Clare Family Learning Project

Dads and Lads The Clare Family Learning Project plans to run a programme aimed specifically at Dads/Male Carers and their children using a sports and games approach. It is widely accepted in family learning programmes internationally, the difficulty in reaching males. More...
Family Learning and Art Teaching family learning through art. More...
Family Learning and Computers Promoting family learning through computers. More...
Family Learning and English for Speakers of Other Languages ESOL We are currently responding to requests from Principals and Home School Community Liaison teachers to support parents from other countries. We are delivering a variety of courses to reach parents who are not familiar with the Irish education system. We provide parents with the language skills to support homework and parent teacher meetings, communicating with teachers and understanding the curriculum. See course details below and adapt to suit your own group. More...
Family Learning and Health Our English for Speakers of Other Languages and Family Learning tutor identified a need to support learners to access, understand and interact with the Irish health care providers. We piloted a Family Health course focusing on the language around health, practicing role-play e.g. visiting the doctor, making appointments, going to the hospital. The course was very well attended and learners have requested to continue. Course details attached below please adapt to suit your own group. More...
Family Learning and Maths The Clare Family Learning Project was the first group in Ireland to include maths into Family Learning specifically, using everyday living experiences for children to use as part of their maths learning. We have developed a model to support parents of incoming first years in second level schools. More...
FETAC Family Learning Modules During the summer of 2006, The Clare Family Learning Project was given approval for two locally developed Family Learning FETAC Modules at Level 3: Learning Skills and Home Study Skills. More...
FL and Active Citizenship Resources, external links and example lessons from the Family Learning and Active Citizenship course. More...
FL and Cookery Family learning is about the things that children learn from their parents in and around the home in a very natural way. Cooking is one of those areas where there is great potential for learning and children can be included in helping to prepare meals. More...
FL and Grandparents A day hospital in a rural area of the county provides transport for the isolated elderly to attend the centre once every 2 weeks. On investigation it was found that many of these people are grandparents who have contact with families and grandchildren. More...
FL and Practical Activities Practical classes such as Cookery, Crafts, Gardening, and Computer Skills are successful ways of attracting newcomers into Family Learning. During these classes parents and carers are shown how, by doing these type of activities at home (or in the library in the case of computers) together with their children, can help pass on literacy, numeracy, and communication skills. They offer an opportunity to learn about science and the environment as a family. More...
FL and Supporting Primary School Supporting the Primary School Child is a very popular programme in Clare. Parents want to help their children with homework, understand changes that have happened in the curriculum since they were at school and generally help their children stay up to date with their school work. More...
FL for 0-7 yrs Parents want to do the best for their children and gain recognition for their existing skills and develop new skills, which will enable them to work with their children to improve their learning skills. More...
Fun Experiments Dads and Lads focus on Science in Primary School More...
Play and Rhymes The importance of play in childhood cannot be emphasised enough. Children develop socially, emotionally, physically, linguistically and ultimately cognitively through play. Cognitively development includes intellectual and language development, thinking skills, memory, attention and concentration levels. More...
Storysacks Storysacks offers parents a free storybook and factual book, while they must come up with some art work and props to make their story come alive. More...