Category: SLPs

Shared Learning Project – Irish and Scots in South America

Shared Learning Project – Irish and Scots in South America Would you be interested in sharing information about people in your family tree or researching people who set sail for South America? An SLP has been set up to gather

Looking At Art, Project with Ulster Museum

LOOKING AT ART:  A SHARED LEARNING PROJECT BETWEEN BELFAST U3A AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS NORTHERN IRELAND’S ULSTER MUSEUM Following an approach to the Ulster Museum agreement was reached to set up a small working group to produce guidelines to help

Shared Learning Project

Check out the national website which gives prominence to the North Down and Ards – click on  Shared Learning Project.  

Database of all U3A projects

The Third Age Trust has recognised the wide range of topics covered by Shared Learning Projects and U3A Research Projects and has set up a website where details of them all can be found.  It might give you some ideas.

What are Shared Learning Projects

U3A NORTHERN IRELAND REGION SHARED LEARNING PROJECTS (SLPs) What are SLPs? They are research projects focussing on a topic proposed by an institution (such as a museum, art gallery, garden, church or library) or proposed by the members themselves on a

Frederick Hervey – the Earl Bishop (SLP)

This Shared Learning Project is being undertaken by members of  Causeway and Foyle U3As.  The topic is Frederick Hervey, Earl if Bristol and Bishop of Derry.  He was a notable philanthropist who made a considerable impact on Ireland, especially in

Bagenal’s Castle (SLP)

This post gives links to material prepared by a Shared Learning Project between members of North Down & Ards and Newry U3A, in association with the Bagenal’s Castle Museum in Newry was undertaken in 2012/13. The first part of this