Shared Education….what is it?

We are delighted to be involved in a Shared Education project this school year. It is something that will take place over this current academic year and in the academic year 2022/23. This year the children in our Foundation classes and KS1 are involved. The Education Authority in Northern Ireland and Léargas work in partnership to implement the Peace IV Collaboration through Sharing in Education (CASE) programme.

CASE is for primary and secondary schools in Northern Ireland and the Border Counties of Ireland. CASE aims to build a culture of good relations among school children and to equip them with the skills and attitudes needed to contribute to a society where the cycle of intolerance is broken and a culture of collaboration and cooperation is the norm. We want to instil in our children that it is our similarities that unite us rather than our differences that divide us. We hope that through the children working together on topics from our chosen curricular areas that they develop a rapport with children they may otherwise never have mixed with.

Our school has linked with Foley Primary School and Faughart Community National School Co Louth. For this year our three schools have decided to jointly plan our World Around Us topics. We will be enjoying shared lessons, play sessions and trips together on a variety of topics such as Dinosaurs, Forces, Castles and many more. If you would like to be introduced to our partner school in Faughart please follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UY21warcsU

Keep an eye on our social media platforms in the coming weeks and months to keep up with us as we journey through Shared Education. We look forward to fostering old relationships and building new ones with new found friends.