{"id":974,"date":"2024-05-21T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T06:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/donegaletb.ie\/blog\/?p=974"},"modified":"2024-05-21T09:38:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T08:38:10","slug":"eiteas-ghaelcholaiste-etb-ethos-of-an-etb-school-gaelcholaiste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donegaletb.ie\/blog\/2024\/05\/21\/eiteas-ghaelcholaiste-etb-ethos-of-an-etb-school-gaelcholaiste\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c9iteas Ghaelchol\u00e1iste ETB \/ Ethos of an ETB School Gaelchol\u00e1iste"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ImageT\u00e1 \u00c9iteas ETB \u00e1 rolladh amach ag Bord Oideachais agus Oili\u00fana (ETB) Dh\u00fan na nGall thar a ch\u00faig scoil dara leibh\u00e9al agus chol\u00e1iste dh\u00e9ag. T\u00e1 s\u00e9 seo mar chuid de thionscnamh n\u00e1isi\u00fanta n\u00edos leithne a bhaineann le gach ETB. Is scoileanna St\u00e1it, Comhoideachais agus il-Sainchreidmheacha iad gach scoil de chuid an ETB. T\u00e1 \u00e9iteas an ETB bunaithe ar a bhunluachanna a bhaineann le S\u00e1rmhaitheas san Oideachas, C\u00faram, Meas, Comhionannas agus Pobal. I bhF\u00f3mhar 2021, thosaigh scoileanna ag cur beart i bhfeidhm chun a\u00a0bpolasaithe agus a gcleachtais f\u00e9in a mheas chun cinnti\u00fa go bhfuil siad ag teacht len\u00e1r mbunluachanna. Agus s\u00e9 scoil d\u00e1r gcuid ag teagasc tr\u00ed mhe\u00e1n na Gaeilge, re\u00e1cht\u00e1il muid imeacht i mbliana chun dalta\u00ed \u00f3\u00a0na scoileanna sin a thabhairt le ch\u00e9ile chun pl\u00e9 a dh\u00e9anamh ar \u00e9iteas Ghaelchol\u00e1iste ETB. Ins\u00edonn duine de na scol\u00e1ir\u00ed, dalta Idirbhliana Chol\u00e1iste Ailigh, P\u00e1draig Mac Giolla Choin d\u00fainn faoi bhar\u00fail s\u2019aige ar an imeacht agus cad a chialla\u00edonn \u00e9iteas d\u00f3 i gcomhth\u00e9acs Gaelchol\u00e1iste.<\/em><\/p>\n

T\u00e1 ETB Dh\u00fan na nGall ina ph\u00e1tr\u00fan ar ch\u00faig iar-bhunscoil d\u00e9ag ar fud an chontae agus is Gaelchol\u00e1ist\u00ed n\u00f3 scoileanna Gaeltachta iad s\u00e9 cinn acu, Col\u00e1iste Ailigh, Col\u00e1iste Chine\u00e1l Eoghain, Gairmscoil Ch\u00fa Uladh, Gairmscoil Mhic Diarmada, Col\u00e1iste na Carraige agus Col\u00e1iste Phobail Cholmcille.<\/p>\n

Th\u00e1inig \u00e1r nGaelscoileanna le ch\u00e9ile ar na mallaibh, do l\u00e1 speisialta, \u00e1it a raibh an f\u00f3cas d\u00edrithe ar bhunluachanna scoil ETB. Rinneadh an pl\u00e9 uilig i nGaeilge. Ba \u00e9 seo an ch\u00e9ad uair a re\u00e1cht\u00e1ladh a leith\u00e9id d\u2019imeacht go speisialta do na Gaelchol\u00e1ist\u00ed\/scoileanna Gaeltachta. T\u00e1 na c\u00faig bhunluach ch\u00e9anna ag gach scoil ETB, ach nascann sn\u00e1ithe com\u00f3nta s\u00e9 scoil acu, is scoileanna iad a fheidhm\u00edonn tr\u00ed mhe\u00e1n na Gaeilge. Chinntigh s\u00e9 seo gur imeacht t\u00e1bhachtach agus cro\u00ed\u00fail ag an am c\u00e9anna a bh\u00ed sa teacht le ch\u00e9ile.<\/p>\n

