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🌲 Crubany Cavan 🌲
Caoimhe&Megan-
Primary School Teachers. Certified Forest School Leaders.
🌳Forest School Service
🎒Alternative Education Service

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Save the date 🌳

Forest Futures | 16-17th October 2026

Skills for Carbon. Space for Nature. Benefits for all.

A 2-day introduction to forest carbon farming for Ireland's land use and rural communities.

No prior knowledge needed. All welcome. Register your interest: link in bio!

Details to follow.

Part of FORESTCARBOVISION project

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Living her best life at @croi.forest.school 🙏🧚‍♀️🍂 What a wonderful place #forestschoolcavan

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Three girls. A motorboat. What could possibly go wrong? 😂🚤

Turns out… quite a lot. 🤣

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Follow the highlights on the map to discover our Community zone.

This weekend at the Summer Cottage Market, meet the people, projects and organisations helping make County Cavan such a special place to live.

• Cornafean Health & Wellbeing and the Grow Together Gardening Club
• Bernie from @TheBeeBarn sharing the fascinating world of beekeeping
• Visit award-winning horticulturalist Barry Kavanagh with his selection of nature-based plants
• Explore Hopetown with Patricia from Active Travel
• Help create Pieced Together, an interactive community collage with @BailieboroughCreativeHub
• Discover Forest School with @croi.forest.school

You'll also have the chance to explore the new Honesty Box Trail, celebrating County Cavan's growing network of farm-gate honesty boxes. @lakeviewstud_honestybox

To top it all off, we're delighted to welcome the Latvia–Cavan Twinning celebrations, adding an international flavour to the weekend with authentic Latvian crafts, traditional food, and the opportunity to experience Latvian culture and heritage.

#IRE2026EU

Summer Market Event 2026
📍 Con Smith Park, Cavan H12 E426
📅 Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th July 2026
🕛 12pm – 6pm
🎟️ Free Entry

See the link in our bio/About section for full Summer Event details.
This event is supported by @thisiscavanofficial @cavanart @createdincavan

#thisiscavan #freeeventcavan #irelanddaily #failteireland #discoverireland #irelandshiddenheartlands #cavanfarmersmarket #greenbox #cavan #thingstodoincavan #communityevent #cottagemarketcavan #discovercavan #alcoholfree #cavanevents #cavanculture #freeevent A promotional map and flyer for the Summer Market Event 2026 at Con Smith Park, Cavan, taking place Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July from 12pm to 6pm. The map highlights the "Community Zone," featuring local groups including Cornafean Health & Wellbeing, The Bee Barn, horticulturalist Barry Kavanagh, Active Travel's Hopetown, Bailieborough Creative Hub's community collage, and Croí Forest School. Additional highlights feature the Honesty Box Trail and the Latvia–Cavan Twinning celebrations with traditional crafts and food. The flyer includes logos for Cavan County Council, Cavan Arts, and Created in Cavan, and notes that entry is free.

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Today marked the end of our very first year of Croí na Foraoise @croi.forest.school 🌿

Looking back, I'm so proud of what we've built.

This little reel is a glimpse into what an ordinary day looked like this year... early mornings, packed lunches, teaching, forest school, children's activities and fitting in a travel business around it all.

It's busy.
Some days feel like there's never enough hours.
But I wouldn't change the journey we're on.

Building a second income hasn't made me rich.

It has given me options, helped create memories with my family and allowed me to dream a little bigger for our future.

Here's to Year 1 of Croí na Foraoise... and whatever comes next. 💚

If you've ever wondered how I fit everything in, or what I do alongside teaching, send me a 💚 and I'll happily tell you more.

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As well as planting 5,651 trees at 346 schools this year as part of Coill na nÓg we hit the road recently with our programme partner @eflow_m50tolls to visit the 3 schools who also shared a €12,000 #OutdoorClassroom prize fund.

It was such a joy to visit Scoil Mhuire Borrisokane, #Tipperary, #Midleton CBS Primary School #Cork and Croí na Foraoise Forest School #Cavan.

We were amazed at all the incredible work to help local trees, hedgerows and connect young people to nature.

Thank you to all students and staff for such a warm welcome and continued success! @scoilmhuireborrisokane @midletoncbsprimary
@croi.forest.school

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Lots of great prizes from wonderful local businesses in our fundraising raffle! Tickets are €2 for one entry or €5 for 3- DM or join our WhatsApp group for your chance to win!

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We’re delighted to spotlight our IFSA Forest School members working across Ulster 🌳

Our Forest School community in Ulster spans seven counties, reflecting the richness and diversity of landscapes, traditions, and learning environments across the region.

Level 6 accreditation recognises Forest School leaders who have completed in-depth training and who deliver high-quality, learner-centred, nature-based programmes, rooted in Forest School principles and best practice.

From mountains and rivers to woodlands, coastlines, and rural communities, these practitioners support children, young people, and communities across Ulster to connect with nature through play, exploration, creativity, and care for the natural world 💚

Swipe through to discover the dedicated Forest School leaders helping the Forest School movement grow in this region ➡️
✨ Our members are tagged in the images — be sure to give them a follow and support their work!

🌱 You’ll find full member details on our website — and Forest School membership can also be registered there.

#IFSA #ForestSchool #ForestSchoolIreland #Ulster #OutdoorLearning

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💫💫💫 @croi.forest.school 💫💫💫

I had such a special morning visiting this incredible school to read my book to the children and I stayed around for a little while to observe this unique and beneficial Ethos in action.

I had the best chats with Caoimhe and Megan, who are two qualified Primary School teachers and they were so brave to follow their heart, passion and beliefs and open their forest school, where the benefits are limitless. 💫

Fear and doubt can really set in because of societal norms and expectations but these girls have only gone and done it 👏.

With 9 children enrolled this year and 30 for next year, I think the numbers will only continue to grow.

The girls so kindly purchased my book as a gift to each of the children which I am so grateful for 💖🥹

Lucky children and families ❣️
I wish them both nothing but success ✨️💫💖

#myvoicemychoice #empowerchildren #outdoorlearning #childrensadvocates #limitless #amazingplace

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We wrapped up our Halloween fun at @croi.forest.school this week 🎃

There’s nothing better than seeing the kids explore, create and get completely covered in mud 🍁

Feeling so grateful for what my sister and I have built together - a little space for adventure and fresh air 🌿

And even luckier that our own kids get to grow up experiencing it too 💚

#octoberdays #forestschool #outdooreducation #naturekids #irishautumn #pumpkinseason #teacherlife #mumlife #autumnvibes #gratefulheart #croi.forest.school #teacherswhotravel

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Have you ever seen the likes?! I want to be a forest kid @croi.forest.school !

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Smores, play dough, stick bread in the fire. Treenets, saws and a giant mud kitchen. Building, running, searching. What a day it is for a child at Forest School with Megan and Caoimhe in Cavan!

#alternativeeducation #collaborativelearning #riskyplay #riskyplaymatters #riskyplaybenefits #forestschoolireland #forestschoolcavan #forestschoolactivities #naturallearning #educationinnature #learninginnature #schoolcavan #cavanschool #treenet

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