Lough Gur School tours 2011 package details

Lough Gur School tours Lough Gur School tours

At the moment, you and your teachers are probably discussing where to go on your school tour this year. We would like you to consider Lough Gur in Co. Limerick, which is a national treasure, rich in archaeology and folklore and is featured in the national school history syllabus.

 

In 2011, Lough Gur Development has organised School tours in June with a combination of offerings from Geoff Hunt: a Heritage & pond life specialist, Drama workshops from Co. Limerick Youth Theatre, A mobile farm, Guided walks of Lough Gur, Treasure hunt, skittles and kayaking on selected dates. On June 16th & 17 during our festival week, Legion Ireland, the Norman re-enactment group will perform as part of the School tours.

 

Children opting for the June 3rd and 24th tours with Geoff Hunt will enjoy catching pond life and bird watching through telescopes. We will also have Gers’ mobile farm, a treasure hunt and a walking tour organised on the day. We have also teamed up with Kilfinane Outdoor Education Centre to provide kayaking for schools that wish a more activity-based element to their school tour. This is for over 8 year olds only and lasts for approximately one hour. Spaces for Kayaking are limited and will be sold on a first come basis.

 

On June 16th & 17th we will focus on teaching children our heritage through re-enactments of Norman times with medieval costumes and entertainment, using professional actors. It is an activity-based day of fun with an educational element, specially designed for children. To maximise the educational element of the day, an art pack is available on request, which will be sent to the school in advance to teach children how to make weapons and outfits using household refuse bags and which the children can bring on the day to take part in re-enacted combat. Children will be free to explore the living history display at their leisure.

 

Shannon Heritage has an interpretative centre at the lakeshore with house replicas of such artefacts as the Lough Gur bronze shield, which is on display in the National Museum in Dublin. There is also a video, which outlines prehistoric life in Lough Gur....packages as follows:

 

Date

Details

Duration approximately

Package

Cost €

Friday June 3rd

Pond life exploration, Kayaking, Mobile Farm, Treasure Hunt, Guided walk

6 hours

A

25

Friday June 3rd

Pond life exploration, Mobile Farm, Treasure Hunt, Guided walk, Skittles

5 hours

B

15

Thursday June 16th

 

Kayaking, Interactive Drama workshop, Norman Re-enactments, Guided walk, Treasure Hunt

6 hours

E

25

Thursday June 16th

 

Interactive Drama workshop, Norman Re-enactments, Guided walk, Treasure Hunt, Skittles

4.5 hours

F

15

Friday June 17th

Interactive Drama workshop, Norman Re-enactments, Guided walk, Treasure Hunt, Skittles

4.5 hours

G

15

Sunday June 19th

Reminder! Family Festival Day by Lough Gur lake. More details www.loughgur.com

1pm -6pm

Adults €5 children under 6 free

Bouncy castles, Norman re-enactments, Kayaking, face painting & more!!

Thursday June 23rd

 

Interactive Drama workshop, Mobile farm, Treasure hunt, Guided walk, Skittles

4.5 hours

K

15

Friday June 24th

Pond life exploration, Interactive Drama workshop, Mobile farm, Treasure hunt, Guided walk

5 hours

L

15

For an additional €2 per student (teachers free) a visit to the Heritage Centre at Lough Gur can be arranged.

All tours must be pre-booked. If you are interested in taking advantage of this opportunity or finding out more please contact Annette Rea or myself at 087-2852022 before Friday March 4th for packages A & E (to secure Kayaking) and before April 8th for all other packages.

 

                    

Pond watching at Lough Gur with Geoff Hunt 2010