Una Halpin
- Subject(s):
- Science, Geography
- Curriculum Strands:
- Natural environments (Geography), Environmental awareness and care (Geography/Science), Living things (Science), Materials (Science)
- Counties catered for:
- Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford, Wicklow
- Classes catered for:
- All Classes
Book virtual / in-person visit
With a background in Geology and Environmental Science, Una has worked with primary school pupils and teachers for many years and specializes in hands on inquiry based learning and getting children outdoors exploring and investigating the natural world around them. Una’s workshops are curriculum linked and can be adapted to suit all classes.
Virtual school visits
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Preview of 'Rocks and the landscape' virtual visit:
In-person school visits
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In this short video Úna encourages children to explore and record their local heritage by taking a walk locally and making a 3D map of what they have seen.
Testimonials
"Una was most patient & adaptable to all the interactions with the children and shared her expertise in a lovely child friendly manner" - Queen of the Universe NS, Carlow
"The students really enjoyed the event & learned so much about the plants and insects around our school grounds. Una was great with the students & they were fully engaged from start to finish. It was a really well organised event & ran so smoothly." - St Mark's Special School, Kildare
"The children enjoyed learning more about rocks. They new some information but learnt a lot of new information about rocks in their home in particular. The pre-virtual visit video was excellent - a good level and length of content. The resources and activity pages were very helpful and a great variety for different class levels." - Gaelscoil na Ríthe, Meath
"The children thoroughly enjoyed the BioBlitz in our school grounds! This was a very engaging and worthwhile learning experience for them." - Killinkere NS, Cavan
"Úna made the content relevant to each class level and everyone thoroughly enjoyed her visit."
"Una had a fantastic manner with the children. She shared her in depth knowledge at all times during our visit and facilitated some superb hands on activities that really motivated the children to learn independently. Thank you." - Portlaoise ETNS, Laois
"The children learned a lot about the wildlife in our school grounds and interdependence of species, in an enjoyable way." - St. Patrick's NS, Clogh, Co Kilkenny
"The children were so excited about this visit and brought in their materials for Una to check. She checked all of them at the end of lesson which they really appreciated. Una brought plenty of samples and resources to aid her talk. The visit today was an excellent introduction for a project I'll be doing soon." - Jonathan Swift NS, Wicklow
"We had an excellent experience working with Una. The children really enjoyed the activities and learned a lot. I'd highly recommend Una's workshop to other teachers." - Patrician NS, Kildare
"Very enjoyable day for the children. Learning through doing was very worthwhile for them." - Kilmoganny NS, Kilkenny
"Really engaging workshops and excellent support materials and curriculum links for both 1st and 5th classes." - Carrigaline Educate Together NS, Cork
"Children were very engaged and emerged wanting to be geologists!" - Straffan NS, Kildare
"Una made the experience very interesting and fun for the children. They were eager to participate in all the activities." - Kilberry NS, Kildare
"Really engaging visit and loads of learning and involvement for the children" - Ballycullane NS, Wexford
"Great session and una was brilliant with the children . We experienced difficulties our end all last minute but Una was great to accommodate us." - Terryglass NS, Tipperary
"Una provided an excellent range of activities and the children really enjoyed her visit." - Scoil na Críon Coille, Kilkenny
"Una came to our school for three full days and took each of the four junior end classes for a workshop on trees and seeds. Third class had a half day workshop on rocks and minerals. Fourth to Sixth class each did a half day workshop on mapping. All classes thoroughly enjoyed their session and learned so much. It was a fantastic opportunity for the children and a wonderful experience. We would happily welcome Una back for more workshops next year." - Carysfort NS, Wicklow
Additional Information
- Provides in-person visits
- Provides virtual visits
- Caters for special needs
- Provides practical/hands-on activities
- Provides field trips
Contact Details
- Mobile:
- 087 412 5649
- Email:
- una@wildwaysadventures.ie
- Website:
- www.wildwaysadventures.ie