We were delighted to get word that we won the SFI Curious Minds Gold award. In previous years this was the Discover Primary Science and Maths award. The children have had a year jam-packed with STEM learning activities and we look forward to the online award ceremony and adding the plaque to our collection. Here… Continue reading Curious Minds Gold Award
We were the lucky recipients of a government grant to purchase equipment, to cover days out, in-school workshops and outdoor learning experiences, that will develop the children's learning across STEAM subjects. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Maths. We are delighted with this opportunity and the children are already enjoying the fruits.… Continue reading STEM grant
We had a fantastic day out at St. Patrick's college, hosted by Heritage Ireland. The children experienced a range of hands-on learning activities based on our heritage.
As part of our STEM work, the whole-school joined together for our annual Engineering Week event. The children worked in groups to create a working (moving), mini-float for St. Patrick's Day. The brainstormed ideas, planned, designed, created, modified and collaborated on their project. They presented their work and spoke about problems they encountered and how… Continue reading Engineering Week
Sound experiments went underway during Science Week this year. The children enjoyed a Zoom webinar with a Marine Biologist during the week, and a Lego technic workshop (see separate post for photos!)
Our Lady's NS 
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