We want to share our school with the new special school needed – we currently only occupy half of the permanent build – we have asked the Department of Education to take a full wing of our build to house the special school.
Everyone is in favour of greater inclusion and integration – this is the perfect opportunity. All of the policy advice is towards greater inclusion and integration – what we are proposing is exactly what the NCSE and all the equality organisations want. There is great support for this in the community. Instead of building a wall across the site and separating children and young people, taking away their outdoor space, we want to share the excellent accessible building that we have, it’s a win win for everyone. We know that parents would prefer their children to be in this modern building, and to have access to outdoor space and a sensory garden, rather than being cooped up in prefabs. We are simply asking the Dept to consider this option. ‘Our students need outdoor space’: Dublin school says students will lose access to pitch and running track under new plans – The Irish Times
Time lapse video of our building created by one of our parents Clint Withington from Five Productions
The Schools of Distinction Award, conferred by Trinity Access, Trinity College Dublin, recognises and showcases the efforts of schools nationwide to transform their school culture and to develop innovative approaches to teaching and learning. The scheme recognises the often extraordinary work being successfully undertaken by schools in challenging conditions and with limited resources.
State of the Art Permanent School Build has been handed over!
We have 2 videos below highlighting our school year 2019/2020 and 2020/2021, the year we opened. Please follow us on Twitter @BelmayneETSS to keep up to date with school events and classroom activities.
Our First Year
Highlights from our First Year
Our Second Year
First Lego League Final
From our first whole school day in the Lego Innovation Studio in DCU, our students were inspired to continue learning in the Lego Club after school and won 3 different Lego awards. They made it to the national finals and won the DCU “Purposefully different, consistently excellent” award. Sums up these students perfectly!
They also won the Best Newcomer Award in the Leinster Regional First Lego League Tournament. They hope to achieve even more in the upcoming year as they mentor our incoming first years.
Whole School SciFest
Emma who teaches science and maths in our school organised a whole school scifest competition. As a result of the excellent projects produced by our students, they were invited to participate in the SciFest photo shoot in Botanic Gardens. Some of these projects are now ready for the BTYSTE Exhibition which will take place online this year.
