Encouraging your Child’s STEM learning at Home: A ‘How To’ Panel Discussion
Hosted by Kildare Library and Arts Service in partnership with the
Maynooth University Department of Chemistry
Tuesday, 15th June, 7pm via Zoom
Parents have a key role to play in encouraging and harnessing their child’s natural curiosity around STEM learning (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). However, many parents don’t know where to start or lack confidence themselves in this area. Join us for a discussion with a panel of STEM experts on why it is so important for parents to cultivate this interest and how to go about it.
The discussion will focus on:
- Explaining what STEM is and demystifying it.
- The parent’s role and influence on the child’s interest in STEM.
- The role of STEM learning in developing creative and critical thinking skills.
- The importance of STEM learning for future careers.
- The gender gap in STEM and how to encourage more girls in STEM.
- Suggestions of simple, fun and low-prep activities that can be done with children to get them excited about STEM.
This talk is suitable for parents, educators and carers of primary-school-going children. The discussion will be facilitated by Dr Niamh Shaw, who is an engineer, scientist, writer and performer, and will include the following speakers:
Roisin O’Flaherty works as a Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at Maynooth University. She previously worked at NIBRT doing research in pharmaceuticals and also as an engineer at Intel. Her area of research is studying sugars to better understand cancers and diseases and she uses robots to help her along the way. She wants to inspire more young children and adults alike to get into STEM subjects. She wants to be a role model for young girls who are interested in automation and engineering.
Trinidad Velasco-Torrijos is an Associate professor and Coordinator of the BSc in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Chemistry at Maynooth University. Trinidad's research focuses on developing new and sustainable materials based on carbohydrates for medical applications. She is also very interested in chemical education and is involved in science communication activities in European networks.
Peter Redmond is a world-renowned robotics expert and founder of the entertainment and educational robotics company Mechatrons. He also lectures in the Department of Computer Science in Trinity College Dublin.
Hayden Wilkinson is a Bioprocessing/Biopharma Trainer by day and a music-loving, coffee-drinking, plant eater by night. He recently completed his MSc at the National Institute of Bio-processing, Research and Training at University College Dublin where he was looking into improving the design of biomaterial implants in regenerative medicine. In 2019 Hayden won the FameLab Ireland science communication competition.
This event is hosted by Kildare Library and Arts Service in partnership with
the Department of Chemistry in Maynooth University.
Please book your free ticket via Eventbrite via this link:
https://engaging_children_in_stem_learning.eventbrite.ie
Hosted by Kildare Library and Arts Service in partnership with the
Maynooth University Department of Chemistry
Tuesday, 15th June, 7pm via Zoom
Parents have a key role to play in encouraging and harnessing their child’s natural curiosity around STEM learning (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). However, many parents don’t know where to start or lack confidence themselves in this area. Join us for a discussion with a panel of STEM experts on why it is so important for parents to cultivate this interest and how to go about it.
The discussion will focus on:
- Explaining what STEM is and demystifying it.
- The parent’s role and influence on the child’s interest in STEM.
- The role of STEM learning in developing creative and critical thinking skills.
- The importance of STEM learning for future careers.
- The gender gap in STEM and how to encourage more girls in STEM.
- Suggestions of simple, fun and low-prep activities that can be done with children to get them excited about STEM.
This talk is suitable for parents, educators and carers of primary-school-going children. The discussion will be facilitated by Dr Niamh Shaw, who is an engineer, scientist, writer and performer, and will include the following speakers:
Roisin O’Flaherty works as a Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at Maynooth University. She previously worked at NIBRT doing research in pharmaceuticals and also as an engineer at Intel. Her area of research is studying sugars to better understand cancers and diseases and she uses robots to help her along the way. She wants to inspire more young children and adults alike to get into STEM subjects. She wants to be a role model for young girls who are interested in automation and engineering.
Trinidad Velasco-Torrijos is an Associate professor and Coordinator of the BSc in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Chemistry at Maynooth University. Trinidad's research focuses on developing new and sustainable materials based on carbohydrates for medical applications. She is also very interested in chemical education and is involved in science communication activities in European networks.
