Rathcoole Playschool Features on Cover of Bernardos Journal

Sincere Congratulations to the staff, children and parents of Rathcoole Playschool whose picture from our "Learning Story on Trains" was chosen by Barnardos Children's Charity as cover picture for their Journal.   We thank Maura Foley for the prestigious cover picture and caption.  Click on the image to enlarge.  (S.R.)
Sincere Congratulations to the staff, children and parents of Rathcoole
Playschool whose picture from our “Learning Story on Trains” was chosen
by Barnardos Children’s Charity as cover picture for their Journal – Issue 2 2013. We thank Maura Foley for the prestigious cover picture and caption. Click on the image to enlarge.   (S.R.)

The “Trains Learning Experience” is explained in the NCCA publication:

“The Cork to Dublin train passes our play school every day and because of this trains are of great interest to the children. They play a lot of train games and so one day we asked the children if they would like to make a train. They were thrilled with the idea. We decided to use cardboard boxes to make the train and we painted it blue because Thomas the Tank Engine is a blue train.

We left the train to dry overnight and the next day we talked about the things that happen on the train. People need tickets, said Lilly so the children made tickets and used toy money to board the train. The conductor collects the tickets and the waiter delivers tea to the passengers on
board! said Leanne. My mom bought a sandwich on a train once , said Cathal. The train driver drives the train on the … Read the 4 page document about the Trains Learning Experience on NCCA.ie.

The Staff from Rathcoole Playschool at a Aistear in Action Initiative meeting in July 2013
The Staff from Rathcoole Playschool at an Aistear in Action Initiative meeting in July 2013

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