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From the tiniest tots to our wisest elders, the Corona Public Library is your place for adventure, learning, and connection. But we’re dreaming bigger! 🌟 Tell us: what do YOU want from your library? More books, digital resources, community events? Your voice will shape the next chapter. Click to share your vision: bit.ly/CoronaLibraryPlan

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Check out this month's learning module by Dr. Elizabeth Wynter on genuine youth participation in Child Welfare. Thanks for sharing your wisdom, Dr. Wynter!

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🎙️🗣️ Empower youth voices with inclusive practices!In his session, "Helping Young People to Find Their Voice Through Inclusive Practice", Kierran Pearce will share how to effectively elevate student voices and foster inclusive environments.Watch the video to hear more and join us: https://tessendshow.co.uk/

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Open calls for creative events for children and young people for Cruinniú na nÓg. The National Day of Creativity for children and young people, Cruinniú na nÓg, takes place on Saturday 15th June 2024. It aims to celebrate and encourage children and young people’s participation in culture and creativity by providing free, activities to them in their own area. Through this Open Call, Donegal County Council’s Culture and Creativity Team are seeking proposals from practitioners, community groups and organisations for creative events and activities that will provide opportunities for children and young people to make, do, try or see. In 2024, the vision for Cruinniú na nÓg in Donegal is to provide opportunities for participation to all children and young people in each Municipal District. It is hoped to achieve this in 2 ways through the Open Call Process: 1. Strand A - Proposals under €500. To maximise the number of opportunities for children and young people all over the county to participate in creative activities, we want to enable as many proposals as possible up to a maximum of €500. 2. Strand B - Proposals between €500 and €2,000. It is proposed to roll out one regional event in each of the five municipal districts (Donegal MD, Glenties MD, Stranorlar MD, Letterkenny MD and Inishowen MD). Proposals are welcome from all types of cultural practitioners, organisations and groups (such as Community Groups, Youth Work Groups, Sports Groups, History and Heritage Groups, Neighbourhood Groups). Proposals should be inclusive so that all children and young people within the community can participate. Organisations are encouraged to engage with individual artists/creatives/cultural practitioners to assist with your event. Submissions are welcome from communities in every location in the county, and activity must take place on June 15th June 2024. Proposals should address the suggestions gathered from children and young people across Donegal in a recent survey. Cruinniú na nÓg proposal forms and guidelines can be downloaded at www.wainfest.ie. Completed forms should be emailed to creativeIreland@donegalcoco.ie by 12 Noon, Tuesday 19th March 2024.

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Sadly, antisemitism continues at alarming rates, showing no signs of abating any time soon. Join our online course to gain the tools needed to deliver thoughtful, engaging, and historically accurate lessons on antisemitism that continues to persist in schools, communities, and around the world. Register here: https://hubs.li/Q02k0TkH0

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If you missed the recent webinar on the child welfare system that I moderated, here's the video:

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If you enjoy listening to my blog, here it is https://lnkd.in/gcgtAmra

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Thinking of starting a before/after school club? 🏫🚀 Start by understanding your community's needs. Sports, arts, academics what's in demand? Our latest article guides you through it all. Dive in and start making a difference! 👉 https://bit.ly/3SXZaWK

In the First News Children's Party, children have expressed FREE TIME as an important manifesto topic, including: ✅ More spaces and clubs to go to out of school ✅ More listening to what facilities are wanted ✅ More good quality, free or cheap youth clubs ✅ More time to just "be a kid"Read more...💬 on the First News Children's Party website: https://bit.ly/4e91Mt0 🗞️ in the latest issue of First News

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The attack on public schools is an attack on equity in our education system. Traditional public school districts in Ohio serve more than 1.8 million students and employ more than 245,000 Ohioans. An investment in our public schools is an investment in our nation’s 50 million public school students. #fundpublicschools #nationalpublicschoolsweek

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