SEED Schools Conference

SEED Schools Conference

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SEED ConferenceIreland’s first ever SEED (School Earth Education) conference on school gardens will be held in Marino Institute of Education from 10.00am to 4.15pm on Saturday 5th October 2013. School gardens are proving to be an important part of teaching an integrated range of subjects in an enjoyable and fulfilling way. The day will include a comprehensive list of interactive workshops including ones on composting, biodiversity and science in the school garden.  read more…

Protecting Primary Education

Protecting Primary Education

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ProtectPrimaryEducationIt’s rare on Seomra Ranga that I venture into the world of political comment as I believe that it’s not the purpose of the site and there are many other ways and other forums for people to express their views on how education is run in this country. However, the threat to education provision in this country, through the expected rise in the pupil-teacher ratio in the upcoming budget, has forced me to make some comments on this issue. read more…

Little Bird’s Internet Security Adventure App

Little Bird’s Internet Security Adventure App

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Little Bird's Internet Security AdventureLittle Bird’s Internet Security Adventure, is a free children’s book for iPad produced by AVG, the anti-virus software company. It is aimed at parents and teachers of young children. The book is designed to help adults initiate conversations about Internet safety in an age-appropriate manner. It is hoped that the book will be useful in helping young children to begin to develop lifelong patterns of safe and secure online activity. read more…