For nine years the RDS, with BT ran the RDS Primary Science Fair which inspired entire classrooms around the country with the incredible wonders of STEM. The Dublin Fair took place alongside the BTYSTE each January. RDS Science Blast is now being launched as a new standalone event. RDS Science Blast is a non-competitive programme for primary schools that involves the whole class investigating the science behind a simple question and then showcase their work at a national event.www.rds.ie/primarysciencefair

Engineers Week will be back in March 2019 to celebrate engineering across Ireland. You are invited to get involved and inspire young people in your local community. The success of the week depends on you, the event organisers and schools. It’s easy to get involved and it’s never too early to start the planning! Learn more here www.engineersweek.ie
e: steps@engineersireland.ie
22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Families, children, and guardians of all ages are invited to join us to explore our current exhibition staring forms through art activities, creative exercises and personal responses. Led by artist and educator Sophie Behal, participants will receive a child-friendly tour of the exhibition and explore and play with a range of materials!
Times: 3 - 4pm Admission: Free www.templebargallery.com
e: roisin@templebargallery.com
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios / 5 - 9 Temple Bar / Dublin 2 / Ireland

Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Language Week) is an international Irish language festival and one of the biggest celebrations of our native language and culture that takes place each year in Ireland and in many other countries. Seachtain Na Gaeilge takes place in March this year, from the 1st of to the 17th. The festival gives an opportunity to everyone to enjoy Irish, whether you are a fluent speaker, learner or have a cúpla focal, with a calendar of entertaining and fun events for every type of interest and every age group. For ideas on how to celebrate or organize events in your school or for your students, go to the seactain na nGaelge website < a href="https://snag.ie/" target="blank"> here snag.ie

Ireland’s ONLY event dedicated to TY, LCA & LCVP Students and Teachers. We will have Career & College Talks from Tech to Tourism Businesses, Industries, Universities & Colleges from around the country. Some of the Universities & Colleges will be doing Science Experiments and Tech Demonstrations. We will have a Languages Sector which will be interactive
Times: 10 am - 3:30 pm Admission: Student Tickets €10 plus booki www.transitionyearireland.ie
e: fiona@guerinmedia.ie
Punchestown Event Centre, Naas, Kildare

The Education Hub will feature workshops and masterclasses throughout the day which attendees can sign up for on a first come first served basis. These will include: Gold selling number one artists The Riptide Movement and Number 1 chart topping artists The Academic, they will both also perform some exclusive tracks plus much more.
Times: 10am to 6pm Admission: €21.81 www.iymas.ie
e: iymas@youthworkireland.ie
Croke Park Jones' Road Drumcondra Dublin