by kippure-admin | Oct 3, 2018 | Day Trips from Kippure, School & Youth Groups, Uncategorized
How a school trip can give your pupils a love of learning What are some of your favourite memories of your school days? Chances are that while you might have forgotten what went on in lessons, you’ve never forgotten the magic of the annual field trip. That one day in... by kippure-admin | Feb 6, 2014 | Action & Adventure, School & Youth Groups, Walking & Hiking
Fittingly, “Gaisce” is the old Irish term for “great achievement”. There are three Gaisce award levels – bronze, silver and gold – and some youth dedicate themselves to eventually completing all three. Personal development, community service, new... by kippure-admin | Jan 15, 2014 | Action & Adventure, Kippure Estate, School & Youth Groups
For students, a residential school trip might be the highlight of their entire academic year! Being away from home with their schoolmates, while engaging in a fun line-up of activities, they might not even realise they’re in fact gaining new knowledge and skills that... by kippure-admin | Apr 22, 2012 | County Wicklow, Day Trips from Kippure, Kippure Estate, School & Youth Groups, Walking & Hiking
Seefin Passage Grave on Seefin Mountain Bordering on Wicklow Mountains National Park, atop a 621-metre summit, lies a wonderful relic over 5,000 years old. On top of Seefin Mountain, you’ll discover this passage tomb – what the national park describes at its... by kippure-admin | Mar 29, 2012 | Kippure Estate, School & Youth Groups
Learning by doing… Kippure Estate’s Education Department is delighted to welcome a new member of staff, Yaqoub BouAynaya from Dublin, to the department as Administrative Officer. He joined the department in February and has been a great support answering phones... by kippure-admin | May 24, 2011 | Interesting Titbits, Kippure Estate, School & Youth Groups
Clíona, Martin, Sinead (from left to right) By Clíona Ní Bhréartúin, Environmental Education Officer at Kippure Estate We’ve just been at the Adventure Show in the RDS Dublin this weekend (20-22 May 2011) and had a great stand where we met loads of people. We...