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St. Vincent Our school past and present
- 1. Saint Vincent dePaul Primary School Our School Now and Then
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- 3. Our School isin NorthernIreland
- 5. Looking Down ToLigonieland Across Belfast
- 6. Life in Ligoniel •Most of the economic life of Ligoniel was centred on the employment provided by the mills. • Working life began early in respect to age and hour of the day. • Children started work at the age of 12 (some of whom had no shoes and had to walk to work in their bare feet) and were expected to be in the mill for 6.30am. • They worked for a 12 hour day and had very few holidays. • These workers were paid the equivalent of 22 and a half pence per week. • Muchhas changed in Ligoniel these days; the mills are no longer major employers of labour, working hours are greatly reduced and there are no longer bare-footed children roaming the streets.
- 7. Welcome To OurParish To raisethe£370that was needed to open the school, FrLoy and JimmyCavanaghstarted Bingo in Ligoniel. As another venture,the collecting committee organised a dance to which came a Fr Lynch,who instantly shut it down and demanded that “dancing was immoral” and would not beallowed inhis hall.
- 8. WhatWas Life LikeIn School • StVincent’sschool wasestablishedduring theearly 1850s. • It wasbuilt ofstone,hada slatedroof and hadwooden floors. • The school had one large room,62 feetby 19 feetand14 feet high. • The school includeda threeroom residencefor teachers. • By the 1890s the school was considered toosmallandin bad repair so a replacementschoolwas opened in 1901.
- 9. Thesechildrencame to ourschool between 1910 and 1912
- 10. Miss Door andHer Class 1927
- 11. Our Parish • Hereisour parishin the 1900s.
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- 14. It Has ChangedSo Much! OurClassrooms OurAssembly
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- 16. Facts and Figures •This new school openedin 1970. • Therearecurrently 260 boys and girls enrolled in the school with an additional 26 children enrolled in ourfull time Nursery Unit. • There is also a PreSchool Playgroup on site with children enrolled. • Saint Vincent de Paul PS is currently staffed by a principal, 9 classroom teachers, a full time SENCOand a teacherin chargeof the Nursery unit. In addition there are 7classroom assistants and a nursery assistant. • Thecaretaker, secretary, cleaning, dining and supervisory assistants complete the complement of staff.
- 17. Nursery Unit • MissDillon is theTeacher in the Nursery Unit.
- 18. We Are Inclusive •Our Primary school, Nursery School and Pre-School Playgroup welcome children from all over theworld!
- 19. Our School IsStill Changing • We were involved with a project called “Belfast Healthy Cities” • This project helped us to look at what we wanted to change about our school.
- 20. We Wanted ToChangeOur Playground
- 21. We Planned OurPlayground • We allworked hard to find an idea thatwe liked • We designed whatour play ground should look likein groups and took a vote for thewinningdesign! • Here it is….
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- 23. We have lotsof space… We want to make the most of it!
- 24. We Made AChange
- 25. We Love OurSchool
- 26. We Are ARightsRespecting School • In October 2016, our school was awarded Level 1 Rights Respecting Schools Award. • This means that our school works hard to ensure children know about their 54 rights and that they do not discriminate against or diminish the rights of others.
- 27. EcoSchools We have achieved: BronzeandSilver Eco School Award -Bronze andSilver Sustrans School MarkScheme Award -Translink Travel Challenge Winners
- 28. The Future • In2019, wewillbe gettinga brand newschool building. • We hope thatfromthis,our children willhave much better equipmentto helpthemlearn. • Some new computersandiPads. • More classroomsandmore space. • Lotsmore outdoor space tohelp us stay fitandhealthy. • A new hallfor indoor athletics.
- 29. Thank you forlistening. Saint Vincent de Paul Primary School