I LOVE DRAMA,
I LOVE LIFE
2013 -2015 Partnership
Teacher’s Schedule
Tuesday Afternoon/ Evening - 3rd June
Arrival in Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Host families meet children and bring them home
Dinner in Ramada, Drumshanbo
Wednesday June 4th
9.30-11.30
Welcome to School
Each Partner present country and school to children. School presentation of music and dance!
11.30-12:30: sports activities- learning gaelic football with Bernie Shannon( pupils and teachers)
1-2 Lunch at Arigna Mining Museum
2-4 :Tour of the Mines/walk along part of the Miners Way and a trip to Tommy’s Farm
6-8: free time
8-onwards- Social evening at the school
Thursday June 5th
10-11.30: Presentation of Comenius work on Project
11.30-1:00: Comenius planning meeting for teachers
1-2: Lunch at school
2-5: Trip to Rockingham Demesne shopping
5-8 Free time
8pm:Dinner at The Moorings, KNocvicar
9.30pm onwards- Music session in Monica’s pub, Drumshanbo.
Friday June 6th
10-12: Finalise Comenius plans for year 2 of project
12: Attending classes: 9 teachers in junior room/9 in senior room. Music class with Padraig (Introductory lesson on how to play the tin whistle!!)
2pm : Lunch in hotel
4pm onwards: departure for Dublin/ airport.
Childrens' Schedule
Wednesday 4th June
9.05- children arrive at school- shown to classroom
Language lesson: welcome in all the languages
Hello/ how are you/ what’s your name? What are your hobbies etc in Irish
9.30-11.30: country presentations and music and dance presentation by school.
11.30-12.30: Sports: learning gaelic with Bernie
1.00-2.00: trip to Tommy’s farm (
2-3pm. Trip to Arigna Mining museum
3-6; relaxing at home with host family- maybe shopping in Carrick-on -Shannon
8pm: Social evening at school
Thursday 5th June
10:00 onwards: Presentations on Comenius project to date- all countries
11.30: rugby/hurling
12.30: Lunch break
1.00-3:00: Gardening/ project work with Wayne
3.00-5.00: relax at home with host families
5.00-7.00: Horse-riding at Moorlands Equestrian centre- Families/ children or A gaelic match at St. Ronan’s Park.
Friday 6th June
9.30: maths trails in groups- all school
11:00-12.00 drama class with Mary Blake ( these may swap with each other)
12:00-1:00: Tin whistle class with Padraig
Lunch: 1-00
Farewell and
Departure.