Summer Courses 2018…. update

  1. 2nd May 2018  @ 20.30

The Mindfulness Course being held in Cabragh wetlands from 2nd-6th July is now fully booked and a waiting list has been drawn up.

All our other courses have places available, some a few and others numerous. Text or e-mail for further information and send your application as soon as possible to book!

SUMMER COURSES 2018

We are pleased to offer a wide variety of courses this summer at various venues throughout County Tipperary. There is extremely high demand for some of our courses and places will be offered to those who complete an application form and forward full payment, strictly on a first-come first-served basis. 

Flyers will be e-mailed to all primary schools on our data base on Tuesday, May 1st 2018 and applications  will be accepted from 1st May on-wards.

Application Forms are available to download here: Application Form Summer Course 2018word

Application Form Summer Course 2018 pdf

Completed application forms must be returned with course fee to:

Michelle Percy, Director, Co. Tipperary Education Centre, @ Gaelscoil Bhríde, Bohernanave, Thurles.

 

SUMMER COURSE PROGRAMME 2018 

  • CASHEL: (1) The Power of Personality for Teachers – Explore the classroom and staffroom dynamics in this course that will open up endless possibilities for you as a teacher and the students in your classroom! 

Tutor: Martin Fitzgerald        Venue: St. John the Baptist Boys School      Time: 9.30am- 2.00pm   Dates: 2nd-6th July       Fee: €30            Lunch Provided   

 

  • BORRISOLEIGH :  (1) 21st Century Problem Solving (Computational Thinking & Coding) – This course introduces teachers to the concepts of computational thinking and coding to develop their students’ problem solving skills whilst exploring the exciting resources of BEEBOTS and LEGO WEDO 

Tutor: Moira Hanafin      Venue: Borrisoleigh Primary School       Time: 9.30am- 2.00pm            Dates: 2nd-6th July           Fee: €10                   Lunch Provided   

 

  • NENAGH: (1) Creating and Using Digital Resources for across the Primary Curriculum

Tutors: Michael Small & Maurice Ryan        Venue: St. Mary’s Convent Primary School           Dates: 2nd-6th July     Fee: €10        Time: 9.30am- 2.00pm     Lunch Provided 

 

(2) Active & Inclusive P.E. for Primary School- Get active and have fun with this practical course in which participants will engage in a variety of activities based on strands of the P.E Curriculum whilst also exploring other ideas, strategies and curricular areas! 

Tutor: Siobhán Ryan       Venue: C.B.S Primary, Summerhill       Fee: €30    Time: 9.30am-2.00pm

Lunch Provided 

 

  • THURLES: (1) Creating & Using Digital Resources for across the Primary Curriculum 

Tutor: John Manley/ Tom Percy      Venue: LIT, Thurles      Time: 9.30am- 2.00pm        Lunch Provided          Fee: €10 

 

(2) AISTEAR- This course explores key ideas in the Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework (2009) and provides lots of practical ideas for using these in your Infant classroom.

Tutor: Elaine Moran      Venue: Gaelscoil Bhríde, Thurles      Time: 9.30am- 2.00pm      Lunch Provided     Fee: €30 

 

(3) Creating & Using Digital Resources for across the Primary Curriculum 2 

Tutor: Marie Ryan        Venue: LIT, Thurles         Time: 9.30am- 2.00pm        Dates: 2nd-6th July        Fee: €10           

Lunch Provided 

 

(4) MINDFULNESS  & WELL-BEING –   Within the beauty and calm of Cabragh Wetlands, this course invites you to take time to just be and be open to the gift of the present moment. 

Tutor: Mary-Teresa McCormack       Venue: Cabragh Wetlands, Thurles.     Time: 9.30am- 2.00pm     Dates: 2nd-6th July      Fee: €40           Lunch Provided 

 

(5)  Creating & Using Digital Resources for across the  Primary Curriculum- AUGUST 

Venue: Gaelscoil Bhríde, Thurles         Time: 9.30am- 2.00pm         Dates: 20th-24th August        Fee: €10   

Lunch Provided