24TRA179 Great Eggs-pectations: A beginner’s guide to keeping hens in school

Date:    Tuesday, 27th February 2024
Time:    7.00pm - 8.00pm
Venue:  Online via Zoom

Paul O’Donnell is principal of St. Patrick’s N.S., Slane, Co. Meath. The school has a flock of hens and the pupils run a company selling their eggs.

The content of the course will include:

• Types of hens, their physical features and personalities
• Setting up for success – creating good hen house, feed, water and bedding
• Daily routines – feeding hens, collecting eggs and monitoring hen health
• Benefits for pupils – connecting with animals and nature, understanding the food cycle, entrepreneur skills, the henhouse as a nurture room
• Curricular connections – cross curricular lessons relating to hens
  All participants will receive a copy of the presentation as well as accompanying notes and relevant online links.

Presenter: Paul O'Donnell

Paul has facilitated many courses nationwide on bringing teaching and learning outdoors, lectures on SESE at third level and is a member of the NCCA Development Group for the new curricular subject Social and Environmental Education (SEE). He is also the author of the bestselling publication Wild Teaching, a book of outdoor lesson plans, published by Meath Co. Council and The Heritage Council.