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Orla Kelly

@orlakelly5.bsky.social

Lecturer in DCU, interested in nature connection, outdoor learning and place-based education, education for sustainability and science education...and rugby!

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Orla Kelly @orlakelly5.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Congratulations Tomás, Maura and Tom 🤩 Looking forward to reading it. Wonderful to have more high-quality research coming from Ireland to add to the growing body of evidenced based research on #outdoorlearning

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Orla Kelly @orlakelly5.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Greg Mannion's keynote, opening the #EOE25 conference in Rimini, gets us thinking about how we engage in place when #learningoutdoors and how our current thinking is still largely human-centred #wildpedagogies

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Orla Kelly @orlakelly5.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Now time for the second panel discussion focusing on solutions for preparing the next generation for the future through science and integrated STEM #RDSSTEMLearning @sandracaustin.bsky.social

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Orla Kelly @orlakelly5.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

What a wonderful start to our 2 weeks of river workshops with our BEd3 students in @dublincityuni.bsky.social to investigate the quality of the Tolka river #outdoorlearning

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Orla Kelly @orlakelly5.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

A beautiful day for some observational science learning experiences with early childhood education students on the @dublincityuni.bsky.social St Patrick's Campus 😎

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Orla Kelly @orlakelly5.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Would you like to join a community of teachers dedicated to transforming STEM education for a sustainable future and gain practical tools, resources and strategies to teach soil health in an innovative way? Then check out the free MOOC below. Starts 3rd March!

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Orla Kelly @orlakelly5.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The crises of climate breakdown and democratic erosion demand more than reform—they call for a radical rethinking of education as a force for ecological and social renewal.

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Orla Kelly @orlakelly5.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

We didn't make it to the NYE fireworks but got to enjoy them from our upstairs window...thanks @dlrcc.bsky.social 🎆

Fireworks in Dun Laoghaire viewed from upstairs window with silhouette of houses in between

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Orla Kelly @orlakelly5.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Great to have contributed to a news feature on adventurous and risky play on newstalk today. Challenging, thrilling play should be part of the school day! www.newstalk.com/news/childre...

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‘Children don’t have freedom’ - Should schools encourage risky play?

'Risky play’ is being increasingly embraced in creches and schools across the country – but just how dangerous is it?

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Orla Kelly @orlakelly5.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

A Christmas cookie mystery to be solved by the North Pole Bureau of Investigation this morning with BEd2 science students at DCU. Can they discover which mystery sample is the one Mrs Claus needs for her cookies 🍪?

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Orla Kelly @orlakelly5.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Delighted to see the promotion of adventurous and risky play in our primary schools with some inspirational stories from teachers putting it into practice in Irish schools and some wise words from @aylward-tomas.bsky.social in this article www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

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