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 week assignments in East Africa, departing early or late July (depending on destination) . They are looking for enthusiastic people with a background in either Teaching/Lecturing/Training or Computing, both fully qualified and students. All training is provided in Dublin, mostly on Saturdays. You will be part of a Team of 5 to 8 individuals, and, working closely with our local partners, gain a unique insight into African life. You will need to fund-raise €2,800 to cover your expenses, but these assignments are run on a “break-even” basis. This money covers your training, accommodation, local travel and flights. For full details, contact Frank on (01) 652 2668 or email him at africa11@camara.ie The final call for volunteers is this week.
John Hegarty, secondary school teacher and CESI member was a volunteer with Camara in Kenya in 2009. To get a flavour of the volunteer experience, read John’s article, A Long Way From Kildare – The Camara Experience, on the CESI website. There is also further information on the Camara Volunteering Programme on their website.
Rhyming Tales for Children
This is a downloadable e-book of traditional fairy tales told in the form of a story that rhymes. They can be performed or just read for fun. The stories include the Gingerbread Man, Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Enormous Turnip and The Lion and the Mouse. The book is available to download in many formats:…
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St. Patrick’s Door Sign 02
Seasonal sign for the classroom door. (.pdf file 459KB) Download File…
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St. Patrick Themed Lined Page
A4 page with a decorative St. Patrick’s Day themed border. Suitable for presenting seasonal written work. (.pdf file 189 KB) Download File…
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Tráth na gCeist Naomh Pádraig – Bileog Freagartha
Bileog freagartha le haghaidh Tráth na gCeist ar an téama Naomh Pádraig. Tá an Tráth na gCeist le fáil ar an suíomh seo freisin. (comhad .doc 198KB) Íoslódáil an Comhad…
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St. Patrick’s Table Quiz Answer Sheet
Seasonally themed answer sheet for the St. Patrick’s Day Table Quiz also available on the site. (.doc file 198KB) Download File…
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New Cabinet
Posters of the fifteen members of the new cabinet selected on Wednesday last in Dáil Éireann. Source: Sinéad Gallagher (.pdf file 181KB) Download File…
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St. Patrick’s Day Bookmark 03
Seasonal printable bookmarks with the caption, “Lá Fhéile Pádraig”. Bookmarks are a good incentive for reading for pleasure. (.pdf file 205KB) Download File…
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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 and engineering at an early age. Entries can include any idea for an invention that solves an everyday problem, for example the GPS system in cars or the dishwasher – ideas that makes life better or easier. Pupils are required to provide a drawing or illustration of their invention together with a short written description of the invention. The competition was originally launched by the Patents Office to mark its contribution to World Intellectual Property Day, which falls on the 26th April every year.
This year’s competition is divided into two class categories with one overall winner who will be presented with the Junior Inventor Award 2011. The categories are: –
o First Class to Third Class
o Fourth Class to Sixth Class
Prizes will be awarded in each category and the first placed winners in each category will also receive a prize for their schools. Launching the competition, Eamonn Laird, Controller of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, said: ‘The Junior Inventor Awards has proved very popular with Primary School teachers and pupils and has gone from strength to strength since its inception. The level of creativity and inventiveness of the children never ceases to amaze me and that is certainly encouraging for the future of innovation in Ireland. I would urge all Primary School teachers to enter their pupils in this exciting and challenging competition.’ The closing date for entries is Friday 15th April 2011 at 5.00pm and the address to send entries is: Junior Inventor 2011, Patents Office, Government Buildings, Hebron Road, Kilkenny. The winners will be announced at a presentation ceremony in Kilkenny on Monday 16th May 2011. All Primary Schools should have received notification of the competition in the post and details are also available on the Patents Office website. Competition Rules are also available for download.
Educating to End Animal Cruelty
My name is Gillian Bird and I have been with the Dublin SPCA since 1998. I set up and have been running the Society’s Education Department since 2000 and during that time I have give thousands of talks to people of all ages throughout Dublin and the Republic of Ireland. The Dublin SPCA education service teaches people about the importance of caring for animals in general, especially pets, through talks in schools, workshops and tours of the animal centre in Rathfarnham. Over the past 11 years, the education services has become a very popular choice with teachers and youth leaders and as a result each year see an increase in the number of talks and tours given. read more…