Peter Redmond is a world-renowned robotics expert and founder of the entertainment and educational robotics company Mechatrons. He also lectures in the Department of Computer Science in Trinity College Dublin.
Hayden Wilkinson is a Bioprocessing/Biopharma Trainer by day and a music-loving, coffee-drinking, plant eater by night. He recently completed his MSc at the National Institute of Bio-processing, Research and Training at University College Dublin where he was looking into improving the design of biomaterial implants in regenerative medicine. In 2019 Hayden won the FameLab Ireland science communication competition.
This event is hosted by Kildare Library and Arts Service in partnership with
the Department of Chemistry in Maynooth University.
Please book your free ticket via Eventbrite via this link:
https://engaging_children_in_stem_learning.eventbrite.ie
Our annual Readathon has come to an end after 3 wonderful weeks. The children in Scoil Mochua embraced this year's reading challenge with an astonshing total of 8,965 being read across all classes from Senior Infants to 6th.
Huge congratulations to all the children who took part and to our Readathon draw winners who received their prizes from Ms. Shortall today.
Well done children and remember to keep up the reading!
Huge congratulations to all the children who took part and to our Readathon draw winners who received their prizes from Ms. Shortall today.
Well done children and remember to keep up the reading!
Celbridge GAA Club Academy
Football, Hurling and Camogie
Boys and Girls aged 4-6 Years Old (2015, 2016 & 2017)
We welcome all abilities and newcomers.
Start Date: Saturday 1st May 2021
Time: 11.15am
Contact: Jonathan Danels GPO
Mobile: 0852734552
E: jonathan.daniels.gpo.kildare@gaa.ie
Football, Hurling and Camogie
Boys and Girls aged 4-6 Years Old (2015, 2016 & 2017)
We welcome all abilities and newcomers.
Start Date: Saturday 1st May 2021
Time: 11.15am
Contact: Jonathan Danels GPO
Mobile: 0852734552
E: jonathan.daniels.gpo.kildare@gaa.ie
back to school advice for 3rd to 6th class students |
back to school advice for parents / guardians |
additional online resources
to support learning at home
Principal's address
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Welcome to our school website. We are very proud of it and we hope you enjoy your virtual tour of the school. Our parents are our partners in education and their ongoing support helps to make Scoil Mochua the thriving, busy, happy school that it is. First and foremost, the website was designed as a window for our parents into our school and into classroom life. We want to share classroom stories and school life with our partners in education. We feel that it is important to share these precious moments from the children’s school life - we know they generate smiles and warm the heart! School life for our children is so varied, and the children are exposed to so many exciting learning opportunities. We love to capture these on camera and post them on the website so that families can chat about them at home.
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Of course, the website also attracts visits from grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends. We are delighted and proud to welcome all of you. Above all else in our school, we value the children’s happiness and their enjoyment of learning. Their energy, inquisitiveness and level of engagement in learning never ceases to amaze us. I hope some of this jumps off the pages as you browse through the photographs of class activities and school events.
For those of you who are history buffs, or are simply interested in learning more about Celbridge, you will enjoy reading about the history of Celbridge on the website. Our lovely village is steeped in history – you will be amazed!
And, of course, the website is an excellent communication platform. Read some of our policies, the school calendar, information on our super Parents’ Association, useful educational links to enhance your child’s learning, details on school sporting events – it’s all there. You can also follow us on Twitter @scoilmochua for updates on the wide variety of learning that happens in Scoil Mochua.
Happy Browsing!
Kind Regards,
Catherine Carragher, Principal.
For those of you who are history buffs, or are simply interested in learning more about Celbridge, you will enjoy reading about the history of Celbridge on the website. Our lovely village is steeped in history – you will be amazed!
And, of course, the website is an excellent communication platform. Read some of our policies, the school calendar, information on our super Parents’ Association, useful educational links to enhance your child’s learning, details on school sporting events – it’s all there. You can also follow us on Twitter @scoilmochua for updates on the wide variety of learning that happens in Scoil Mochua.
Happy Browsing!
Kind Regards,
Catherine Carragher, Principal.