Embedding Tolerance in our Young People Project
The ‘Embedding Tolerance in our Young People’ project aims to address issues of diversity, racism and sectarianism in Monaghan schools so as to promote a culture of tolerance in our schools and young people.
The project is founded upon a belief that “…integration starts with individual schools educating their pupils to be enlightened critical thinkers and well-balanced individuals, prepared for the responsibilities and obligations of life in a civilised and democratic society” (Report of the Independent Strategic Review of Education: 2006 - Northern Ireland). The project partners feel that schools are ideally placed to address the challenges faced by Irish society in relation to peace and cultural acceptance.
Two working groups comprising teachers at primary and post-primary level will be established to research and develop programmes of learning which will help children and young people to identify, understand and discuss obstacles to tolerance in our community.
By engaging genuinely motivated and committed teachers from Monaghan schools, the project will devise a programme specifically tailored to the needs of the local community.
In addition to extending the knowledge and understanding of religious and cultural differences within schools, the project will promote interaction between schools thereby further reducing religious, social and cultural barriers and promoting positive cooperative relationships at all levels.
Find out who’s representing your school?
Participating Post-Primary Teachers & Youth Workers:
Hugo Clerkin, Beech Hill College
Anne Lillis, St. Louis Secondary
Rosaleen McSkean & Sarah O’Hara, St. Macartan’s College
Emily Fleming, Monaghan Collegiate School
Eimear Harvey, Inver College
Eoghan Cunningham, Patrician High School
Linda Kilfeather and Leah Connolly, Castleblayney College
Claire Cosgrove and Vivienne Callan, Our Lady’s Secondary
Antoinette Byrne, Ballybay Community College
Participating Primary School Teachers Monaghan Town
Paula McGonnell, St. Mary’s Boys
Linda Mills, Model School
Carole Gilliland, St. Louis GNS
Castleblayney
Pauline McMahon, Scoil Mhuire na Buachaillí
Grainne Murtagh, Scoil na gCailiní
Carrickmacross
Kate Martin, St. Joseph’s
Mary McCabe, Bunscoil Lughaidh Naofa,
Clones
Fiona O’Harte, St. Tiarnach’s,
Ballybay
Liz Duffy, Scoil Éanna
Regular updates on the progress of the project will be available online.
Click here to view our January 2011 Newsletter
Click here to view our September 2010 Newsletter
For further information on the project, please do not hesitate to contact Emer FitzPatrick, Project Coordinator.
Phone: 047 74002 Email: emerfitzpatrick@metc.ie.
