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Culture Night at St. Mary's Adult Education: Colour, Ceilí, and Community

This term we have a number of new classes, below are a highlight. We've always had a balance of classes in education and recreation, first is an upskilling class that has drawn a lot of interest.

CWELL (Community, Wellness, Empowerment, Leadership, and Lifeskills) is a two-year, part-time Level 7 diploma created at the University of Limerick between UL and the communities around Limerick City. It was part of the University's initiative to become more socially conscious in the City and surrounding areas. With help from Limerick City and...

Technology is an unavoidable part of modern life. It can neither be considered all positive or all
negative, it depends on the person using it, for example someone sharing tips on crafts
compared to another person spreading disinformation. The internet should be understood as
having risks but far more rewards and uses, also many of these risks...

We've been able to host so many more classes since our kitchen was refurbished such as Air
Frying and One Pot Cooking that the issue has become having so many interested learners but
not enough classes for everyone.

We're coming towards the end of our Spring 2024 term. Our accredited classes will continue until late May. Some of our hobby classes have finished and others have recently begun.

Spring has Sprung here at St.Marys Adult Education Centre !

Over the summer, our dedicated staff worked very hard (many a late evening!) to remodel our kitchen and stock it with new equipment so we could offer more varied classes. It was done with help through funding from Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, Reach, Limerick Regeneration, SIF and further support from DSP.

Summer is here and what that means for us is less people in the building as classes are on a break till September. However, that doesn't mean it is deathly quiet around the halls of the education centre. This summer, we have set up clubs for learners who want to keep their skills updated and meet up with old and...

Today, St. Marys Adult Education had a tea and coffee morning with ADAPT to raise awareness on domestic violence on woman and children. The main purpose of this talk was to help give an insight into the signs of domestic violence in a household and to show the range of services ADAPT has to offer to individuals who may...