Ar dt\u00fas, mh\u00ednigh \u00e1r m\u00fainteoir cad a bheadh i gceist leis an l\u00e1. Bh\u00ed m\u00e9 neirbh\u00edseach ag smaoineamh go mbeadh orm labhairt os comhair dalta\u00ed eile nach raibh aithne agam orthu, ach mhothaigh m\u00e9 n\u00edos fearr agus fios agam nach mbeinn i m\u2019aonar agus go mbeadh daoine eile \u00f3 mo rang ansin fosta.<\/p>\n

Bhain muid an t\u00d3st\u00e1n Radisson Blu amach thart faoi 9:30a.m. chun an seomra a ullmh\u00fa agus chun cuidi\u00fa le gach rud a shocr\u00fa. N\u00ed raibh s\u00e9 i bhfad sular thosaigh dalta\u00ed \u00f3 scoileanna eile ag teacht. Bh\u00ed s\u00e9 go hiontach bualadh le dalta\u00ed eile. Bh\u00ed an seomra beo leis an \u2026 Ghaeilge!<\/p>\n

\"Adult
Dr S\u00e9amus Conboy, ETBI<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

D\u2019ullmhaigh \u00e1r m\u00fainteoir In\u00edon Newman sceideal an lae. Rinne muid muid f\u00e9in a chl\u00e1r\u00fa, cuireadh f\u00e1ilte romhainn agus ina dhiaidh sin, labhair an t-aoichainteoir an Dr S\u00e9amus Conboy \u00f3 Bhoird Oideachais agus Oili\u00fana \u00c9ireann linn. Chuir s\u00e9 i gcuimhne d\u00fainn gur imeacht stairi\u00fail a bh\u00ed ann.<\/p>\n

Ansin thosaigh muid ag meascadh leis na dalta\u00ed eile agus ag gabh\u00e1il do ghn\u00edomha\u00edochta\u00ed neartaithe foirne. Bh\u00ed bileog bhiong\u00f3 ar l\u00e1imh againn, chuaigh muid thart an seomra ag baili\u00fa ainmneacha agus scileanna suimi\u00fala \u00f3 dhaoine \u00e9ags\u00fala. Chuir s\u00e9 seo t\u00fas le beocht an lae. Ansin, nuair a bh\u00ed muid roinnte i ngr\u00fapa\u00ed, spreagadh muid chun comhr\u00e1 a dh\u00e9anamh eadrainn f\u00e9in. N\u00ed raibh s\u00e9 seo furasta ag an t\u00fas, ach n\u00ed i bhfad go raibh ag \u00e9ir\u00ed linn. Ar\u00eds, bh\u00ed an seomra l\u00e1n br\u00ed agus anama leis an Ghaeilge. Bh\u00ed s\u00e9 ar d\u00f3igh \u00e9 a chloiste\u00e1il.<\/p>\n

Ag thart faoi 11.00a.m., chuir muid t\u00fas leis an chuid is t\u00e1bhachta\u00ed den l\u00e1. Phl\u00e9igh muid, i ngr\u00fapa\u00ed, na c\u00faig\"Students bhunluach at\u00e1 ag scoil ETB – meas, comhionannas c\u00faram, pobal agus s\u00e1rmhaitheas san oideachas. Bhog muid thart t\u00e1bla\u00ed de r\u00e9ir liosta, agus ar an bhealach seo, bh\u00ed muid ag caint le dalta\u00ed \u00e9ags\u00fala i rith an lae. Ba \u00e9 an sprioc n\u00e1 bualadh le gach dalta sa seomra agus go deimhin gur \u00e9irigh liom.<\/p>\n

Ba dheis \u00e9 dom smaointe a roinnt le dalta\u00ed \u00f3 scoileanna ar fud an chontae agus mar a bh\u00edonn s\u00e9 i gc\u00f3na\u00ed, bh\u00ed iontach a bheith thart ar an oiread sin pearsantachta\u00ed \u00e9ags\u00fala. C\u00e9 go raibh s\u00e9 d\u00fashl\u00e1nach in amanna comhr\u00e1 a spreagadh, go h\u00e1irithe nuair a bh\u00ed g\u00e1 le cuid mh\u00f3r machnaimh ar na topaic\u00ed sula dtiocfadh linn freagra a thabhairt, spreag freagra\u00ed ar na ceisteanna tuiscint nua.<\/p>\n

