Donal Hickey: Do kids still need nature tables in their classrooms?

Almost half (46%) of teachers surveyed stated that nature tables are no longer in their classroom

A ‘Biodiversity in Schools’ survey has found that nature tables, once a key part of every Irish child’s education on our native flora and fauna, are increasingly not a feature of Irish classrooms

Given the emphasis on biodiversity for young people it comes as a surprise to learn that nature tables — once a key part of every child’s education on our native flora and fauna — are increasingly not in classrooms.

A survey by Biodiversity in Schools, a youth training organisation, has found that almost half (46%) of teachers, state such tables are no longer in their classroom.