Saturday Club

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Saturday Club:

 

Start Date: 10th May,2025

Time: 10am – 12pm

Venue: Shine Centre Carrigaline

Cost: €95.00

The Saturday Club is a 5 week programme for young people aged between 8-10 years of age with good receptive language skills.  The Saturday Club is a relaxed social space where the kids can interact and adapt at their own pace.There is a focus on physical and emotional wellbeing and creativity. This is a safe social space where the participants can have fun, interact, talk to each other and share group and paired tasks together.

Activities will include:

  • baking
  • gardening
  • arts & crafts
  • life skills
  • social skills development
  • friendship skills
  • basic physical fitness exercises

Dates:

  • 10th May, 2025
  • 17th May, 2025
  • 24th May,2025
  • 31st May, 2025
  • 07th May,2025

The programme coordinator is Ellu Cooney, with Shine team members Kieran McAuliffe, Damian Murphy and Viktoria Conway facilitating the sessions.

About the Team:

Ellu Cooney:

Ellu is the Support & Training Coordinator at the Shine Centre and she has extensive experience of working with autistic children. adolescents and their parents. Ellu previously worked for 10 years as a class teacher in a Shine Early Intervention class.   Ellu holds a BSc in Psychology and a Masters in Positive Psychology & Coaching from University College Cork and is a member of the Association for Coaching (AC).

Damian Murphy:

Damian works as a Tutor in Shine’s Early Education classes. He holds degrees in Recreation & Leisure and   Montessori Education and H-Dip in Coaching & Coaching Psychology from UCC. Damian is an accomplished marathon & triathlon runner and also holds a level 1 Boxing Coach accreditation.

Kieran McAuliffe:

Kieran holds a Masters in Coaching  & Coaching Psychology. He is also a coach on the Gateway Programme and is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the International Association for Coaching (AC). 

Viktoria Conway:

Viktoria is a qualified Activities Coordinator and an Arts & Crafts Instructor. She is also an avid gardener and hillwalker.

 

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