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1. Claddagh National School
Galway, Ireland
Learning Teaching and Training
Activities
Thursday, April 21st 2016

2. Promoting Positive Mental Health in
Children - Lesson Observation

3. The visiting teachers observed a lesson on recognising and
dealing with emotions modelled by 1st
class teacher
Jennifer Lee.
The lesson plan is
available on our blog.

4. Children spend a week focusing on a particular emotion (e.g. anger,
joy etc) and discuss what it feels like, where they feel it in their body
and decide on strategies they can use to deal with the emotion. They
write poetry about the different emotions. They compile their work
into a Book of Feelings.

5. Mindful Movements with Brenda Flannery

6. Brenda demonstrated a sequence of mindful movements
which she regularly does with classes in the Claddagh.

7. There are different movements we can use
to calm, centre or energise ourselves.

8. Our visitors watched a demonstration of
hurling– a Gaelic game unique to Ireland.

9. Our visitors got to have a try of the hurl
and sliotar – we were impressed with their
natural skills!

10. The Mayor of Galway welcomed our
Erasmus+ partners

11. The Mayor opens the Erasmus+ show
Claddagh N.S. Principal Michael Gallagher and
Annie Asgard (Project Co-ordinator) look on.

12. The show was a celebration of song, dance
and poetry with themes relating to keeping
a healthy mind, spirit and body.

13. Here are a selection of photos – please see
the slideshow on the blog for many more!

14. Here are a selection of photos – please see
the slideshow on the blog for many more!

15. Here are a selection of photos – please see
the slideshow on the blog for many more!

16. Here are a selection of photos – please see
the slideshow on the blog for many more!

17. After the show, Mr. Leonard, a Claddagh
teacher, led us on a guided tour of the city.