Education
Education Content
Education is at the heart of The Heritage Councils work programme. With knowledge comes a greater sense of responsibility and appreciation of the value of Heritage as it contributes to our quality of life.
Heritage Council Initiatives
The Heritage Council is involved in many initiatives to protect, preserve and enhance our heritage. In this section you will find information about our initiatives related to Education.
EDUCATION FEATURED INITIATIVE
Heritage In Schools Scheme website
The Heritage in Schools scheme makes available to primary schools a panel of 165 heritage specialists who will, at the request of a teacher, visit a primary school to work directly with the children. The visit by the heritage specialist is part-funded by the school and the remaining costs are funded by the Heritage Council.
EDUCATION INITIATIVE
An initiative of the Heritage Council, the National Biodiversity Data Centre has been documenting Ireland's wildlife since 2007 and has just published an informative video with lots of interesting facts and figures on Ireland's wildlife and biodiversity.
Previous Initiatives
Scoping Study For The Development Of Online Heritage Materials For The Primary School Sector
In 2007 The Heritage Council commissioned a study to provide a comprehensive audit of on-line heritage materials for the primary school sector that relate directly to the remit of the Council and to assess their current and potential use by teachers and children. This is to inform decision-making and planning around the possible provision of web-based resources for primary schools. The study found many gaps exist around awareness amongst teachers of current resources and around the type of information and how it is presented by current resources.
HERITAGE IN YOUR AREA
Select your county from the drop-down list below for more information about heritage projects in your area.
EDUCATION NEWS
New Biodiversity Video
An initiative of the Heritage Council, the National Biodiversity Data Centre has been documenting Ireland's wildlife since 2007 and has just published an informative video with lots of interesting facts and figures on Ireland's...
The Tara landscape captured in a stained glass window
Towns and cities with heritage assets are more appealing places to live, work and visit
An Arch Never Sleeps
EDUCATION EVENTS
ECO-UNESCO - Environmental Education Training - 7th & 8th February 2012
This is a great opportunity for environmental educators (staff and volunteers) to be up-skilled in teaching methods and methodologies central to environmental education.
