International and Cross-Border Conference on Education for Democratic Citizenship
Posted On: 29 Nov 2001
29-30 November 2001
Monaghan and Armagh
Thursday 29 November – Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan
Programme
16.30 | Refreshments and registration in the Glaslough Suite |
17.00 | Welcoming remarks from Mr Larry McCluskey, Chief Executive Officer, County Monaghan Vocational Education Committee |
Response by Ms Karin Volkner, Council of Europe division on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights, Strasbourg |
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17.15 | Opening address: The Curriculum for Democratic Citizenship in the Republic of Ireland by Ms Anne Looney, Chief Executive, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, Dublin, followed by questions |
18:15 | Formal opening by Dr Rory O’Hanlon TD, Leas-Cheann Comhairle (Deputy Speaker) of Dáil Eireann (Irish Parliament) in Lathlurcan Bar followed by a reception attended by the Taoiseach, Mr Bertie Ahern TD |
20.00 | Dinner in the Kavanagh Suite followed by entertainment |
Friday 30 November – Centre for Cross Border Studies, Armagh
Programme
09.00 | Refreshments and registration |
09.30 | Opening address by the Northern Ireland Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Sean Farren MLA |
09.45 | Opening remarks by the conference chairman, Professor Alan Smith, School of Education, University of Ulster |
10.00 | Keynote address: Citizenship Education in the UK by Ms Jan Newton, Citizenship Advisor, Department of Education and Skills, London, and former Director, the Citizenship Foundation, followed by questions |
10.45 | Refreshments |
11.15 | Choice of three presentations/workshops:
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12:30 | Lunch in the Market Place Theatre, Armagh |
13.45 | Choice of two presentations/workshops:
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14.45 | Refreshments |
15.15 | Contributions from speakers from ‘sites of citizenship’ in south-east Europe |
15.45 | Final plenary session |
16.15 | Close |
Participants
NAME | ORGANISATION |
Ahern TD, Mr Bertie |
Taoiseach |
Arlow, Mr Michael |
Citizenship Pilot Project, University of Ulster at Coleraine |
Bingham, Ms Gill |
Belfast Education and Library Board |
Bradley, Mr Alastair |
Department of Education |
Buchanan, Ms Sandra |
Monaghan VEC |
Carey, Rev Liam |
CCBS Board |
Clifford, Mr Aidan |
Director, Curriculum Development Unit, Dublin City VEC |
Coady, Ms Sheila |
St Leo’s College, Carlow |
Collins, Ms Bernie |
St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra |
Cuthbert, Ms James |
Inspector, Department of Education |
Devlin, Ms Mary |
Aughnacloy-Truagh European Studies Schools Project |
Diamond, Mr Joe |
Education Adviser, Council for Catholic Maintained Schools |
Douglas, Mr Brian |
Civic Link, Thornhill College, Derry |
Doyle, Mr Hugh |
Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, Co Wicklow |
Duffy, Mr Paraic |
Principal, St Macartan’s College, Monaghan |
Erskine, Ms Susie |
Aughnacloy-Truagh European Studies Schools Project |
Farren MLA, Dr Sean |
Minister for Employment and Learning |
Feeney, Ms Karen |
Tallaght Partnership |
Ford, Mr Wayne | Director, St Colm’s Park House Activity and Reconciliation Centre, Derry |
Gibson, Mr Chris |
CCBS Chairman |
Gowran, Ms Sandra |
Curriculum Development Unit, Dublin City VEC |
Gray, Ms Eileen | CSPE Support Service, Curriculum Development Unit, Dublin City VEC |
Green, Mr Brendan |
St Clare’s Comprehensive School, Manorhamilton |
Hall, Mr Michael | Principal, Collegiate School, Monaghan |
Harrison, Mr Conor |
CSPE Support Service, Curriculum Development Unit, Dublin City VEC |
Healy, Mr Tom |
