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Nuala McKeever to launch Integrated Education Week27/02/2009
Comedy artist and writer Nuala McKeever will officially launch Integrated Education Week at Saint and Scholars Integrated Primary School, Armagh, on Monday 2nd March at 11am.
Integrated Education Week is an annual event held by NICIE which celebrates the ethos and the successes of the 60 integrated schools based in Northern Ireland. It gives each school the opportunity to focus on what makes integrated education different and to celebrate diversity.
In advance of the launch, Nuala McKeever said: “I’m supportive of Integrated Education in that educating children separately hampers the good work that is done in other areas to move our society forward. Without Integrated Education our chances of moving forward are limited.”
For 2009 the theme for Integrated Education Week is “It’s a small world!”. This theme was chosen by teachers and was inspired by a series of conferences for integrated schools on “Educating for a Shared Future”, held in August 2008.
The integrated movement has recently revisited its Statement of Principles of Integrated Education. The new Statement of Principles, which will be presented at the launch in Armagh, has four Core Principles of Integrated Education.
These are Equality, Faith and Values, Parental Involvement and Social Responsibility. Copies of the document can be obtained by contacting NICIE at 028 9023 6200.
To view a list of events schools are holding to celebrate Integrated Education Week please click here.
