Each session will be based on a selected topic with time for parents to speak to each other. There will be four groups in this series, please register your interest for any/all the groups you would like to attend. The series will be run over the next four months on the last Monday of the month at 10.30 am online via Teams. It is not necessary for your baby to be with you for this session.Â
This is the 4th in our series of transition workshops. The focus of this workshop is on Self Advocacy and Organisational skills. This is an opportunity for 5th and 6th class students to prepare for and discuss the transition into Secondary school.
Please register your interest by Friday 3rd May 2024 .
European Mental Health Weeks runs from 13-19 May, 2024. This is the largest opportunity for the whole of Europe to come together and focus on positive change for mental health. This year’s theme is “Better Together: Co-creating the Future of Mental Health”.
All Children and Young Person’s service events are only open to registered service users with Vision Ireland and/or parents or guardians, unless stated otherwise.
If you wish to become a registered service user please Click here to Make a Referral.
Research has found that by adding even the simplest nature connection practices to our daily life that we can experience the health and wellbeing benefits for months and years to come.
Join us for this interactive workshop in which Sarah Hourigan of Nature Therapy Ireland will guide you in exploring your connection to nature, to yourself and to a community of like-minded people.
There will be four sessions in this series, please register your interest for any/all the groups you would like to attend. Each session will be based on a selected topic with time for parents to speak to each other. The series will be run over the next four months on the last Monday of the month at 10.30 am online via Teams. It is not necessary for your baby to be with you for this session.Â
This is the forth in a series of interactive sessions for parents/guardians of children from birth to 6 years old. These sessions are designed to guide you through the early years of your child's development.
Dr. Marta Bielawska will share her experience and will be joined by people who have already been along this journey.
Topic:Â How to encourage movement and outdoor activities that are fun but also beneficial for physical and sensory development.
Originating in Japan as 'shinrin yoku' in the 80s, forest bathing is an accepted part of Japanese preventative health care. Since then it has been practiced worldwide and researchers continue to investigate its many positive outcomes. They conclude that the real and long-term benefits include, among other things, improved sleep, reduced stress, increased immunity, lower blood pressure and accelerated recovery from illness or trauma.
In this one-day workshop, we will cover safe travel techniques for students with low vision (cane users) It will be a fun interactive workshop with the opportunity to socialise with peers of similar age.
In this one-day workshop we will cover safe travel techniques for students with low vision (non-cane users) It will be a fun interactive workshop with the opportunity to socialise with peers of similar age.
The focus of this workshop will be to further develop the student's orientation and mobility skills with a particular focus on public transport.Â
Dublin Bus Travel Assist staff will be supporting us with this aspect of the workshop. The students will also have an opportunity to interact and socialise with their peers and staff will support conversations around the impact of their vision loss.
This workshop for low vision students (non cane users) will aim to further develop the student's orientation and mobility skills with a particular focus on public transport.Â
Dublin Bus Travel Assist staff will be supporting us with this aspect of the workshop. The students will also have an opportunity to interact and socialise with their peers and staff will support conversations around the impact of their vision loss.