All Aboard the Rhum!

It's  the highlight of the trip for me - a trip in a sea battered, salt savaged ferry across the short stretch of the North Atlantic to Árainn Mhór".   And judging by the other happy faces aboard, the children felt pretty good too.

Curiously our ferry today, the Rhum, had done duty in Germany and still had signage and notices auf Deutsch. Not that the children noticed and with their faces to the wind and the sun on their backs this was no time for pedagogy!

The grey morning sky had dutifully lightened as school finished and by the time our intrepid travellers wound their way along the little country road to the white sand beach both sky and sea were, once again a Mediterranean blue.
They are all well practised by now at simply taking it easy - some stroll the beach a bit, others rush headlong into the weather and today quite a few succumbed to the traditional temptation of the Irish summer - a 99.
It was another great day on a trip blessed by good moods, good camaraderie and unexpectedly good weather.
Even morning school had a certain charm though they were loath to admit it!
This year more than ever before the St. Kilian's students have trier to use their cúpla focal or few words of Irish and we teachers are proudly claiming the success of our more child centred, activity and games based approach to the curriculum!
And while I write about curricula and pedagogy there is nothing further from their minds as they scrub up and dress up for the Disco!
Expect a later posting with all the news if the night.....