Projects

Local Projects

Farm Safety Awareness
Kilkenny and Laois Education Centres, in conjunction with the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), are organising a Poster Competition for primary schools.

TL21 Transfer Initiative
TL21 Transfer Initiative

KIlkenny 400
Local history teaching resources for primary schools

Student Council Training
Training for members of school student councils

Teacher's Reading Group
An informal group of teacher's meeting on a monthly basis for discussion. The group welcomes all teachers who wish to take part

National Projects

Reading Recovery
Reading Recovery is an early intervention designed to reduce literacy problems in any education system. The specially designed series of lessons, individually planned and delivered, provides intensive help for children who fail to make sufficient progress in reading and writing after one year in school.

Apple Regional Training Centre Kilkenny
A Network of designated Centres providing Apple Mac training for teachers

Dissolving Boundaries
Cross border partnerships between schools

The Fís Project
Five local schools are taking part in a film in primary schools project.

eTwinning
partnerships between European schools

KidSmart Early Learning Programme
child friendly computers with software for early learners

Empowering Minds
Three local schools are involved in the Empowering Minds Project

Digital Schools Award
Two local schools have received the "Digital Schools Award"

Choose Safety": Student safety at work
Transition year students are trained using specially prepared Education packs