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Heather’s visits help pupils learn about the local environment and discover the flora and fauna of the local area, including the school grounds.

Mysterious Monuments lets explore your locality and discover what ancient monuments are to be found, what stories can they tell us about life long ago! Who? What? When?

Áine is passionate about opening children's horizons to what's in their locality, what mysterious monuments stand hidden behind the ditches and those ivy clad walls.

Nature discovery workshops based on the SESE curriculum. Workshops can take place in your own school grounds or in an alternative habitat area.

Ross is a passionate educator; working freelance as visual arts curator, writer and researcher. Working formally with the UNESCO Geopark, Ross brings to life; woodlands, edge-lands, bogs and marine scapes.

Through interactive storytelling and a selection of hands-on activities Annette Corkery (one half of Creative Ardagh) can bring a range of topics to life. Learning from our mythology, local history and natural heritage the Scéalta Beo (Living Stories) sessions put an emphasis on restoring the balance: building a sense of place, connection to the outdoors and protecting our biodiversity for future generations.

My visits will cover many aspects of the natural world, our environment, biodiversity and biology as well as geography and history and how they are all interconnected. The story of how we humans interact with our environment and how it affects us and we it.

Martin's workshops explore local and family history in a way which engages students, family and community in finding more about the stories, events and people who shaped their area and themselves.

Aidan has devoted a huge part of the last 50 years putting together one of the country's best collections of Irish stamps, coins, postcards,artefacts and commerorative booklets.

Bernie introduces students to archaeological and built heritage sites through presentations, site visits and hands on reconstructions and recording.

Lucy provides interactive workshops on milling that get students excited about their food, history and natural environment.

Through interactive storytelling and a selection of hands-on activities Ann Gerety Smyth (one half of Creative Ardagh) can bring a range of topics to life. Learning from our mythology, local history and natural heritage the Scéalta Beo (Living Stories) sessions put an emphasis on restoring the balance: building a sense of place, connection to the outdoors and protecting our biodiversity for future generations.

Helena’s interactive workshops are based on natural crafts, using the fibres and plants that surround us to weave baskets and create fun and functional handmade items.

Clare is passionate about reconnecting children with nature and empowering them with the knowledge and tools to tackle climate anxiety through positive actions! Discover the REAL zoo of wonderful creatures living all around us – in our flowers, trees and streams and how they depend on each other!

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.

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.

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

Exploring your local Irish biodiversity throughout the seasons with your class and taking steps to care for it at school in a fun, active way.

Oisín’s workshops bring the places around us, the practices of the past, and our traditional arts to life through music! Children will make maps, use raps, sing and dance in Irish and in English to imagine and explore our heritage. Is féidir le hOisín aon cheann de na ceardlanna a dhéanamh trí mheáin na Gaeilge.

Deirdre's programmes offer a choice of many different options from architectural and rural landscapes, flora & fauna, local history, local resources and traditional crafts. She is trained in genealogy, local history and folk tradition and lore, and has a programme which will allow children to explore the past pupils of their school and recreate their own record for future generations of their school.

During Dave’s school visit, Irish archaeology is animated for the children as they experience an engaging demonstration on domestic and military life during a given historical period as chosen by the school. Approximately 100 artefacts are displayed in the classroom turning the school into a veritable museum for the day!

As part of the themed virtual visits the children will get involved in practical, hands-on activities such as planning and designing an outdoor classroom as well as sowing seeds and growing potatoes.

Practical, hands-on activities in the school garden.

Chris explores curriculum topics through story-telling, drama and creative writing for all class age groups.

Chris is a registered teacher with a specialization in educational drama and has designed and delivered a range of local history, intergenerational and environmental projects.

Traditional Songs For Children focusing on telling a story through writing new songs in the traditional style using existing airs and creating unique illustrated song books.

Rachel specialises in delivering traditional/sean nós singing/storytelling, culture & heritage workshops for all ages in a creative way.