Scoil Shéamais Naofa, Bearna

School Champion

“Is scoil i mbaile beag muid, gar do chathair na Gaillimhe. Tá an t-ádh linn nach bhfuilimid ach siúlóid gearr ó neart áis iontach nádúrtha a chuireann go mór le hoideachas & folláine ár ndaltaí – an trá ag Bóithrín Mhaig, Cé Bhearna, Coill Bhearna, Páirc Loch Ruisín, Trá na gCeann. Ba bhreá linn go dtiocfadh feabhas ar na cosáin & bealaí rothaíochta i gceantar na scoile, chun na háiseanna seo a hoscailt níos fearr fós do pháistí na háite & a gclainne.

Inár gclós scoile, cuireann muid in áit ar bith gur féidir linn! Tríd na blianta, d’fhásamar glasraí difriúla & rinneamar anraith álainn as na nithe a d’fhás inár gclós scoile féin. Tá leabhar cócaireachta foislsithe againn fiú! Táimid ag súil le cur go mór lenár ngairdín sna blianta amach romhainn.”

“We are a village school close to Galway city. We are very lucky to be within walking distance of invaluable natural resources to enrich our pupils’ education & wellbeing – the beach at Mag’s Boreen, Barna Pier, Barna Woods, Lough Rusheen Park, Silver Strand. We would love to see the footpaths & cycling facilities in the area improved, in order to open up the wonderful resources of the area as fully as possible to all of the local children & their families.

 For our school garden, we make the most of what we have – we sow & plant anywhere we can & have harvested & made soup with delicious school-grown school vegetables. We have even published our own cookbook! We look forward to developing our school garden further in the coming years.”

Máire Báicéir, Príomhoide/Principal