Aistear is the curriculum framework for children from birth to six years in Ireland. It provides information for adults to help them plan for and provide enjoyable and challenging learning experiences so that all children can grow and develop as competent and confident learners. Aistear describes the types of learning (dispositions, values and attitudes, skills, knowledge, and understanding) that are important for children in their early years, and offers ideas and suggestions as to how this learning might be nurtured.

Our themes for Aistear are:

September My School
October  Autumn/Halloween
November The Hospital
December The Toy Workshop
January The Weather
February The Flower Shop
March  The Farm
April The Café
May Travel and Places
June The Ice Cream Parlour

Aistear information for parents can be found at https://www.ncca.ie/media/1127/information_leaflet_on_aistear_for_parents_.pdf

Aistear tip sheet for parents can be found at https://www.ncca.ie/media/1136/tipsheet_play_parents_of_young_children.pdf

Keep an eye on our blog posts for pictures of our Aistear activities.