Projects Active Schools
Projects Active Schools
The Active School Flag is a Department of Education and Skills initiative supported by Healthy Ireland. The Active School Flag is awarded to schools that strive to achieve a physically educated and physically active school community. The process aims to get more schools, more active, more often. Our challenge will be to find interesting and exciting ways to energize the school day because active children are happy learners!
Research shows that all children require 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day. It is the shared duty of parents and schools to encourage children to be active. Research shows that 80% of Irish children do not reach this daily target. As a result the Department of Education and Skills supported by Healthy Ireland have established the Active School Flag initiative.
Please keep an eye on the website for updates on how we have been getting active in school! Also, we know that parents have some brilliant ideas on how we could increase physical activity levels of our children. There will be a suggestion box located at the main office in the school soon if you would like to share your ideas with us or else contact Ms McDermott.
PE Policy
Please click on the above link to read our P.E. Policy, which we as a staff created for the pupils in our school.
We identified our vision for all the children ‘to support the children in our school to achieve their potential, to the best of their ability, through an engaging and enjoyable teaching environment. Through our school’s Physical Education programme, we aim to help pupils take an interest in physical activity during their free time, at home, in the community and at school. We recognise the role of Physical Education in providing children with a truly balanced and child-centered active education.’
We also established key aims:
- to promote the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of the child
- to develop positive personal qualities
- to help in the acquisition of an appropriate range of movement skills in a variety of contexts
- to promote understanding and knowledge of the various aspects of movement
- to develop an appreciation of movement and the use of the body as an instrument of expression and creativity
- to promote enjoyment of, and positive attitudes towards, physical activity and its contribution to lifelong health-related fitness, thus preparing the child for the active and purposeful use of leisure time.
Partnerships
Faughart Community National School is very proud to work in partnership with other agencies promoting active and healthy bodies.
- Healthy Promoting Schools
- Louth GAA Sports Partnership
- Roche Emmets GAA
- Leinster Rugby
Active News – May 2022
Our six weeks of tennis coaching culminated in a wonderful display of the new found skills and confidence of our talented pupils. Thank you to to Coach Gary for such energetic coaching and constant encouragement.
Faughart CNS Gaelic team were victorious once more as they competed against other small schools in the inter schools county blitz. Students from 4th, 5th and 6th class played with passion and courage as Mr D’Arcy encouraged use of tactics and skills from the sideline.
Next stop? The county final!
Our senior boys participated in the Conor Morgan memorial blitz in De La Salle secondary school where they met with former schoolmates and were given a tour of both the school building and it’s extensive grounds.
Active News – April 2022
Pupils, parents and staff joined thousands of other schools in their support of the #ClimbwithCharile campaign by donning their hiking boots to walk Feede Mountain in Jonesborough.
Thank you to the parents association for their efforts, particularly those who led the navigation and to those who provided much needed treats at the halfway point.
