News from the world of education

Lunchtime Lecture at the Hunt Museum, Limerick

The lunchtime lecture series at the Hunt Museum resumes today at

1 p.m. with a talk on the Irish artist Evie Hone by Dr Patricia Humphries. The lecture is free and all are welcome.

16th EU Contest for Young Scientists

Some 105 students from 34 countries will showcase 74 award-winning projects at one of the most prestigious youth science expos in the world this year. The event, at the O'Reilly Hall, UCD, is open to the public from 10.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. today and admission is free.

The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Dublin Castle tomorrow. Flying the flag for Ireland at this year's event are Ronan Larkin from Dublin and Róisín McCloskey and Breandan Mac Chnoic from Derry. Full details available at  www.eucontestireland.com

Parenting course

'What Parents Want! What Children Need!' is the title of a 10-week parenting course to be held on Tuesday evenings in Taney Parish Centre, Dundrum, Dublin 14, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Places are still available for parents of children aged two to 12 years. Topics covered include building children's self-esteem and children and discipline.

Contact: Helen Sholdice, course tutor, at (01) 283 2141 or parentcoach@eircom.net

National Chamber Choir (NCC) Composition Workshops

Aimed at up-and-coming Leaving Cert composers, these composition workshops form part of the NCC's education programme for senior-cycle music students. The two-year programme gives budding composers the opportunity to learn from professional musicians and compose an original three-minute piece of music. The students' work is performed and recorded by the National Chamber Choir at the end of the two-year programme.

There is an introductory presentation at Dublin City University today from 1.45-2.45 p.m. with the NCC artistic director Celso Antunes and composer Julie Feeney.

The programme, which is free of charge, is open to all schools in the country offering music as a Leaving Certificate subject. Applications are welcomed by students interested in developing overall musicianship, and by individuals keen to pursue composition as a higher elective for the Leaving Certificate. Participants may submit their final composition for examination purposes.

There are a limited number of places available for this year's project. Teachers who would like their school to be involved can contact the NCC's education department. Tel: (01) 700 5665 or apply on-line at the NCC website, www.nationalchamberchoir.dcu.ie.

New Educate Together Core Curriculum

'Learn Together', the ethical core curriculum for Educate Together (ET) schools will be launched on Wednesday, October 6th. It is the first multi-denominational curriculum produced for National schools in Ireland and is divided into four strands: moral and spiritual development; equality and justice; belief systems and ethics and the environment.

The launch will take place at 6 p.m. in The Ark, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Copies of the curriculum will be available afterwards.

Tel: (01) 429 2500. E-mail: deirdre.mangaoang@educatetogether.ie

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