Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileán ar Lá Lus an Chromchinn
Márta 31, 2014
Bhailigh na daltaí €415.34 ar an lá ar mhaithe le Cumann Ailse na hÉireann!
Foghlaim faoi na Meáin Chumarsáide agus an Raidió i Raidió na Life le Cúrsa Leibhéal 3 QQI/FETAC
Márta 31, 2014
Ar mhaith leat foghlaim conas mar a oibríonn na meáin chumarsáide?
Feabhas a chur ar do chuid scileanna taighde is cumarsáide?
Agus oibriú mar chuid d’fhoireann chun clár raidió a dhéanamh?
Tabharfaidh an cúrsa “Tuiscint ar na Meáin agus Conas Thú Féin a Chur in Iúl” Cáiliúchán Leibhéal 3 i gCur in Iúl ar na Meáin QQI/FETAC* (*QQI/FETAC Level 3 Award in Media Expression) an t-eolas, na scileanna agus an mhuinín duit chun úsáid a bhaint as na meáin chumarsáide chun do ghuth a chur in iúl!
Cáilíocht aitheanta náisiúnta QQI/FETAC dearbhaithe ag CRAOL (Fóram Raidió Pobail na hÉireann), arna reáchtáil ag do stáisiún raidió pobail áitiúil-sa, Raidió na Life, le tacaíocht ó Fhoras na Gaeilge.
Cúrsa 10 seachtaine, ag tosú Dé Céadaoin 09 Aibreán 19:00 – 21:00
TAIRISCINT SPEISIALTA don chéad chúrsa: €70 (€50 do mhic léinn)*
*Ranníocaíocht íosta i dtreo bunchostais riaracháin & creidiúnú QQI/FETAC
Tá tuilleadh eolais ar fáil ar an bpóstaer agus an cur síos cúrsa atá ceangailte leis an ríomhphost seo.
Chun d’áit a chur in áirithe, déan teagmháil le Muiris Ó Fiannachta ar 01-6616333 nó ag muiris@raidionalife.ie roimh 04 Aibreán.
N.B. Tá an cúrsa seo oiriúnach dóibh siúd atá ag iarraidh foghlaim faoi na meáin agus an raidió don chéad uair, go háirithe mic léinn tríú leibhéil nó scoláirí idirbhliana, daoine atá ag obair go lánaimseartha nó go deonach le heagrais phobail agus ag iarraidh níos mó a fhoghlaim faoin phróiseas léiriúcháin raidió, nó a bheith níos compórdaí ag déanamh agallaimh ar an raidió muna bhfuil mórán taithí acu lena leithéid, nó daoine atá ag smaoineamh ar pháirt a ghlacadh le stáisiún raidió pobail ar nós Raidió na Life don chéad uair.
Cur Síos ar Chúrsa L3 Tuiscint ar na Meáin
Póstaer: Tuiscint ar na Meáin agus Conas Thú Féin a Chur in Iúl
Comhghairdeas Cumann Gaelach Marino
Márta 31, 2014
Ag Gradaim Náisiúnta Ghlór na nGael i gCaisleán Chluain Tarbh oíche Dé Sathairn bronnadh seic 1,000 euro ar Chumann Gaelach Institiúid Oideachais mar an Cumann Gaelach is fearr ina chatagóir i measc institiúidí tríú leibhéal na tíre. D’fhreastail ceithre chéad duine ar an ócáid agus bhí Aire Stáit na Roinne Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta Donnchadh Mac Fhionnlaoich i láthair chun an bronnadh a dhéanamh ar Sarah Breathnach, Nóra Ní Mhurchú agus Paula Melvin. Déanaimid comhghairdeas leo as aitheantas a fháil don obair iontach atá déanta acu ó thús na bliana mar atá déanta ag an gCumann Gaelach i Marino le blianta fada.
Féile Raifteirí
Márta 31, 2014
Fios Físe ag lorg do thuairimí
Márta 31, 2014
Fios Físe ag lorg do thuairimí
Cuireadh chun aiseolas a thabhairt maidir le cur chun cinn sláinte mheabhrach agus folláine i mbunscoileanna
Márta 27, 2014
Ba mhór le Gaelscoileanna Teo. aiseolas a fháil ó na scoileanna maidir le cur chun cinn sláinte mheabhrach agus folláine i mbunscoileanna. Tá teimpléad thíos ó NEPS móide an dréacht fhoilseachán. Ba mhór againn aiseolas nó moltaí ó scoileanna roimh an Aoine, 11 Aibreán le bhur dtoil, ach go háirithe faoi aon shaincheisteanna a shíleann sibh atá ábhartha do scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge. Tá na cáipéisí lorgtha againn trí Ghaeilge agus cuirfear ar fáil anseo iad a luaithe agus is féidir. Is féidir aiseolas a sheoladh chugainn ar ríomhphost: oifig@gaelscoileanna.ie.
