Enter the #IHaveaDream short story competition with Inspiring You and Jeff Kinney

Wed, Mar 16, 2022

Do you like to dream? Martin Luther King dreamed of a world filled with love, opportunity, and equality. Jeff Kinney imagined a world filled with friendship, family fun, and hilarious adventures.

Rathdown School announces its move to coeducation from 2022

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Rathdown School, one of Ireland’s leading private day and boarding schools for girls aged between three and 18, has announced its move to coeducation and will see the phased introduction of boys to the Dublin school for the first time starting in 2022.

Study business and accounting at Galway Community College Further Education

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Undoubtedly business and accounting are among the most popular career choices in Ireland. There are many opportunities arising from this vocational area, one of which is to study to become an accountant which can open many doors into employment and higher education in Ireland and abroad.

CompTIA IT fundamentals - online tutor support and workshops course with GRETB Training Centre

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Start your career in IT with a 10-week online course starting on March 28. This online self-directed course will have one online workshop per week through a learning platform with a tutor. The tutor will provide support for the rest of the week.

Visual design with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator course at GRETB Training Centre

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Do you enjoy working with computer applications and have an aptitude for creativity and design? GRETB is starting an online visual design with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator course on March 21. This blended 20-week course will have one online workshop each week with tutor support available for the other four days a week.

Primary school artists wanted in Galway for conservation campaign

Thu, Mar 10, 2022

Primary school students in Galway and nationwide are being asked to design a poster that encourages greater conservation of Ireland’s native fish.

Easter supervised study in NUIG campus and Salthill with The Study Academy

Thu, Mar 03, 2022

Calling all Leaving and Junior Certificate students - are you tired of trying to motivate yourself to study at home? Are all of the distractions having an impact on the quality of your study time?

Beginner group bodhran classes

Thu, Mar 03, 2022

Rhythm is in all of us, and there has never been a better time to take up a new challenge and a new instrument than now. If you have always wanted to play music but do not know where to start, or you are already playing but do not know how to take your playing to the next level, now is the time. The next batch of Bodhran Magic adult group beginner courses is registering now and starting very soon in the city centre.

Celebrate Engineers Week with Galway Atlantaquaria and the Marine Institute

Thu, Mar 03, 2022

STEPS Engineers Week takes place from next Saturday, March 5, and Galway Atlantaquaria and the Marine Institute will be supporting the event with a weekend of fun, facts, and competitions at Galway Atlantaquaria in Salthill on Saturday and Sunday.

On campus open day in Galway Community College of Further Education

Thu, Feb 24, 2022

Galway Community College of Further Education (GCC) has announced that its further education open day will take place on campus, on Tuesday March 1 from 9am to 4pm. School leavers, mature students, adults considering returning to education, teachers, parents, and anyone wishing to attend is invited to the open day to explore the exciting and career-focused full-time courses commencing in September.

Centrally located at Moneenageisha Junction, GCC offers both Level 5 and 6 QQI further education courses in many vocational areas, business, secretarial, science and engineering, social care, horticulture, equine, sport, motor technology, music, theatre and film, design, and technology.

Coláiste Cholmcille, Indreabhán

Thu, Feb 24, 2022

Tá Coláiste Cholmcille ag glacadh le hiarratais ó scoláirí do rang na chéad bhliana don scoilbhliain seo chugainn, 2022-’23. Tá Ócáid Eolais seolta ag an scoil ar an suíomh idirlín scoile, www.colaistecholmcille.ie. Tá an fhoirm iarratais le fáil ar an suíomh nó is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh leis an scoil ag 091-593119 nó ag [email protected] chun pacáiste eolais a fháil.

Easter supervised study in NUIG campus and Salthill with The Study Academy

Thu, Feb 24, 2022

Calling all Leaving and Junior Certificate students - are you tired of trying to motivate yourself to study at home? Are all of the distractions having an impact on the quality of your study time?

GMIT leads new €1m project aimed at supporting education access in the west and northwest

Thu, Feb 24, 2022

GMIT, along with three other third level colleges in the west and northwest, has been awarded €1 million to implement a new higher education access project called WNW Connect, aimed at helping students from disadvantaged areas progress to higher education and complete their studies.

Get ahead with tailored learning programmes from Kumon

Thu, Feb 17, 2022

“What we care most about is each individual student.” This is the guiding principle of Kumon study centres across the globe. Students commence their individualised Kumon programmes at the ‘just right’ start point, carefully ascertained by a free diagnostic test. They then work through a daily programme designed to match their individual capacity to consolidate their subject foundation before moving on, over time, to study material that can be far ahead of their school level. Mastery, in terms of speed and accuracy, is assessed at the end of each level. Progress is charted regularly.

GMIT to host online postgraduate open evening

Thu, Feb 17, 2022

A virtual open evening on postgraduate programmes available in all GMIT campuses will take place today, February 17, from 6pm to 8pm. Hosted by the institute’s Graduate Studies and Professional Development Department, the event will be streamed live on openday.gmit.ie.

Learn lifeguarding skills with Atlantic Coast Lifeguards

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

Atlantic Coast Lifeguards is Ireland's leading lifeguard courses provider. It offers professional lifeguard courses, lifesaving, automated external defibrillator, and first aid courses throughout Ireland. Take a look at the various locations and dates and enrol online. Places are limited so avoid disappointment and book early.

The courses are designed and assessed to the highest standards by the relevant governing bodies, leading to internationally recognised qualifications that will allow candidates to work worldwide as lifeguards. If you have any questions regarding any of the courses call 086 2597688 or email [email protected].

Cleanroom operations six-week programme at GRETB Training Centre

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

If you are interested in pursuing a career in the medical device industry but not sure if it is for you, then GRETB may have the solution.

Teaching Innovation A ward for NUI Galway’s ‘History of Life’ Film Project

Thu, Feb 10, 2022

A novel teaching initiative at NUI Galway that enables students to explore the evolution of life on Earth through film, recently received the Jennifer Burke Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning.

NUIG and Druid announce 10 year partnership

Thu, Feb 03, 2022

NUI Galway and Druid Theatre Company have agreed a 10-year strategic partnership building on the existing relationship between the university and the renowned theatre company.

Help your child get ahead in English or maths with Kumon

Thu, Feb 03, 2022

Kumon students not alone maintained their studies throughout the Covid-19 lockdowns, but many continued to advance beyond their age using their individualised daily programme of maths and/or English worksheets supplemented by weekly Zoom mentoring. The annual awards ceremony, now held outdoors at the Galway Greyhound Stadium and compliant with all restrictions, recognises and celebrates the achievements of all students.

Those working six months ahead of their age are awarded bronze medals, two years ahead of their age, silver medals, and those working three or more years ahead receive gold medals. Students who complete the programme to university entry level receive specially framed certificates.

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