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Music in the Classroom: Orders for the special Music in the Classroom supplement can be faxed to 01-6758029/01-6758077 or emailed to circulation@irish-times.ie up until 4pm on Thursday, October 13th.

There are still places available for secondary-school students and teachers who wish to attend the Junior Cert syllabus concerts in the National Concert Hall in November. To request an order form email: mitc@irish-times.ie

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Conference

HADD Family Support Group is marking its 25th anniversary with a conference entitled "ADHD - Education, the Vital Link". This one-day conference will take place at the Moran's Red Cow Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin 12 on Saturday, November 12th. Key experts will examine how education and specialist support can help those with ADHD to develop their full potential.

For conference bookings and inquiries, contact Clara Clark Event Management. Tel: 01-2898533. Email: info@claraclark.ie

Royal Hibernian Academy Symposium

To coincide with the Nissan Art Project, the Royal Hibernian Academy is holding a symposium on the work of artist Peter McKenna at the RHA on Saturday, October 15th from 2 to 4.30pm. Admission is free, but booking is necessary. Contact William Gallagher at 01-6612558 ext 103.

Blanchardstown Scrabble Club

The scrabble club meets on Monday nights in St Brigid's Community Centre in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15 at 7.30pm. All welcome. For more information tel: 01-8211859 or 01-8212254.

Barnardos "Helping Hands" awards for young people

Children's charity Barnardos is calling on all young volunteers to check out the Helping Hands Awards - a competition for young people who give something back to their community through volunteering.

The Helping Hands Awards are open to anyone under the age of 25. Anyone interested can either nominate themselves, or they can be nominated by others, for example teachers or community workers. More information on how to enter the competition is at www.barnardos.ie/ volunteering. The closing date for nominations is November 18th.

Schools' Game-Playing Day To Raise Money For Children With Autism

Ireland's Game Playing Day to help raise funds for special play therapy for children with autism takes place on Friday, October 28th. Schools are being asked to allow children to bring along with their favourite board games to play during the day.

Games manufacturer Hasbro has pledged a hamper of six free MB and Parker board games for every school that takes part in Game Playing Day. For more information and to register log on to www.ngpw.ie.

DIT Lecture Series

As part of a series of lectures celebrating the bicentenary of Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Simon Conway Morris, Prof of Evolutionary Palaeobiology at the University of Cambridge will present a paper - What Evolution Tells Us About Extra-Terrestrials - at DIT Aungier Street on October 18th at 6.30pm. Attendance is free. To register contact Dr Peter Kavanagh. Email: peter.kavanagh@dit.ie. Tel: 01-4024583/4024886

The Adults Continuing Education (ACE) Awards

The ACE Awards mark the National Adult Literacy Agency's (NALA) 25th anniversary. Nominations for the following are now encouraged: tutors, learners, friends, colleagues or family members who are making or have made a great contribution or commitment to adult basic education; people who have increased their self-confidence, career prospects or taken up a life's dream as a result of classes in basic education; companies or organisations that have contributed to the local community through adult education or that have a great internal training scheme; novel or interesting projects that are helping people to develop their skills and increase their basic education levels.

The awards ceremony will take place on November 12th in Dublin, hosted by NALA's patron, President Mary McAleese. For more information or to nominate an individual or an organisation, contact NALA on 01-85543320

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