Festival Themes
2010 is European Year of Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. The Festival will reflect this theme, by promoting the role of adult and community education in combating poverty and social exclusion.
In addition, the Festival will incorporate thematic days, click on each of them to get ideas for your own event!
Monday 22nd February - Celebrate Learning: The STAR Awards Ceremony for Adult Learning Projects.
Tuesday 23rd February - Green Learning Day (to include events which encourage learning about anything from the environment, sustainable living, gardening or organic food)
Wednesday 24th February - Learning Communities - where we will launch 'Beyond the Classroom' - a series of programmes about community education. We are also working with libraries and other community organisations to run events on this theme that day.
Thursday 25th February - Learn at Work - will build on our existing links with IBEC, ICTU, SFA, Abbot Ireland and other organisations with a focus on learning at work. These organisations will promote workplace learning, and will organise events themselves as well as supporting their members and employees to participate.
Friday 26th February - Lobby for Learning - where we will highlight the key policy challenges for the sector.
