Folúntas: Gaelscoil Shliabh Rua, Baile Átha Cliath
Feabhra 9, 2015
Sonraí ar fáil ag: www.educationposts.ie
Gaelscoil children have the ‘write’ stuff
Feabhra 9, 2015
Daltaí ó Ghaelscoil an Chaistil ag cleachtadh do Lá Náisiúnta na Lámhscríbhneoireachta.
Students from Gaelscoil an Chaistil have proved they have the ‘write’ stuff when it comes to near handwriting!
Last week saw pupils practising their handwriting skills in preparation for National Handwriting Day this week.
The school held a handwriting competition for each class which saw children link their love for reading, handwriting and technology. Some children chose their favourite book, favourite poems, and their favourite piece of written work to practise their handwriting. As well as using the traditional pen and paper method, some pupils experimented with a more modern and interactive method; the interactive whiteboard.
“In conjunction with National Handwriting Day, the children produced different pieces of writing and put their excellent ICT skills to use enjoying interactive handwriting activities on the interactive whiteboard,” said a spokesperson for the school.
“A winner from each class was selected and was awarded a certificate and £10 An Cheathrú Póilí, Cultúrlann, Béal Feirste voucher.
“The children thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the competition and set themselves a personal target to maintain a high standard of handwriting in work across the curriculum.”
http://www.ballymoneytimes.co.uk/news/local-news/gaelscoil-children-have-the-write-stuff-1-6556459
Nelson McCausland says schools letter ‘weaponised Irish language’
Feabhra 9, 2015
A letter inviting primary schools to develop an Irish language study programme shows how Sinn Féin has “weaponised” the Irish language, DUP MLA Nelson McCausland has said.
Mr McCausland said Sinn Féin was “stepping up its cultural war”.
Sinn Féin’s John O’Dowd, who is Stormont education minister, said Mr McCausland’s claims were “nonsense”.
Mr O’Dowd said he had no personal involvement with the letter.
‘Rant’
“It was a routine departmental matter until Nelson released his rant,” he told BBC Radio Ulster’s Talkback programme.
“Officials confirmed to me that as part of the normal day-to-day running of the Department of Education, and in engagement with the curriculum advisory body, they sent out a letter to all schools asking them would they be interested in this project.
“There is no John O’Dowd agenda, there is no Sinn Féin agenda, there is no other agenda.”
The letter was sent by the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
Mr McCausland told the BBC he had issued his press statement after being contacted by a number of school principals who raised their concerns with him.
“Principals feel very nervous about dealing with something like this because at the end of the day, he who pays the piper calls the tune, and if you’ve got a bid in for development for your school, you’re not going to go out of your way to offend the education minister,” he said.
‘Borrowed’
Mr O’Dowd said this was “complete rubbish”, and said Mr McCausland had used “disturbing language” in his statement.
“He’s attempting to intimidate schools in unionist communities away from this project, and that’s his agenda,” he said.
Mr McCausland, who is a former Stormont culture minister, defended the wording of his statement.
“We are familiar with their phrase about every word spoken in Irish being another bullet in the freedom struggle, and they also referred on one occasion to the terrorist war being the peak of the cultural revival,” he told the BBC.
“I think the language that I used was simply borrowed from Sinn Féin’s own language.”
The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment said it had written on behalf of the Department of Education to non-Irish medium primary schools “to explore the feasibility of developing a programme of support for the teaching of Irish and aspects of a shared cultural heritage”.
“This followed a previous survey which showed interest from a number of non-Irish medium primary schools in developing this area of their curriculum.
“The decision to engage in such a programme is a matter for individual schools, led by the support of governors and teachers, in line with their guiding ethos. Such a programme would only be taken forward by CCEA based on demand and available funding.”
