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Hi Susan,
I really like your idea of upcycling projects in school. Our local secondary school has been involved in the Junk Kouture project and the children in our have highlighted that this is something that they would like to be involved in. I think there are so many opportunities for getting the children involved in upcycling not just in designing clothes as in Junk Kouture but maybe encourage a class project where we would upcycle and old desk/ chair etc. This would get them being creative while raising awareness of sustainability.
Write a reflective piece on how sustainability is practiced in your local area and how you would engage your pupils to explore this further.
It is great to see that communities are getting more involved in sustainability and changes are being made. In our village we have a Community Hub that works alongside our Tidy Towns committee and they organise regular community clean ups and each road is assigned different group of people to do a clean up. There is also a community garden where people are encouraged to grow their own veg. These bring a great sense of community as well as creating a clean environment in our village.
There is a Coillte Park beside us and they are a Leave No Trace park and when we visit from school it is a great way to eductate the children on what this this is.
Litter pickers and bags are readily available at some of our local beaches and we should envourage all to do their bit while our for a walk or play at the beach.
I like how you mention the children could look at different cultures and how food is used. What has made me think on this is a personal reason as we have just returned from holidays and while away my own children were always remarking the variety of fish and seafood that was on display in the supermarkets and restaurants. I feel we need to educate the children in our classes about the vast variety of fish and seafood and that it is different around the world. A great geography/ maths lesson could extend from this.
This module was especially interesting and it is certainly something that children should be educated on. I feel at times we are so focused on telling children what foods are ‘bad’ for them and what foods they should avoid while in actual fact we should be educating them on the benefits of food and the purpose of different food.
Educating children on different food types is a great way of introducing how foods work together for example calcium works best vitamin D etc. and how food is needed for brain and bone development. Education on nutrition would be the best cure for a lot of things.
In the classroom we could use food and nutrition in many different ways for example gathering data on how often we eat certain things.
Hi Louise,
I also work in the Junior end of our school and I agree with what you have said. A study on Aquaculture could open up a whole new exciting area for the children to explore, the fact that a lot of the activities are hands on will be enjoyable and the children will remember these rather than just listening to me explaining and talking about a topic. The activities that you have listed are also easy to set up and do not require a load of new resources to be purchased which is also a bonus.
This Module has made me more aware of how I can integrate lessons and make them enjoyable for children. For example I have often read and explored the Salmon of Knowledge story in my classroom but I have never used in way of explaining our aquaculture or as a stimulus to look at our history of fishing.
The ARC online lessons and resources are interesting and engaging for children, I particularly like the activities that it has. The quiz feature could act as a means of assessment while being a fun activity for the children. I also like the idea of interviewing an older relative as it will give an insight to the tradition of fishing in our society.
Overall the ARC programme will allow us to make the children more aware of climate change and the importance of protecting our environments while maintaining our industries.
Hi Niamh,
I like the way that you highlight that this is year round employment for people. The reason I’m noting this is that a lot of the areas where aquaculture farming takes place also rely on tourism as employment but this is mainly seasonal and income is not guaranteed all year round. Also the majority of the people involved are living locally and putting the money back in to to the area as well as families continuing to grow and populate the area in turn keeping enrolments in schools etc.Write a reflective piece on the location of aquaculture farms in Ireland and how they can contribute socio-economically to coastal communities and post your reflective piece (150 words min) to this forum as a Reply to this post.
Aquaculture farms in Ireland are vital to society and economy of many rural parts in Ireland. For example in the Mulroy Bay area of Donegal this is an area of outstanding beauty but it is also an area that has limited employment opportunities and a lack of industry. In such areas a large proportion of the population relies in local industry such as aquaculture. It is the ideal location with its clean waters and deep bays. Without opportunities for employment from aquaculture areas like this would certainly witness a greater decline in population as people would have to leave to seek employment elsewhere.
I think that the ARC mobile classroom would be wonderful to have visit your school. It is an opportunity for children to see things in a more real life way and make them aware of what is around them. Nothing beats experiencing something in a real life situation and Michaela mentions pupils in landlocked counties may have very limited opportunities to visit the sea so a visit like this would be very worth while. I am in a coastal school and feel that our children while they are the beach often they don’t pay attention to what they see so a visit would also make them more aware of their locality.
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Reflect on the potential classroom use of these tools and how learning about Aquaculture and Social License can impact your school students. Post your reflective piece (150 words min) to this forum as a Reply to this post
As an island country I feel that it is very important that we educate our children about the sea around us. As a Junior Infant teacher each year I find when I ask the children about the sea they mainly see this as place that they go to swim or have fun at the beach. Therefore by making the aware of what is in the sea we will begin to create a better understanding of the importance of aquaculture in our society.
Understanding of the Social Licence is very important to our communities so as from a young age the children are respectful and realise why certain rules and regulations are in place. They must develop an acceptance for business practices.