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About ATHE
The Association of Home Economics Teachers (ATHE) is a national organisation, which aims to provide a medium of expression for the collective opinions of members on matters affecting Home Economics and to promote Home Economics in education and society.
Carrick Meeting
Next meeting is Monday 19th January at The Cottage Restaurant Jamestown. Chef Sham Hanifa is giving a cookery demonstration on marinades and the effects of acids/flavourings on...Home Economics teachers fear subject downgrading
Recently the Cork News published an article related to Home Economics. Have a read...
All About Home Economics
Deirdre Maddens book All About Home Economics has been republished and is now available from Hughes and Hughes...
Dublin Branch Meeting
ATHE Dublin Branch. Pastry Evening In The Cookery School @ Donnybrook Fair. Date: 29th November 2011. Time: 7.15 till 9.15. Venue: The Cookery School, 1st Floor, Donnybrook Fair, 89 Morehampton Rd, Donnybrook Dublin 4. We are delighted to announce a pastry evening, hosted by Niall Murphy, the Cookery School manager and resident chef at...
Membership Form
If you are interested in becoming a member of ATHE fill out this form and send it to the National Secretary Niamh Spillane Membership Form...
Senior Cycle Consultation
The review of senior cycle has begun and the first consultation deadline has just passed. There is a questionnaire on 2 sample short courses online, perhaps fill it in and air your opinions on the...ATHE Conference
The National Conference 2011 was held in Citywest Hotel, Dublin on 21st and 22nd October. It was a great success. Thank you to all who took the time out of their hectic schedules to attend. This year, celebrity chef, Catherine Fulvio officially opened our conference with a mouth watering food demonstration. Some of the dishes that were prepared....Very interesting opinion paper
Opinion Paper written by Jay Deagon @ HomeEcConnect My observation is that home economics has suffered from ‘bad press’ for over a century. Is it coincidental that a passage from the 1901 Lake Placid conference papers can be directly quoted today and still hold relevance? Editor of the Boston Cooking School Magazine, Mrs Janet Hill...