Tubber N.S. is a small two-teacher school located on the border of North Clare and South Galway in the village of Tubber. The school was constructed in 1875 and has approximately 4-12 year old students. It focuses on core subjects like English, Math, Science and also teaches Spanish, Arts, and more. Students participate in various extracurricular activities related to the environment, engineering, filmmaking, and fundraising for charity.

1. TUBBER N.S. OUR SCHOOL

2. PLAQUE ON SCHOOL WALL Tubber N.S. is a small two-teacher school located on the North Clare, South Galway border. Tubber National School was constructed in 1875 and is a focal point of the parish of Tubber. Tubber village is nestled on the perimeter of the world famous “Burren ”.

3. TUBBER N.S. LOCATION

4. SCHOOL DETAILS Personnel: Ann Comyn - Principal Patricia Lee - Assistant Teacher Mary Grahan - Shared Learning Support Teacher Bernadette Malone - Mordern Language Teacher (Spanish) Mary Clancy - Secretary Mary Fogarty - Caretaker

5. SCHOOL SUBJECTS Subjects Taught: Gaeilge English Mathematics S.E.S.E (History, Geography and Science) S.P.H.E. Arts Education (Visual Arts, Drama and Music) Physical Education Religious Education Modern Language Initiative (Spanish)

6. OUR SCHOOL DAY Tubber N.S. opens at 9.20 a.m. and closes at 3.00 p.m. Infant classes finish at 2.00 p.m. Break : 11.00 - 11.10 a.m. Lunch: 12.30 - 1.00 p.m.

7. TUBBER N.S. PUPILS Tubber N.S. Pupils range in age from 4-12 years. Here we are visiting Coole Park.

8. SCHOOL INFORMATION To find out more information on the school visit our website www.tubberns.com

9. LIMESTONE PAVEMENT Tubber is in north-west Co. Clare on the edge of the 100-square-mile plateau of lunar-like limestone. Although it supports a sparse population in modern times, the Burren is home to a profusion of flowers and plants not found elsewhere in Europe. Also to be found are hundreds of ruined forts, megalithic tombs, caves, and underground streams.

10. TUBBER VILLAGE PAST AND PRESENT These are two pictures of the road beside our school. You can see our school at the left of the picture and our local church at the right. Things haven’t changed much! 2000’s 1940’s

11. In April/May of this year, we undertook our second school mural, on a wall in the playground of our school. We chose the theme of "Irish Myths & Legends" for this mural. We wanted to depict local legends with well-known Irish myths in the project. Our mural is divided into five 'panels', each depicting a seperate legend/myth. School Mural

12. DISCOVER PRIMARY SCIENCE We are involved in a programme called Discover Primary Science. We get to carry out lots of interesting experiments.

13. THIS IS SOME OF US DRESSED UP IN OUR COSTUMES: This year, we made a film called "The Legend of St. Colman". The film tells the history of Kilmacduagh and the story of St.Colman from his days as a hermit living in the wilds of the Burren to his friendship with King Guaire and his acquisition of the lands at Kilmacdough. Fis Film Project

14. XPERIENCE ENGINEERING PROJECT 2008/2009 This year we took part in a new project called 'Xperience Engineering'. We had to create a project in line with the theme 'Engineers Save Lives'. We chose a sub-theme of 'Road Design' for our project, taking particular interest in the new Atlantic Corridor being built along the west coast of Ireland, and especially the M18 Gort-Crusheen road which is currently under construction. Here we are visiting construction site of the no. 63 bridge on the N18 bypass from Gort–Crusheen

15. SHERKIN ISLAND ENVIRONMENTAL ART COMPETITION Each year we take part in Sherkin Island Environmental Competition. This year, we create posters under the theme "What is important to me in the environment". Below are some of our entries for 2009!

16. GREEN SCHOOL’S PROGRAMME We are currently working towards our third green flag which is on the theme of water. In 2008/2009/2010 we are hoping to continue our good work in the Green Schools Programme, focusing our attention on water, it's uses and how we can play a part in water conservation for future generations Looking at the effects of oil on water

17. FUNDRAISING FOR CHARITY We had a board games playing afternoon before Halloween to raise money for charity.

18. YARD GAMES We have a very small yard in our school. We play games with the parachute, cone toss, rugby drills and our national game of hurling.

19. SPORT’S DAY IN OUR LOCAL HURLING PITCH