West Education Centre Ionad Oideachais Bhaile Átha Cliath Thiar Summer Course Programme for Primary School Teachers

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Date Course Name Venue Time

1 - 7 July English in the Junior Primary Classes Dublin West Education Centre 09.30 - 14.00 Please note this course is not designed for Special Schools

09.30 – 14.45 (Days 1 – 4); 09.30 – 1 - 7 July Aquatics, Water Safety & Basic Life Support Stewarts School/Sports Complex, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 14.00 (Day 5)

Maths Recovery Through the School Lucan East ETNS, Kishogue Cross, Off Griffeen Ave, Lucan, Co 1 - 7 July Please note: Only teachers who have a fully-trained Maths Recovery 09.30 - 14.00 teacher in their school are eligible to apply for this course Dublin

Literacy and Numeracy through Visual Arts in 1 - 7 July School of Education, NCAD, 100 Thomas St, Dublin 8 09.45 – 14.30 NCAD and its environs

Printmaking for the Arts Class - Exploring Literacy 1 - 7 July School of Education, NCAD, 100 Thomas St, Dublin 8 09.45 – 14.30 and Numeracy in the process in the NCAD

1 - 7 July Aistear - Play, Literacy & Numeracy (Infants) Castaheany ETNS, Ongar, Dublin 15 09.30 - 14.00

An Integrated Approach to Behaviour 1- 7 July St Brigid's NS, 09.30 - 14.00 Management in Schools

Creative Craft Skills to enhance delivery of the 1 - 7 July Dublin West Education Centre 09.30 - 14.00 Visual Arts Curriculum

1 - 7 July Encouraging thinking & making in the visual arts St Colmcille's JNS, 09.30 - 14.00

Exploring Number and Measures in Early Maths 1- 7 July Castaheany ETNS, Ongar, Dublin 15 09.30 - 14.00 (Junior Infants - 2nd Class)

8 - 14 July Enhancing Literacy using Yeats' Poetry Dublin West Education Centre 09.30 - 14.00

8 - 14 July Collaborative Visual Arts in the Class Dublin West Education Centre 09.30 - 14.00

Music from Scratch through Samba Drumming 10 - 14 August Dublin West Education Centre 09.30 - 14.00 and Percussion

Course for Newly Appointed Learning Support 17 - 21 August Dublin West Education Centre 09.30 - 14.00 Teachers

17 - 21 August Do You Want To Be A School Leader? Dublin West Education Centre 09.30 - 14.00

17 - 21 August The Leadership Role of the Primary Principal Dublin West Education Centre 09.30 - 14.00

Literacy and Numeracy through Visual Arts in 17 - 21 August School of Education, NCAD, 100 Thomas St, Dublin 8 09.45 – 14.30 NCAD and its environs

Evidence Based Approaches to Special 17 - 21 August Castaheany ETNS, Ongar, Dublin 15 09.30 - 14.00 Educational Needs: Inclusion in Practice

17 - 21 August Guiding Comprehension - Teaching for Meaning Castaheany ETNS, Ongar, Dublin 15 09.30 - 14.00

Using Restorative Practices to Strengthen Positive 17 - 21 August Castleknock ETNS, Beechpark Avenue, Castleknock, Dublin 15 09.30 - 14.00 Classroom and School Norms

17 - 21 August Aistear - Play, Literacy & Numeracy (Infants) Castleknock ETNS, Beechpark Avenue, Castleknock, Dublin 15 09.30 - 14.00

17 - 21 August 1916 summer course St Brigid's NS, Beechpark Lawn, Castleknock, Dublin 15 09.30 - 14.00 National and Local History Resources for the Classroom

17 - 21 August Healthy Pupils, Healthy Teachers Scoil Thomáis, Laurel Lodge, Castleknock, Dublin 15 09.30 - 14.00