\"Image
Pole Star, Leitir Ceanainn (Clive Wasson)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ba \u00e9 an rud is t\u00e1bhachta\u00ed a d\u2019fhoghlaim m\u00e9 n\u00e1 nach f\u00e9idir aon luach amh\u00e1in a bheith ann gan na luachanna eile go l\u00e9ir. N\u00ed thig linn c\u00faram a bheith againn gan mheas. Agus is l\u00fa an pobal gan chomhionannas. Chuir s\u00e9 ag smaoineamh m\u00e9 ar an s\u00e9adchomhartha Polestar ag timpeall\u00e1n Dhroichead an Phoirt anseo i Leitir Ceanainn. D\u00e1 mba rud \u00e9 go raibh muid chun ceann de na cuaill\u00ed a scriosadh, thitfeadh an s\u00e9adchomhartha. Caithfidh muid a chinnti\u00fa go bhfuil na bunluachanna uilig at\u00e1 ag scoil ETB in \u00e1it go daingean.<\/p>\n

N\u00edos t\u00e1bhachta\u00ed n\u00e1 sin, bh\u00ed s\u00e9 go hiontach Gaeilge a labhairt le dalta\u00ed \u00f3 scoileanna eile agus deis a fh\u00e1il an Ghaeilge a \u00fas\u00e1id taobh amuigh de bhalla\u00ed na scoile. Bh\u00ed m\u00e9 an-bhr\u00f3d\u00fail as a bheith i mo chainteoir l\u00edofa Gaeilge an l\u00e1 sin, mar a bh\u00edonn m\u00e9 gach l\u00e1. Mhothaigh m\u00e9 go raibh \u00e9acht d\u00e9anta agam gur f\u00e9idir liom comhr\u00e1 a dh\u00e9anamh tr\u00ed mhe\u00e1n na Gaeilge agus \u00ed a thuiscint. Is bronntanas speisialta \u00ed at\u00e1 gar do mo chro\u00ed. Mar a scr\u00edobh an file \u00c9ireannach Michael Hartnett uair amh\u00e1in, \u201cF\u00e9adfaimid labhairt i mB\u00e9arla, ach b\u00edmid ag briongl\u00f3ideach i nGaeilge\u201d.<\/p>\n

B\u2019fhi\u00fa go m\u00f3r an l\u00e1. Bhain m\u00e9 an-sult as agus mholfainn go hard \u00e9 do dhalta\u00ed na hIdirbhliana amach anseo. D\u2019fhoghlaim m\u00e9 a l\u00e1n as a bheith ag caint leis na dalta\u00ed cliste agus cairdi\u00fail a bh\u00ed i l\u00e1thair. T\u00e1 s\u00e9 i gc\u00f3na\u00ed iontach l\u00e9argais a fh\u00e1il agus peirspict\u00edochta\u00ed nua a fh\u00e1il \u00f3 dhaoine eile, go h\u00e1irithe \u00f3 phiara\u00ed.<\/p>\n

T\u00e1 m\u00e9 bu\u00edoch de gach duine a d\u2019eagraigh an t-imeacht agus as an iarracht a cuireadh isteach ann. Ba mhaith liom bu\u00edochas ar leith a ghabh\u00e1il le hIn\u00edon Newman as cuireadh a thabhairt d\u00fainn agus as an obair ar fad a chuir s\u00ed isteach ann. Bh\u00ed m\u00e9 ar Radio na Gaeltachta ag caint faoin imeacht an tseachtain d\u00e1r gcionn, fi\u00fa! B\u2019fh\u00e9idir go mbeidh gairm sa chraolt\u00f3ireacht \u2018as Gaeilge\u2019 ar na bac\u00e1in domsa sa todhcha\u00ed! C\u00e1 bhfios?!<\/p>\n

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\"ImageDonegal Education and Training Board (ETB) is rolling out ETB Ethos across its fifteen second level schools and colleges. This is part of a broader national initiative involving all ETBs. All ETB schools are State, Co-educational and Multi-Denominational. ETB ethos is underpinned by the core values of Excellence in Education, Care, Respect, Equality and Community. In Autumn 2021, schools began putting in place measures to examine their own policies and practices and ensure that these are aligned with our core values. With six of our schools teaching through the medium of Irish, we held an event this year to bring together students from these schools to explore the ethos of an ETB school that teaches through Irish. One of the students, Col\u00e1iste Ailigh Transition Year student P\u00e1draig Mac Giolla Choin tells us about his experience of the event and what ethos means to him in the context of an Irish medium school.<\/em><\/p>\n

