MAYOS FIRST CHAMPION SCHOOL NAMED: SANCTA MARIA COLLEGE LOUISBURGÂ It was an icy start to the monitoring day in beautiful Louisburg Co. Mayo on November 27th. The monitoring team were given a truly warm welcome to the school by the Sanctuary Committee and offered a warm cup of tea to start the day. Shortly […]
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It was an enormous privilege and with gratitude that Schools of Sanctuary was invited to Strokestown House, Co Roscommon, on December 11th for a Charity cheque presentation by Mr. Jim Callery, the person responsible for saving Strokestown Park House in 1979 and for setting up the National Famine Museum there. Jim decided to walk
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Schools of Sanctuary Ireland: Schools of Sanctuary Coordinator (Part-time) x2 Schools of Sanctuary (SoS) is a stream of Places of Sanctuary Ireland. We are dedicated to creating inclusive and welcoming educational environments for students from diverse backgrounds, especially families seeking International Protection. Our mission is to support primary and post primary schools across Ireland
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On the 23rd of October, a School of Sanctuary Monitoring team visited Educate Together Secondary School in the heart of the City of the Tribes. On arriving at the school, we were warmly welcomed by Tara Broderick, Leader of their school SOS team, Sarah Molloy, school principal, and Sinead Conlon, the school deputy principal. Walking
Hundreds of Irish school students and their teachers were treated to a unique and very special webinar entitled ‘Sanctuary Ambassadors; the Inside Story’ on Tuesday 8th October. With a chance to hear the moving and inspiring experiences of six very special Sanctuary Ambassadors, Schools of Sanctuary had an opportunity to find out much more about
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November 24th…. an award ceremony those present will never forget. It was the day after we saw the awful scenes on the streets of our capital city in November……school students in Naas CBS were getting on a bus to come to Maynooth University to celebrate their Champion School of Sanctuary award, friends of Schools of
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The great county of Cork has its first Champion School of Sanctuary! Millstreet Community School became the third school in Cork to receive the award but it is the first such awarded school outside of the city. On Friday November 24th, a large monitoring team representing Schools of Sanctuary Ireland visited Millstreet Community School. Each
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There is a bright-burning symbol of inclusion in North County Dublin and its name is Donabate Community College! The school was awarded with its Champion School of Sanctuary status on November 22nd 2023, on the occasion of a visit by a monitoring team from Schools of Sanctuary Ireland. Inspired and led by teacher Josephine Nyamuranga,
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âHate can unite bad forces â it is important to be anti-hate.â This was one of the many messages to emerge during the discussion at an interfaith gathering in the Irish School of Ecumenics in Trinity College Dublin on Saturday morning (May 20). Against the backdrop of a series of anti-migrant incidents which have hit
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Booking is now open for âDialogue of Friendship: Living Together in Diverse Communitiesâ, a day conference being organised by the Sanctuary in Faith Stream, in partnership with the Church of Ireland Interfaith Working Group. Date:Â Saturday, 20 May, 10.30 AM – 3.00 PM Venue: Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin This conference and networking event
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