About Us
The North Midlands Education Centre is one of six National Parks and Wildlife Service education centres located throughout the country. The centre is staffed during the school year by four Education Officers. Education staff are available to deliver a range of conservation education programmes to schools and to provide other conservation education programmes and activities to other groups and in association with other organisations. The schools programme can be delivered:
1. In the school only:
The school grounds are utilised to deliver the field study element of each programme. An Education Officer travels to the school to deliver the selected programmes - one in the morning from 11am until 12.30pm and the second programme is delivered to another class or group from 1.00pm – 2.45pm.
2. In the school and onward to a site outside of the school grounds:
This option is a day long programme, typically starting at 11.15 am and finishing at 2.30pm. The Education Officer will travel to the school and deliver the first part of the programme in the classroom. The School class or group will then travel to a selected site (woodland, bogland , hedgerow, etc.) and take part in a field study after which they will complete a related review activity.
3. In the Discover Primary Science Centre:
Schools can select an education programme from a set of programmes that have been specifically designed to link to the SESE curriculum as well as the aims and objectives of the Discover Primary science Programme and those of the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
In addition the education centre acts as a community resouce centre for conservation events and activities including:
Workshops
Evening Talks
Open Days
Youth Projects
Education staff from the North Midlands Education Office also work in association with other sections of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government as well as a wide range of other government departments, NGOs, etc.
Contact Details:
Address
The North Midlands Region Education Centre,
The National Parks and Wildlife service,
Ballinafad,
Co. Sligo
Tel: 071 9666704
Mob: 087 236 8630
Fax: 071 9666720
Email: rebecca.dobson@environ.ie