Our Erasmus Exchange Programme
COOL GOAL
COllaborative Outdoor Learning
GO Outside And Learn
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COllaborative Outdoor Learning
GO Outside And Learn
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On the 30th of August 2015 our school, Holy Trinity received the news that it was about to be a part of a hugely exciting project. The school was accepted with 6 other schools from Europe to take part in an Erasmus+ exchange programme. The programme runs from September 2015 to September 2018. A number of our lucky students and teachers have been visiting schools in Cyprus, Poland, Italy, Spain, Greece and Portugal. We have an official mascot for our project called GIPIPEC which uses the first letter of each country.
The children stay with families connected to the school and it is a wonderful opportunity to travel and meet friends while working hard on such an exciting project. The project focuses on learning outside the classroom. It means using the locality of Mervue and Galway to enhance our educational understanding. We will also work collaboratively, putting our considerable talents together to produce work of a very high standard.
The children stay with families connected to the school and it is a wonderful opportunity to travel and meet friends while working hard on such an exciting project. The project focuses on learning outside the classroom. It means using the locality of Mervue and Galway to enhance our educational understanding. We will also work collaboratively, putting our considerable talents together to produce work of a very high standard.
Participating Schools
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Holy Trinity NS, Mervue, Galway
http://www.holytrinityschoolmervue.com Nery Capucho School, Marinha Grande, Portugal http://nerycapucho.ccems.pt Ceip es Puig, Soller, Mallorca, Espana http://www.ceipespuigsoller.com Tamasos Primary School, Pera, Nicosia, Cyprus |
Kokkini Xini Primary, Crete, Greece
Szkoła Podstawowa Nr 171, Wesola, Warsaw, Poland http://www.sp171wesola.edu.pl Istituto Comprensivo, Castelnuovo Magra, Italy http://www.istitutocomprensivocastelnuovomagra.it |
Our Exchange Trips
Greece March 2018
Our Fifth mobility trip of our Erasmus Cool/GOAL project took us to the sunshine island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea. Cindy Omokua and Sobeerat Adekola were the two girls chosen from Sixth Class to attend the trip along with Mr. Joyce, Mr. O Neill and Ms. Tully. As it was not tourist season the flights were not direct and it took a big effort to get there. We flew Dublin-Frankfurt-Athens and finally Crete on Sunday March 4th, 2018. Thankfully Mr. O Neill brought a bag full of bad jokes to keep us entertained all the way there. (What is the fastest town in Ireland? Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuam)
We left the snow and ice of Ireland behind and settled into the lovely climate of Crete which was on average 18 degrees each day. The Greeks thought that this was cold…They wore coats!!!!!! Sobeerat and Cindy stayed with host families. Their girls were called Marina and Alexandra and they were so kind. The name of their Primary school is Kokkini Xani and it was a 15-minute bus ride from the capital of the island, Heraklion Each day we attended school and went outside the school and discovered arts of the island. We learned so much about the history of the island and visited the famous Knossos Palace, as well as the state museum which houses all the artefacts found at Knossos.
The island itself is beautiful and the people were so warm and friendly. They spoke openly to the teachers of how wonderful the Irish girls were in their application to their studies and in the way, they conducted themselves always. On the final day we showed our final product and exchanged gifts with the host families. Sobeerat and Cindy decided they were going to do some Irish dancing for the large crown. They couldn’t find any Irish music, so they danced some jigs and reels to some Cretan wedding music. It brought the house down!!! The whole trip was a wonderful experience which the girls say they will never forget. They made friends for life as well as gaining a cultural insight into Greek life which is what the whole Erasmus experience is about.
Erasmus coordinator
Keith Joyce
We left the snow and ice of Ireland behind and settled into the lovely climate of Crete which was on average 18 degrees each day. The Greeks thought that this was cold…They wore coats!!!!!! Sobeerat and Cindy stayed with host families. Their girls were called Marina and Alexandra and they were so kind. The name of their Primary school is Kokkini Xani and it was a 15-minute bus ride from the capital of the island, Heraklion Each day we attended school and went outside the school and discovered arts of the island. We learned so much about the history of the island and visited the famous Knossos Palace, as well as the state museum which houses all the artefacts found at Knossos.
The island itself is beautiful and the people were so warm and friendly. They spoke openly to the teachers of how wonderful the Irish girls were in their application to their studies and in the way, they conducted themselves always. On the final day we showed our final product and exchanged gifts with the host families. Sobeerat and Cindy decided they were going to do some Irish dancing for the large crown. They couldn’t find any Irish music, so they danced some jigs and reels to some Cretan wedding music. It brought the house down!!! The whole trip was a wonderful experience which the girls say they will never forget. They made friends for life as well as gaining a cultural insight into Greek life which is what the whole Erasmus experience is about.
Erasmus coordinator
Keith Joyce
Cyprus October 2017
Our third mobility of Erasmus+ seen our girls visit the sunshine island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean sea. Aisling Scarry Purcell and Roxana Olech were the 6th class girls chosen. Our host school's name was Tamasos primary school in the village of Pera near the capital Nicosia. Teachers Mr. Joyce, Mrs. Myers and Mrs. Wilkin accompanied the girls on the trip. Our host students were Nafsika and Eleni who had visited Ireland on Erasmus in October.
