Post Primary

Thursday 2nd October 4pm: Getting back into the Garden - How to get started with school growing and how to find your way through the summer overgrowth. 

Thursday 6th November 4pm: Autumn Planting - It’s time to sow: Onions and Garlic. Preparing your garden for overwintering.

Thursday 5th March 4pm: Preparing for Spring - Checking in on Onions and Garlic. It’s time to sow: Peas, Broad Beans and Potatoes.

Thursday 9th April 4pm: Spring Sowings - It’s time to sow: Salad Leaves, Parsnip and Radish.

Thursday 7th May 4pm: Sharing Stories - Celebrating harvests simply at school. It's time to sow: Carrots, Beetroot, Chard and Pumpkins. It's time to Harvest: Salad Leaves and radish.

Thursday 4th June 4pm: Preparing for Summer - It’s time to sow: Swede (Parsnips). It’s time to transplant: Pumpkins. It’s time to harvest: Potatoes, Peas and Beans.

Summer Course Booking Policy

Our summer courses are booked on the condition that the course fee is non-refundable.
Unfortunately, if you wish to cancel your place on one of our courses or are unable to attend the course, we are not in a position to refund fees. 

PRIMARY Teachers who attend the full 20-hour summer course will qualify for 3 extra Personal vacation days. 

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Restorative Practices (RP) are both a philosophy and a set of skills that have the core aim of building strong relationships and transforming conflict in a simple and emotionally healthy manner

This Course Will:

• Provide participants with knowledge and understanding of the use of RP in schools;
• Skill participants to use RP to support their teaching practice;
• Skill participants to use RP to support their work and life outside the classroom;
• Inspire and enable participants to use restorative skills in their work and life; and
• Explore the potential of a Restorative approach for creating and maintaining a positive relational environment in the classroom and school as a whole.

What Participants have to say about our Summer Course:

"Highly enjoyable training, delivered in a professional and clean manner with a fantastic injection of humour."

"I really enjoyed the training and it will really benefit me in both my personal and professional life."

"I found the course to be very insightful and of good quality.  The Facilitators were very knowledgeable and helpful in the sharing of skills and advice."

"I thoroughly enjoyed the training and will be recommending my staff train up as I believe RP is the way forward."

In line with DES Circular 0037/1997, participants attending Summer Courses accrue entitlements as follows:

• Full Attendance (20 Hours): 3 EPV Days
• 4 Days Attendance (16 Hours): 2 EPV Days
• No EPV days will be awarded for less than 4 days attendance