Discover Your Trail Transition Year Booklet
An Education Resource for Tipperary Transition Year Students!
South Tipperary Development CLG approached us, seeking the production of an education resource aimed at encouraging local transition year students to engage with their local heritage trails.
South Tipperary Development CLG approached us, seeking the production of an education resource aimed at encouraging local transition year students to engage with their local heritage trails.
There is often little time for young people to spend time in the outdoors and in the natural environment around where they live. We believe that a love of the natural environment, instilled at a young age, can provide an endless source of enjoyment, comfort and curiosity throughout a lifetime.
That’s why we were delighted to undertake this project, aimed at Transition Year Students in Co. Tipperary, for South Tipperary Development CLG and the Dept. of Rural & Community Development.
The aim of the project was to encourage the students to explore the heritage trails in the surrounding landscape and to document the natural, cultural and built features that they encountered along the trail.
The students were encouraged to work in groups, to think creatively, to work with a range of media and to document and present their findings. The 24-page handbook we produced for the project set out the methods that the students could employ to achieve their objectives and highlighted further useful information resources. We also produced four teachers’ handbooks with information on each trail and advice on how to best engage students with the available resources.
There is often little time for young people to spend time in the outdoors and in the natural environment around where they live. We believe that a love of the natural environment, instilled at a young age, can provide an endless source of enjoyment, comfort and curiosity throughout a lifetime.
That’s why we were delighted to undertake this project, aimed at Transition Year Students in Co. Tipperary, for South Tipperary Development CLG and the Dept. of Rural & Community Development.
The aim of the project was to encourage the students to explore the heritage trails in the surrounding landscape and to document the natural, cultural and built features that they encountered along the trail.
The students were encouraged to work in groups, to think creatively, to work with a range of media and to document and present their findings. The 24-page handbook we produced for the project set out the methods that the students could employ to achieve their objectives and highlighted further useful information resources. We also produced four teachers’ handbooks with information on each trail and advice on how to best engage students with the available resources.
THE DESIGN PROCESS
Aimed at a youth audience, we wanted this resource to be bright & bold with lots of images and illustrations that would appeal to a younger audience.
THE DESIGN PROCESS
Aimed at a youth audience, we wanted this resource to be bright & bold with lots of images and illustrations that would appeal to a younger audience.
Project managed by Roisin, a project schedule was drawn up and tasks assigned to the team members. Our geographer, Conor then explored the local trails to ascertain what features of note the students should be recording and any hazards that they might encounter along the routes.
Project managed by Roisin, a project schedule was drawn up and tasks assigned to the team members. Our geographer, Conor then explored the local trails to ascertain what features of note the students should be recording and any hazards that they might encounter along the routes.
As a experienced geographer and landscape researcher, Conor was best placed to write the booklet text. The booklet provides information on online resources where the students could find useful information on the trails’ features, provided guidelines on how to undertake a successful field trip, conduct interviews with locals and analyse their findings.
As a experienced geographer and landscape researcher, Conor was best placed to write the booklet text. The booklet provides information on online resources where the students could find useful information on the trails’ features, provided guidelines on how to undertake a successful field trip, conduct interviews with locals and analyse their findings.
Using an A5 format, our graphic designer, Geni, interspersed the text with photos, colourful graphics and quotations, giving the booklet an aesthetic that would engage and appeal to the students. We then sought quotes with a number of printers to ensure a high quality printed booklet at a reasonable price.
