This week we were learning about and with the elder tree. Most of the berries were gone but we explored other parts of the tree – mainly its leaves and its wood. We noticed that there’s a lot of elder trees on our way to …
This week we were learning about the rowan tree and made things out of rowan berries. We had a story about the rowan tree coming from the Otherworld and being fiercely guarded because the rowan berries were so magical and could even give you eternal …
It was delightful to be back in the forest with the children again. It’s been over two months since we were here together and so much has changed. But our observation skills have not gone away! Observation skills We used blackberries to make three different …
A DSP Board of Management meeting was held on Monday 18th May 2026. The Board of Management would like to acknowledge all the children of DSP who impressed the inspectorate by being interested, curious, creative learners who took pride in their learning and engaged positively …
I’m so grateful to be able to come up here and play with all my friends doing cooking, playing with rope bridges, making hotels, and designing rooms, and building them, and even just having sit spot and looking at all the nature, it makes me just …
POLICY ON RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY EDUCATION Dalkey School Project NS AIMS OF RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY EDUCATION Relationships and Sexuality Education is central to the social, personal and moral development of the child. This education starts before the child comes to school and the programme in …
Forest School is in Killiney Hill on a Friday. There are three groups, the teachers are Liz, Jenny and Ms. Maguire. We have done four weeks and the weather hasn’t been that great. We are doing knife work and making spears, we are also learning …
What an amazing community we are! Over a hundred people joined our Dalkey School Project Community Planting Day which took place last Saturday 14th March. The event organised by Dalkey School Project Green School’s Committee in partnership with DSP PTA and DLR Parks was sponsored …
By Simone and Emily This year 6th class are doing a programme called Cycle Safety. We do it every Thursday in our yard. We learn how to turn safely and cycle on the road. We get to do so many fun experiences in 6th class, …
This year we have done Forest School. It’s really fun. We make ink. We play and do sit-spot (it’s where you find a spot to sit and just take a minute to think about nature.) We learn to put up hammocks and ropes. We learn …
