Glengad school wins
national award
26.10.22
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PUPILS from Scoil
Cholmchille primary school in Glengad have won the
inaugural Marine Institute’s Explorers Ocean Champions
Award. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Charlie McConalogue TD presented the national award to
the school on Monday 24th October 2022. |
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Charlie McConalogue TD,
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine presented
the Marine Institute's Explorers Ocean Champions Award
to Jack McLaughlin (past pupil), Noah McDaid, Lily
Doherty and Gavin McColgan (past pupil) representing
their school Scoil Cholmcille, Glengad. |
Congratulating the pupils,
Minister McConalogue said: “the Explorers Ocean Champion
awards recognises the effort, commitment and
collaboration of the children, their teachers and the
wider community, working together to learn about the
importance of the ocean, as well as our unique maritime
culture and heritage. I warmly congratulate all of the
children of Scoil Cholmchille on winning this award for
creating what is a unique and inspirational project and
wish to thank their teachers and members of the local
community in Malin who assisted them”.
School principal Mary Harkin welcoming the award said:
“We are absolutely delighted to have won the national
prize for the Explorer's Ocean Champion Award. Our
pupils are innately interested in the maritime heritage
of their local coastal area and are keenly aware of the
importance of the sea, as a life- giving source, as well
as being very conscious of the dangers inherent in
making a living from the sea. We view this award as
testament to the close working, supportive relationship
between the school and the local community and we would
like to dedicate this award to all those from the area
who have lost their lives to the sea." |
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Charlie McConalogue TD,
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine joins John
Bonner, traditional boat builder and pupils Lucy Kelly,
Aela Doherty, Tiernan McColgan, Keelan McDaid, Jack
McLaughlin (past pupil) and Gavin McColgan (past pupil) to learn more about local
marine heritage and traditional boat building. |
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For their project ‘Save
our Seas’, the children learned about the links between
the local community and the marine environment. They
also engaged in real marine science activities taking
and examining plankton samples from the ocean, learning
the lifecycle of salmon, and also studying local
seaweeds. The children created songs, ‘Save our Seas’
posters and engaged with local traditional boat builders
led by John Bonner and their community, to learn about
boats and local fishing practices. |
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