Our Garden

The gardens at St Patrick’s National School, created by the staff over the years, are magical places full of positivity and quiet spaces that fosters a love towards nature and social connection. These special gardens include:

Vegetable Garden

Poly Tunnel

Wellness Garden

Outdoor Classroom

Providing students with opportunities to explore and learn in this special school spaces has enormous educational benefits including:

​Spending time outdoors

Spending time in the fresh air, moving around and exercising are also closely linked to cognitive functions and academic performance.

​Learning Responsibility

Students learn the importance of taking care of a living organism and taking responsibility simultaneously implies an increase in self-confidence.

​Academic Progress

School gardening has a positive effect on “knowledge, grades, attitudes and behaviour”.

​Learning practical, real-life skills

Students can directly observe everything they’re learning in theory about plants and living organisms.

​Building healthy social habits

Students will actually have to come together and decide among themselves what they need to do to succeed as a team.

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