Scoil Mhuire Senior School

Ballymany,
Newbridge

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Curriculum

- Gaeilge
- English
- Maths
- History
- Geography
- Science
- S.P.H.E
- Arts Education
- P.E
- I.C.T
Gaeilge
- Gaeilge
English
- English
  
  Promote positive attitudes and develop an appreciation of the value of language -spoken, read and written
  
  Create, foster and maintain the child's interest in expression and communication
  
  Develop the child's ability to engage appropriately in listener-speaker relationships
  
  Develop confidence and competence in listening, speaking, reading and writing
  
  Develop cognitive ability and the capacity to clarify thinking through oral language, writing and reading
  
  Enable the child to read and write independently
  
  Enhance emotional, imaginative and aesthetic development through oral, reading and writing experiences.
Maths
- Maths
  
  To develop a positive attitude towards mathematics and an appreciation of both its practical and its aesthetic aspects
  
  To develop problem-solving abilities and a facility for the application of mathematics to everyday life
  
  To enable the child to use mathematical language effectively and accurately
  
  To enable the child to acquire an understanding of mathematical concepts and processes to his/her appropriate level of development and ability
  
  To enable the child to acquire proficiency in fundamental mathematical skills and in recalling basic number facts
History
- History
  
  To develop an interest in and curiosity about the past
  
  To make the child aware of the lives of women, men and children in the past and how people and events have had an impact upon each other
  
  To develop an understanding of the concepts of change and continuity
  
  To provide for the acquisition of concepts and skills associated with sequence, time and chronology, appropriate to the development stages of the child
  
  To allow the child to encounter and use a range of historical evidence systematically and critically
  
  To provide opportunities for the child to communicate historical findings and interpretations in a variety of ways
  
  To foster sensitivity to the impact of conservation and change within local and wider environments
  
  To help the child recognise and examine the influences of the past on the attitudes and behaviour of people today
  
  To foster a willingness to explore personal attitudes and values and to promote an openness to the possibility of changing one’s own point of view
  
  To encourage the child to recognise how past and present actions, events and materials may become historically significant
  
  To enable the child to acquire a balanced appreciation of cultural and historical inheritances from local, national and global contexts.
Geography
- Geography
  
  To develop knowledge and understanding of local, regional and wider environments and their interrelationships
  
  To encourage an understanding and appreciation of the variety of natural and human conditions on the Earth
  
  To develop empathy with people from diverse environments and an understanding of human interdependence
  
  To develop the ability to use a range of communicative methods, especially those concerned with the development of graphicacy
  
  To encourage the development of a sense of place and spatial awareness
  
  To encourage the development of caring attitudes and responsible behavior towards the environment, and involvement in the identification, discussion, resolution and avoidance of environmental problems
  
  To develop an understanding of appropriate geographical concepts.
Science
- Science
  
  To enable the child to acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes so as to develop an informed and critical understanding of social, environmental and scientific issues
  
  To reinforce and stimulate curiosity and imagination about local and wider environments
  
  To enable the child to play a responsible role as an individual, as a family member and as a member of local, regional, national, European and global communities
  
  To foster an understanding of, and concern for, the total interdependence of all humans, all living things and the Earth on which they live
  
  To foster a sense of responsibility for the long-term care of the environment and a commitment to promote the sustainable use of the Earth’s resources through personal lifestyle and participation in collective environmental decision-making
  
  To cultivate humane and responsible attitudes and an appreciation of the world in accordance with beliefs and values.
S.P.H.E
- S.P.H.E
  
  Promote the personal development and well-being of the child
  
  To foster in the child a sense of care and respect for himself/herself and others and an appreciation of the dignity of every human being
  
  To promote the health of the child and provide a foundation for healthy living in all its aspects
  
  To enable the child to make informed decisions and choices about the social, personal and health dimensions of life both now and in the future
  
  To develop in the child a sense of social responsibility, a commitment to active and participative citizenship and an appreciation of the democratic way of life
  
  To enable the child to respect human and cultural diversity and to appreciate and understand the interdependent nature of the world.
Arts Education
- Art Education
  
  To help the child develop sensitivity to the visual, spatial and tactile world, and to provide for aesthetic experience
  
  To help the child express ideas, feelings and experiences in visual and tactile forms
  
  To enable the child to have enjoyable and purposeful experiences of different art media and to have opportunities to explore, experiment, imagine, design and communicate with different art materials
  
  To promote the child’s understanding of and personal response to creative processes involved in making two and three-dimensional art
  
  To enable the child to develop the skills and techniques necessary for expression, inventiveness and individuality
  
  To enable the child to experience the excitement and fulfilment of creativity and the achievement of potential through art activities
  
  To foster sensitivity towards and enjoyment and appreciation of the visual arts
  
  To provide opportunities for the child to explore how the work of artists and craftspeople might relate to his/her own work
P.E
- P.E
  
  To promote the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of the child.
  
  To develop positive personal qualities.
  
  To help in the acquisition of an appropriate range of movement skills in a variety of contexts
  
  To promote understanding and knowledge of the various aspects of movement.
  
  To develop an appreciation of movement and the use of the body as an instrument of expression and creativity
  
  To promote enjoyment of, and positive attitudes towards, physical activity and its contribution to lifelong health-related fitness, thus preparing the child for the active and purposeful use of leisure time.
I.C.T
- I.C.T