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We are very proud to have earned the European Blue School certification for the project 'Tiny Sea Life, Big Cures' which 5th and 6th class undertook with Dr. Sarah Gundy from Cúram,  Dr. Noirin Burke from Galway Atlantaquaria and teaching artist Alison MacCormaic. We...

A big Thank You to Angel Cheng from the Taiwan Ireland Association who stopped by today with lots of masks and goodies for the children! #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity #SchoolCommunity

💙😎 Blue Skies and Ginormous Bubbles over St. Nicholas’ Playground this morning!! There may even be still some floating around Woodquay as we speak! #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity #TheGreatOutdoors

Thank you to The Ark, a dedicated children's cultural centre based in Dublin who presented a live streamed theatre performance of 'What Did I Miss?' to 5th and 6th class this morning. This is part of Brightening Air/Coiscéim Coiligh which is a nationwide, ten day...

🏐 Another great session with Johnny Heaney at The Plots this morning. #RainDoesntStopPlay #ActiveSchool #GaillimhAbú #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

💛 Active Week News from Junior & Senior Infants!!!! 💛 #ActiveSchool #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity #HiddenGem #HeartOfTheCity  

Cruinniú na nÓg, a national celebration of free creativity takes place on Saturday, 12 June. It aims to celebrate and encourage the creative potential of children and young people. The theme is climate change and the aim is to get young people voicing their thoughts...

💥What a way to end Active Week than with Sports Day at The Plots! These photos say it all!!! #ActiveWeek #ThePlots #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity #HiddenGem #HeartOfTheCity    

💙 What amazing photos!! 6th class had an absolutely fantastic time at Rusheen Bay today. They were kayaking and paddle boarding and they were particularly good at knocking Ms Lynch and Ms Grace off their boards! What a great day! #ActiveSchool #ActiveWeek...

😎 Day 4 of our Active Week and the energy levels are still as great as ever! The children had a fantastic soccer session with Emer and Shauna at The Plots this morning! What a fabulous day and what an amazing amenity to have right on our doorstep!!...

💪 Another great day of activity with Jason at The Plots! Summer showers didn’t even stop the action!! #ThePlots #Woodquay #GalwayCity #ActiveWeek #TheGreatOutdoors  

⚡ Today for Active Week, Sarah took all classes for a session of Jam Fitness! Oh what fun! Non-stop action!! Thank you so much to Sarah for a morning jam-packed with action! #ActiveWeek #ActiveSchool #WeLoveToMove

😎 Day 1 of Active Week and oh what a day! These photos say it all! A massive Thank You to Mel who took all classes for a Zumba session. (We are extremely grateful for your time and energy.) #AllGo #DanceDanceDance #ActiveSchool #BrightSunshine #Waterside...

🏃‍♀️ We were delighted to welcome Frank Greally, Athletics Ireland Ambassador for The Daily Mile, to our school this afternoon. Frank chatted to the children about the benefits of the Daily Mile and encouraged the children to keep their...

🐱‍🐉🐉 Magical Creatures invaded the Infant Classroom for their latest Aistear theme! #LearningThroughPlay #ActiveLearning #HandsOnLearning

😎 Bringing the classroom outside today by making sundials and marking in 12 noon by the shadow cast by the sun! #OutdoorClassroom #ActiveLearning #TheGreatOutdoors #ModernTechnology #STEAM #Waterside #Woodquay #HeartOfTheCity #BesideTheTownHallTheatre...

⭐ 3rd and 4th class have been working so hard in their poetry workshops. This week the children were writing their own cinquain poems. Ar fheabhas a pháistí!! #LoveOfLearning

🌍 We were very lucky to bump into the wonderful educationalist and environmentalist Brendan Smith at The Plots this morning! He told the children all about the history of The Plots and also about the Galway to Clifden Greenway Project! A mine of information –...