John Hooper Medal for Statistics
January 21, 2013
The John Hooper Medal for Statistics is to be awarded to post-primary students (in Transition Year or Senior Cycle) who design a poster, to describe an aspect of their environment, with the help of statistics. It is supported by this Department and the Central Statistics Office. The theme for the 2013 competition is Agriculture. The competition is also open to students aged between 15 and 18 years of age in Northern Ireland.
Please note the key dates for the competition.
February 1st, 2013
Closing date for registration.
March 1st, 2013
Closing date for entry submissions.
March 29th, 2013
National winners announced.
The prizes for successful contestants are as follows:
1st Place – The CSO John Hooper medal for statistical analysis and €1,600 (of which €1,000 is awarded to the school and €600 is awarded to the student team);
2nd Place – €1,000 (of which €650 is awarded to the school and €350 is awarded to the student team);
3rd Place – €600 (of which €400 is awarded to the school and €200 is awarded to the student team).
One poster will be entered to represent Ireland, in each of the two ISLP (International Statistical Literacy Project) age categories, from the highest placed eligible posters.
The John Hooper Medal for Statistics aims to promote statistical literacy, encourage teamwork among students and allow students to develop communication skills. In the context of the roll out of Project Maths it should be of considerable interest to students and teachers.
Further information on the John Hooper Medal is available online at:
http://www.cso.ie/en/newsandevents/johnhoopermedalforstatistics2013competition/
Oideas Gael
January 21, 2013
The Oideas Gael 2013 range of courses is on our new website at www.oideasgael.ie. Adult Irish Courses at all levels, Cultural Activity Holidays and courses for teachers.
Ranganna Gaeilge i nDún Uladh, An Ómaigh
January 21, 2013
Irish Language Classes in London Irish Centre
January 21, 2013
Irish Language classes will take place in London Irish Centre based in Camden Town.
Various levels of classes will be provided from complete beginners to more advanced.
- Beginners
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Classes will commence in February 2013 with the price of £80 for 8 classes.
Venue:
The London Irish Centre
50-52 Camden Sq
London NW1 9XB
Tel: 0207 916 2222
For further details regarding events visit: www.londonirishcentre.org or e-mail gaeilge@londonirishcentre.org.
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Gaelscoil vying to secure playground equipment through a Facebook competition
January 18, 2013
A few months ago, Gaelscoil Dara, Renmore, entered a Facebook competition run by the English company Wicksteed Playscapes, to win playground equipment to the value of £25,000.
After diligent efforts were made by parents of the students to share the link and encourage their online friends to vote for Gaelscoil Dara, 1,737 votes were secured which allows the school to progress to the next stage of the contest for which 10 schools have been shortlisted.
A panel of adjudicators will visit the schools later in the month to determine which is the one most deserving of the prize. Parents, teachers, and the student body will team up to prove their determination to win. The children must exhibit their passion through artistic media, why they believe their school should be selected to win.
Out of the 120 schools which entered from Ireland and the UK, Gaelscoil Dara earned one of the highest numbers of votes. After a 27 year wait, Gaelscoil Dara received funding to build a permanent, new, premises, which can be seen from the Dublin Road, opposite GMIT, including a playground, but nfortunately the funds ran out before its completion. Instead, you have an empty, fenced off, spacious play area void of playing equipment and full of the school’s wheelie bins.
The children would love to see the building completed with the equipment in the empty playground as there is no other playground within walking distance in the community. It would be especially advantageous to the children with special needs attending the school and those who still visit from Rosedale School beside where Gaelscoil Dara once used to be.
Michelle Kirby, school secretary of Gaelscoil Dara, and instigator of the school’s application to the competition, thanks all the people of Galway and their Facebook friends, who took time to vote for the very deserving potential winner.
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Gaelscoil nua do Chill Dara
January 17, 2013
Cúrsa Scannánaíochta do dhaltaí Iarbhunscoile
January 17, 2013
Cúrsa Cumarsáide do dhaltaí Idirbhliana
January 17, 2013
Cúrsa Ullmhúcháin don Bhéaltriail Ardteiste le Gael Linn
January 17, 2013
Find an Irish class to suit you with Gaelport.com
January 15, 2013
Have you made it your New Year’s Resolution to learn Irish or to brush up on your grammar?
There are Irish classes running all over the country at different levels from beginners to fluent speakers wishing to brush up on their written skills.
There are many options in Dublin for venues and levels. Gaelchultúr, Gael Linn and Conradh na Gaeilge provide weekly classes in the city centre and Áras Chrónáin provide weekly spoken classes in Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
Conradh na Gaeilge’s classes are not only limited to Dublin city, courses are available in Galway City, Mayo, Kildare, Limerick , Clare and even in Liverpool, UK, all starting between 22 and 24 January. Gaelchultúr’s classes are also spread across the country.
As well as running classes for adults, Conradh na Gaeilge also run a preparation course for the Leaving Cert Oral Exam. The course gives guidance to Leaving Cert students on the most effective ways to answer questions on the ‘Sraith Pictiúr’ section of the exam as well as brushing up on fluency. The course begins on 15 January and runs for 10 weeks.
For those applying for Hibernia College’s Higher Diploma in Primary Education, Gaelchultúr is providing a preparatory Irish course for the entrance exam. All emphasis is on spoken and listening skills and grammar is taught in the context in which it’s needed. The course runs for 7 weeks.
There are many opportunities to learn, practice and speak Irish in Belfast in 2013 in ‘An Droichead’ cultural centre, based in Belfast city and with Cumann Cultúrtha Mhic Reachtain based on the Antrim Road. As well as that, Máirín Hurndall, a lecturer with Queen’s University and radio presenter with Raidió Fáilte is running a Welsh class every Thursday at Cumann Chluain Ard, Belfast.
In the south of the country, Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne is running Irish Accuracy courses in February 2013 in west Kerry directed at teachers, editors or anyone who wishes to brush up on their accuracy in written Irish and in Cork city Gael-Taca are providing weekly classes in the Irish Language centre based in O’Sullivan’s Port and all over Cork.
All details on courses mentioned above and more can be found at www.gaelport.com/cursai. If you would like to register a course for free contact eolas@gaelport.com.
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