Aistear is the curriculum framework for children from birth to six years in Ireland. It celebrates early childhood as a time of enjoying and learning from experiences, through discussion, exploration and play.
Our pupils are actively involved in their learning, through play and hands-on experiences in the classroom, making learning more enjoyable. Communication and language are at the very heart of Aistear, as this is how children learn to think about and make sense of their world.
In Holy Family Junior School, we ensure that the Aistear learning environment is inviting, child centred and encouraging. This helps our pupils to explore and to take advantage of opportunities for fun, choice, freedom, adventure and challenge.
Aistear is implemented in the junior and senior infant classes where our pupils have the opportunity to implement their literacy and numeracy skills in a meaningful way through the use of role-play, games, real-life situations and much more!
Click on the link that follows to view the areas that the pupils explore during Aistear: School, Post Office, Space, The Garden, The Restaurant and many many more: https://holyfamilyjuniorschool.com/school-life-post/aistear/
For more information about Aistear, please visit the NCCA website.