Welcome
Hello everyone and a very warm welcome to this edition of TEL for ALL. First up a huge THANK YOU from us in TEL to all of you for the energy and effort you have put in over the past weeks to keep your learners engaged, for keeping us paid, for taking care of centres, for the endless TEAMS and Moodle adventures, for remembering your passwords and log in details, and for embracing new ways of doing things with calm and resilience. Thanks from Alison, Aoife, & Donal
This edition is for you with some resources to help you reflect on managing your own health and wellbeing and keeping up your energy stores for new times ahead; we have links to a 14 day wellness session; support resources that can be shared with learners; home made cooking lessons and much more on the new GRETB Community Education YouTube channel; an invitation to Tea with TEL on Zoom; and information on some fun online activities that you can enjoy this weekend!
Health and Wellbeing iThrive wellness sessions
A note from Seamus Ruane iThrive: "Over the last number of weeks I have noticed increased levels of stress & anxiety in friends, family & colleagues. I am certified in Applied Positive Psychology – the scientific study of wellbeing and now, more than ever, we need to engage with self care & look after ourselves. Over next 14 days I will share highly practical & easy to apply tools & techniques to help you through the current crisis".
You can access the iThirve sessions via the button below. All videos are hosted on the GRETB Community Education YouTube channel.
Community Education You Tube Channel
The team in GRETB Community Education have been busy compiling playlists of videos on a themed basis to support learners in social isolation. There are videos on Mindfulness and Meditation, Yoga, Cookery, Arts and Crafts and more. This is a fantastic resource and easy to access - you can access the channel by clicking on the button below feel free to share.
Community Education Tutors are also busy developing clips for YouTube and we will be adding these over the coming days including a cooking at home series from Marie Howley.
Tea with TEL on zoom for Staff
We will be holding our first ever Tea with TEL on Zoom this coming Wednesday 29th April at 11.30 am. This is a chance to meet up with your colleagues and also the TEL team to chat about your experiences of remote working, ideas for your learners and ways that we can keep you going strong in the weeks ahead! The invitation is open to everyone. To register click on the button below... and don't forget your tea (coffee drinkers also welcome)!!
GRETB Moodle
If you have a few spare minutes after making soda bread and choosing your favourite mug for Tea with TEL, we are still enrolling in our own Personal Development and Personal Effectiveness courses on Moodle. These are short self directed online courses so feel free to register for any of these by contacting alison.jones@gretb.ie and listing the name of the course you are interested in. You can view what's on offer by clicking the button below.
Online Events this weekend
Many cultural organisations have been moving events online! From museums to theatre to online twitter music parties... we have included some quick links here for you to have a look.
Enjoy your Weekend!
Credits:
Created with images by Levi XU - "untitled image" • Simon Wilkes - "Perhaps one the best vantage points in Richmond Park, London. This bench is perfectly placed beneath a lonely tree, giving a clear view of the open fields and woodlands in every direction. In the early morning mist there’s a certain melancholy about the place - you could sit and ponder life here, without a care in the world." • Fiona Smallwood - "untitled image"