Fifty Key Messages – when your child or teenager won’t go to school
Sometimes young people refuse to attend school despite the best wishes of their parents. There are often underlying reasons behind the young person’s decision not to attend school and parents often feel powerless to help their child. If your child is refusing to attend school and you need support, contact us and an Educational Welfare Officer will […]
The Parent/Child relationship is key – learning at home
Right from when they are born your children are learning. You can do a lot to help them learn and here are some great ideas from the Tusla Parenting24Seven website And here they are as PDFs Helping_your_young_child_with_maths Tipsheet_for_parents_literacy If you want to find out more about the key messages for you and your child […]
Employability Project for 16 – 18 year olds not currently in full time education
You Turn is an Employability Project for 16-18 year olds not currently in full time education / work. Including young people enrolled in school, but not attending school on a full time basis. – Starting mid-September, – Finishing Beginning of December, – Approx 12 weeks, – Meeting 1 day a week for 2 x hours. […]
Learning to love maths!
I hate math. I have always hated math. I manage to do enough to figure out my bank balance and calculate how to cut a recipe in half, but the finer points of advanced math remain beyond my grasp. When it came to the sciences that required some tricky math, I managed to memorize my […]
Great new courses from Inishowen Development Partnership
Here are some of the new courses available from Inishowen Development Partnership January 2019 – IT Courses Food Safety HACCP CIEH L2 Feb 9th Allergen Workshop Jan 2019 START YOUR OWN BUSINESS COURSE -SYOB – Course Outline – SG- 5th 6th Feb 2019 For more information contact Denise McCool Community Development/Education Officer Inishowen Development Partnership […]
5 Entertaining and Educational Rainy-Day Activities for Kids
What do you do when bad weather has your family cooped up indoors? Don’t worry, there are plenty of ways to keep your kids entertained and educate them at the same time! The internet is full of handy resources, from children’s exercise videos to online music lessons, that can provide endless ideas for indoor fun. […]
Education and training options – your future, your choice
Are you wondering about options for training or further education for yourself or someone in your family? Here is a great new resource from Donegal Local Development Company that has lots of information and ideas to help you. Just click the link:- http://www.dldc.org/2018/05/15/your-future-your-choice/
Opportunities for young people who are not in formal education
Here is an interesting project from Donegal Youth Service for young people aged 14 – 25 who are not in formal education. Do you know someone who could benefit from this? Why not pass the word along. Just click the link to find out more:- http://donegalyouthservice.ie/youthscape-for-14-24-years-in-ballybofey-letterkenny/
Donegal Women’s Centre Spring Courses 2018
Being a Listener (Part 2): Commencing on Tuesday 6th March 2018 from 10.00am – 12.30pm. 10-week course facilitated by Jacqui Walsh. Cost: €40/€20. Introduction to Reflexology & Holistic Therapies: Commencing Wednesday 7th March 2018 from 10.00am – 12.00pm 8-week course facilitated by Eimear Peoples. Cost: €40/€20 Decoupage for Beginners: Commencing Wednesday 7th March 2018 from 10.00am – […]