Newsletter: Monday, 23rd Mar 09

Clare Family Learning Project Newsletter

Date: Monday 23rd March
www.clarefamilylearning.org

Spring 2009 Newsletter Clare Family Learning Project

New ideas for Family Learning

New ideas from NIACE Conference in Sheffield January 2009:
- Cultural box created as a group project, swap with a group in other contrasting location e.g. urban /rural. Box contains artefacts, photos, research about their community- music, sport, art, geography, history, foods, entertainment etc.
Email dialogue/visits can be set up between groups.
- Every object tells a story. Use one object from home or community and write or record story individually.
- Using family stories to create family learning materials, e.g. using old photos.
- Make an individual mini museum using a shoe box, name your collection, decorate box, label and display

Other ideas

A smile is the same in every language collect photos of family members smiling, learners write short description under each photo create exhibition.

Increased use of Family Numeracy programmes. Moneywise for the times we live in.

Design a leaflet Free things to do with your family over the summer holidays in your local area learners can work on this as a group within a computer class.

Latest News

Invitation to join National Family Learning Online Forum
A forum has been created on www.clarefamilylearning.org . Click on Forum along the top bar, complete the information required and proceed. Some headings are already up and new information and discussions can be created.
Looking forward to hearing your views and requests.

Sign up for Family Learning Tutor Training is now available on our website. The next training will take place October 13th 15th in Ennis, cost 300 euro.

Family Learning PowerPoint Presentation is available on our website under Resources if you need to promote family learning to other organisations/tutors etc. You can adjust this PowerPoint to suit your own situtation.

Family Learning Programmes in Ireland is at the printers and will be available shortly online and later in hard copy.

Clare Family Learning Project have been invited to become a partner in the European Family Learning Network with 34 other international organisations. See www.efln.eu for more information on what is happening at EU level.

With the local and European elections coming up, a Voter Education programme to support learners in Clare, is being rolled out in conjunction with other partners on Clare Active Citizenship Network. Family Learning tutors are embedding active citizenship into their classes. The Vincentian Partnership for Social Justices website www.vote.ie has lots of information and resources available to support this work.

Family Learning DVD filming is complete and we hope to have a launch date in June.

We have been invited to deliver a presentation and workshop in Estonia to promote Family Learning 26 -27th March 2009.

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