Seashorekids

08/08/2026

Beautiful day on Brittas Bay South exploring the marine life as part of Wicklow County Council marine ecology workshops

07/08/2026

Lots of shells, sea gooseberries and a sea spider on Brittas Bay North Beach as part of the Wicklow County Council marine ecology workshop series

05/08/2026

Lots of Mermaid’s purses found at this mornings workshop in Greystones beach as part of Wicklow County Council Seashore Safari Series😎

05/08/2026

Great day exploring Bray beach yesterday as part of Wicklow County Council seashore Safari workshops

10/07/2026

Such a great week at the Marine Institute - Foras na Mara’s Explorers Education Programme Summer course for Teachers, learning all about bringing Ocean Literacy into the classroom. Big thank you to all the teachers who took part and to Blackrock Education Support Centre😎

30/06/2026

Big congratulations to Talbot SNS, Dublin for the Marine Institute - Foras na Mara Explorers Education Programme Ocean Champion Award Certificate of Excellence 🤩

30/06/2026

Delighted to present St Oliver Plunketts NS the Marine Institute - Foras na Mara Explorers Education Programme Ocean Champion Award as SDGs and the Ocean winners, with Minister Darragh O’Brien in attendance

30/06/2026

What a fabulous finish to the year with a Marine Institute - Foras na Mara Explorers Education Programme Seashore Safari to Burrow beach with Holy Trinity SNS, Dublin🤩

30/06/2026

The find of the day! Students from Balscadden NS found this moulting crab just in time to see it burst out of its shell on their Marine Institute - Foras na Mara Explorers Education Programme seashore Safari - so cool🤩

25/04/2026

Delighted to deliver this CPD course again with Gillian Wheatley, hope we get the same amazing weather😎

📣It’s back!!! The Marine Institute - Foras na Mara Explorers Education Programme are so excited for an action-packed summer with more amazing teachers as we launch our CPD teacher training! 👩🏻‍🏫
Our course offers primary school educators an exciting opportunity to discover the seashore in entirely new ways while building crucial ocean literacy and outdoor education skills which they can then bring to the classroom and weave into the curriculum for the benefit of all!!

Plus it’s never not fun. So we hope you’ll join us this summer!

Face-to-Face Courses: Wednesday, 1st July – Tuesday, 7th July (5-day course with a break for the weekend). -in Galway, Kerry, West Cork, Wicklow and Donegal.

Online Course: Wednesday, July 1st – Friday, August 21st (Self-paced).

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