Case Study: Scoil Chaitríona Junior 
Scoil Chaitríona Junior is one of the schools in the
Republic of Ireland which has been working in partnership with schools in the Kamwenge District of Uganda since 2006. It is linked with Nyabbani Primary School in the Kamwenge district of Uganda.
Mura Tierney plays an active role in coordinating the
school's partnership and has experienced the benefits
of an international link for pupils, teachers, parents and the community. Mura also took part in the first Irish Global Teachers Programme in 2007, spending
five weeks working with headteachers and teachers in Uganda on school improvement programmes.
Pictured: Pupils from Nyabbani Primary School in Kamwenge, Uganda, greet their linked school, Scoil Chaitríona Junior, Co. Galway.
“The Link Schools Programme is a wonderful way of bringing Africa to life for our children here and for them to realise all they have in common and learn about the differences in culture and daily life. The link is improving literacy through letter writing and increasing the children’s awareness of being global citizens in an interdependent world. The link is a source of fun and excitement in both schools!”
Mura Tierney, Link Schools Programme Coordinator, Scoil Chaitríona Junior, Co. Galway.
Case study: Glengormley High School
Glengormley High School in Co. Antrim is one of the schools in Northern Ireland which is involved in the Link Schools Programme. It linked with Kyabenda Senior Secondary School in the Kamwenge District in Uganda in 2007.
Darina Connolly, the Link Schools Programme Co-ordinator for the school also spent 5 weeks working in partnership with principals and teachers in the Kamwenge district of Uganda in order to improve school management and teaching and learning strategies. This was done through the Global Teachers Programme run by Link Community Development.
Pictured: Linking and learning materials exchanged
between an Irish and a Ugandan school.
“Linking schools gave our pupils a valuable insight into the lives of their peers in Uganda and helped them to understand some of the vast differences and the similarities between life in Africa and Northern Ireland. Receiving letters from our partner school was the cause of much excitement amongst some of our pupils and staff and really helped to open our eyes to wider global issues”.
Darina Connolly, Link Schools Coordinator, Glengormley High School, Co. Antrim.
Scoil Chaitríona Junior is one of the schools in the
Republic of Ireland which has been working in partnership with schools in the Kamwenge District of Uganda since 2006. It is linked with Nyabbani Primary School in the Kamwenge district of Uganda.
Mura Tierney plays an active role in coordinating the
school's partnership and has experienced the benefits
of an international link for pupils, teachers, parents and the community. Mura also took part in the first Irish Global Teachers Programme in 2007, spending
five weeks working with headteachers and teachers in Uganda on school improvement programmes.
Pictured: Pupils from Nyabbani Primary School in Kamwenge, Uganda, greet their linked school, Scoil Chaitríona Junior, Co. Galway.
“The Link Schools Programme is a wonderful way of bringing Africa to life for our children here and for them to realise all they have in common and learn about the differences in culture and daily life. The link is improving literacy through letter writing and increasing the children’s awareness of being global citizens in an interdependent world. The link is a source of fun and excitement in both schools!”
Mura Tierney, Link Schools Programme Coordinator, Scoil Chaitríona Junior, Co. Galway.
Case study: Glengormley High SchoolGlengormley High School in Co. Antrim is one of the schools in Northern Ireland which is involved in the Link Schools Programme. It linked with Kyabenda Senior Secondary School in the Kamwenge District in Uganda in 2007.
Darina Connolly, the Link Schools Programme Co-ordinator for the school also spent 5 weeks working in partnership with principals and teachers in the Kamwenge district of Uganda in order to improve school management and teaching and learning strategies. This was done through the Global Teachers Programme run by Link Community Development.
Pictured: Linking and learning materials exchanged
between an Irish and a Ugandan school.
“Linking schools gave our pupils a valuable insight into the lives of their peers in Uganda and helped them to understand some of the vast differences and the similarities between life in Africa and Northern Ireland. Receiving letters from our partner school was the cause of much excitement amongst some of our pupils and staff and really helped to open our eyes to wider global issues”.
Darina Connolly, Link Schools Coordinator, Glengormley High School, Co. Antrim.
