Children aged 4-8 will take part in the workshops in Dublin schools which have “below average literacy levels”.
Children in 31 Dublin classrooms will take part in a pilot programme that aims to seek “positive, intervention-based approaches to addressing the global violence pandemic”.
READ MORE: 'We feared life-changing scoliosis surgery hope was gone after we couldn't get travel insurance'Children aged 4-8 will take part in the workshops, in Dublin schools which have “below average literacy levels”. The programme will take place over 30 weeks, as children will be taught 25 "skills and competencies".
“We see the Think Equal programme as a vital component in helping our schools achieve these goals and we can’t wait to get it started in our schools with our young pupils who come from all over the world.” Other schools in Dublin taking part in the initiative include St Patrick’s Ringsend GNS, St Christopher's Primary School, Scoil Chaitríona Baggot Street, St. Laurence O'Toole's National School and City Quay National School.
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