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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.

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!

Willow weaving, storytelling, and heritage arts

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!

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'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.

Fun, fact filled, interactive virtual sessions are delivered, exploring biodiversity and what it does for us, what is a food web, how to make one and a separate session on native Irish birds.

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

Liam is an experienced historian who specialises in inspiring local people of all ages to look at the stories of their localities with fresh eyes. Using traditional and modern sources he shows how the past is relevant to the present.

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 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.

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 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!

Music of the Plants: introduction to the wildflowers and trees of the Autumn forest through art, music and stories – virtual visits include a virtual woodland walk with plenty of opportunities for live interaction and questions and answers.

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

Paddy covers local built and natural heritage. School gardening is his speciality.

Creative art and craft along with folklore storytelling spark wonder and curiosity of the natural environment where new insights and discoveries are gained on our past, present and future possibilities.

Explore the wet and wild peatlands of Ireland from peatland formation, flora and fauna to archaeology.

Explore the wet and wild peatlands of Ireland from peatland formation, flora and fauna to archaeology. Visits can be hosted within the classroom or outdoors on a local peatland reserve.

Carmel is an artist, natural researcher and author of two natural history books on flora and marine biodiversity. She provides outdoor exploring visits to the local seashore, marine presentations and associated hands on learning activities.

Ruth is a storyteller and author with a particular interest in folklore, traditional crafts and healing plants. Her visits include talks, storytelling sessions, hands-on craft activities using natural materials.

Creative environmental education – Jessica connects children to nature and our environmental impacts through hands on experiences in outdoor spaces, school gardens and workshops in the classroom.

As an established traditional singer, researcher and educator, Fionnuala seeks to encourage both teachers and pupils to engage with their local heritage through songs, folklore, stories and music to gain a deeper awareness and appreciation of our culture and other cultures within our community. Her visits are interactive, informative and engaging.

School visits can cover a broad range of topics from birds to bees, creepy crawlies to trees, and everything in between! Workshops blend interactive slideshows, practical conservation crafts, fun props and outdoor exploration and as with everything we do we aim to keep things simple, fun and sciencey!

Meet Lorna McCormack, the Director of Wool in School, an organization dedicated to bringing wool education to the next generation. Lorna is a professional fibre artist with a passion for Irish grown wool and heritage.

Discover Ireland’s amazing marine life with Mona McCrea of SEASHOREKIDS. Explore the biodiversity of the marine plants and animals on your local seashore with a fun, hands-on field trip.

William is an experienced outdoor educator with an MSc in Outdoor Education, Sustainability, and Wellbeing. He founded Wild Strands Ltd in 2015, an award-winning nature-based educational company. Known as 'The Seaweed Man,' William's unique teaching style engages students of all ages, fostering a deep connection to nature, particularly the ocean.