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Outreach Programme for the Fingal International Festival of Voices

0 January 31, 2020 ADMIN

There will be no stopping the music this March when the first ever Fingal International Festival of Voices is staged from March 12-15 in Balbriggan! As part of preparations for the Festival, eleven schools around Balbriggan have signed up for free singing workshops as part of an outreach (more…)

The Big Sports Quiz 2019: Read and Be Active!

0 December 13, 2019 ADMIN

Children from 3rd class in Balbriggan Educate Together National School and Bracken Educate Together National School took part in the annual Big Sports Quiz in Balbriggan Library on Wednesday 11th December. The Big Sports Quiz is the culmination of a programme run by Fingal County (more…)

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Great day at the 2019 Balbriggan ETNS Parents Association Winter Craft & Food Fair

0 November 24, 2019 ADMIN

Balbriggan Educate Together National School Parents Association once again pulled out all the stops for the ever popular Winter Craft and Food Fair. Wonderful craft stalls, fabulous cakes and recycled goods along with a great raffle with a chance to stop for a tea or coffee and have a chat. (more…)

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Balbriggan pupils complete five-week Schools Badminton Programme

0 June 25, 2019 ADMIN

Almost 100 students from two Balbriggan primary schools have taken part in a five-week Schools Badminton Programme. A badminton coach visited Bracken ETNS and Scoil Chormaic CNS for four weeks and all students then attended a final blitz which was held in Castleland (more…)

STEAM Education Programme completed in Bracken Educate Together NS

0 July 6, 2018 ADMIN

An educational initiative designed to increase students’ interest in maths, science and engineering has been completed in Bracken Educate Together National School. The STEAM Education programme is designed for students in fifth and sixth class. It aims to increase awareness of a (more…)

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Buddy Benches donated to St Molaga’s NS & Bracken ETNS in Balbriggan

0 April 6, 2017 ADMIN

Friends of Autism & ADHD Ltd in conjunction with the Men’s Shed Balbriggan were delighted to donate two more Buddy Benches to St Molaga’s National School and Bracken Educate Together National School in Balbriggan this afternoon. The purpose of the benches is simple, if a child is sitting alone (more…)

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Castle themed library opens in Bracken ETNS in Balbriggan

0 March 7, 2017 ADMIN

Bracken ETNS celebrated world book day last Thursday 2nd with many fun activities running throughout the school such as ‘dress up as your favourite character’ ‘paired reading’ ‘design your classroom door as book cover’ ‘design a book’ but the highlight was most definitely the official opening of (more…)

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Friends of Autism & ADHD Cheque Presentations

0 December 21, 2016 ADMIN

Last night was the opening of Friends of Autism & ADHD’s brand new office and training/assessment facility at 102 Strand St Skerries. Friends of Autism and ADHD are delighted with their new premises, all their training and informative talks will take place there. They will also hold (more…)

Marathon Kids Programme Fingal Focus on Fitness, Health & Running

0 November 25, 2016 ADMIN

MarathonKids in conjunction with Fingal County Council, Dublin City Council and SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon have taken action to get children active. The MarathonKids programme is a fun and enjoyable 8 week journey that involves students running the 26.2 miles. According to the (more…)

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Proclamation Day 2016 at Bracken Educate Together NS

0 March 16, 2016 ADMIN

Students and teachers at Bracken Educate Together NS celebrated Proclamation Day at the school on Tuesday. At the heart of the idea is the Proclamation for a New Generation project, whereby schools and colleges write and share their own proclamation for the Ireland of 2016. (more…)

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One Book Project Launched in Balbriggan

0 January 26, 2016 ADMIN

Today saw the launch of the One Book Project in Balbriggan with our local schools, Balbriggan ETNS, Bracken, ETNS, St. Teresa’s NS and Balbriggan Community College taking part in this initiative. The One Book Project is a Home School Community Liaison Initiative to promote family literacy (more…)

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Garda Horses Visit Bracken Educate Together School

0 January 24, 2015 ADMIN

The Garda horses visited Bracken Educate Together School today as part of the prize won by Nik Kolomiets in the Balbriggan Gardaí Christmas Card Competition. Nik’s entry was made into the official Christmas card sent out by Superintendent Noel Carolan (more…)