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Nature and history field trips to Emo Court (https://emocourt.ie/) in Co. Laois. Also available are in-school pollinator workshops.

Ciara's passion is to develop our connection to nature. The Forest School ethos that underpins her work is that of child-led play and personal development so learning happens holistically for each child. Activities offered include games, bug safari, nature crafts, using tools like saws and drills and some wild edible foraging, all in the school grounds.

Multidisciplinary visual artist Kelly Hood works with schools to create innovative, invigorating and expressive eco art.

Geoff's visits include the following strands: biodiversity, art, maths, geography, English, Irish, music. His lessons begin with engagement, prediction, exploration and show the results.

Patrick's nature visits cover everything from school Gardening to exploring the trees, wildflowers, birdlife and insects found locally. He helps children and teachers explore the biodiversity on their doorstep.

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

'Pollination - How nature makes our fruits and seeds': Introduction to pollination, making the connection between insects and food production through interactive discussions, guided outdoor activities, hands-on flower dissection and creative drawing.

We cover pollination, biodiversity, native tree identification, fresh water animals and seaweeds. We include worksheets, quizzes, hands on outdoor activities and creativity in our workshops.

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!

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.

Steve is a geologist and archaeologist and the co-founder of Dig it Kids – bringing science, history and archaeology to life for kids through hands-on learning, craft and storytelling.

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.