Tipp Educators Invited to Conference on Empathy and Bridging Divides
“Educators, youth workers and community leaders are being encouraged to attend a ground-breaking conference in Limerick next week.” The ‘Transformative Narratives’ conference will cover “the profound impact of story exchange, restorative practice, and empathy building pedagogies in educational settings.” This conference will take place from 9:30am to 4pm on the 7th of June in the […]
EU Budget 2020 deal: Investing more in climate action, youth and research
MEPs have fought for and obtained better support for climate action, research, SMEs and the young in next year’s EU budget, after a second round of talks with Council on Monday. On Monday evening, the negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the 2020 EU Budget, shortly before the […]
Information Event in Nenagh about European Voluntary Service (EVS) for youth in Tipperary
Friday 2nd September from 11am to 12.45pm in Nenagh Library In 2016, the European Voluntary Service programme (EVS) celebrates 20 years of existence. Across Europe, National Agencies for Erasmus+ will promote and celebrate the achievements of EVS. In Ireland, the National Agency is Léargas. You can contact Nora at payitforward@leargas.ie. #EVS20 Over the course of those 20 […]
1,215 JobBridge participants in Tipperary
Youth Council finds scheme in need of review and reform New figures indicate that the number of interns participating in the JobBridge initiative in County Tipperary to date is 1,215, with 213 currently enrolled in the scheme.* However, a recent report suggests that significant reform is needed to enhance the experience of participants and increase […]
Backstage-Ireland, Performing Arts Academies at the Source Art Centre Thurles
Backstage-Ireland; nationally recognised for it’s performing arts work with young people, is opening one of it’s Performing Arts Academies at the Source Art Centre Thurles,this September. Students will take part in a range of workshops from drama, mime and acting for film and television to circus skills, singing and a mix of dance from jazz […]
Summer Youth Arts Programme at The Source, Thurles
Every year, The Source Arts Centre is inundated with requests for activities for young people. The response has been to set up and run the hugely successful summer youth arts programme. This year things are going from strength to strength with Tomorrow, a cross art form summer camp running from 19th to 24th July, where […]