Primary Mental Health Guidelines 20 March 2014
Cruinniú Poiblí maidir le hiarbhunscolaíocht lán-Ghaeilge, BÁC 15, ar an 26 Márta
Márta 27, 2014
Bhí an-rath ar an gcruinniú poiblí a d’eagraigh tuismitheoirí sa Crowne Plaza i mBaile Bhláinséir leis an t-éileamh ar iarbhunscoil lán-Ghaeilge i mBaile Átha Cliath 15 a mheas, le slua mór i láthair agus an-suim léirithe sa bhfeachtas. Scaipeadh foirm ar an slua le go mbeadh deis acu léiriú spéise a dhéanamh, agus is féidir an fhoirm a íoslódáil anseo:
Dhírigh an cruinniú ar na buntáistí atá ag an gcóras lán-Ghaeilge ag an mbunleibhéil, an próiseas atá ag an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna i leith scoileanna nua a bhunú agus ar fás na Gaeilge i mBaile Átha Cliath 15, idir naíonraí, scoileanna, ranganna d’fhoghlaimeoirí fásta, imeachtaí sóisialta agus eile. Pléadh an difríocht idir scoil neamhspleách agus Aonad lán-Ghaeilge agus deimhníodh go mbeadh iarbhunscoil lán-Ghaeilge nua oscailte agus fáilteach do chách, beag beann ar cúlra teanga, cultúrtha nó eacnamaíochta.
Tá sé beartaithe coiste a bhunú le plé leis an bhfeachtas a chur chun cinn agus iarrfar ar éinne gur suim leo bheith gníomhach ar an gcoiste teagmháil a dhéanamh le hOifigeach Forbartha Gaelscoileanna Teo. ar 01 8535193 nó clare@gaelscoileanna.ie.
Bhí Darren J. Prior i láthair ar an oíche le taifead a dhéanamh ar an ócáid ar son Raidió na Life, is féidir éisteacht lena thuairisc anseo.
Gaelscoil Dhochtúir Uí Shúilleabháin ag ceiliúradh 20 bliain
Márta 26, 2014
Aisling Ní Néill, príomhoide, Sean Óg Ó hÁilpín, aoi speisialta, Maeve Uí Chaoimh, ball bord bainistíochta, Adrian Healy, Méara An Sciobairín, Máire Céitinn, Cathaoirleach Bord Bainistíochta, Paidí Ó Lionáird, aoi speisialta
Foireann na Scoile; Múinteoir Verona, Múinteoir Áine, Múinteoir Aisling (príomhoide), Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, Múinteoir Leanne, Múinteoir Maeve, Múinteoir Clár
Comhghairdeas mór leis an scoil as gach rud atá bainte amach acu le 20 bliain anuas! Seo thíos scéal maidir leo a foilsíodh sa Southern Star:
It was two decades ago on March 15th that the Gaelscoil in Skibbereen had its humble first beginnings.
‘It started off in Townshend Street, where the Skibbereen Community Resource Centre is now, and moved to the campsite in Tragumna Road,’ said the principal, Aisling Ní Néill, who is hoping that Gaelscoil Dhochtúir Uí Shuilleabháin will one day have a permanent and purpose-built facility.
‘Our premises at Gortnacloghy, at the rear of Rossa College, is suitable for our needs at present,’ said Aisling, who was appointed principal in 2008, ‘because it is large enough to accommodate our 66 pupils, our three teachers, our two special education teachers, and our naíonra playschool, which accommodates up to 20 children and their four leaders.
‘When the school began there were just 21 pupils enrolled, but that number has increased year-on-year because of the growing interest in our Irish language and culture.
‘It is not just a West Cork phenomenon: the increase in popularity of Gaelscoileanna is evident right throughout the country.’
It has been proven that the most successful approach to learning a language is to be completely immersed in it. But that is just one of the reasons why these schools have become so popular: There is also an ethos in the smaller Gaelscoileanna that parents consider to be a good fit for their children.
Aisling said: ‘We are a Catholic primary school but we run an ethical education programme in tandem with that to cater for everybody regardless of their faith.
‘The ethical education programme is similar to the programme used in other multi-denominational schools, such as “Educate Together”, and gives pupils a broad introduction to other religions and cultures.
‘By being immersed in the language from their very first day the pupils learn the language and end up speaking the language without any great difficulty so it is, within a matter of weeks, very easy for them to do all of their subjects through the medium of Irish.
‘Parents initially worry that learning different subjects through Irish might be difficult,’ said Aisling, ‘but that is not the case because speaking Irish becomes second nature to them.’
But it is not just the curriculum that keeps them interested: extra-curricular activities, such as the puppetry club, the school choir, as well as learning the accordion, tin whistle and guitar are fun events that keep them happily chatting as Gaeilge.
‘Drama is a big part of the school’s extra-curricular programme: every year Gaelscoil Dhochtúir Uí Shuilleabháin puts on a drama performance as part of it Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations.
This year, the pupils performed in a competition, Coirm, in Fermoy and won two awards – one was for their use of props, and the second was for music.
The children and their parents made the puppets and anyone who has seen them has been struck by the fact that they are evocative of old Irish legends, such as the stories of Oisin and Tir na nÓg, as well as the ever popular Children of Lir and the Brown Bull of Cooley.
