Carnmore School: where parents play a big part

THE community outreach outlook at Carnmore NS ensures that parents can play a big part in what is taught there, even getting Irish lessons if they wish, while pupils and staff reach out to the older community to by having open days for them and visiting the local day care centre as well.
John Reilly, Príomhoide, says that as the school wants to be “the heartbeat” of the Gaeilge in the area parents are offered Irish classes if it helps them and their children get a better appreciation of the language.
He added that music and Irish dancing are very much a part of school life and the children play a wide variety of instruments including banjo, fiddle, concertina, with weekly music lessons in tin whistle for every child from first class upwards. They also stage a popular Christmas music pageant for parents.