[Grace Lynch]

Hi Marie,

Thank you for your response!

Linking nutrition to local food production is a great way to get students thinking about where their food comes from. Hopefully learning about the effect we as consumers can have on our local environment will encourage them to make informed, responsible and sustainable food choices into adulthood.

Grace

[Grace Lynch]

Hi Marie,

Thank you for your response!

Linking nutrition to local food production is a great way to get students thinking about where their food comes from. Hopefully learning about the effect we as consumers can have on our local environment will encourage them to make informed, responsible and sustainable food choices into adulthood.

Grace

[Grace Lynch]

Hi Aoife,

Thank you for your response!

I like your focus on inquiry based learning. Allowing students to explore the topic naturally and giving them autonomy over their learning experience makes it all the more memorable and enjoyable for them thus creating a long lasting grasp of this information.

Grace

 

[Grace Lynch]

Hi Eimear,

Thank you for your response!

I 100% agree that sustainable management of aquaculture practices in Ireland is the key to a successful future for this industry. To feed our ever growing population it is vital we access this resource with a fine focused approach on long lasting stability.

Grace

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[Grace Lynch]

Hi Fionnuala,

Thank you for your response!

It is fantastic that the location of your school means you can provide the students with real life examples that they can recognize from their community. Allowing these concepts to be explained in such a way that makes it relatable as well as relevant to the students will make the learning experience all the more meaningful and engaging.

Grace

[Grace Lynch]

Hi Laura,

Thank you for your response!

I would highly recommend the life cycle of salmon as a future topic for your pupils. There are lots of fun facts throughout ! And I think the smoltification process where the smolt undergoes physical changes to cope with a changing environment (moving from freshwater to seawater) is a great way to teach the students about adapting to the conditions surrounding them.

Grace

[Grace Lynch]

Hi Rheanne,

Thank you for your response!

It is fantastic to hear about these intonation your local community. It is great for the students to have such great examples within their locale. Hopefully exposure to practices like this, will mould their future decision-making skills to involve a responsible and sustainable approach.

Grace

[Grace Lynch]

Hi Rachel,

Thank you for your response!

I love all of your ideas that introduce aquaculture into your classroom, but what stood out to me was the story-telling. It is such an engaging way to explain these concepts.
For example using Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the salmon of knowledge to explain how Salmon contains nutrients like Omega 3s which aid brain development.

Grace

[Grace Lynch]

Hi Luke,

Thank you for your response!

It is great to hear how you can use resources with in the local community to draw on when explaining these concepts to the pupils. Areas that they can recognise being a part of this lesson increases the relevancy to their day to day lives making it all the more meaningful and engaging for them.

Grace

[Grace Lynch]

Hi Aimee,

Thank you for your response!

I have seen first hand how the aquaculture industry can support a community and become a pillar that the locals lean on not only for financial purposes but also for the sense of identity that comes with it. Generations of people in Kerry have turned to the sea with business handed over from generation to generation and it is truly beautiful to see such tradition alive and well today.

Grace

[Grace Lynch]

Hi Catherine,

Thank you for your response!

It is great to hear how well your experience went on the oyster farm! I used to work on an oyster farm shaking bags in Cromane down along the South coast and I 100% believe that the process is truly fascinating! A nice tasty reward at the end of it makes it all the more worthwhile too.

Grace

[Grace Lynch]

Hello Robert,

Thank you for your response!

It is fantastic how you plan on using local habitats to investigate with your pupils! Connecting local areas relevant to the pupils everyday life with global challenges that our environment faces makes it all the more memorable and significant for the students.

Grace

[Grace Lynch]

Hi Emily,

Thank you for your response!

I especially love the idea of using the local biodiversity as a topic for the students to investigate for themselves. This grants them autonomy over their learning experience, making it all the more meaningful and relevant to them as individuals.

Grace

[Grace Lynch]

Hi Christina,

Thank you for your response!

Aquaculture is vital to many rural villages around Ireland. I myself have worked on oyster farms down in Cromane in Co.Kerry and I can say for a fact how much the aquaculture supports the locals here as well giving the people here a resource to draw from when it comes to festivals such as Seafest which is now held annually in September. It is without a doubt a pillar of the community.

Grace

[Grace Lynch]

Hi Eimear,

Thank you for your response!

Sea safety is such an important lesson in our classrooms. Competency at sea whether it be aboard a ship or simply enjoying the sea during the fine weather we have been having this Summer, is a vital skill often overlooked in many classrooms. It is fantastic that you have though so carefully about different lessons to supplement what you have learnt from this course.

Grace

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