View the video below to see our education programmes and activities for both Primary and Secondary Schools.
At Castlecomer Discovery Park we believe we have a great story to tell, we’re enthusiastic about sharing our world with you. Our education programmes are fresh, innovative, exciting and make learning fun with specially themed modules which involve everybody.
Primary School Programmes
For Primary schools, we offer a Primary School Science Day based around the Coal Mining Exhibition and incorporating activities which explore the plants and animals of the surrounding parkland. All activities are curriculum linked and we are accredited under the Discover Primary Science Programme. The DPS Programme runs from September-April. We also offer Primary School Tours that combine educational and recreational activities, which run during May and June;
- Coal Mining Exhibition
- Water Ecology
- Invertebrate Collection
- Scavenger Hunt
- Nature Trail
View our video to see what a DPS day at Castlecomer Discovery Park involves.
Secondary School Programmes
Secondary School programmes are designed to reflect the school curriculum with a particular focus on geography, science and history. Classes can also combine educational and recreational activities to create the perfect school tour day for team building or start/end of term activity!
Below you’ll see some of the activities that we combine to bring learning to life!
Ecology Field Studies:
Leaving Cert Ecology Programme:
- Coal Mining Exhibition
- Small Mammal Capture and Release
- Quadrat Survey
- Line Transect
- Invertebrate Collection
Junior Cert Ecology Programme:
- Coal Mining Exhibition
- Quadrat Survey
- Line Transect
- Invertebrate Collection
Leaving Cert Vocational Programme (LCVP)
- Coal Mining Exhibition
- Presentation on organisational structure and management of the park (Castlecomer Discovery Park as a Community Enterprise visit for the LCVP link module)
- Short guided walk of park (optional)
Transition Year Activity Day
- Coal Mining Exhibition (educational activity)
- Map Reading and Making (educational activity)
- Tree Top Adventure Walk (recreational activity)
- Climbing Wall & Leap of Faith (recreational activity)
- Fishing lessons
Transition year packages including one or more of the above activities can be priced as a tailored programme for your class mixing education and recreation activities.
For bookings please phone our education team at +353 (0)56 4440707.
