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Short online courses, learned at your own pace

Each course is around an hour, written by Amy Byrne, and costs €20. Work through the lessons whenever suits, then download a certificate of completion for your folder or professional development record.

Courses

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These courses sit alongside Amy's live online workshops for parents and early years educators, and her private one-to-one and setting sessions.

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Questions about the online courses

How the self-paced courses work, who reviews your worksheets and how the certificate is issued.

  • How do the online courses work?

    Each course is €20 and self-paced. You create an account, pay once, and the lessons unlock permanently. Work through them in any order, at any hour, on a phone or laptop. Every lesson has a printable worksheet, and your progress is saved automatically so you can stop and come back.

  • How long does a course take?

    Most courses take between sixty and ninety minutes of reading and reflection in total, spread across four short lessons. Because the worksheets ask you to observe a real child or a real room over a few days, most people finish comfortably within a week or two rather than in one sitting.

  • Who reviews my worksheet?

    Amy Byrne reviews every submitted worksheet personally. You upload your completed answers, she reads them and replies by email with written feedback on what you noticed and what to try next. This is why the courses cannot simply be clicked through — the reflection is the point.

  • Do I get a certificate at the end?

    Yes. Once your final worksheet has been reviewed and passed, a dated certificate of completion is emailed to you automatically from courses@rootsofwonder.ie, naming you, the course and the minutes of learning. Settings file these as evidence of professional development in a Quality Action Plan.

  • Is there VAT on top of the price?

    No. Roots of Wonder is not VAT registered, so the price you see is the price you pay. A public online ticket is €20 per person, in person is €35, and a setting package is €399, €599 or €799 as a flat fee for the whole setting. Nothing is added at checkout.

  • Are there booking fees?

    No booking fees, no card surcharge and no per-person admin charge. You pay the ticket or package price only. An itemised receipt is emailed to you the moment payment goes through, and settings can request a formal invoice before booking so it can go through your own accounts process first.

  • Is a course the same as a live workshop?

    The content overlaps but the experience differs. A course is €20, self-paced and reviewed in writing. A live workshop is one hour with Amy, where you can ask about your own child or your own room and hear from other people in the same situation. Many people do both.

More answers on pricing, refunds and setting packages are on the full FAQ page, or send Amy a message.