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-31161394
Bunscoileanna Nua 2015 & 2016
Feabhra 5, 2015
Tá na ceantair ina mbeidh bunscoileanna nua le bunú i 2015 agus 2016 díreach fógartha ag an Roinn Oideachais & Scileanna. Tá preasráiteas na Roinne thíos. Beidh Gaelscoileanna Teo. ag gníomhú de réir an fhógra seo, ag dul i mbun comhairliúcháin leis na scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge sna mórcheantair lena mbaineann maidir le ró-éileamh agus ag plé le pátrúin ionchasacha agus tuismitheoirí a léirigh suim i scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge a bhunú sna ceantair chéanna. Cuirfear eolas maidir leis an dul chun cinn ar www.gaelscoileanna.ie agus bheimis ag súil leis go dtabharfaidh an próiseas seo deis do níos mó páistí freastal ar scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge amach anseo. Tá súil ag an Roinn fógra a dhéanamh go luath maidir leis na ceantair ina mbeidh soláthar nua ar fáil tríd an bpróiseas dífheistithe, déanfar an t-eolas sin a scaipeadh a luaithe is a thagann sé chugainn. Má tá aon cheist agat ina leith, tá gach fáilte romhat teagmháil a dhéanamh linn.
Press Release:
The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, TD, today announced that seven new primary schools are to be established in the next two years.
Announcing the new schools, the Minister said: “My Department is predicting a continuing increase in primary school pupils up until at least 2019 in parts of the country”.
“To meet the continuing growing population of our primary school going children, we will have to establish seven new primary schools as well as extending a number of existing schools.”
Of the seven new schools, four will open in 2015 with the other three opening in 2016.
Cork, Dublin, Galway and Wicklow remain areas of a high rate of primary school going children and this is where the new schools will be located.
There will be one school in Cork, four in Dublin, one in Galway and one in Wicklow.
The basic construction costs for the seven new schools will broadly be in the region of €24m. This level of investment by the State will support some 240 direct jobs and 48 indirect jobs.
Patronage for two of the schools starting in 2015 has already been decided under a previous patronage determination process. A patronage determination process will shortly be run for the other two schools starting in 2015. A patronage determination process for the 2016 schools will be carried out later this year.
These seven new schools will be in addition to 20 new primary schools that opened since 2011. The seven new schools between them they will cater for almost 3,000 pupils when fully developed.
The schools will be established in line with the arrangements and criteria announced in June 2011 for patronage determination.
Minister O’Sullivan said: “The establishment of new schools provides an opportunity for patrons to apply to run the schools. The criteria to be used in deciding on patronage of the new schools place a particular emphasis on parental demand for plurality and diversity of patronage. Parental preferences should be at the centre of considerations about the type of school to be recognised. The patronage arrangements in place provide that patron bodies proposing schools at either primary or second level will be asked to provide evidence of demand.”
Minister O’Sullivan continued: “This approach emphasises my commitment to ensure the implementation of the commitments in the Programme for Government on moving towards a more pluralist system of patronage at primary level. “It also builds on the work of the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector.”
The Department will be contacting patrons shortly to commence the patronage determination process for the 2015 schools concerned.
Details of new schools to be established in September 2015
• Carrigtohill, Co. Cork
• Pelletstown/Ashtown, Dublin
• The Knocknacarra area of Galway City
• Greystones, Co. Wicklow
A patronage determination process was previously run for the Dublin school and the Knocknacarra school.
Educate Together will be patron for the Dublin school.
Lifeways Ireland (Steiner Model of provision) will be Patron for the Knocknacarra school.
A patronage determination process will be run shortly for the Carrigtwohill and Greystones schools.
Details of new schools to be opened in September 2016
• Goatstown/Stillorgan, Dublin
• Cabra/Phibsborough/Dublin 7
• Drumcondra/Marino/Dublin 1
A patronage determination process for these schools will be run later this year.
Details on the arrangements and criteria for establishing new schools are available on the Department’s website
New Schools Establishment Group
The patronage determination process for new schools is overseen by the New Schools Establishment Group.
