Project aim:
To create a pollinator garden in the school, and encourage greater biodiversity. Children will develop an understanding of visual art projects that focus on supporting and respecting the natural environment. This is a long-term project that can involve a range of classes, and parents and families could also lend a hand!

Duration:
8 Lessons, 1 hr 15 mins each 

Suitability:
Appropriate for all class levels

Materials:
- Wildflower seeds, pollinator plants, gardening equipment, poster paints, brushes, papers, cereal boxes, white card, pencils, coloured pencils, paper plates, oil pastels, lollipop sticks, coloured tissue papers, glue (natural or eco preferable), shoeboxes. 
- Planting site (ideally an outdoor site in the school), or plant pots of various sizes. 
- Camera or phone to take photographs

Integration:
- Green Schools: This is a perfect whole-school project and can link in with the Green Schools initiative.
- Literacy: a variety of writing activities can develop from the project such as descriptive writing, poetry and recount/ procedural.
- Geography: students can map out the garden site. 
- Science: classification of plants and insects, habitat and soil testing could all be explored through this project. 

Tips:
- Planting and tending lessons (lessons 3 and 4) will require additional staff and adult support; perhaps parents and Green school Committee can be involved.

Useful links: 
https://biodiversityireland.ie  
https://www.biodiversityinschools.com/pollinator-project.html  
https://greenschoolsireland.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Biodiversity-2018.pdf  
http://pollinators.ie/schools/