Aistear (Journey in Irish) is the early childhood curriculum framework. Aistear consists of children’s learning using four themes, unlike the Primary School Curriculum that uses subjects and curriculum areas.
Aistear uses themes instead of subjects to outline what children should learn during their early childhood. The themes are ■ Well-being ■ Identity and Belonging ■ Communicating ■ Exploring and Thinking . The themes connect to each other and link to the subjects in the Infant Curriculum. Aistear focuses on the development of children’s dispositions and skills, the nurturing of attitudes and values and supporting children’s construction of knowledge and understanding of the world.
Here is a small selection of photographs based on some our themes where the children have built their vocabulary and developed life long social skills.
