RT launches daily virtual classroom for primary school children

RT has announced a new Home School Hub across its television and online platforms, which will provide primary school children with fun daily lessons from the comfort of their homes.

RT and Macalla Teo, with support from Mary Immaculate College, have collaborated to introduce a cross-platform teaching initiative for primary school kids across the country. On RT 2, RT Player, and rte.ie/learn, children will be able to watch, download and engage with curriculum-based content, project work, and fun activities that will keep them entertained and learning.

From next Monday 30 March, each morning from 11am to 12 noon on RT Home School Hub on RT 2, each of our bilingual teachers will present three short class segments aimed at 1st and 2nd class, 3rd and 4th class and 5th and 6th class. Our TV programme will keep the kids watching and learning for the hour and then redirect them to fun content and project work that will be housed on rte.ie/learn and RT Player.

A catch-up programme later in the day, RT Home School Extra at 4.15pm, is a takeover format, where primary school kids from all over the country can reconnect by uploading and posting video messages and content that RT will showcase. This programme will be an opportunity to gather all uploaded user-generated content in one space and showcase it to the entire country. No matter where you are from or what language you speak, we want every school kid to take part.

All content will be presented by primary school teachers, modeled, and curated around the existing primary school curriculum. Our bilingual teaching team will deliver engaging, exciting, and educational content and over the coming weeks RT Home School Hub will be stockpiling content across TV, rte.ie/learn and RT Player for all primary school kids and their parents to use.

Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD said: This is a great initiative, so well done to everyone involved in bringing it together so quickly. RT is doing its bit to bring the classroom to the living room. We are hearing about innovative and dedicated teachers all across the country finding new ways to support children's learning while not in the classroom. This RT Home School Hub will support and complement the ongoing efforts of teachers. Well done to RT for stepping up to the plate to produce the Home School Hub which will undoubtedly complement all of the other efforts by teachers. T s il agam go mbainfidh gach dalta taitneamh as.'

Suzanne Kelly, Group Head of Children's & Young People's Content, said: Children are already facing increased disruption to their everyday lives due to school closures, cancelled activities and more but we are aiming to help children and parents cope during these times of uncertainty. Kids may be stuck inside but with RT providing structured learning for both kids and parents we will keep everyone busy and occupied. Our goal is to ease the burden on parents with an easily accessible source of education for their kids.'

Seomra ranga f or il do leana bunscoile seolta ag RT

T mol nua Scoil sa Bhaile f gartha ag RT a bheidh ar f il ar ard in teilif se agus ar l ne na heagra ochta agus tr na gcuirfear ceachtanna spra la ar f il gach l do leana bunscoile at sa bhaile.

T RT agus Macalla Teo tagtha le ch ile, le c namh Chol iste Mhuire gan Sm l, chun tionscnamh m inteoireachta trasard in a chur ar f il do leana bunscoile ar fud na t re. Beidh leana balta f achaint ar bhar, tabhairt faoin obair thionscadail agus faoi ghn omha ochta spra ula at bunaithe ar an gcuraclam ar RT 2/RT Player/rte.ie/learn n iad a osl d il bhar a mbainfidh siad neart siamsa ochta as chomh maith le neart a fhoghlaim.

D irt an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna Joe McHugh TD: Is iontach an tionscnamh seo agus mo ghraidhin gach duine a thug le ch ile in achar gearr. T RT ag d anamh a chuid chun an seomra ranga a thabhairt isteach sa seomra su . T imid ag cloiste il faoi mh inteoir d ograiseacha, cruthaitheacha ar fud na t re at ag teacht ar bheala eile chun cuidi le leana foghlaim fad at siad ag baile. Tac idh agus cuideoidh mol RT Scoil sa Bhaile leis an obair lean nach at ar bun ag m inteoir . T d anta go maith ag RT an mol Scoil sa Bhaile a chur ar f il a thac idh gan amhras leis an obair ar fad at ar bun ag m inteoir . T s il agam go mbainfidh gach dalta taitneamh as.'

n Luan seo chugainn, D Luain an 30 M rta, cuirfidh gach duine d r gcuid m inteoir tr mh r ghearra ranga i l thair n 11am go dt an 12 me n lae ar RT 2. Is ar Ranganna 1 & 2, Ranganna 3 & 4 agus Ranganna 5 & 6 a bheidh na m reanna d rithe. F achfaidh na leana ar chl r teilif se uair an chloig agus beidh ag foghlaim uaidh sula dtreor far ansin iad chuig bhar spra il agus obair thionscadail a bheidh le f il ar rte.ie/learn agus an RT Player.

Beidh cl r eile air amach sa l ag 4.15pm le deis a thabhairt breith suas ar an bhar ar s. Ar RT Home School Extra beidh smacht ag na leana f in ar an bhar. F adfaidh leana ar fud na t re athcheangal ar s tr theachtaireachta f se in agus bhar as b arla agus as Gaeilge a uasl d il agus phost il a thaispe nfaidh RT . Deis a bheidh sa chl r gach bhar a ghineann na h s ideoir a thabhairt le ch ile in aon it amh in agus a thaispe int don t r ar fad.

Is m inteoir c ilithe bunscoile, at d theangach, a chuirfidh an t- bhar ar fad i l thair, bhar a bheidh leagtha amach agus curtha i dtoll a ch ile bunaithe ar an gcuraclam reatha bunscoile. Cuirfidh an fhoireann bhar oideachais tarraingteach agus spra il i l thair sna seachtain at le teacht. D anfaidh an mol Scoil sa Bhaile RT bhar a charnadh ar fud na teilif se, rte.ie/learn agus ar an RT Player a bheidh gach leanbh bunscoile agus a dtuismitheoir balta a s id.

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