Look inside the teaching spaces at St Clare’s, County Leitrim

Graham Hewston holding a balloon model of electron orbitals in his science classroom

Source: © Graham Hewston

Recently refurbished to make learning and practical work more effective

Step into the labs of Graham Hewston, who teaches at St Clare’s Comprehensive School in Manorhamilton, to discover how a recent refurbishment has boosted learning. Read about the careful changes the science department implemented to ensure the labs function as dynamic learning spaces as well as great demonstration hubs. Find out how students have benefited, particularly when completing microscale work or learning about titrations. 

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