Education
Inspire your pupils with a school trip to Seamus Heaney HomePlace.
Seamus Heaney HomePlace offers a comprehensive education programme for primary, secondary and third level students. The carefully developed programme inspires the next generation to explore poetry and the ‘World Around Us’ in an engaging and enriching group setting.
Our education team is made up of an Education Officer and Creative Learning Officers who focus on fun, educational and practical activities in order to introduce young people to Seamus Heaney’s poetry.
Education activities include workshops for primary school pupils, a Key Stage 3 creative writing programme and a targeted lecture series based on the Seamus Heaney poems featured on the GCSE and A-Level specification. Seamus Heaney HomePlace also offers bespoke workshops for third level students.
Educational activities for key stage 1-5 include:
A-Level Lecture Series
Key Stage 5
Our popular Key Stage 5 Heaney and Frost Lecture Series includes an exhibition tour,...
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Key Stage 4
Our education programme for post-primary students covers the Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4...
Learn moreAlphabets
Key Stage 3
This workshop has been devised to enable pupils to explore the world of language,...
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Key Stage 2 P7 Only
Using Seamus Heaney’s poem ‘The Schoolbag’ as a starting point, our ‘Yearbook’ workshop offers...
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Key Stage 2
This workshop is inspired by Seamus Heaney’s words, rhythm and rhyme. Children will learn...
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Key Stage 2
‘A Kite for Aibhín’ introduces pupils to Seamus Heaney’s touching poem for his granddaughter.
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Key Stage 2
Travel back in time and learn how butter was made in a 1940s farmhouse....
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Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
This interactive, sensory workshop introduces the language of poetry through storytelling.
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A great day! The programme was engaging, interactive and very well-paced. Thank you for having us!
Bangor Academy
An excellent experience- pitched perfectly which thoroughly engaged and enthused the pupils.
St Patrick’s PS, Mullanaskea
What a super informative and hands on ‘experience’! Pupils engaged fully- facilitators were fantastic. Thank you!
Loreto and St. Joseph’s, Coleraine
The team were very engaging and supportive to the children. They made learning fun and meaningful. The children gained a lot from this experience
Magherafelt PS
Book an Educational visit to
Seamus Heaney HomePlace
If you would like to arrange a visit to HomePlace for your pupils or if you have questions about visiting, please fill out the form below and a member of our team will be in touch.
