eTwinning

In 2021, 6th class completed an eTwinning Project linked with a school in Greece. The project titled UNESCO: Building Bridges through European Cultural Heritage explored UNESCO heritage sites across Europe.

5th class completed an eTwinning Project linked with a school in France. The project was titled Learning to Love our Wonderful World.

Junior Infants participated in an eTwinning project  in 2019/2020. Teachers from Andorno in Italy, Savukoski  and  Nuorgam  in Finland also took part.  The core theme of the project was based on languages and culture from all three countries. We shared this through the curricular areas of literacy, music, SESE and  SPHE. Each country showcased their local towns and villages. We exchanged words, phrases , songs and poetry through our languages; Gaeilge, English, Finnish, Sami and Italian. We created Christmas cards in our schools and sent these by post to the pupils in the participating  schools. We explored how we prepare for Christmas in Ireland, Finland and Italy and we shared images from our schools and towns. We hosted an eTwinning live event  in December and shared recipes and images of our traditional Christmas food. 

Junior Infants participated in an eTwinning project with a school in Estonia during the 2018/2019 school year. 

eTwinning offers a platform for teachers, working in a school in one of the European countries involved, to communicate, collaborate, develop projects and share learning through the use of Digital Learning/ICT.

About the project

We shared information about traditional events which took place during the year. The project involved a Junior Infant class in an Irish primary school and a kindergarten class in an Estonian school. We shared photos, videos, artwork, poems and pieces of writing about the events chosen. The aim of the project was to share traditions in the year between Estonia and Ireland and compare similarities and differences between the cultures.