Principal appointed to new gaelscoil in Kildare
May 16, 2013
A new Gaelscoil will open in Kildare town in 2013 under the patronage of An Foras Pátrúnachta. The new Gaelscoil will be an Irish-medium school that is co-educational with a multi-denominational spiritual characteristic.
The new school will be located in the VEC secondary school in Kildare town which is currently accommodating Educate Together. An Foras Patrúnachta is still accepting applications for places in the new school. Parents who are interested in this school can get an application form here.
The application form should be completed and posted to An Foras Patrúnachta, Bloc K3, Campus Gnó Mhaigh Nuad, Maigh Nuad, Co. Chill Dara as soon as possible.
Meet the new principal: Norma Ní Chonchúir
“I am from Kerry originally. I completed my B. Ed in Mary Immaculate College and a Masters in Education in NUI Maynooth.
“I moved to Kildare eight years ago when I got my first job and have been teaching in Gaelscoil Chill Dara since. It has been a brilliant eight years in a school which provides a very high standard of education.
“I decided to be a teacher because I love working with children and I myself had a very positive experience at school. I had excellent teachers who gave me great encouragement. I also have a great love for the Irish language and I am very interested in promoting it.
“It is a great opportunity and great honour for me to be the principal of the new Gaelscoil in Kildare town. I am really looking forward to taking up this position. There is a great demand for education through Irish in the area and it is brilliant that this new school is opening to cater for that demand.
“The new Gaelscoil will be an multidenominational school. An excellent standard of education will be provided in an environment that is positive, enjoyable and open. My aim is to nurture a respectful atmosphere, a place where children are encouraged and confident, a place where they will learn the life skills they will need as citizens of this country.”
