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When you take a deep breath, you can smell the fresh scent of pinecones in the air.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span>In the middle of Whistleberry Forest, you will find a very magical Wishing Tree where the creatures of the forest often gather to make their very own wish.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span>Led by Dr Thomas Johnston, a traditional musician and Artistic Director of Ceol Connected, and Orla Kelly, a visual artist and Director of Early Childhood Creativity,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span>the project is multisensory in nature, incorporating light, sound, touch, smell, texture etc. Due to covid restrictions, the artists recorded a workshop in the Market House, Monaghan which was shared with the participating schools along with specially made multisensory boxes.\u00a0An online session was facilitated for the teachers on how to use the video and the boxes. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span>Piloted for Culture night and due to the success of it, we will roll it out to other primary schools with autism\/special needs units in Co. 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