Aistear is the new early childhood curriculum framework for children from birth to six years in Ireland. Because early childhood marks the beginning of children’s lifelong learning journeys, this framework is called Aistear, the Irish word for journey. A large part of Aistear is learning through play. Ms O Donnell has taken on the task of delivering Aistear to our junior students. Each month will have a different theme which will help teach the children about different life experiences and about how things work and also how people interact with each other. The theme for September was ‘School’, during which the children took on the role of teacher, principal, caretaker and students.