Donegal ETB is the patron of fifteen post primary schools throughout the county and six of them, Col\u00e1iste Ailigh, Col\u00e1iste Chine\u00e1l Eoghain, Gairmscoil Ch\u00fa Uladh, Gairmscoil Mhic Diarmada, Col\u00e1iste na Carraige and Col\u00e1iste Phobail Cholmcille are Irish medium or Gaeltacht schools.<\/p>\n

Recently, our Irish-medium schools came together for a special day, where the focus revolved around the core values of an ETB school. All discussions took place in Irish. It was the first time such an event had been organised specifically for the Irish\/Gaeltacht schools. All ETB schools have the same five core values, but only six share a common thread, Irish language schools. This made the collective gathering significant and heartwarming, in equal measure.<\/p>\n

Initially our teacher outlined what the day would entail. I was nervous at the prospect of speaking in front of other students who I didn\u2019t know, but I felt better knowing that I would not be on my own and other classmates were attending too.<\/p>\n

We reached the Radisson Blu Hotel around 9:30am to prepare the room and help with the set up. It wasn’t long before students from other schools started arriving. It was great to meet other students. The room was alive with the sound of \u2026 Irish!<\/p>\n

\"Adult
Dr S\u00e9amus Conboy, ETBI<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our teacher Ms. Newman prepared the day\u2019s schedule. We registered, were welcomed and following that, guest speaker Dr. S\u00e9amus Conboy from Education and Training Boards Ireland addressed us. He reminded us that this was an historical occasion.<\/p>\n

Then we began mingling with the other students and engaging in team-building activities. We had a bingo sheet in hand, went around the room collecting names and interesting skills from different people. This kicked off the day’s liveliness. Then, when we were divided into groups, we were encouraged to chat amongst ourselves. This wasn\u2019t easy at first, but we soon found our way. Again, the room bubbled with the sound of Irish. It was wonderful to hear.<\/p>\n

Around 11.00am, we started the most important part of the day. We discussed, in groups, the five core\"Students values of an ETB school – respect, equality, care, community, and excellence in education. We rotated around tables according to a list, and in this way, we were talking to different students throughout the day. The goal was to meet every student in the room and indeed I did.<\/p>\n

It was a great opportunity for me to share ideas with students from schools across the county and as always, great to be around so many different personalities. While it was sometimes challenging to encourage conversation, especially when the topics required a lot of thought before answering, answers drawn from the questions sparked new understanding.<\/p>\n

\"Image
Pole Star, Letterkenny (Clive Wasson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The most important thing I learned is that no single value can exist without all the others. We cannot have care without respect. And community is lesser in the absence of equality. It made me think of the Polestar monument on the Port Bridge roundabout here in Letterkenny. If we were to delete one of the poles, the monument would fall. We must ensure that all core values of an ETB school are sturdily in place.<\/p>\n

Most importantly, it was great to speak Irish with students from other schools and get an opportunity to use Irish outside of school walls. I was very proud to be a fluent Irish speaker that day, as I am every day. I felt a great sense of accomplishment that I can converse through and understand Irish. It is a special gift that I hold very dear to my heart. As the Irish poet Michael Hartnett once wrote, \u201cWe may speak in English, but we dream in Irish\u201d.<\/p>\n

It was a very worthwhile day. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend it to future Transition Year students. I learned a lot from communicating with the clever and friendly students present. It is always great to get insights and gain new perspectives from others, especially peers.<\/p>\n

I am grateful to everyone who organised the event and the effort that went into it. Special thanks to Ms. Newman for inviting us and all the work she put into it. I was even on Radio na Gaeltachta talking about the event the following week! Maybe a career in broadcasting \u2018as Gaeilge\u2019 will be on the cards for me in the future! Who knows?!<\/p>\n

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T\u00e1 \u00c9iteas ETB \u00e1 rolladh amach ag Bord Oideachais agus Oili\u00fana (ETB) Dh\u00fan na nGall thar a ch\u00faig scoil dara leibh\u00e9al agus chol\u00e1iste dh\u00e9ag. T\u00e1 s\u00e9 seo mar chuid de thionscnamh n\u00e1isi\u00fanta n\u00edos leithne a bhaineann le gach ETB. Is scoileanna St\u00e1it, Comhoideachais agus il-Sainchreidmheacha iad gach scoil de chuid an ETB. T\u00e1 \u00e9iteas an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/donegaletb.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/donegaletb.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/donegaletb.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donegaletb.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donegaletb.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=974"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/donegaletb.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":982,"href":"https:\/\/donegaletb.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974\/revisions\/982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donegaletb.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/donegaletb.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donegaletb.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donegaletb.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}