Why chose the Faythe?
‘excellence in education since 1875’
Complete transparency on both school attainment and school activities. Full reports to the BOM / parents/guardians and wider school community are posted annually on the schools website for all to see. The 2015 ‘Follow Through Inspection’ from Department of Education.
Computerised lending library.
Only Digital School of Distinction
This Department of Education and Skills (DES) programme is an accreditation, which primary schools can attain by demonstrating excellence in their approach to the integration of ICT in learning and teaching.
Only Active Blue Flag School
– a DES accreditation for school’s that strive to achieve a physically educated and physically active school community.
Awarding of the school’s eight Discovery Primary Maths and Science Award
In collaboration with Science Foundation Ireland, the DES acknowledge science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) work completed in schools while raising the profile of science in the wider school community.
Awarding of the school’s sixth Green Flag for Green-Schools
– an internationally recognised environmental education programme and award scheme, designed to raise students' awareness of environmental and sustainable development issues through classroom study.
FACILITIES
All weather playing pitch
Five activity areas
Playground with easy fall
Full sized stage and indoor PE Hall / Gym
Playground with easy fall
Two full sets of ipods
Two full sets of Android tablets
Each class equipped with interactive whiteboard / teaching laptop and visualiser.
Kitchen for cookery classes / demonstrations
Parents Room with dedicated Home School Liaison Teacher as first point of contact for all parents / guardians.
Award winning school garden
FREE BREAKFAST / LUNCH
Breakfast:
Many pupils avail of breakfast (hot chocolate / juice / cereal / porridge / toast) prepared daily at the school. Gates are open at 8.40am to allow children attend
Lunch:
Nearly all pupils have opted for lunch. Pupil go ‘online’ and chose their lunches a week in advance. Using their personal ‘pin code’ the children’s healthy / fresh / personally labelled lunch is delivered to school each day.
COMMUNICATION
Award winning (Scoilnet) winning website can be accessed 24/7 and is regularly updated – users are alerted to news via their own Facebook page. Newsletters can be e-mailed to all registered users. Office is staffed from 9am to 3.30pm each school day
SECURITY
Full security system / installed CCTV system throughout the school. Access Control System for access and egress to, and from, school.
COURSES FOR ADULTS
A full range of courses / activities are available to all adults connected to the school. In recent years these classes have included Arts / Crafts / Jewellery Making / Pumpkin Carving / Irish for Beginners / Zumba / Kick Boxercise / Italian Cookery / Conversational English.
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES
All pupils can avail of various activities.
The overwhelming majority of these are free but some will incur a small fee. These activities include
Athletics
Irish Dancing
Kick Boxercise
Yoga
Keyboard
School Choir
