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| Don´t Forget to Vote for Croi na Gaillimhe Resource Centre! |
Both online and text voting lines are now open until 15th March
To vote by text: Text EYRE followed by a space, followed by B to 51303 (standard SMS rates apply).
To vote online: Click on www.betterireland.ie select Eyre Sq branch and choose your group.
You can vote until the 15th March and you can vote as many times as you wish. Thanks very much! |
| Published on 28/02/2010 |
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| Croi na Gaillimhe and AONTAS Celebrate Adult Learners |
The annual AONTAS Adult Learners Festival takes place from the 22nd - 26th February and Croi na Gaillimhe are holding several events to celebrate!!
On Wednesday 23rd we are holding a ´Celebrate Learning´ event from 2.30pm onwards. All those who attend classes / clubs at the Centre are invited to join us for the celebration where we will share stories and experiences. At the event we will unveil our ´Learning Tree´ when learners are encouraged to write or draw about the impact adult learning has made on their lives and hang it on the learning tree. The Mayor of the City of Galway, Declan McDonnell will also be in attendance to unveil our ´Learning Tree´ and talk with participants about their experiences! Refreshments will be served and this is a free event.
ALL ADULT LEARNERS ARE WELCOME.Come along - looking forward to seeing you there!
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| Published on 18/02/2010 |
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| AONTAS Adult Learners Festival |
The annual AONTAS Adult Learners Festival takes place from the 22nd - 26th February and Croi na Gaillimhe are holding several events to celebrate!!
First of all we are holding a ´Silver Surfers´ morning at the Centre on Tuesday 23rd. From 11am - 1pm on Tuesday morning all older learners will be given a free 30 minute session of Internet and e-mailing. Volunteers will be available to assist with any enquiries. Just call 091 - 895203 for further information.
On Wednesday 23rd we are holding a ´Celebrate Learning´ event from 2.30pm onwards. All those who attend classes / clubs at the Centre are invited to join us for the celebration where we will share stories and experiences. At the event we will unveil our ´Learning Tree´ when learners are encouraged to write or draw about the impact adult learning has made on their lives and hang it on the learning tree.
Come along - looking forward to seeing you there!
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| Published on 18/02/2010 |
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| Vote for Croi na Gaillimhe Resource Centre, St Vincent de Paul - (February 15th - March 15th 2010) To vote by text: Text EYRE followed by a space, followed by B to 51303 (standard SMS rates apply).To vote online: Click on www.betterireland.ie select Eyre Sq branch and choose your group. |
Croi na Gaillimhe Resource Centre, Society of St Vincent de Paul, 1 Mill Street, Galway were shortlisted for the local AIB Branch and are now through to the voting phase of the AIB Better Ireland Programme which takes place from the 15th February to the 15th March 2010.
The project they were shortlisted for is a collaborative initiative with The National University of Ireland Galway.
Croi na Gaillimhe Resource Centre, Society of St Vincent de Paul proposes to support vulnerable children through the implementation of an Intergenerational Programme of learning. This programme will target specifically children from socio-economic disadvantaged backgrounds and retired older adults. The National University of Ireland Galway has agreed to outreach “Living Scenes Model" of intergenerational learning and will provide facilitator training, monitoring and ongoing evaluation and support for this programme in Croi na Gaillimhe Resource Centre. Detailed University Research carried out on the Living Scenes Programmes over the last ten years clearly indicates the powerful and positive impact of Intergenerational Learning on the lives of the children involved.
You can support us by Voting between the 15th of February and the 15th of March 2010.
To Vote:- Texting and Online
To vote by text: Text EYRE followed by a space, followed by B to 51303 (standard SMS rates apply).
To vote online: Click on www.betterireland.ie select Eyre Sq branch and choose your group.
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| Published on 15/02/2010 |
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| Art Drawing |
| The Art Drawing class takes place on Tuesday mornings from 11am to 1pm. The class is open to all people interested in drawing and no previous drawing experience is required. The start date is Tuesday 16th February 2010. |
| Published on 11/02/2010 |
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| Looking at the Economy through Womens Eyes |
Looking at the Economy through Womens Eyes
Course Aims: the course will explore
What is the economy?
How is the current crisis affecting womens lives,
womens roles in the community, the home and the work-place?
What kinds of work, paid and unpaid, do women tend to do
and why?
What kinds of work are valued and why?
