NEWS FOR SCHOOLS
Shakespeare Schools Programme
The Gaiety School of Acting – The National Theatre of Ireland - is offering your English class a unique opportunity to experience the best of Shakespeare at theatres situated in the heart of Cork and Dublin. This year they will also be going to Tipperary, Kerry and Waterford. The Shakespeare Schools Programme is aimed at Junior & Leaving Certificate students, covering Romeo & Juliet and Othello, with a workshop focusing on original text and designed to directly address the 2014/2015 English syllabus Shakespeare Question. The Transition Year Programme is designed to engage students with the works of Shakespeare by exploring text and staging in a creative, fun and alternative manner. The Shakespeare Schools Programme is supported by
Clevercourses.ie who will supply an in-depth workbook for each student.
See our advert on Page 15 for dates and prices and for more information please contact
outreach.admin@
gaietyschool.com, call 01 679 9277 or visit
gaietyschool.com.
Digital Youth Council established in Ireland
The Digital Youth Council – the first of its kind to launch in Europe –has been established by 15 year old Tech Entrepreneur and founder of Kid Tech, Harry McCann, with the help of Ciaran Cannon, TD, and the Director of Galway
Education Centre, Bernard Kirk. Comprising of some of the top young people in tech in Ireland, the Youth Council aims to give a voice to young people involved in technology in Ireland and provide them with a platform to influence the National Digital Strategy, and the future of technology in education There are currently twelve members of the Youth Council,
www.digitalyouthcouncil.com which will be the main body of the movement.
“I see this as a huge opportunity to build from the incredible talent pool of young people in the technology sector in Ireland today, using their ideas, aspirations, and creativity to shape the future from a tech perspective”, said Harry McCann, Founder of Digital Youth Council and Kid Tech. “Inclusion is key – and that’s why we’re expanding this idea across the island of Ireland, to tap into the ideas of every child and young person with a passion for technology and feed them directly back to the people who can elicit change.”
A key ambition is to establish mini-councils in schools around Ireland, and gather the views and opinions of young people across the country, in order to influence and feed back directly to those working within the Irish Government, EU Commission, business and the tech community.
Harry founded Kid Tech back in November 2013 with the aim to “Teach the next generation Tech”. They have received the backing and support of Viddyad, Blackberry, Norah Casey and British actor Stephen Fry.
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Call for applications for ESA/GTTP Teacher Training 2014
Galileo Teacher Training Program, the fifth in a series of training workshops for science teachers, organised by ESA and the Galileo Teacher Training Programme (GTTP), is now open for applications. The workshop will be held at the Lorentz Center@Snellius, Leiden, in the Netherlands.
Participants at this workshop will have the chance to explore innovative ways to use space science and astronomy in the classroom to engage students in the sciences.
A limited number of places are available. Applications will be accepted until 09:00 CEST on 13 October 2014.
NUI Galway’s Novel Science Competition for Primary and Secondary Schools is Launched
Primary and secondary school students from all over Ireland have been challenged by NUI Galway to compete in a new science communication competition. Students are invited to make entertaining and educational short videos on a range of science topics for ReelLIFE SCIENCE.
With over €3000 in prizes, the makers of the best video at primary and secondary school level will each receive €1000, to be spent on promoting science in the winning school. Second and third-placed entries at each level will receive €300 and €200, respectively.
The secondary school winner of the 2013 pilot competition was Michael McAndrew, a student from St Enda’s College in Galway with an animated video, entitled ‘Astrobiology – Life in Space’. Michael’s winning video can be viewed at
http://youtu.be/ JbyZ9z3CS3o.
Closing date for submissions is Friday, 17 October and the winning schools will be announced during national Science Week 2014, 9th-16th November. Topics include ‘The Power of Science’, ‘Science Heroes’ and ‘Physics in Real Life’.
More information about the competition and application process can be found at
www.reellifescience.com.
For more information contact Dr Enda O’Connell, NCBES, NUI Galway, at
enda.oconnell@nuigalway.ie or 091 495435.
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