A group of students hard at work in the Computer
Lab.
It is the policy of the school to ensure that each child is computer literate when they
leave us. A great deal of money has been invested in technology to achieve this aim.
Presently the school is involved in a Schools' Integration Project in conjunction with the
other schools in town. The aim of the project is to see how best we can integrate
computers into the modern curriculum. This is a very exciting project in which all classes
are becoming involved.
Recently our school was short-listed for an award in the Eircom Best Practice Awards
2000 in recognition of the work being done with computers in the school.
Scoil Chríost Rí is also an accredited ECDL Test Centre and classes are held on a
regular basis leading to the European Computer Driving Licence qualification.
For more information on the ECDL, contact the school at 065
6820105.
Assessment and Remediation
Scoil Chríost Rí is very conscious of the needs of all its pupils. Assessment is
ongoing and where necessary, weaker pupils are given remedial assistance in English, Maths
and Language Development. This assistance, given in small groups, greatly aids their
academic and social development in the school. Above average pupils are also catered for,
with the aim of developing them to their full potential.
Rainbow Program
Rainbows are a peer support group for children bereaved through death, separation,
divorce or abandonment. The course consists of 12 weekly sessions during which the
children are allowed to express their feelings under guidance of a trained facilitator.
European Project
Our school has joined forces with schools in Denmark, Scotland and Portugal to take
part in the Comenius Action Programme. This is a European Education Programme, funded by
Leargas, designed to encourage pupils to co-operate on the production of a "Survive
in Europe" guide. The aims are to develop awareness of the culture, language and
lifestyle of partner countries. Pupils from all schools have been in touch with each other
and we have sent "Culture Capsules" and greetings to each other. Each child has
a pen-pal in one of the partner schools and communication is ongoing. Two teachers from
our school went to Scotland to help set up the project and to meet the other teachers
involved in the project. Since then teachers from Scotland, Portugal and Denmark have
visited our school. Two more of our teachers recently visited Lisbon to discuss the next
stage of the project with the partner schools.
To learn more about the project Click Here!
The Arts
The Arts are well catered for in the school with Speech and Drama, Art,
Music and Choir all on the Curriculum.
The pupils of 4th, 5th and 6th classes benefit from the dramatic talents
of Ms. Eileen Fitzgerald A.I.B.S.D., L.T.C.L.,who takes them for Drama every Wednesday
morning. Children learn Speech, Mime and Movement, Characterisation, Improvisation, Choral
Speaking and Verse Speaking, and they have also done some Scripted Drama and Creative
Dance.
 Eileen at work with 4th
class.
Laura as Becky Thacher in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
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"Trouble at the
Circus" by 4th Class 1997
The school choir