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Limerick East Educate Together, Limerick Ireland

  • History of our School

    In 2002 a group of parents under the Chairperson of Ingo Biggs set up a start-up committee to have a second Educate Together school opened in Limerick. 

    The school opened in September 2004 with 12 children in Junior Infants . The school was based in Young Munster Rugby club -house with temporary accommodation.Since that time the school has grown and we are now located in a lovely new permanent building.

    The then Principal Pauline Ryan built the school from humble beginnings and the school now has a staff of 15 classroom teachers, 3 special class teachers and 7 learning support/ EAL teachers. We also have 9 Special Need Assistants. Pauline Ryan retired in Dec 2014 and our current Principal Michael Quealy took over.

    This is our School website:

    https://www.limerickeducatetogether.com/ 

    Our Ethos and Ethical Curriculum

    LETS is one of 82 multi-denominational schools throughout the country. The representative organisation for these schools is called “Educate Together”.

    Educate Together guarantees children and parents of all faiths and none equal respect in the operation and governing of education.

    The schools operated by the member associations of Educate Together are fully recognised by the Irish Department of Education and Science.

     However, they have a distinct ethos or governing spirit. This has been defined as:

    Multi-denominational i.e. all children having equal rights of access to the school, and children of all social, cultural and religious backgrounds being equally respected.

    Co-educational and committed to encouraging all children to explore their full range of abilities and opportunities.

    Child centered in their approach to education: The individual needs of each child will be catered for Interaction between teachers and children is encouraged, and the school aims to help children to develop tolerance, creativity and self-confidence.

    Democratically run with active participation by parents in the daily life of the school, whilst positively affirming the professional role of the teachers.

    Whilst the concepts of child-centredness and co-educationalism are now widely accepted in Irish primary education, what distinguishes the Educate Together schools is their hard work in developing a cultural inclusive and democratic ethos .