We did so much fund stuff during the week, including;visiting the capital for a guided tour, visiting a bio-farm, the historical palaces at Paphos as well as so much fun activities in school. Our final products included a musical performance, a fashion show and works of art. Cyprus will remain long in the girls memories as a most welcoming destination full of some of the kindest people we have ever encountered. On the Saturday morning we had to leave and fly to back to Dublin. The host families came with us to the airport and we were so sad to leave them. Both host mothers bought lovely presents for our girls and a tear or two was shed during the goodbyes. Thanks to the people of Pera for a most amazing trip and we hope to see you again soon.
Keith Joyce
Cool_Goal coordinator
We did so much fund stuff during the week, including;visiting the capital for a guided tour, visiting a bio-farm, the historical palaces at Paphos as well as so much fun activities in school. Our final products included a musical performance, a fashion show and works of art. Cyprus will remain long in the girls memories as a most welcoming destination full of some of the kindest people we have ever encountered. On the Saturday morning we had to leave and fly to back to Dublin. The host families came with us to the airport and we were so sad to leave them. Both host mothers bought lovely presents for our girls and a tear or two was shed during the goodbyes. Thanks to the people of Pera for a most amazing trip and we hope to see you again soon.
Keith Joyce
Cool_Goal coordinator
Italy March 2017
Our third mobility to a European school took place on March 6th-10th 2017. We were hosted by the Insistuto Comprensivo of Castelnuovo Magra in the province of Liguria 60 kilometres west of Pisa. The two students chosen to take part in the mobility were Ciara Byrne and Jessica Kovacikova of Sixth Class, they were accompanied by Mr Joyce, Ms Tully and Ms Thompson. Ciara and Jessie stayed with two Italian families during the week and learnt many things about Italian culture. Each day the Mervue party attended school or went on organised trips aimed at producing final products for the COOL/GOAL mobility. Our trips included an amazing day spent in the Cinque Terre National Park which are five villages built into the cliffs along the Italian coast. During the week Jessie and Ciara made many new friends from the other six countries in COOL/GOAL Both girls loved their trip and they both claimed the amazing ice-cream was the highlight of their trip!!!! Next on the list for COOL/GOAL is a trip to Cyprus in May. Chosen for this trip are Aisling Scarry Purcell and Roxana Olech in Sixth Class Get practising your Greek girls!!
We welcome our friends to Ireland October 2016
We compiled a newsletter for the exchange visit to Galway which can be downloaded here.
| Newsletter for Galway Exchange Visit |
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Ireland mobility,
October 17-21st 2016 Programme of Study in preparation for 3rd mobility of COOL/GOAL. The trees are in their autumn beauty, The woodland paths are dry, Under the October twilight the water Mirrors a still sky; Upon the brimming water among the stones Are nine-and-fifty swans (W. B Yeats, 1916) |
Theme: The Environment and Sustainability.
Topics[1] Topic 1: Art- Use of recycled materials to create art Topic 2: Science: Flora and Fauna of our local environment on land and in water. Topic 3: Science: Renewable energy sources Topic 4: Science Food chains and eco-systems in our environment Topic 5: Geography: The role of national Parks and eco tourism in our countries[2] . Topics 6: National Games: (i) Games that are unique to your area. (ii) Map reading and appreciation of the outdoors (Orienteering, hiking etc.) Topic 7: Social Personal and Health Education The role of the school in aiding the three R’s- Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Topic 8: Literacy and History – The role of writers and poets in national events and famous tales of unrequited love amongst famous people/writers of the past. |
Poland May 2016
Students from Mervue did not attend for the Second mobility to Poland in May 2016. Teachers, Ms. O Boyle, Ms Tully and Ms. Conway did attend the second mobility of COOL/GOAL. Warsaw is a historic city and has been a centre of Polish culture for many years. The school was based in the Wesola suburb of the city. Mrs Grazyna Tucholska, the Polish coordinator, made all the different countries feel very welcome and they had a great week of colloborative games and working on the common guides. Theatre, Scince and Art are Mrs. Grazyna's real loves and this was evident in the many beautiful places that she brough the teams. Warsaw has been a centre of scientific study for years and they have the wonderful Nicholas Copernicus museum to chowcase his vast efforts. It was a wonderful trip that showed the diversity and knowledge of the Polish psyche.
Portugal February 2016
Gokce, Vanessa, Gabija and Jayleesa from 6th Class are heading off to Nery Capucho middle school in Marinha Grande, Portugal on February 21st 2016 with three teachers. This will be Holy Trinity’s first ever “mobility” (trip involving pupils and teachers). We made a video of our school to show our fellow pupils in Portugal. We are very proud of our school and we know that the teachers and pupils from the other participating countries will be very impressed with the broad range of activities and learning experiences that we enjoy in Holy Trinity, thanks to our dedicated teachers. We are really looking forward to our trip and will share our experiences when we return.