This Group was set up in 2011 to advise the Minister on the patronage of new schools following its consideration of a report prepared by the Department on the applications received.
The Group is chaired by Dr. Seamus McGuinness (retired senior lecturer in the Education Department at Trinity College Dublin) and also includes Ms. Sylda Langford (retired Director of the Office of the Minister for Children) and Prof. Seán Ó Riain (Sociology Department, NUI Maynooth).
Next steps
The Department will shortly inform patron bodies of the details of the 2015 schools requiring a patronage determination process. The patron bodies can then make applications for consideration. Department officials will draft a report based on the applications received for the consideration of the New Schools Establishment Group and it will submit a report with recommendations for consideration by the Minister.
Fógartha ag an Aire O’Sullivan go mbeidh seacht mbunscoil nua bunaithe sa chéad dhá bhliain eile
Feabhra 5, 2015
Scéal iomlán ag:
http://www.education.ie/en/Press-Events/Press-Releases/2015-Press-Releases/PR15-02-05.html
Deontais Le Chéile Trí Ghaeilge
Feabhra 5, 2015
Tá Gaelscoileanna Teo. ag cur deontas ar fáil do naíonraí agus do scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta tríd an scéim ‘Le Chéile Trí Ghaeilge’.
Tá áthas orainn a fhógairt go bhfuil buiséad ceadaithe don scéim don tréimhse Eanáir – Meitheamh 2015 agus go bhfuil muid ag glacadh le hiarratais d’imeachtaí atá beartaithe laistigh don tréimhse seo.
Bíonn an-tóir ar na deontais, agus molaimid do naíonraí agus do scoileanna an deis a sciobadh agus iarratas a dhéanamh go luath!
Ceadaítear na deontais ar bhonn tús freastail. Ní gá go mbeidh sonraí an imeachta deimhnithe agat leis an iarratas a dhéanamh, is leor cur síos ar a bhfuil beartaithe.
Cuirtear fáilte roimh réimse leathan imeachtaí agus roimh iarratais ó:
• Naíonraí / naíscoileanna
• Bunscoileanna
• Iarbhunscoileanna
Tugann na himeachtaí seo deis tábhachtach do naíonraí agus do scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta nasc a chruthú le chéile.
Ó thráth na gceist go cluichí peile, spreagann na himeachtaí ilghnéitheacha seo cumarsáid agus spraoi trí mheán na Gaeilge, rud a théann chun leasa an naíonra agus na scoile, chun leasa na bpáistí agus na ndaltaí agus chun leasa an phobal.
Tá liosta ar ár suíomh d’eagraíochtaí a chuireann seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge ar fáil agus seans go mbeidh spreagadh ann daoibh agus sibh ag pleanáil i dtreo imeacht a reáchtáil, féach anseo
Tá gach eolas mar gheall ar an scéim seo ar fáil anseo
Is féidir an fhoirm iarratais a chomhlánú anseo
Ceardlanna Drámaíochta agus Teilifíse do scoláirí le Sárscoil Fíbín
Feabhra 4, 2015
Tá ríméad orainn a fhógairt go bhfuil Sárscoil Fíbín ar ais i mbliana. Ní hamháin go mbeidh deis ag scoláirí snas a chur ar a gcuid Gaeilge ach cuirfear oiliúint orthu i gcúrsaí drámaíochta le saineolaithe amharclannaíochta agus teilifíse ar nós:
o Mícheál
Ó Domhnaill (léiritheoir ar an
tsraith ‘Aifric’ agus stiúrthóir Meangadh Fíbín TV)
o Darach Ó Tuairisg (léiritheoir agus stiúrthóir Fíbín Teo)
o Paul Mercier (stiúrthóir Aifric agus Stiúrthóir Ealaíne Passion Machine) agus neart aíonna eile.
