Category Archives: School Tours

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EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum

EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum

You won’t find leprechauns or pots of gold at EPIC, but you’ll discover that what it means to be Irish expands far beyond the borders of Ireland through the stories of Irish emigrants who became scientists, politicians, poets, artists and even outlaws all over the world. Discover Ireland from the outside in and find out why saying “I’m Irish” is one of the biggest conversation starters, no matter where you are.  

Did You Know? 

  • Rihanna has Irish ancestors! Her Irish surname, Fenty, inspired the name for her makeup line.
  • Three members of the Beatles – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison – all come from families of Irish descent.
  • Irish physicist John Tyndall was the first to explain why the sky is blue.

TAKE YOUR CLASS ON A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY

Imagine – a museum with no artefacts! EPIC is truly a museum for the digital age, and with more steps being taken towards digital learning, it is the perfect place for your school tour.

The museum has 20 interactive galleries and explores global Irish history and identity from many different angles – whether your students are interested in politics, science, art and design, fashion, engineering or sport. With ties to the primary school curriculum, your students will learn something new, and have loads of fun – all at the same time!

Choose your School Tour package here

EPIC
CHQ
Custom House Quay
Dublin 1
Tel : +353 (0)1 906 0861
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Junior Einsteins School Science Show

Our School Science Shows STEM Workshops & School Tours are very interactive and children get to make slime and give a Barbie doll a hair raising experience !

We bring our AMAZING science experiments to your school. Our School Science Shows STEM Workshops & School Tours are ideal for science week celebrations. Children are enthralled by two types of SLIME, Give a Barbie doll a hair raising experience on a Van Der Graaf generator. Lighting lightsabers with a plasma ball! Shoot giant smoke rings at each other with fabulous Smoke Cannons. Watch the bubbling, foaming Elephant Toothpaste reaction.

Simple, but mesmerising Walking Water, hand boilers & energy sticks. STEM & STEAM fun ! 

About our Science STEM Workshops ;

Illusions Workshop : How the eye tricks the brain, how cartoons are made. Children learn about the cells and anatomy of the eye, the photogene,after-image. They make thaumatropes and see how Zoetropes work !  Very hands-on and interactive 

Slime making Workshop: Children make and take home slimey slime ! They learn about long-chain polymerisation and Non-Newtonian fluids. They get to punch slime.

Forensic Crime scene Workshop : ( not too scary for younger groups!) We set up a crime scene and children play detective to find our who the culprit is. Fingerprinting, black lights, moulding and shoe rubbings are great fun in this very hands on session. 

Electricity workshop : We bring our amazing Van Der Graaf generators and give a Barbie doll a ‘hair -raising ‘ experience. Can you touch 250,000 volts? We explain the difference between voltage and current. Our plasma ball lights up with a light sabre and children learn about static electricity.

Book your School Science Shows STEM Workshops & School Tours

Pricing

We can do shows for up to 300 children at once. However, the smaller the group the more interactive it will be.

**Please note that prices vary in different franchise locations for our School Science Shows STEM Workshops & School Tours Please contact your local franchise owner operator for details.

The more shows that are booked the better value for money! We can do a show for the whole school or split children into smaller groups.

“We had the pleasure of Cian’s company from Junior Einstein visiting our school in Kankurk last Saturday for 3 hours the children were delighted & fascinated with the experiments 
We are looking forwards to seeing more experiments and will be sure to book in the future. I would recommend this Science Club to any child as the excitement was unreal and they were so happy going home”

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National & International Franchise opportunities available. 

Junior Einsteins Science Club
Dublin. Kildare, Meath, Westmeath, Wicklow, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny & Waterford

E-mail: welcome@junioreinsteinsscienceclub.com 
Web : www.junioreinsteinsscienceclub.com

 

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School Tours at Dublin Zoo

Dublin Zoo welcomes over 65,000 learners a year. From pre-school to primary and secondary school and right up to third level, there is always something to learn with a Dublin Zoo School tour.

Our experienced and passionate Discovery and Learning team deliver both formal and informal education programmes around Dublin Zoo to meet the needs of the group, with a number of programmes linking directly to the national curriculum. We offer both face-to-face and virtual learning programmes.

