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Aistear (2024) and the Child Directed Curriculum

This webinar explores Aistear, the Child Directed Curriculum Framework, encouraging a child's individual interests in line with Aistear. This webinar will provide a practical, evidence-based guide to using the Aistear Curriculum Framework in busy Early Years settings. You will learn to encourage a child's individual interests while also encouraging the themes of communication, exploring and thinking, in a group situation. You will receive a practical, evidence-based guide to using the Aistear Curriculum Framework in busy Early Years settings. 

Who can do this Course?

Early Years Educators and Managers. 

Course Content

  • Recording children's interests with ease in an early years setting.
  • Involving parents in the Aistear Early Years Framework.
  • Promoting children's interests = promoting children's well-being, identity and belonging (examples from practice).
  • 20 practical ideas for promoting communicating and exploring and thinking in an early years setting.







Certification

Certificate of completion

Tutor

Gillian Powell is a part time lecturer in Applied Professional Practice and Pedagogical Framing on a Bachelor in Applied Early Years Education course delivered in the Cork College of Commerce by the Dundalk Institute of Technology. She owned and managed The Haven Montessori School in Bandon for thirty-two years. This early years setting catered for over fifty children and the emphasis was on outdoor education. Outdoor education in three early years settings in Ireland was the focus of Gillian's research during the course of a Masters in Education in University College Cork.

More information

At Canavan Byrne,  we value Early Years Educators. At our webinars, we are sharing our experience and knowledge, to make a difference. Everyone has something of value to contribute. For you that may be a question, a point of order or a solution that works. All suggestions and ideas are welcome, so join in,  turn that camera on. You never know when what you say makes the world of difference to someone. 
Are you struggling with Aistear? Are you finding it hard to implement Aistear in your setting? Learn about ideas to set up an Aistear child friendly environment, both indoors and outdoors. This webinar promotes a Nature pedagogy in Early Years settings.
Curriculum Webinar
Date DATE

19 Aug 2025

Date AVAILABLE SEATS

45

Location Course Dates and Times
7.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Location LOCATION
Online
Certification CERTIFICATION
Certificate of completion
Price PRICE

€ 20.00

Contact Us

If you'd like more information about our services or we can help you with any questions or queries, please call us on: (+353) 1-623-5908, email us at info@canavanbyrne.ie or just fill out the quick contact form. We'd be delighted to hear from you!