Beidh ceardlanna drámaíochta agus teilifíse ar siúl ina gcuirfear béim ar an gcumadóireacht, ar an aisteoireacht agus ar an scríbhneoireacht. Beidh na scoláirí faoi stiúr na saineolaithe agus cuirfear comhairle orthu ar bhonn rialta. Ag deireadh an chúrsa, beidh deis ag na scoláirí a gcuid drámaí féin a láithriú ar stáitse, rud a chuirfidh go mór le féinmhuinín agus le cur i láthair na scoláirí. Tugtar cuireadh do na meáin, léiritheoirí TG4 chomh maith le tuismitheoirí agus cairde freastal ar an léiriú seo.
Reáchtálfar 4 chúrsa agus freastalóidh 100 scoláire ar gach cúrsa. Bíonn éileamh an-mhór ar na cúrsaí seo ach ní gá go mbeadh aon taithí aisteoireachta agat. Cuirfear lóistín ar fáil do na scoláirí i gcroílár Chonamara. Beidh na ceardlanna ar siúl gach lá agus cuirfear an-bhéim ar an teanga labhartha. Cabhróidh an tumchúrsa Gaeilge seo leis an scoláirí barr feabhais a chur ar a gcuid Gaeilge agus iad ag foghlaim scileanna nua ag an am céanna. Mar is eol daoibh, is fiú 40% de mharcanna na hArdteistiméireachta an bhéaltriail agus tabharfaidh sé seo deis do na scoláirí an t-ullmhúchán cuí a dhéanamh don scrúdú sin.
De bharr go raibh éileamh ollmhór ar an gcúrsa seo le blianta beaga anuas, caithfidh Gaeilge labhartha reásunta maith a bheith ag na scoláirí agus beidh ar gach scoláire éisteacht a dhéanamh chun áit a bhaint amach ar an gcúrsa. Tá costas €625 ar an gcúrsa agus clúdaíonn sé seo lóistín, bia, teagascóirí, riarachán, aíonna, taisteal agus araile.
Má tá aon cheist agat is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh linn ag 091- 505855 nó seol ríomhphost chuig sarscoilfibin@gmail.com
Seo sampla d’obair na Sárscoile:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jUy1_y8QPE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AorenoUCSYM
`Gaeloideachas do Chách’ téama Chomhdháil an Fhorais Phátrúnachta
Feabhra 4, 2015
Beidh Comhdháil an Fhorais Phátrúnachta ar siúl i mbliana ar an 28 Feabhra 2015 sa Red Cow Moran Hotel i mBaile Átha Cliath. Is é ‘Gaeloideachas do Chách’ téama na comhdhála.
Pléifear topaicí éagsúla ar an lá; airgeadas scoile, cosaint sonraí agus éiteas scoile. Beidh an Coimisinéir Teanga, Rónán Ó Domhnaill, i láthair mar aoi speisialta. Pléifidh an Coimisinéir an ról lárnach atá ag scoileanna i gcearta teanga a chosaint. “Tugann an comhdháil seo deis ar leith domsa labhairt le h-oideachasóirí chun míniú a thabhairt dóibh ar mo ról, agus an chosaint a thugtar do chearta teanga i reachtaíocht na tíre, an tAcht Oideachais 1998 san áireamh. Tá sé tábhachtach go mbeadh tuiscint mhaith ag Boird Bainistíochta scoileanna agus go deimhin ag múinteoirí na tíre ar chúrsaí cearta teanga.” a dúirt an Coimisinéir.
Beidh seastáin éagsúla ann ar an lá agus freisin fógrófar buaiteoirí Comórtas Ealaíne an Fhorais Phátrúnachta, atá urraithe i mbliana ag Foras na Gaeilge.
