'Girls Night Out' at Teach Bhríd! :)
Simple yo-yo project.
Easy, fun!

Our Inis Oírr Craft Trail siopa! Everything from knitwear to jam, with lots of quilts and quilted items for sale! (We are sharing this space with Eoghan's walking tours.) It's a great location...right next to the pier...so we're hoping lots of people will stop in to purchase something from our island crafters. Open most days from 1-4. Call Mary if you'd like more info. 085-1699145

A group of Irish language learners from 'Feicim' (http://www.feicim.com) joined us for a little 'fuála agus craic'...Mairéad showed them how to hand piece and helped them practice conversational Irish. Nice way to learn both! :)

Bríd made this lovely sampler quilt from all her scraps.

It is a special project to raise funds for Haiti relief.

Lines are 2 euro each.

You can purchase lines by contacting Bríd at:

mnalecheile@gmail.com

Wouldn't you love to win this quilt and help the people of Haiti??? :)

Alissa's workshop in developing our online presence...understanding how Facebook, blogging, and Twitter work. :)

Community Education Facilitators Position Paper Launch - Athlone

Mná le Chéile was invited to participate in this event. We brought samples of our quilts, cushions, bags and tea cosies.

Minister Cannon launches position paper on Community Education

Education & training

Posted on 21/03/2012

by Staff reporter

@galwayindo

Ciaran Cannon, Minister of State in the Department of Education and Skills, recently launched a community education position paper in Athlone.

The paper, titled ‘Community education: enhancing learning, fostering empowerment, contributing to civic society’ was developed by the Community Education Facilitators Association (CEFA).

The paper presents CEFA’s views on the way forward for community education. CEFA consists of personnel employed by local VECs who work with community groups promoting and delivering informal education opportunities within a broad range of community settings.
The event was attended by community education facilitators from across the nation, including Galway. Among the groups attending from County Galway were Clifden Home and Garden Project and Mná le Chéile, a quilting group from Inis Oirr.
In his address to the gathering, Minister Cannon referred to the potential of community education to raise people’s capacities for participation on both a social and economic level. He said recent figures indicate that there are well over 50,000 participants availing of community education through the community education programme funded by his department annually.