Economic growth, what does it mean?
What are the connections between women in Ireland and women
in countries of the global South?
Day 1: Women, care and the economy
Day 2: Economic growth and wellbeing
Day 3: Going global: introduction to two sides of
globalisation: consumers and producers
Day 4: Womens economic human rights
This course will take place in April (dates to be decided). It will take place over 4 Mondays (full days each week). This course is run by Banuacht.
For further information contact: Loretta Needham at 091 895203. |
| Published on 29/01/2010 |
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| OzanaMaths Classes January - March 2010 |
OZANAMATHS Classes January - March 2010
Croi na Gaillimhe Resource Centre in collaboration with NUIG are offering maths homework classes and academic support to students from Secondary Schools (Years 1 and 2).
Dates: Commencing on Monday 18th January & Wednesday 20th January
Class Time: 4.15p.m.-5.15p.m.
Duration: 10 weeks
Cost: 20 euro for the duration
Venue: Croi na Gaillimhe Resource Centre, 1 Mill Street, Galway.
There are still some places available for the course, so if you are interested in attending the course or for further information please call us at 091 - 895203 |
| Published on 29/01/2010 |
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| Knitting Club for Older People January - March 2010 |
Beat the big chill and come along on Monday afternoons to our Knitting Club.
What if I can´t knit? Do not fear! We are here to help no matter whether you are just beginning or looking for a bigger challenge.
Come and join us for a friendly chat, a cup of tea and loads of fun!
Meet us on Monday 11th January at 2.30pm in Croi na Gaillimhe Resource Centre, 1 Mill Street, Galway.
No cost - only a small contribution towards tea and biscuits each week.
For further information contact 091 - 895203
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| Published on 29/01/2010 |
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| Beginners Computers |
This is an eight week computer course for complete beginners commencing the first week in February. The course wil be run on Monday and Wednesday mornings. Classes will run from 11am - 1pm. Using a step by step approach we cover a variety of topics useful to beginners.
The topics covered during the course include
* introduction to using a mouse and keyboard
* desktop
* internet
* e-mail |
| Published on 29/01/2010 |
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| Line Dancing for Older People |
Maureen´s popular line dancing classes returned this week on Thursday morning. The classes got off to s fantastic start but it´s not too late to enrol so come along on Thursday morning at 10am if you want to join in the fun.
A little more info about the classes ...... Maureen runs two Line Dancing classes on Thursday mornings. The first class from 10.00 to 11.00 is aimed at beginners. The second class runs from 11.00 to 12.00 and is aimed at Improvers. Both classes are lots of fun!
The classes incorporate traditional and modern line-dancing, and adds an international flavour with Latin, a little Swing, folk dancing and group dancing - just like in Strictly Come Dancing!!
If you are interested in joining the class or would like more information, then contact us at either 091 - 895203 or info@croi-na-gaillimhe.org
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| Published on 29/01/2010 |
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| Creative Writing |
A Creative Writing group meets at the Centre on Friday mornings.
Meet us on Friday 8th January at 10.30am in Croi na Gaillimhe Resource Centre, 1 Mill Street, Galway.
For further information contact us at 091 - 895203
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| Published on 29/01/2010 |
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| Movement and Relaxation for Older People |
The Movement and Relaxation class for Older People takes place on Tuesday mornings from 11am - 12.30pm. This hour and a half long class is a gentle and relaxing class with a focus on simple movements and relaxation techniques.
The class will start on Tuesday 26th January. If you would like to join or for more information then please contact us at 091 - 895203 |
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| Improvers Computer |
This is an eight week computer course which is aimed at people with some previous computing experience. The topics covered during the course include
* Internet
* E-mail
* Social networking sites (Facebook)
* Photographs
The class runs from 11am to 1pm. The course commences on Thursday 4th February in the Centre. |
| Published on 29/01/2010 |
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Manager
Loretta Needham
Croí na Gaillimhe
The Resource Centre
St James Conference Committee
Seamus Hynes, Chairperson, Frank O’Brien, Secretary, Michael Begley, Treasurer
Management Group: (all of the above, plus Jim Harrington and Gerry Joyce).
Elderly Committee: Sr Nora Lally, Christina Quinn and Ann Leni
Education Committee: Michael McCann, Tony Hall, Ailish Farrelly and Louise McGovern.
All the volunteers that help out with the centre
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