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Caherleaheen NS is one of the Kerry schools to receive an award.
THIRTY primary schools across Kerry, including many in the Tralee area, are to receive awards recognising their work in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) over the 2016/17 school year.
Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Frances Fitzgerald TD, today announced the primary schools that have received a Science Foundation Ireland Discover Science and Maths Award.
Scoil Eoin Balloonagh, Caherleaheen NS, Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn and more Tralee schools (see full list below) have won the awards.
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The programme aims to increase interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) among primary school students and teachers.
The awards recognise the achievements of children and teachers in the application of STEM in their classrooms.
To qualify, schools are required to keep a log of STEM activities that they have undertaken throughout the academic year and which involved the whole school.
Schools are awarded credit for visiting Discover Science Centres, carrying out their own experiments, using digital technology and maths, going on STEM-related field trips, hosting visits from scientists and engineers, and holding a science open day in the school.
Speaking about the announcement, Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Frances Fitzgerald TD, said: “I am delighted to congratulate these young Kerry students and their teachers on this wonderful achievement. The Science Foundation Ireland Discover Science and Maths Awards guide and inspire the next generation of inventors, problem solvers and creative thinkers. I am confident these students will lead the way and continue to make us proud in the future.”
The recipient schools from Kerry are:
· Asdee National School
· Scoil Eoin
· St. Joseph’s N.S. Castlemaine
· Na Mínteoga National School
· Holy Family National School
· Firies National School
· Scoil an Fheirtéaraigh
· Bunscoil Eoin Naofa
· St. Oliver’s N.S.
· Clogher National School
· Killocrim National School
· Scoil Chaitlin Naofa, Cill Mhic an Domhnaigh
· Scoil Eoin Balloonagh
· Holy Cross Mercy National School
· O’Brennan National School
· Spa National School
· Caherleaheen National School
· Tralee Educate Together National School
· Loughfouder National School
· Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn
· Ardfert Central National School
· Fybough National School
· Castledrum National School
· St. Brendans National School
· Anabla
· Scoil Nuachabháil
· Shrone National School
· Knockanes National School
· Sacred Heart Primary School
· Gneeveguilla National School
For more information about the Discover Science and Maths Awards and the DPSM programme, please visit www.primaryscience.ie.