Department of Education and Science |
Heaphey, Mr John |
Principal, Beech Hill College, Monaghan |
Heaphey, Mrs Geraldine |
c/o Beech Hill College, Monaghan |
Hughes, Ms Mairéad |
CCBS |
Johnston, Ms Eva |
Citizenship Development Project, Our Lady of Mercy School, Strabane |
Kells, Ms Bernie |
Citizenship Pilot Project, University of Ulster at Coleraine |
Kelly, Ms Denise |
National Co-ordinator, Transition Year, Blackrock Education Centre |
Lamont, Ms Michele |
Co-ordinator, Public Achievement, Belfast |
Lavery, Ms Heather |
Victoria College, Belfast |
Lee, Ms Anna | Tallaght Partnership |
Leonard, Mr Denis |
Civic Link, St Peter’s College, Dunboyne, Co Meath |
Little, Mr Paul |
Principal, Armagh College of Further and Higher Education |
Looney, Ms Anne |
Chief Executive, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, Dublin |
Marken, Ms Michelle |
St Joseph’s College, Belfast |
Martin, Ms Marie |
International Officer, Western Education and Library Board |
McCamley, Mr Christopher |
Post Primary Administration, Department of Education and Science |
McCarthy, Mr Stephen |
National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, Dublin |
McCloy, Ms Alison |
Red Cross |
McCluskey, Mr Larry |
Chief Executive Officer, Monaghan VEC |
McCullagh, Ms Alison |
Women’s Resource Centre, Queen’s University Belfast |
McCullough, Mr Derek |
Ballymena Academy |
McGill, Ms Marianne |
Co-operation Ireland, Dublin |
McGrath, Dr Fiona |
AEO, Co Monaghan VEC |
McIlrath, Ms Patricia |
Grosvenor Grammar School, Belfast |
McIvor, Ms Mary |
FCJ Secondary School, Bunclody, Co Wexford |
McKernan, Cllr James |
Armagh City and District Council |
McNamara, Mr Gerry |
Dublin City University |
McNamee, Ms Sandra |
Children’s Law Centre |
McRoberts, Ms Sylvia |
Mayor, Armagh City and District Council |
Mitchell, Ms Patricia |
Southern Education and Library Board |
Murray, Mr Vince |
St Angela’s College, Sligo |
Murray, Ms Fiona |
Bishopstown Community School, Bishopstown, Co Cork |
Neill, Ms June |
Western Education and Library Board |
Nelson, Mr Declan |
County Manager, Monaghan County Council |
Nelson, Mrs | c/o Monaghan County Council |
Newton, Ms Jan |
Citizenship Advisor, Department of Education and Skills, London |
Nolan, Mr Paul |
Director, Institute for Lifelong Learning, Queen’s University Belfast |
Nolan, Rev Sean |
Aughnacloy-Truagh European Studies Schools Project |
Ó Caoláin, Mr Caoimhghín |
TD |
O’Hanlon TD, Dr Rory |
Leas-Cheann Comhairle, Dáil Éireann |
O’Malley, Mr Chris |
Strategic Planning Executive, Dublin City University |
O’Malley, Mr Conor |
North/South Ministerial Council |
Patterson, Mr Stephen |
Head of Politics, Armagh College of Further and Higher Education |
Peover, Mr Stephen |
Department of Education |
Pollak, Mr Andy |
CCBS |
Pticek, Dr Rajka |
Croatia |
Reid, Ms Elaine | Queen’s University Belfast |
Rolston, Mr Brian |
Principal, City of Armagh High School |
Rus, Calin | Romania |
Ryan, Ms Clare | St Leo’s College, Carlow |
Scally, Mr Kevin |
Principal, St Brigid’s High School, Armagh |
Sheridan, Mr Joe |
Principal, St Louis Secondary School, Monaghan |
Smith, Professor Alan |
School of Education, University of Ulster at Coleraine |
Smyth, Mr Paul |
Community Relations Officer/JEDI Co-ordinator, Northern Ireland Youth Council |
Student | St Clare’s Comprehensive School, Manorhamilton |
Student | St Clare’s Comprehensive School, Manorhamilton |
Student | St Leo’s College, Carlow |
Student | St Leo’s College, Carlow |
Student | St Leo’s College, Carlow |
Tate, Mr Billy | Aughnacloy-Truagh European Studies Schools Project |
Volkner, Ms Karin |
Council of Europe |
Wilson, Ms Caroline |
NUS-USI |
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