Pre-School Learning

The early years are an important stage in children’s lives when they find out about and make sense of their surroundings by interacting with others. Dublin Zoo now offers four pre-school programmes: Wonderful Wildlife, Dinosaur Explorer, Farmtastic Food and Winter Woolies

Primary School Learning

The Discovery and Learning Department at Dublin Zoo has an exciting range of DPSM accredited programmes for primary schools. Designed to tie in with the SESE curriculum, our unique sessions give students from junior infants to sixth class a greater appreciation for native and worldwide wildlife. 

Secondary Learning

Spanning topics from evolution to sustainability to ecology, the Dublin Zoo secondary school programmes offer a wide range of topics suited to the national curriculum. Get your class out and about in the zoo for some interactive and novel learning experiences.

Booking in advance is essential. For information & bookings call: (01) 4748932 or email: education@dublinzoo.ie

Phoenix Park
Dublin 8
Tel : 01 4748932
Email : education@dublinzoo.ie
Web : http://www.dublinzoo.ie

School Tours at Festina Lente Wicklow
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School Tours at Festina Lente Wicklow

 School Tours & Nature Themed Workshops

Education, Nature and Horticulture is a large part of the Festina Lente ethos and they welcome school tours in Festina Lente Gardens throughout the year on Mondays & Fridays.

No better place to have your school tour! Gorgeous gardens provide a great venue for a fun and educational day out.

  • Choose from a selection of fabulous workshops and activities.
  • Beautiful and safe surroundings.
  • Ponies and terrapins.

Festina Lente has lunch time areas for the children, both indoor and outdoor depending on the weather.

All staff have been Garda vetted and have a child protection policy in place.

If you are interested in finding out more or booking in your school please email andrea@festinalente.ie.

For Information please note that:

Groups must be accompanied by at least one adult leader (ideally one to every ten students).

Accompanying leaders must remain with their group at all times and are responsible for the conduct and behaviour of the group

Children are advised to bring full raingear, wellington boots and a change of clothes. As the activities are very hands on they encourage children to wear old clothes that parents don’t mind getting mucky!

Please bring a packed lunch

When emailing please provide the following:

Number of students
Number of supervisors
Date of visit
Time of arrival/ departure
Age of group
Details of any special needs etc.
Any special requests regarding content

School Tours at Festina Lente Wicklow

Old Connaught Avenue
Bray
Co. Wicklow
A98 F702
Tel: (01) 2720704/06
Email : andrea@festinalente.ie
Web : http://www.festinalente.ie

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School Tours at Glendeer Pet Farm Athlone

School Tours at Glendeer Farm

Have a Glendeer Farm School tour and have lots of fun with your friends and classmates on our farm!
Glendeer Farm is the ideal setting for your school tours, school trip or pre-school groups etc.
An outing to Glendeer Farm is not only very interactive & great fun but also educational too, the children will learn about domestic & exotic animals & also about Irish history when they visit Jack’s 1850s cottage.
All catered for by appointment.

Special Needs Group Outings

Glendeer Pet Farm is a great location for your special needs outing as it is wheelchair friendly & very interactive.
You will get to feed, pet & even hold the puppies & rabbits. See how people react to the animals & see how they will make you smile with their funny animal antics.
Bring a picnic with you & have an enjoyable & relaxed day!

We provide a safe and entertaining environment where the kids can choose to play with the animals and hold the puppies or enjoy the indoor & outdoor play areas.  It is a suitable venue whatever the weather as a lot of the animals are also undercover. Why not have a Glendeer Pet Farm School tour!
Curryroe
Drum
Athlone
Co.Roscommon
Phone : +353 (0)90 6437147
E-mail : info@glendeer.com
Web : www.glendeerpetfarm.ie
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School Tours at Kia Ora Mini Farm Wexford

Are you planning your school tour? Kia Ora Farm is the perfect destination for school tours catering for schools. Groups from all over Ireland including, Wexford , Wicklow, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny and Dublin visit. With over 25 years experience in groups and school tours let us take the stress out and make it a fun day for all. Kia Ora Mini Farm is ideally located just off the Gorey Bypass. We have ample parking for buses and coaches.

What we offer

The spacious open farm offers plenty of room for school tours and groups and we have ample tractors, karts and diggers for everyone. The indoor and outdoor pet areas offer a large variety of animals that children get to hold and feed from the usual farmyard variety to some more exotic such as llamas, emus, alpacas, pot bellied pigs etc.

