Stress Control Course
FREE STRESS CONTROL COURSE
No need to book – Just turn up
Participants will not be asked to speak – just listen
Free handouts at every session
28th February, 6th March, 13th March, 20th March, 27th March, 3rd April 2012
Preparing For Life is delighted to be offering this programme FREE to the local communities. Each course runs over 6 sessions of about 1 hour each. Please check this site for dates and venues of next available course. This programme offers really clear information and advice to people who would like to learn more what causes stress and how to manage their stress.
All Courses will run on Tuesday evenings from 7.00pm. to 8.00pm
in Coolock Parish Centre, Coolock Village.
Healthy Packed Lunches
Now that the children have returned to school you can help to ensure that they have enough energy by providing them with a nutritious lunch.
A varied diet is important to make sure that your child receives all the vitamins and minerals they need to help them concentrate, learn and develop. Be creative with food choices and have fun.
For healthy teeth, give them milk, water or sugar free fruit juices and not fizzy drinks which will rot their teeth and may make them hyperactive.
Fruit is packed full of vitamins to help prevent colds, flus and infections. Try and include a piece of fruit every day. As well as apples, bananas and oranges why not try grapes, raisins, kiwis, berries, mandarins or pears?
Congratulations Moatview Early Education Centre!
Congratulations to Moatview Early Education Centre who are the first Early Years Service workingwith Preparing for Life (and one of the first in the country) to be validated using the Síolta Quality Assurance Process.
Susin, Anna, Yuk-kuen, Adrienne and Leisha made up the team who worked tirelessly to complete the portfolio of work submitted to the Early Years Education Policy Unit back in 2011. In December, Maresa Duignan from the
Department of Education and Skills presented the manager of the service, Susin Sheehan with three certificates acknowledging the high quality service being offered to children in Moatview.
At the presentation, Susin said
“Our 18 month journey to implement the Síolta programme seemed a daunting task at first but one this centre is delighted to have taken. Completion took many long hours of hard work but with the aim of promoting positive early experiences this "task" very quickly became our "interest & goal" as staff welcomed this new venture and worked together with huge support from the co-ordinators of Preparing for Life to implement the 12 principles of the Síolta Framework. This framework has undoubtedly been given the appropriate name of Síolta - meaning seeds - as its success has planted a new growth of enthusiasm and energy through the staff and into our service. We believe that this success will help to support each child to reach his/her full potential through the quality care & education we proudly provide under the award of Síolta”
Well done to all those involved!
Keep up the good work!
Minister Frances Fitzgerald visits Preparing for Life
Minister Frances Fitzgerald, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, visited Preparing for Life on May 27th. During her visit she met with members of the board of Northside Partnership, local public representatives, staff of Preparing for Life as well as parents and children who participate in the programme.