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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.

Eamonn's visits will explore local history and geography in Co. Longford . Children will visit locations in county Longford close to their home and throughout the county.

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.

Explore your place with the place-based learning experts from Burrenbeo Trust! We focus on an increased sense of awareness, informed pride, responsibility and stewardship for local place during interactive in-person visits and fieldtrips.

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 activities, storytelling, and design tasks, Annette can help transform your outdoor spaces into living classrooms. 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.

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!

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.

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.

Margaret is an artist with a passion for the stories hidden in our landscape that describe the sense of place, and our rich mythology, so much of which has been lost through translation. Her workshops allow children to express through creative means, the legends, stories and geography of their local area.

Brenda specialises in Ireland’s native hedgerows, trees and shrubs and would like to bring her lifelong interest in willow and coppice crafts, and hedgerow and woodland produce to your classroom.

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!

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.

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

Explore the natural world on your doorstep. Previously an engineer, Mary now shares her love for the outdoors by working in outdoor education. She believes in the value of outdoor learning for children, building their connection to nature and developing a sense of place in their locality.