ICT in Education Conference 2011

ICT in Education Conference 2011

  The seventh ICT in Education Conference will be hosted by Tipperary Institute this May. This year’s theme is “Storytelling in Education”. Everyone remembers their outstanding school teachers and their clever lecturers from college days. In many cases, these...
The National Children’s Gallery

The National Children’s Gallery

The National Children’s Gallery of Ireland was recently launched in the Belltable Arts Centre in Limerick.  It’s intended that it will be a lovingly-curated online space for showcasing and celebrating the imaginative artwork produced by children at home and at school....
Twitter Art Project 2011

Twitter Art Project 2011

Fancy becoming involved in a Digital Art Project using digital art programmes and Twitter? We’re looking for schools to join us in creating some works of art using digital media. The project will be completed over the next couple of weeks before Easter. Thanks to my...
Volunteer With Camara

Volunteer With Camara

Looking for something truly memorable to do this summer? Camara Education  is a Dublin based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) who provide recycled computer hardware and training to schools in East Africa. They are currently recruiting Volunteers for four and five...
Junior Inventor 2011

Junior Inventor 2011

The Patents Office have recently launched the Junior Inventor Awards  2011. The Awards, which is now in its 4th year, seeks to encourage primary school children to demonstrate their creativity and inventiveness, and hopefully sow the seeds of interest in the sciences...
Lenten Resources 2011

Lenten Resources 2011

The religious season of Lent is about to begin next week, beginning with Ash Wednesday on March 9th. The Irish website Kandle has put together some resources to help the primary school teacher prepare the pupils during the season of Lent. For anyone not familiar with...