Digital Divide EU Funding

This school received a grant in 2021 to implement initiatives aimed at addressing the digital divide and support our learners at risk of educational disadvantage, as part of the Irish National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), a project under the Recovery and Resilience Facility funded by the European Union through NextGenerationEU.

This funding was used to:

• Extend the school’s Wi-Fi network to ensure reliable high-speed internet access in all classrooms, supporting both teaching and independent learning.
  
  

• Purchase iPads to make digital devices available for pupils who might not otherwise have access, helping them to build key digital skills.
  
  

• Facilitate coding workshops delivered by Whizzkids for pupils from Third to Sixth Class, introducing children to programming, problem-solving, and creativity in a fun, practical way.
  
  

• Support teachers’ use of digital tools to differentiate learning for pupils with additional needs or those at risk of educational disadvantage.
  
  

• Invest in digital learning resources and online subscriptions to boost literacy and numeracy skills for targeted pupils.
  
  

• Provide opportunities for children to learn about online safety and responsible use of technology.
  
  

Through these actions, we aim to equip all our learners with the digital skills they need to participate fully and confidently in education, now and into the future.

Fuair an scoil seo deontas in 2021 chun tionscnaimh a chur i bhfeidhm a bhfuil sé mar aidhm acu dul i ngleic leis an mbearna dhigiteach agus tacú lenár bhfoghlaimeoirí atá i mbaol míbhuntáiste oideachais dá bharr, mar chuid de Phlean Náisiúnta Téarnaimh agus Athléimneachta na hÉireann (NRRP), tionscadal faoin tSaoráid Téarnaimh agus Athléimneachta atá á maoiniú ag an Aontas Eorpach trí NextGenerationEU. Baineadh úsáid as an maoiniú seo chun Líonra Wi-Fi na scoile a leathnú chun rochtain idirlín ardluais iontaofa a chinntiú i ngach seomra ranga, rud a thacaíonn le teagasc agus le foghlaim neamhspleách.

• iPads a cheannach chun feistí digiteacha a chur ar fáil do dhaltaí nach mbeadh rochtain acu orthu murach sin, rud a chuidíonn leo scileanna digiteacha riachtanacha a fhorbairt.
  
  

• Ceardlanna códaithe le Whizzkids a eagrú do dhaltaí ó Rang a Trí go Rang a Sé, rud a thugann deis do pháistí tabhairt faoi ríomhchlárú, fadhbréiteach agus cruthaitheacht ar bhealach spraíúil agus praiticiúil.
  
  

• Tacú le múinteoirí uirlisí digiteacha a úsáid chun an fhoghlaim a oiriúnú do dhaltaí a bhfuil riachtanais bhreise acu nó atá i mbaol míbhuntáiste oideachasúil.
  
  

• Acmhainní foghlama digiteacha agus síntiúis ar líne a chur ar fáil chun scileanna litearthachta agus uimhearthachta a neartú do dhaltaí faoi leith.
  
  

• Deiseanna a chur ar fáil do pháistí foghlaim faoi shábháilteacht ar líne agus úsáid fhreagrach na teicneolaíochta.
  
  

Trí na gníomhaíochtaí seo, tá sé mar aidhm againn ár gcuid foghlaimeoirí uile a chumasú le scileanna digiteacha atá riachtanach chun páirt iomlán, muiníneach a ghlacadh san oideachas anois agus amach anseo.