UPDATE

Summer 2018

The Genesis Programme's Online Newsletter #7

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Developer of the Incredible

Years®, Carolyn Webster-Stratton,

visits Dundalk and Drogheda

Welcome to the 7th edition of UPDATE. This time we cover the visit of the

developer of the Incredible Years®, Carolyn Webster-Stratton, to Dundalk

and Drogheda in May 2018, when she saw for herself the brilliant work

that is taking place. We also share a link to Carolyn's own blog about her

visit.

As Carolyn packed so much into her three days with us we haven't got

room in this edition to cover everything else that has been going on. We

have had the Parent Forum series, the implementation of the KiVa Anti-

Bullying Programme getting underway, the first Hanen Learning

Language and Loving It Graduation for early years practitioners, the

School Readiness Programme and even more Group Leader

Accreditations. These and other news will feature in our next edition

which will be available ahead of the new academic year.

The Genesis Programme is an area-based consortium with over 50 partner organisations.

That is a lot of people working together to improve outcomes for children and families in

our communities. It is delivering the Area Based Childhood (ABC) Programme funded by

the Department of Children & Youth Affairs, The Changing Lives Initiative which is funded

through Interreg VA and the Monaghan Anti-Bullying & Resilience Programme, funded

through Peace IV in conjunction with Cavan Monaghan ETB (Education & Training Board).

We hope you enjoy this UPDATE and remember you can keep stay in touch with

everything that is going on through our website, on Facebook and on Twitter - there are

links to each above!

Thank you to everyone who has supported or engaged with the programme over the past

academic year. Enjoy whatever break you get over the Summer and we look forward to

working with you again.

Linking the Learning for Early

Years Practitioners and Teachers

The Genesis Programme have launched a new guide, Linking the Learning, for early years

practitioners and teachers. The formal launch was done by Carolyn Webster-Stratton,

Developer of the Incredible Years®, during her three day visit to Louth.

The purpose of the Linking the Learning guide is to clearly demonstrate to early year

mangers, early year practitioners, primary school principals and teachers how The

Incredible Years® programmes complement the learning goals of the national curriculum

framework within both sectors.

Linking the Learning was developed by two members of The Genesis Programme project

team - Claire Gleeson (Early Years Development Officer) and Yvonne Forde (Schools

Development Officer).

Claire and Yvonne worked in conjunction with all the participating Early Year Services and

Primary Schools listed below, who have kindly allowed us permission to use photos of the

Incredible Years in action and throughout the document early year managers, practitioners,

school principals and teachers have shared detailed accounts of implementing The

Incredible Years® within their services and schools.

Drogheda Schools and Early Years Services:

St John’s JNS, St Patrick’s BNS, St Brigid’s GNS, Marymount NS, Moneymore Childcare

Centre, The Maples Montessori, St John’s Early Start, Clever Clogs, Jellytots Montessori

Dundalk Schools and Early Years Services:

St Joseph’s NS, St Nicholas’ NS, St Nicholas Monastery BNS, Castletown GNS,

Redeemer GNS, Redeemer BNS, Scoil Eoin Baiste NS, Gaelscoil Dhún Dealgan, Holy

Family Creche, Claddagh Treasures Montessori, Lios na nÓg Playgroup, The Playroom

Project, Redeemer Early Start, Castletown Preschool, De La Salle Preschool, ABC

Creche, Scoil Eoin Baiste Preschool, Redeemer Creche and Playgroup

Click here to view Linking the Learning

Celebrating Accreditation for

Group Leaders

There was a great atmosphere in Donegans in Monasterboice on Friday 18th May when

the Incredible Years® Group Leaders who are accredited were recognised for their

achievement by Carolyn Webster-Stratton. Congratulations and well done all!

Pictured above are the Accredited Group Leaders:

Back Row Left to Right:

Annemarie Ó Murchú, Lisa Cleary, Mary Kearney, Liz Doran, Niamh Donaghy, Kate O’

Brien, Alice Malone, Mary Lennon, Jennifer King, Maeve Murphy, Frances Durnin, Wendy

Hoey

Front Row Left to Right:

Eileen Burke, Bernie Pentony, Claire Gleeson, Nora McLoughlin, Carolyn Webster-Stratton

(Developer, The Incredible Years®), Siobhán Dunne, Michelle Carr, Antoinette Loughran,

Shirley King

Missing from Photo:

Céire Doherty, Lucy Maguire and Mairead Davis

Even since this event, lots more Group Leaders have been accredited and we

will feature all of them in our next edition of UPDATE at the start of September.

Memorable Dundalk and

Drogheda Graduations 2018

There were two amazing mornings in mid May when the 2018 Graduation Events were

held in Dundalk and Drogheda.

First up on the 17th May was the Drogheda Incredible Years® Graduation at the D

Hotel. There were truly inspiring testimonies from the parents! Well done to all those that

spoke on behalf of their groups.The Parent & Baby Group mammies brought their babies

and they lit the place up. Thanks to Bairbre Nic Lughadha who did a top job as MC and the

Group Leaders for their words and obvious support for the parents they guided through the

programmes. Carolyn Webster-Stratton gave an uplifting keynote speech and presented

the parents with their certificates.

Then on Friday 18th May we had the Dundalk Incredible Years® Graduation at the

Crowne Plaza. We had more inspiring testimonies from the parents! Well done to all those

that spoke on behalf of their group. Benny McArdle was as always a brilliant MC. Carolyn

gave another inspirational keynote speech and presented the parents and the early years

practitioners, who had completed the Incredible Beginnings Programme, with their

certificates.

Two never to be forgotten days! Congratulations all!

Visits to Early Years Services,

Schools & Community Groups

During her visit, Carolyn Webster-Stratton, visited a number of early years services,

schools and community groups, each showcasing the Incredible Years® in action and

demonstrating the impact it is having on their own community, their practitioners/teachers

and of course their children and their families.

In Dundalk, she spent time with St. Joseph’s NS, Lios na nOg, Muirhevnamor Springboard,

Gaelscoil Dhun Dealgain, Scoil Eoin Baiste and Redeemer Creche!!

In Drogheda, she visited St. John’s JNS, St. Patrick’s BNS, St. Brigid’s GNS, Marymount

NS and Moneymore Childcare Centre.

Carolyn really enjoyed each and every one of her visits and was in awe of the level of

Incredible Years delivery taking place. Along the way she picked up a cúpla focal and lots

of well wishing cards, pictures and gifts from the children.

Carolyn Webster-Stratton

Reflects on Her Visit

Dreams can come t rue ! Caro lyn has w r i t ten a b log about her v is i t to The Genesis Programme for the incredible years .com w ebsi te . Read Carolyn 's own

ref lec t ions on her v is i t by c l ick ing here !

10 Year Celebration of the First

Incredibe Years Programme

Delivered in Louth

There was a lovely welcome for Carolyn Webster-Stratton with a special

celebration to mark 10 years of Incredible Years® programme delivery in Dundalk

and Drogheda. Edel Healy and Benny McArdle from The Genesis Programme

Management Group made a presentation to Carolyn and the Group Leaders (Nora

McLoughlin, Sinead McGuigan and Gillian Plunkett) and one of the participants

(Nichola Chambers) from the very first programme to be delivered back in 2008

helped Carolyn cut the incredible cake!

The lead agency of The Genesis Programme is Louth Leader Partnership

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