abevan October 16th, 2009
Nicola Morgan, author of Blame my brain: the amazing teenage brain revealed will be speaking at the SLARI Conference to be held in Dublin City Public Library & Archive, Pearse Street, Dublin 2 on Saturday 14th November 2009 from 9.30am – 3.00pm.
Topics to be addressed include:
• The Fascinating teenage brain: the science, the facts.
• Working with the teenage brain: teachers, librarians and parents.
• Writing for teenagers: getting them reading and why they read what they do.
Cost (includes tea/coffee and lunch): SLARI members €60.00; non-members €75.00; students €20.00.
Details: secretary@slari.ie
Tags: School libraries, SLARI
abevan April 24th, 2009
SLARI – the School Library Association in the Republic of Ireland – is holding its Spring Seminar in St Andrew’s College, Booterstown, Co. Dublin on 25th April 2009
This year’s Seminar is entitled Teaching skills for school librarians and will be facilitated by Sharon Markless, renowned academic and lecturer at King’s College, London.
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abevan February 17th, 2009
The Junior Certificate School Programme (JCSP) library initiative was set up in 2001 to provide JCSP students with modern, professionally staffed libraries in their schools. The libraries are designed specifically to meet the needs of JCSP students and the JCSP programme while working within a whole-school approach to literacy.
Elements of the libraries include books and learning materials with appropriate reading ages, the latest IT resources, bright and appealing décor and suitable furniture to facilitate quiet reading time and workshop/project work.
The initial stage of the project saw ten libraries successfully established (see the Room for Reading report, and a further 39 schools will be included in the DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) Action Plan. The number of JCSP libraries (listed below) is now at 30.
For further information on this project contact:
Kathleen Moran (Senior Project Librarian), Curriculum Development Unit, CDVEC, Captain’s Rd., Crumlin, Dublin 12 Tel: 01-4535487 Fax: 01-4020435 or Martina Flynn (Library Development Officer), Curriculum Development Unit, CDVEC, Captain’s Rd., Crumlin, Dublin 12 Tel: 01-4535487 Fax: 01-4020435.
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Tags: Junior Certificate School Programme Demonstration Library Project, School libraries
abevan October 15th, 2008
SLARI is holding its Annual Conference on 15th November from 9.30am to 3.00pm at Tallaght Library, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24. This year’s theme is Every Child Matters: Inclusion in the School Library. For further information on presentations and speakers as well as booking details e-mail: kryan@st-andrews.ie
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efarrelly April 1st, 2008
The Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin, T.D., and Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Pat Carey, T.D., announced almost €10 million in funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund and the Rapid Leverage Fund to enhance supports for children in over 220 DEIS schools and 200 pre-schools.
The €10million funding will be available for 3 new measures to:
- allow over 20 DEIS schools in Limerick to remain open after hours, at weekends and during school holidays
- Enable up to 100 DEIS schools to achieve Digital School Status
- Upgrade facilities in up to 200 feeder pre-schools for DEIS schools will be enhanced and provide integrated pre-school provision for Traveller children and materials and training to support pre-schools in the integration of Traveller children
- Continue the library enhancement programme in up to 130 DEIS schools.
Details of how the scheme will operate will be announced at a future date. Schools will be informed about how to apply for funding under these new schemes in the coming weeks.
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