Classmate is a free children’s magazine published by Dublin City Council. The magazine is sent to 38,000 primary schoolchildren in the Dublin City area, four times a year.
Use Classmate to help kids learn
Classmate helps kids aged 4-12 to learn about:
Being Creative
- Children design their own front cover for each seasonally themed edition of Classmate
- They send in their film and book reviews, poems and short stories.
- Prizes are given for the many crosswords, word puzzle competitions and much more
Nature and Environment
- Child friendly articles on seasonal activities, recycling, litter, the City’s parks and the Green Schools programme
Art and Literature
- Features on The Reading Tree programme and the MS Readathon and much more through Dublin City Public Libraries
- Kids can appreciate art through regular articles on paintings from Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane collection
The City Council
- Issues like road safety, fire safety and waste management are explained in a child friendly way.
- Kids learn how they can become members of their own council
Comhairle na nÓg (Young People's Council)
- Information is given on year round events in Dublin City
Use of the Irish Language
- Gives children the chance to read a variety of topics and to take part in competitions through the medium of Irish.
Read Classmate
Winter 2009
Autumn 2009
Summer 2009
Spring 2009
Winter 2008
Autumn 2008
Summer 2008
Spring 2008
Winter 2007
Autumn 2007
Summer 2007