Ennis Gaelscoil raises the first Yellow Flag in Co. Clare
August 1, 2014
Gaelscoil Mhíchíl Cíosóg was awash with excitement on Thursday June 19th when All Ireland medal holder and Clare Hurler Podge Collins visited the school to raise the first ever Yellow Flag to be awarded to a school in County Clare.
The Yellow Flag programme is a practical schools based programme and award scheme which recognises a schools work in promoting interculturalism, equality, diversity and inclusion in both the school and wider community. The programme works through an 8 practical steps model which allows schools to apply those steps to the day to day running of the school in order to promote and support an environment for interculturalism.
The event formed part of the schools third annual Intercultural sports day. All activities on the day had an intercultural theme reflecting the intercultural makeup of the Gaelscoil. Such activities included Futsal from Brazil, African storytelling, International /ethnic face-painting and Salsa. Pupils, staff and parents were entertained by local Moroccan musicians and musicians from Rice College. In keeping with the current soccer world cup, each class represented a country or culture by wearing the country colours on the day.
Overall a day of enjoyment was had by the gathering of the school community in celebrating the many cultures that make up this great school.
