ETBI Journal of Education - Vol 2:2 November 2020 (Irish-medium Education)

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ETBI Journal of Education November 2020 cuimhneamh ach ar leas na bpáistí agus bhíodar toilteanach bóthar nua a shiúl a chuirfeadh le cumas na hóige níos mó ceoil a bhaint as an saol. Ansin tugadh cuireadh dos na tuismitheoirí agus dos na páistí dul go dtí an coláiste ollscoile. B’shin turas faoi leith mar gur cuireadh fáilte mhór rompu uile agus in aon chúig nóiméad amháin tógadh anuas fallaí arda na hollscoile agus scaoileadh an pobal isteach. Bliain iontach ba ea bliain sin an ullmhúcháin. Maisíodh an foirgneamh scoile agus cuireadh áit faoi leith ar fáil don Ghaelcholáiste. Tháinig na daltaí isteach agus ceiliúradh ré nua i saol an choláiste. Lean na múinteoirí agus na cúntóirí riachtanaisí speisialta (CRS) orthu ag foghlaim na teanga. In ainneoin Covid cuireadh le méid na scoláirí agus i bhfómhar na bliana 2020 tháinig breis is 30 dalta isteach an doras! Tá borradh dochreidte faoin áit anois, go háirithe sa seomra foirne. Cothaíonn dóchas breis dóchais agus bhí an méid sin le feiscint go soiléir nuair a bhuaigh an scoil gradam Joe McDonagh i nDeireadh Fómhair 2020. Ba dheacair an gaisce sin a shárú. Dian obair, an t-uafás allais, samhlaíocht bheo agus fís atá do-shrianta. Sin iad na tréithe a bhí ag teastáil chun tabhairt faoin bhfeachtas seo. Bhuaigh an fhoireann go rábach ar an dúshlán. Molaim an gaisce seo. Bhí misneach in aghaidh an aird acu ach ní rabhadar riamh ina n-aonar. Tá dea-shampla tugtha acu don saol. Broicleach linbh is ea an t-aonad. PAGE 82
ETBI Journal of Education November 2020 How things change! Seán Ó Broin University College Cork In this short essay I will tell a story and outline the ways in which principals can plan and found Irish-medium units in urban areas. Neither the local residents nor the staff themselves had any experience of Irish-medium education, and this movement was a gradual one, and the path was not without twists and turns. In preparation for the project, the plan was discussed with many organisations, schools, and institutes, as well as the local residents and the school community. More than a year was spent preparing, and now there are around 40 students in the unit. To the northeast of Cork city there is a lively area called Knocknaheeny. It would be no great exaggeration to say that the area once had quite a few issues; unemployment, poverty and the social issues that go along with such problems. Anyone would be proud to see the huge improvement that has come about in the area in the last ten years, and the effects of this improvement can be seen in the housing and landscape. The community school, named after Terence McSwinney, the lord mayor of Cork who died on hunger strike around this time a hundred years ago, is a central part of the community and of this revitalisation. The school has DEIS status, and educators understand only too well that external problems will often follow students in through the door, so the staff must be highly equipped to deal with THE PUBLIC CLEARLY UNDERSTANDS THAT A HIGH LEVEL OF EDUCATION CAN BE ACHIEVED WHILE USING IRISH AS THE MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION. such challenges. On top of this, the school was considered to have a bad reputation when these problems were first highlighted in the area. This wasn’t true, but there was a danger that this negative reputation and bad name would worsen and would result in people avoiding the area. School authorities are often too busy to take the time or have the opportunity to stand back and properly contemplate what is happening around them. When problems make their way into the school, the normal response is to spend each day attempting to douse the flames. It is worthwhile, however, to spend time contemplating how these problems can be improved or avoided. That is to say, bad behaviour and bad manners must be recognised as exceptions, and it must be acknowledged that the majority of the school population are well-mannered and are interested in making progress in life. We know that children PAGE 83
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