Since 1989, StreamScapes has worked with hundreds of schools across Ireland, empowering young people to understand and care for their local rivers, streams, and biodiversity through immersive, hands-on learning.

Our unique approach brings environmental science to life, using each school’s local catchment as an outdoor classroom. Students don’t just learn about ecosystems—they experience them directly, developing a real connection to the natural world around them.

StreamScape’s education ethos is grounded in hands-on, immersive learning, encouraging participants to engage directly with their local environment. All of our courses are designed to be flexible and adaptable, ensuring they meet the specific needs, interests, and learning objectives of each group.

Whether for primary schools, secondary schools, Transition Year students, or teacher training, our programmes combine hands-on learning, scientific exploration, and environmental stewardship. From studying local biodiversity and water quality to engaging in community service projects and conservation efforts, we provide immersive experiences that inspire action. Read below more about the various courses we offer.

This train-the-trainer course is designed to equip teachers and facilitators with the knowledge, tools, and methodologies needed to deliver StreamScapes education programmes effectively. It integrates hands-on field learning, scientific inquiry, and community engagement to help participants teach about water catchments, biodiversity, and sustainability.

Key Features:

• Catchment & Environmental Education – Integrating local water studies into the curriculum, linking with SESE and Green Schools Programme. Teaching Strategies – Using inquiry-based learning, cross curricular connections, and hands-on activities to engage students.
• Field-Based Learning & Safety – Organising safe, educational field trips, teaching bio-
  monitoring and water quality assessment.
• Catchment Assessment & Community Engagement – Helping students map and study their environment, fostering citizen science participation.
• Service Projects & Storytelling – Guiding student-led environmental action projects and using digital storytelling to raise awareness.
• Assessment & Next Steps – Evaluating learning outcomes, publishing findings, and
  encouraging schools to take long-term environmental action.

This course introduces students to the unique and vital ecosystems of bogs, emphasising their role in biodiversity, climate regulation, and water management. It fosters curiosity and environmental awareness through hands-on learning and inspires young learners to appreciate and protect bogs, reinforcing their importance to Ireland’s landscape and global sustainability.

Key Features:

• Scientific Investigation: Understanding bog formation, hydrology, and nutrient cycles.
• Biodiversity & Conservation: Studying the specialised flora and fauna that depend on bogs, including rare birds, insects, and mammals.
• Human Impact & Restoration:
  • Examining threats to bogs, such as drainage, agriculture, peat extraction, and climate change.
  • Exploring conservation efforts, including bog restoration techniques like re-wetting and reintroducing native vegetation.
• Field-Based Learning: Conducting bog surveys, soil
  sampling, and biodiversity assessments.

StreamScapes works with community groups to design impactful local engagement projects that build environmental awareness, celebrate biodiversity, and strengthen stewardship of natural assets.

Whether you’re a teacher, parent, community leader, or volunteer, StreamScapes offers tools, inspiration, and support to help you reconnect people to place.