Over the past sixteen weeks, our Junior Infants have journeyed through the seasons and grown into confident Senior Infants, learning and discovering through the magic of Forest School. Each session has been an opportunity to connect with nature, develop essential life skills, and nurture curiosity …

We started off our session with the game bat and moth, learning about echolocation and developing our senses. The festival of Samhain It was a festival not unlike the modern New Year’s Day in that it carried the notion of casting out the old and …

Autumn journey Autumn has really arrived. The light was golden through the trees. The children were fascinated by the growth of new mushrooms. They wondered about the ‘dust’ that they saw come out of the puffballs. As we have been noticing seeds of plants, it …

As usual the class were shown a PowerPoint before arriving in the forest about badgers. This is a great way to learn about mammals that the children will rarely see as they are they are quietly hiding or asleep when the children are in the …

This week 2nd class received a letter from Willow herself, telling us about her history and her special friendship with humans. 📜 A Letter from Willow Dear children, Did you know that long ago in Ireland, we willows, and humans, worked very well together. We …

Context All public service bodies are required under the Climate Action Plan to adhere to the Public Service Climate Action Mandate – and to develop Climate Action Roadmaps setting out how they will deliver on their energy efficiency and emission reduction targets. Schools now have …

1. Context Dalkey School Project National School caters for children from Junior Infants to 6th Class and is under the patronage of the Dalkey School Project. The school currently has a Principal, 9 mainstream class teachers and 3 full time Additional Needs Teachers (ANT) and …

1. Introduction 1.1 School Details: Dalkey School Project N.S. an Educate Together, one stream, co-educational national school. There is currently a pupil enrolment of 220 pupils. There are 13 teaching posts, 16 teachers and 6.66 Additional Need Assistants (ANA). The school derives much of its …

We’ve been busy in the garden this week!   We’re turning our strawberry runners into new plants, giving the raised beds a good weed, and getting them ready for garlic and onion planting soon. Our high raised bed is looking great — it’s now full of …

Junior Infants Autumn has arrived in Junior Infants! We have been learning about signs of Autumn and it has been wonderful to see all the lovely Autumn natural objects coming in each morning. We went on an Autumn nature hunt around school too. Check out our …