Sightsavers Junior Painter Awards 2013

Sightsavers Junior Painter Awards 2013

Sightsavers have just launched the 5th year of their national art competition for primary school children across Ireland. This is a fun and age appropriate platform which aims to inspire pupils to express their artistic talent while at the same time teaching them...
Maths Week 2013

Maths Week 2013

Maths Week Ireland 2013 takes place from 12th – 20th October this year. Maths Week Ireland promotes awareness, appreciation and understanding of maths through a huge variety of events and activities. It is a great opportunity for schools to place an added...
Signs of Autumn 2013 Twitter Project #anfomhar

Signs of Autumn 2013 Twitter Project #anfomhar

The first week of October saw us take part in our second “Signs of Autumn” Twitter Project (#anfomhar). We’ve already done successful projects on the Signs of Spring and Signs of Autumn last year so this was building on that success. This was a hastily organised...
“How I Learn” Book Launched

“How I Learn” Book Launched

“How I Learn”, the crowd-sourced book about learning styles and experiences, was launched last weekend at the CESI Meet and at the Féilte Festival of learning. It is the brainchild of Helen from the Anseo a Mhúinteoir website. Its aim is to change the way...
Blue Star Programme

Blue Star Programme

The Blue Star Programme is an education initiative for primary school students across Ireland. The idea of the Programme is to foster better understanding and knowledge of the European Union amongst Irish primary pupils. Students are encouraged to get creative and...
Seomra Ranga a Finalist in Blog Awards Ireland 2013

Seomra Ranga a Finalist in Blog Awards Ireland 2013

I’m really delighted with the news that Seomra Ranga has made the Finalists List for the Blog Awards Ireland 2013 in the Best Science/Education Blog category. Blog Awards Ireland 2013 celebrates the best in Irish blogging with 31 winners being announced at the...