Dúirt Caoimhín Ó hEaghra , Ard Rúnaí An Foras Pátrúnachta: “ Tá an obair á dhéanamh ag scoileanna An Fhorais Phátrúnachta ag cur oideachas den scoth ar fáil dá ndaltaí. Sa chúlra i ngach scoil bíonn na Boird Bhainistíochta ag cinntiú gur féidir leis na scoileanna feidhmiú chomh maith agus gur féidir leo. Tríd an chomhdháil seo cuirtear eolas agus oiliúint ar fáil do na Boird chun an tacaíocht sin a thabhairt dá scoileanna. I mbliana beidh aoi-chainteoirí againn ag plé Cosaint Sonraí, Bainistiú Airgid agus Soláthar do Scoileanna i measca a lán eile. Cuireann sé ríméad ar leith orainn go bhfuil an Coimisinéir Teanga, Rónán Ó Domhnaill, ag teacht chun labhairt lenár mbaill mar gheall ar a gcearta i leith na Gaeilge mar a bhaineann sé le scoileanna”.
Is €35 an costas atá ar thicéad, soláistí san áireamh don chomhdháil. Cuirfear dinnéar ar fáil do gach comhalta ag am lóin. Beidh Cruinniú Cinn Bhliana An Foras Pátrúnachta ar an 27ú Feabhra in Óstán an Red Cow ag 7.00in.
Fáilte roimh iarratais do Scéim na nImeachtaí Óige 2015/16
Feabhra 4, 2015
Tá Scéim na nImeachtaí Óige 2015/16 oscailte anois agus fáilte mhór roimh iarratais. Tá na foirmeacha iarratais agus na treoirlínte ar fáil ar an nasc seo:
http://www.gaeilge.ie/sceimeanna-maoinithe-2/
Bailiúchán na Scol
Feabhra 4, 2015
Físeán le fáil ag an nasc seo: http://www.meoneile.ie/ailt/baili%C3%BAch%C3%A1n-na-scol#.VNHrNWisVZg
Is tionscadal digitithe Chnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann é duchas.ie.
Tá an cnuasach seo ar na bailiúcháin bhéaloidis is mó ar domhan agus anois tá cuid den ábhar á cur ar fáil ar líne.
Cuireadh tús leis an tionscadal in 2012 agus é mar aidhm acu ábhar as Bailiúchán na Scol a chur ar fáil ar líne.
Is bailiúchán é seo a chnuasaigh páistí scoile in Éirinn le linn na 1930idí agus is é an chéad cheann atá á sholáthar ar duchas.ie.
Thug Meon Eile cuairt ar John Mhicí Ó Baoill de bhunadh Mhín Doire na Slua ach a bhfuil cónaí air anois in Anagaire lena bhean chéile Mary.
D’fhreastail John ar scoil náisiúnta Loch an Iúir agus é ina ghasúr óg agus bhí sé ar dhuine de na páistí scoile a bhailigh scéalta béaloidis óna mhuintir mar chuid de thionscadal Chnuasach Bhéaloideas Èireann sna 1930í.
Tá John ceithre scór and naoi mbliana d’aois anois ach tá cuimhne ghéar aige go fóill ar an tréimhse sin agus ar na scéaltaí.
Dúirt sé “gurb é an scéalaíocht an caitheamh aimsire ba mhó a bhí acu agus i ndairíre an t-aon chaitheamh aimsire a bhí ann”.
Is scéalaí mór le rá a bhí ina sheanathair fán bhaile agus sna oícheanta thiocfadh na comharsana go dtí an teach le haghaidh oíche airneáil.
Tá John iontach go deo sásta go bhfuil a scéaltaí agus scéaltai daoine eile le fáil ar líne anois ionas go mbeidh teacht orthu ag aon duine agus é sona sásta leis an smaoineamh go mbeidh na scéalta a scríobh sé agus é deich mbliana d’aois beo go deo de bharr na hoibre atá ar siúl ag duchas.ie.
http://www.meoneile.ie/ailt/baili%C3%BAch%C3%A1n-na-scol#.VNHrNWisVZg
