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Schools Celebrate IE Week 2008

Integrated schools celebrated the theme of ‘EYES’ during Integrated Education Week, which ran from 3rd - 7th March and was launched by snooker player, Dennis Taylor, through a range of fun, educational and charitable activities.

The annual event is organised by NICIE and gives all 62 integrated schools with over 19,000 pupils the opportunity to raise their profiles and promote the message of Integrated Education throughout Northern Ireland.

Deborah Girvan, Communications and Lobbying Manager said, “As in previous years, the ingenuity of ideas has been amazing and the planned events and activities from all the integrated schools have again captured the wealth of cultural diversity and creativity of the children. In these changing times of educational reforms, Integrated Education presents a strong message to local communities that this unique way of educating children together is helping to contribute to the peace and reconciliation process in Northern Ireland.”

Strangford Integrated College, Carrowdore and Bangor Central Integrated Primary School coincided their celebrations of Integrated Education Week with their 10 year anniversary of having integrated status.

The packed week of school activities included spectacle design competitions, ´Stars in your Eyes´ shows, school visits from politicians, optician talks, guide dog visits, song writing, drama and joint collaborations with schools in the non IE sectors to help build a truly shared future for the next generations to come.

Bangor Central IPS pupils, Thomas Grimshaw, Jessica Mackey and Alffi Williams, are pictured with the Mayor of North Down, Councillor Stephen Farry, Frances Donnelly, Stanton Sloan, Betty Holland and Alex Redpath, during the school´s 10 Year celebrations.











Dennis Taylor at the launch of Integrated Education Week at Glencraig Integrated Primary, Holywood.