Message from the School Principal
Welcome to our school website, which I hope reflects the warm and caring learning environment that exists in Bunscoil Lughaidh Naofa, Carrickmacross and the happy and progressive time that our girls have with us. It is a real privilege to be entrusted with a child’s primary school education. We always look forward to working in partnership with our parents so as to provide the best possible education for their child. Their co-operation is very important in helping us to make our school a place where every child will find happiness, friendship and encouragement to use her gifts.
In Bunscoil Lughaidh Naofa, we are proud to have a very caring, dedicated and professional staff who are highly committed to enabling each of our pupils to achieve their full potential in work, play and spiritual development. Our teachers energetically and creatively strive to provide a holistic education by guiding, nurturing and encouraging students. All school personnel engage in continuing professional development to ensure that standards of excellence are maintained. All school personnel engage in continuing professional development to ensure that standards of excellence are maintained. We are also very proud to have a dedicated and supportive Board of Management and Parents Association in our school.
Bunscoil Lughaidh Naofa moved to the current school building back in 1985 where I attended myself as a pupil. The building today remains a warm; comfortable, welcoming and encouraging environment with bright spacious classrooms, resource rooms and excellent facilities. Our school hall provides a wonderful space for PE, assemblies and other activities. There is a fabulous outdoor space where pupils enjoy their play space and also engage in gardening and outdoor learning.
We focus on pupils’ strengths, so as to enhance every child’s self-esteem. The holistic development of the child is central to our Catholic ethos. The spiritual development of all pupils is seen as a high priority. In encouraging all of our students to develop and express their talents, we work to provide them with opportunities to represent the school in a variety of extracurricular activities. In doing so, we aim to instill a ‘sense of belonging to’ and a ‘sense of ownership of’ the school in our students. Achievements are celebrated and facilitated not alone in the academic realm but in this broad spectrum of extra-curricular activities that we offer such as soccer, football and the choir.
We greatly appreciate that parents have entrusted their children to our care at Bunscoil Lughaidh Naofa. It is the greatest privilege that they can ever afford us. I thank them for their continued support and co-operation.
Le gach dea ghuí,
Valerie Norton