Intercultural education in primary Schools.

These guidelines support the Primary School Curriculum In Ireland and identify the ways in which intercultural education permeates that curriculum. These guidelines has been designed to provide support for all the members of the school community, including teachers, school managers, support staff and parents. In this respect, they deal with a wide range of issues including school planning, classroom planning, assessment and the language environment.
- Chapter 01 provides background information that places the rest of the guidelines in context. It outlines the extent and nature of cultural, linguistic and ethnic diversity in contemporary Ireland, and also defines terms like ‘racism’ and ‘institutional racism’.
- Chapter 02 articulates the major elements of an intercultural approach to education, and situates intercultural education within the Primary School Curriculum.
- Chapter 03 highlights the ways in which intercultural education should be taken into account in school planning, policy development, and in shaping the whole school environment.
- Chapter 04 addresses the classroom environmentm and classroom planning. It explores the ways in which the social and visual environment of the classroom can maximise the intercultural experience of all children in school.
- Chapter 05 identifies and describes approaches and methodologies which are particularly suitable
for intercultural education.
- Chapter 06 addresses assessment and cultural diversity.
- Chapter 07 explores ways in which the teacher can create a supportive language environment for learners of Irish and English, with particular reference to children who are learning the language of instruction as a second language.

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