Our open farm is a safe place for children to roam and learn about the animals. Children love to pet the smaller animals and also we have regular feeding times for the larger animals. Everyone will get a trip on the Kia Ora Mini Farm fire engine and unlimited access to all other activities. Children can learn about our green energy at the farm, see eggs in our incubator and learn how they hatch, visit our new arrivals and even milk a cow.

Children on School Tours can relax and enjoy their lunch in our large indoor school tour room or outdoors at our picnic tables while the teachers and bus driver are invited to visit our coffee shop for complimentary refreshments.

Each child will receive a complimentary ice-cream. This is a thank you for choosing Kia Ora Mini Farm as your school tour destination.

Phone 086-0836715 and speak to Maura for Booking tours or Queries. Already booked your school tour ? – If you wish to pay a deposit onlinef for a school tour continue to our DEPOSIT PAYMENT FORM

Courteencurragh,
Gorey,
Co. Wexford
Tel : 053 9421166 / 086-8788424
Web : www.kiaoraminifarm.ie

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School Tours at Pirates Cove Wexford

Pirates Cove has been catering for groups such as Sports Clubs, Youth Clubs, Staff Pirates, Children’s Camps and Pirates Cove School tour in the South East for the last 25 years, offering superb value, quality and hassle free tours. For more information on Group Bookings, please call us on 053 94 25555 or email us at sales@piratescove.ie so we can discuss your individual groups itinerary, needs and requirements.

WHY CHOOSE PIRATES COVE?

 At Pirates Cove we specialise in tailor-made group packages that are hassle-free and amazing value always! Let us design an itinerary to suit your group’s needs.

With our huge selection of rides, games and entertainment for all ages and budgets, we have something for absolutely everyone.

Our new group packages are totally stress-free, with everything coordinated by our trained supervisors.

We offer amazing value on all our activities with discounted prices for multiple activities

Captain Jack & Aye Aye Izzy ensures that each Scallyway will enjoy an amazing adventure that they will never forget here at Pirates Cove!

FREE Lunch, Tea & Coffee for Teachers & Leaders!

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THE COMPLEX INCLUDES:

18 Hold Adventure Golf Course
Six Lane Ten Pin Bowling Alley
Children’s Fun Caves (soft play area)
Bubble Rollers
Bumper Boats
Go Karts
Games Arcade
Café

FREE LUNCH, TEA & COFFEE FOR ALL TEACHERS

Pirates Cove School tour

Courtown
Wexford
Tel : 053 9425555
Email : info@piratescove.ie
Web : http://www.piratescove.ie
School Tours at Stonehall Visitor Farm Limerick
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School Tours at Stonehall Wildlife Park Limerick

School tours

Stonehall Wildlife Park is a must for all students to enjoy a great day out with their class mates.

Stonehall Wildlife Park has 22 years of experience welcoming Schools to the Park so we know what teachers and children want and enjoy.

We give the students a fully guided tour of the exotic and domestic animals in the park which include Ostriches Emus Llamas Alpacas Meerkats  a variety of Birds of Prey and the domestic breeds from Sheep Ponies Ducks Geese. The small animals such as Chipmunks Bunnies Chinchillas  and aviaries of beautiful birds are viewed in an indoor area to mention but a few, it’s here where the students absorb all the information and take with them when they leave the park.  So on the tour we want all the children to put on their bunny ears to absorb all this information.

Students and teachers bring a packed lunch with them where they can enjoy it in the indoor playarea which consists of a bouncy castle and ride on go karts. (Subject to Covid 19 guidelines)  Teas & Coffees available for the teachers.

As we run a Green Farm Policy we request that the children take their waste rubbish home with them.

The cost of the tour is 10 euro per child. Teachers & Special needs assistants are free.  Any additional adults or siblings are 10 euro.

You can pay on arrival to farm on the morning of the tour. You can pay by cash/card or cheque, made payable to Stonehall Visitor Farm.

On arrival to the farm we decide whether your group does the tour of the farm or play first by a member of staff due to facilitate other school groups on the farm.

Stonehall Wildlife Park requests that if any child requires special needs that we will be advised on arrival. e.g. wheel chair,  diabetic, allergies,  etc.   Times are as follows

National Schools – arrival at 10am & depart at 1pm. Pre-Schools/Creches – arrival at 10am & departure at 12 noon

School Tours at Stonehall Wildlife Park Limerick

Curraghchase
Kilcornan
Co. Limerick
Tel : +353 61 393940 / 087 9093286
Email : info@stonehallvisitorfarm.ie
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