It was so special for Junior Infants to show their parents what they’ve been learning and doing and creating in Forest School. Before we got to base camp we played some games and found really interesting things in nature to show our adults. Once in …

We loved welcoming parents to Forest School this week. For both children and adults, spending time creating and playing and learning and being with each other is precious. The photos below give a flavour of the special day. Liz’s group Deborah’s group Jenny’s group

On the 5th of June, we, the Student Council, went on a very exciting trip to Leinster House in Dublin. We got the bus into the city and had to use our Leap Cards. The journey took around 45 minutes, but it felt like forever… …

Getting to know common hogweed Common hogweed is a plant that is very common and beneficial for lots of pollinators. And as you can see below we found evidence of a leaf miner enjoying the benefits of hogweed. It’s like the leaf miner is drawing …

Getting to know Common Hogweed This week we were noticing and exploring Common Hogweed. We smelled it. We looked closely. We asked questions. We drew it. We didn’t touch it though as its sap can irritate some people’s skin. Hogweed’s flowers are pollinator’s friends. The …

Ribbit Ribbit Raffle Raffle! Hop Hop Hooray!! Much ‘gratitoad’ to you all!! Your kindness is ‘un-frog-getable’! A huge thank you to everyone who supported our raffle which raised €7,765 for the refurbishment of our pond area. The pond has always been a major focus in …

Getting to know the elder tree We met the elder tree today. We smelled her flowers and leaves. We touched her smooth young bark and her older bumpy woody bark. We wondered. We heard stories and had a letter from the elder tree via the …

Affordances of nature In Forest School, “affordances” refer to the opportunities and challenges the environment presents, influencing how individuals interact with it. These opportunities, like a fallen log or a sticks, invite actions like climbing, jumping, or creating, fostering physical skills and promoting engagement with nature. Discoveries …

We have been learning all about length in 2nd class. We had great fun jumping as far as we could and using a metre stick to measure how far we jumped. Then we used cubes to measure different parts of our bodies and compared them …

Noticing In Forest School, we take time to really notice the beauty of nature. Playing Playing hide and seek in Forest School isn’t just fun — it also helps the children develop important skills like spatial awareness, proprioception, camouflage problem-solving, patience, and cooperation, all while …