, Limerick, Tipperary

Classes catered for:

All Classes

Book virtual / in-person visit

Áine has been teaching about biodiversity and nature education for many years, she is passionate about Ireland’s natural, built and agricultural heritage and encourages children and teachers to engage with nature.

Áine was the Education Coordinator for Irish Seed Savers for fifteen years, she developed a wide range of education programmes, hosted school groups, organised and facilitated nature camps and the wild life school gardening summer courses for teachers. She is one of the authors of The Year Round Organic School Garden book, a gardening and nature resource for schools. She is a qualified field ecologist, Forest School Leader, organic horticulturist and she has a MSc in Biodiversity and Land Use Planning.

Testimonials

• "Excellent workshop which was very relevant to our Green Schools Biodiversity theme. Thank you!" - St.Laurence's NS, Kildare

• "We thoroughly enjoyed our virtual school visit with Áine. It was really well organised and Áine was fantastic with the children." - Mid West School for the Deaf, Limerick

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• "It was a great experience and the children were very engaged" - Scoil Mochaomhog Naofa, Tipperary

• "The children had a very enjoyable visit and learned a lot about their local, immediate environment through nature walks and plant identification."

• "Fabulous experience for both students and teachers. Will be booking Aine to return to our school on an annual basis."

• "Fantastic visit, pupils really enjoyed it." - Scariff NS, Clare

• "We had a wonderful day and received lots of good advise about high end pollinators for our school grounds and surrounding areas." - Kiltiernan NS, Galway

• "Aine, was extremely informative the session led to huge appreciation from the children on the knowledge that Aine had on pollinators." - Bodyke NS, Clare

• "We really enjoyed this workshop. Aine was very informative. The pupils enjoyed working outdoors exploring their school's environment and learning about biodiversity and pollination." - Scoil Bhrige agus Bhreandáin Naofa, Galway

• "The children really enjoyed Áine's visit, the content was interesting and engaging and her Irish was wonderful. I am so pleased she was able to visit our school. We really enjoyed her visit." - Scoil Fhursa, Galway

• "Aine’s workshop was hugely beneficial for the children. The workshop gave them a great understanding of biodiversity and our native wildlife and pollinators! They planned more projects they can implement over time too. Fantastic workshop!" - Scoil Cholmcille Clouna, Clare

• "We have Aine in the school before and are very happy with her." - O'Callaghans Mills NS, Clare

• "Excellent visit with a well organised and appropriate pitch of content and excellent and interesting delivery of content." - St. Joseph's NS, Galway

• "Fantastic opportunity for the children to learn from a specialist in the area of biodiversity and heritage. Áine is very knowledgeable in her field of expertise and relays the information to the children in a very child friendly, practical and relatable way. She is very inclusive in her approach and has a lovely child centred approach to engaging with the children of all ages. I would highly recommend her visits." - Scoil Cholmcille Clouna, Clare

• "Pupils loved making the wood necklaces and participating in the mirror walk with partners through the forest." - Ballycar N.S Clare

• "Thank You for this fantastic opportunity." - O Callaghan's Mills N.S, Clare