Music in the Classroom There are still spaces available for The Irish Times/RTÉ Music in the Classroom concerts in Killarney on January 12th, 2004; in Athlone on January 16th, 2004 and in the NCH, Dublin, on April 19th and 26th. For further information on booking please contact Janet Stafford. Tel: (01) 675 8494.
Physical health and education
A national study to investigate the experiences and needs of young people with ongoing medical conditions within the education system will get underway in January 2004 at the Department of Education, Trinity College Dublin.
Young people with long-term conditions attending primary or secondary school, parents and teachers are invited to take part. Views about practical, social, emotional, academic as well as medical support will be sought.
If you would like to take part, please contact Dr. Deirdre O'Neill at Deirdre.ONeill@tcd.ie or telephone: (01) 6082216 before the end of this school term.
Disability Awareness Project
A ground-breaking programme which aims to revolutionise the way secondary school students think about disability has been launched. Educate for Inclusion is a disability awareness programme for schools and is now available free of charge to each of the 550 schools running the Transition Year programme.
The programme, which was developed by Rehab Foundation, is made up of eight interactive lessons on CD-ROM which provide comprehensive information on different types of disability and address all of the issues that face people with disabilities in their everyday lives. It also explodes many damaging myths surrounding disability, as well as dealing with issues of etiquette and language.
For further information please contact Rita Kelly at 087-6261111, or Dara Duffy 087-7995194
International second-level scholarships
The United World Colleges Irish National Committee invites applications from second-level students aged between 15 and 17 for a two-year scholarship to attend one of the United World Colleges. The scholarships are worth approximately 20,000 a year.
The colleges provide a two-year course, roughly equivalent to the final two years of the Leaving Certificate cycle. Students study towards the International Baccalaureate, an internationally recognised school-leaving certificate.
The UWC also offers a summer scholarship programme. Over the course of the programme (3 to 4 weeks) students are introduced to the ideas of conflict resolution, environmental awareness, community service and global affairs.
Where possible, all students are sent on full scholarship, so ability to pay is not a factor in the selection process. The UWC Irish National Committee selects and sends two Irish students each year.
Further information and application forms from www.ie.uwc.org or write to: United World Colleges Irish National Committee, c/o Room 3087, Education Department, Trinity College Dublin.The deadline for applications is Friday, January 30th, 2004.
