Transcript Slide 1
Family Learning
&
Active Citizenship
Isai - Romania
January 2007
Mary Flanagan
Amanda O’Connor
History of FL in Co. Clare
Pilot project in 1994 in response to
requests from parents
Funding 1994 – Year of the family
Funding 1995 - 1997 EU Horizon project
Resource Pack developed & published in
2000
FL training for Adult Literacy tutors
outside Clare
Family Learning Resource
Pack
Resource guide
6 Parent workbooks
Jason’s Day storybook
Photopack
Poster
Also available in Irish
Courses 2006
Family Learning 0-7
Children Learning
7-12 years
Settling into Secondary
School
Family Maths
FL & Primary School
Curriculum
Family Learning and
Play
ITC and Family Learning
Culturally appropriate FL
Themed sessions:
Cookery,
Crafts,
Horticulture
FETAC Modules
Family Learning and Irish
Focus of the courses
Which encourage parents to recognise the
home as a learning place and build on their
skills as teachers
Through
Diversity of
programmes
Positive learning
environments
Trained
facilitators
Fun
Tutor Training
Run training days to upskill FL and Adult
Literacy tutors locally & nationally
Run workshops for NALA nationally
National resource for tutors offering
Family Learning accredited modules
Delivered FL module on degree course
with NALA/WIT
Irish Family Literacy wider educational context
HSCL – The scheme ‘seeks to develop the
parent as prime educator’ and places
emphasis on the effectiveness of
partnership between home and school
based on principles of equality’ (Conaty
2002)
Early Start Pre-School Pilot Project – an
element of the grant is set aside for
developing parental involvement
Active Citizenship in Clare
Active Citizenship Voter Education
Programme developed by Vincentian
Partnership for Social Justice
Literacy tutors trained in 2004 & 2006
Classes run countywide since 2004
Voter registration campaign October
2006