At Gaelscoil Dhochtúir Uí Shuilleabháin the children also have fun while learning about the environment and they are delighted to be working towards achieving their third Green Flag for water conservation.
The school has recently expanded its school garden courtesy of Rossa College. In time, the plot of land will be used to grow vegetables, as well as flowers to adorn the school.
According to the principal, Aisling Ní Néill, ‘the education of young people has evolved and changed over the last 20 years and today, I believe, it is more child-centred, more active and more inclusive than ever before.
‘Children learn how to work as part of a team and the school’s sports programme is a big part of that. The children also come to understand that learning goes beyond what can be found in books. They take an interest, not just in their school, their community and their environment, they also learn to take a world view too.
‘But for now we will be spending the next week or two preparing for our 20th anniversary celebrations,’ said Aisling.
All past parents, pupils and friends of Gaelscoil Dhochtúir Uí Shuilleabháin are welcome to gather at the school on Saturday, March 15th from 2pm until 5pm to celebrate the 20th anniversary.
The Cork sports personality, Sean Óg Ó hAilpín, and Paidí Ó Lionaird of TG4 fame will be the guest speakers on the day. It promises to be a relaxed social event with plenty of good food, drink and music to mark the occasion.
Jackie Keogh, Southern Star
Bored Games – cluichí i nGaeilge
Márta 26, 2014
An raibh deacrachtaí agat riamh do chuid páistí a choinneáil gnóthach? Ar cháith sibh neart ama in áiteanna éagsúla gan tada le déanamh, agus leadrán an domhain ar na páistí? Deachair smacht a choinneáil orthu? Easpa smaointí chun iad a spreagadh? Bhuel – tá réiteach na faidbhe againn anseo daoibh: “Bored Games”! Cluifí nua, beomhara ar fáil do pháistí ar phraghas iontach! Ní amháin go bhfuil na cluifí seo thar a bheith suimiúla, dathúila ‘s speisiúla – ach tá siad ar fáil trí mheán na Gaeilge. Sé sin, bealach iontach do chuid páistí a spreagadh ár dteaga náisiúnta a labhairt ‘s bród inár gcultúr a chruthú iontu.
Tháinig an coincheap chugainn agus muid ag fanacht in áiteanna éagsúla gan tada le déanamh againn – sa bhfiaclóir, sa mbialann, san ospidéál, srl. Gan a bheith ag iarraidh ár guid ama a chur amú, chuireamar ár gcuid smaointí le chéile chun muid a choinneal gnóthach ‘s cluifí beaga a chruthú. Idir an dá linn, bhí sé soiléir go mbeadh na cluifí seo an-oiriúnach do pháistí – ní amháin chun iad a choinneáil ciúin ach chun spéis sa Ghaeilge a spreagadh iontu ‘s diriú isteach ar chruinneas na Gaeilge chomh maith.
Tá pacáistí Bored Games foirfe ‘s feiliúnach do chuile ócáid. Tá na pacáistí seo ar fáil i ndá mhéid dhifriúla – A5 agus A4 – agus iad oiriúnach do na haoisghrúpaí seo a leanas:
5-6 bliana
7-10 mbliana *
10-13 mbliana
*Tá leagan Gaeilge agus Fraincíse ar fáil don aoisghrúpa 7-10 mbliana d’aois
S’í an charthanacht atá roghnaithe againn ná Laura Lynn agus gabhaimid buíochas as ucht an tacaíocht atá faighte againn ó Yoobyoo
Minister Quinn secures Cabinet approval for drafting of Admissions to Schools Bill
Márta 25, 2014
Bill will make the school enrolment process more structured, fair and transparent
The Government has today approved the drafting of the Education (Admissions to Schools) Bill 2014. This new legislation aims to ensure that the enrolment process in all primary and post-primary schools is inclusive, transparent and fair.
A key objective in designing a new regulatory framework for school admissions is to create greater confidence for parents that the criteria laid down by schools for enrolling pupils is consistent, reasonable and applied equitably across the board.
ESRI research shows that the majority of schools, around 80 per cent, admit all the pupils who apply for enrolment. In these cases, the new regulatory framework will have a marginal impact.
Where the new Bill will play an important role is in the 20 per cent of schools where there is over-subscription.
Minister Quinn said, “The aim of this new Bill is to inspire the same levels of confidence in the enrolment of pupils in schools as the CAO system inspires for those who are applying for limited places in third level colleges.”
“I believe that the vast majority of our schools are inclusive and welcoming places. The Admissions to Schools Bill will provide an over-arching framework to ensure that how schools decide on who is enrolled and who is refused a place in schools is more structured, fair and transparent.”
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection recently published its report on the Draft General Scheme; this followed public hearings at the committee involving parents and education partners among others. The recommendations from the Committee will be considered further in the context of the drafting of the Bill.
Among the provisions in the new Bill, will be a requirement for all schools to make an explicit statement in their admissions policy that they will not discriminate against an applicant for admission on the grounds of disability, special education needs, sexual orientation, family status, membership of the traveller community or race.
The Bill will also enable the National Council for Special Education in respect of children with special educational needs and the Child and Family Agency in respect of other children to designate a place for a child for whom no school place is available.
