Sinéad Keane

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

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Sinéad is a botanist and herbalist with a love of nature and the outdoors. With many years experience working in nature with adults and children she believes that hands on creativity and outdoor activities are central to developing an awareness and a love for the natural world.

Testimonials

• "Sinead and David were a pleasure to deal with from the get go. They were fantastic with the kids and sparked interest through on hands engagement." - Castleconnell NS, Limerick

• "Dave & Sinéad were brilliant and have visited us in person many times & hope to welcome them back in the near future." - Letterfrack NS, Galway

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• "The heritage experts Sinead & David were engaging warm & professional. The children in my class loved the virtual visit, have learned a lot & have a new appreciation for green spaces and the school garden. We all really enjoyed it." - Moyderwell Mercy, Kerry

• "The specialists were excellent. The amount of teaching and learning content that I got from their first lesson to after the virtual one was incredible!!!!!" - St Teresa’s NS, Kerry

• "Sinéad and David communicated well with the children and the activities engaged the children." - Moyasta NS, Clare

• "Sinead was very well organised for her visit to our school. She arrived last week to give a preliminary visit to explore the surroundings and speak to the class teacher and organiser. Her lesson was very informative and pitched well. She interacted very well with the children. Each child was thrilled to have a 'magic wand' of their own to design and bring home! We were extremely pleased with her visit and would like to invite her to our school in the New Year!"

• "We had an excellent day surveying our local river and investigating the plant and animal life in the habitat and surrounding area."

• "Sinead is an excellent Heritage Expert who has being coming to our school (under this scheme) over the last number of years. She interacts exceptionally well with the children at all class levels and instills her knowledge in a natural fun manner. She is extremely well prepared and is a joy to work with." - Scoil Mhuire Corofin, Clare

• "We have booked 5 visits in total and are working on a whole biodiversity themed project it is going great so far and the children are thoroughly enjoying it." - Tubber NS, Clare

• "Sinead gave an excellent workshop to the children. I would highly recommend her to others." - Anon

• "A very enjoyable experience and great learning for pupils and teacher." - Anon.