Curriculum Development Unit

MIC lecturer launches book on William's Syndrome

18/1/2019

WiSHES – Williams Syndrome Holistic Educational Strategies, which is the latest CDU publication, is the first book in Europe to be published on promoting inclusive learning in children with Williams Syndrome (WS) and is written by Dr Fionnuala Tynan, Lecturer in the Department of Reflective Pedagogy and Early Childhood Studies at MIC. The book outlines a way forward for supporting learners with WS and moves away from a medical model of disability to a more holistic profile that acknowledge the biological, social and psychological aspects of learners with Williams Syndrome.

Launch of Children’s Independent Mobility on the Island of Ireland

27/4/2015

Pictured at the launch of the Children's Independent Mobility report were Sean McMahon, President of the INTO; Prof. Michael A Hayes, President of MIC; Alanna O’Beirne, MIC, co-author of the report; Minister for Education & Skills, Jan O'Sullivan, T.D.; Ellana-Mei Price, St. Joseph's Secondary School, Tulla and Dr. Brendan O'Keeffe, MIC, co-author of the report.

Dr. Brendan O'Keeffe, MIC; Ben Kazadi (age 12), Daniel Colbert (age 11), Dominic Kelly (age 11) and Thomas Byrnes (age 12) all from Scoil Mháthair Dé, SCR, Limerick and Alanna O'Beirne, MIC. This report, written by Dr. Brendan O’Keeffe and Alanna O’Beirne, is the first Irish study ever to be undertaken to assess the level of freedom children have to make journeys on their own.

700 BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS SHOWCASE THEIR BUSINESS IN WOODLANDS HOUSE HOTEL

27/4/2015

Pictured at the Junior Entrepreneur Programme 2015 showcase in Fitzgerald Woodlands Hotel, were staff and students from Pallaskenry NS.

Pictured at the Junior Entrepreneur Programme 2015 showcase in Fitzgerald Woodlands Hotel, were staff and students from Martinstown NS, with Eucharia McCarthy, Director of the Curriculum Development Unit in MIC and Mary Fitzgerald, Woodlands Hotel, Adare.