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EventsCalendar of eventsNCCA either participates in or hosts occasional seminars, conferences, lectures, launches and consultations. Details of such events will be posted on this page. | Date | Event | Location | | 4 May, 2011 | The conference, ‘Children: their lives, their learning’, an NCCA collaboration with Marino Institute of Education, provided a forum to discuss priorities for primary education and the curriculum and teachers needed. Remarks by President McAleese, the keynote address by Professor Robin Alexander, podcasts on primary education and invitation to ‘have your say’ about the purpose of primary education are available at: www.childrentheirlivestheirlearning.ie | Marino Institute of Education | | 21 April 2010 | The Junior Cycle Developments Consultation Seminar was launched by An Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, Mary Coughlan, TD, on 21st April 2010. The consultation on a future junior cycle is now underway until the Autumn 2010
View Minister's speech (PDF:36kb) www.ncca.ie/juniorcycledevelopments. | The Clock Tower, Department of Education and Skills. | | 22 October 2009 | Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework was launched by NCCA. This new framework is for all children from birth to six years. It is the outcome of extensive research, consultation, planning, and development by the NCCA in partnership with the early childhood sector. Find out more about the framework www.ncca.ie/earlylearning | | | 9 September 2009 | Learning and Growing: Celebrating 10 years of the Primary School Curriculum. Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe, T.D., celebrated 10 years of the curriculum in St. Louise de Marillac Junior and Senior Schools in Ballyfermot, Dublin.
www.ncca.ie/learningandgrowing | | | 10 October 2008 | Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe, T.D., officially launched Project Maths in Scoil Mhuire, Kanturk. Scoil Mhuire is one of the 24 schools piloting the new approaches to teaching maths. | Scoil Mhuire, Kanturk, Co. Cork | | 9 March 2006 | The What, Why and How of children's learning in primary schools, Launch of the DVD for parents by Mary Hanafin TD, Minister for Education and Science | Scoil Íde/Scoil Fhursa, Cromcastle Green, Coolock, Dublin 5 | | 5 October 2005 | "Has the Past a Future?-The Classics in Post-Primary Education" Invitational Seminar | The National Library, Kildare St,Dublin 2. | | 6 October 2005 | Launch of NCCA's new newsletter for teachers, info@ncca, the new website, www.ncca.ie ,and the NCCA's Annual Report 2004 by Dr. Catherine O'Brien, Chairperson NCCA | Cork Education Support Centre, Western Road, Cork | | | | | | | | |
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