Ceol Ireland at the IPPN Conference

Ceol Ireland attended the Irish Primary Principals Network Conference and Exhibition on 25th to 28th January, 2012. The response to the Ceol Stand was very positive. Many principals whose schools have been using the Ceol materials expressed their satisfaction and even joy about the programmes. Many commented that the lesson plans and resources are great fun, easy to follow and clearly build up the teachers’ confidence in teaching music, unlike any other programmes.

Those who have not yet used the programmes were very interested in their comprehensiveness, clarity, child-friendliness and professionally produced products. Ceol is expecting a new wave of interested schools in the coming months, following on from this interest.

Ceol is going from strength to strength in building programmes for all levels in pre- and primary schools. By June 2012, there will be lesson plans, professional development DVDs, resource materials and CDs for all pre- and primary children. There are specially descounted bundles for those wishing to go for more than one stage at a time. See these special offer bundles on http://www.ceolireland.ie

Comments from 3rd Level Institutions about Ceol Ireland

Comments from 3rd Level Institutions about Ceol Ireland

“Ceol’s Music in the Classroom programme supports the aims and objectives of the revised music currciulum. It works in partnership with classroom teachers, offering them innovative and relevant assistance. It also delivers enhanced music learning opportunities to the students. This classroom music programme, recognising the developmental needs of the child introdcues attractive, balanced, sequential lessons which provide opportunities for the reinforcement of the essential music education concepts outlined in the Primary School Curriculum.” Marita Kerin, N.T, B.Mus, M.Mus Ed., Trinity College Dublin, Education School

"I strongly feel that Ceol is precisely the intervention currently needed in Primary Schools – both to support the teachers and to lay the foundation for music literacy. The fact that so much work has been done already by Ceol in developing and piloting the programme makes it ideal. The Ceol project is very much in line with best practice internationally and deals with all the strands of the curriculum. Music literacy is severely under-developed in schools at present. There is no doubt that early intervention is most effective and international literature shows evidence of the correlation between music literacy and learning competencies in all curriculum subjects." Dr. Evelyn Grant, CIT Cork School of Music, Union Quay, Cork

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