Creative work of pupils featured in online magazine

THE creative work of pupils of St Mary’s National School in Castlefinn has featured in Our World Irish Aid Awards online magazine.

Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Sean Fleming TD, has launched the first of two 2024 editions of the popular online magazine Global Goal Getters, featuring the work of primary school pupils across Ireland taking part in this year’s Our World Irish Aid Awards.

A project created by pupils from St Mary’s National School, Castlefinn is amongst the submissions received from schools across Ireland chosen to feature in this year’s first edition of Global Goal Getters, which is now available to view online at ourworldirishaidawards.ie.

The project from St Mary’s National School, Castlefinn comprises a colourful poster created by 5th and 6th Class pupils and their teacher Rachel McCready, entitled Together We Can.

As in previous years, primary schools have been working their way through specially-designed teaching and learning materials which link the competition’s 2024 theme Food for Life to the curriculum.

Reflecting the work Ireland does to help end world hunger and poverty, tackle climate change and make sure everyone in the world has equal access to education, clean water and healthcare, this year’s theme Food for Life is challenging Donegal’s youngest citizens to look at ways in which can all work towards making the world a better place for all.

Congratulating the pupils and their teacher, Minister Fleming said: “It is wonderful to see so many primary school pupils right across Ireland take part in this year’s Our World Irish Aid Awards. The level of commitment from our young people to making the world a better place for all shines through in all the submissions. This reflects the work our national school teachers carry out as part of these Awards to nurture an ethos of global citizenship and help to create a new generation of change-makers.”

Primary schools still have time to enter their Our World Irish Aid Awards submissions. All entries will be assessed on their creativity, understanding of the theme and their impact. The top entries will win a place at the final awards ceremony in June where pupils and their teachers will gather to hear the names of the winners announced.

Schools are invited to express their ideas and understanding of the issues in writing, song, film, art, sculpture, drama or any other way. The final deadline for submissions is tomorrow, March 8.