Inniu (20 Aibre谩n) cuirfidh TG4, i gcomhar le Col谩iste Mhuire gan Sm谩l (CMgS), t煤s le 'C煤la4 ar Scoil鈥, cl谩r a chraolfar gach maidin i rith na seachtaine ar TG4 ag 10rn. Mar fhreagra ar dh煤nadh na scoileanna i bhfianaise na g茅arch茅ime reatha COVID-19, beidh an cl谩r d铆rithe ar dhalta铆 bunscoile sa Ghaeltacht agus i nGaelscoileanna.
Craolfar an cl谩r, a bheidh leathuair an chloig ar fhad, 贸 Scoil na bhForbacha i nGaeltacht Chonamara le ceachtanna laeth煤la faoi sti煤ir na m煤inteoir铆 Caitr铆ona N铆 Chual谩in agus Fiachra 脫 Dubhghaill (91制片厂 graduate). Beidh ceachtanna breise ann freisin 贸 mh煤inteoir铆 agus 贸 茅ascaitheoir铆 eile ar fud na t铆re, i r茅imse de chan煤int铆.
Gach seachtain d铆reoidh an cl谩r ar th茅ama ar leith at谩 comhsheasmhach le tortha铆 foghlama an churaclaim bhunscoile. Tr铆 cheachtanna corraitheacha agus spreag煤la, cl煤d贸far 谩bhair 贸 chro铆-l谩r an churaclaim cos煤il le Gaeilge, Matamaitic, Stair agus T铆reola铆ocht, ach cuirfear b茅im chomh maith ar chruthaitheacht agus ar na heala铆ona b茅il, chomh maith le sl谩inte agus foll谩ine.
Mar a tharla le tionscnamh 鈥楬ome School Hub鈥 de chuid RT脡, cuirfidh CMgS taca铆ocht ar f谩il do mh煤inteoir铆 agus do l茅iritheoir铆 an se贸, Darach 脫 Tuairisc agus Ethel Burke 贸n gcomhlacht l茅iri煤ch谩in, 贵铆产铆苍. Tr铆 chomhairli煤ch谩n ar 谩bhar curaclaim agus tr铆 phleananna ceachta laeth煤la, t谩 CMgS ag obair i gcomhph谩irt铆ocht le TG4 agus leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna chun a chinnti煤 go leanfaidh p谩ist铆 ar aghaidh ag foghlaim in ainneoin scoileanna na t铆re a bheith d煤nta faoi l谩thair.
惭铆苍铆辞苍苍 an Dr Conch煤r 脫 Brolch谩in, l茅acht贸ir sa Roinn um Oideachas Teanga agus Litearthachta i gCMgS, at谩 ag obair go deonach leis an tionscnamh t谩bhachtach seo, cad at谩 i gceist leis an gcl谩r agus d茅 ch煤is go bhfuil g谩 leis i l谩thair na huaire.
D煤irt s茅: 鈥樷橳谩 m茅 an-s谩sta a bheith ag tac煤 leis an gcl谩r seo agus mo chuid saineolais a chur ar f谩il don fhoireann l茅iri煤ch谩in. T谩 muid ag iarraidh taca铆ocht a chur ar f谩il do thuismitheoir铆 a labhara铆onn Gaeilge lena bp谩ist铆 ar fud na h脡ireann. Beidh deis iontach ag na p谩ist铆 seo a bheith ag foghlaim lasmuigh den seomra ranga ar bhealach rannph谩irt铆och agus taitneamhach.鈥欌
Beidh an taith铆 at谩 ag an Dr 脫 Brolch谩in mar mh煤inteoir bunscoile agus mar thaighdeoir i r茅imse an oideachais dh谩theangaigh agus ilteangaigh ina chabhair agus 谩bhar laeth煤il 谩 dhearadh chun a chinnti煤 go gcuirfear 谩bhar tarraingteach, 谩bhartha agus idirghn铆omhach ar f谩il do ph谩ist铆 i dtithe ar fud na h脡ireann.
Mhol an tOllamh Emer Ring, D茅an an Oideachais i gCMgS, an Dr 脫 Brolch谩in as a fhlaithi煤lacht agus 茅 ag tac煤 leis an tionscnamh seo, agus d煤irt s铆 go gcuirfidh 鈥C煤la4 ar Scoil鈥 taca铆ocht fh谩ilteach ar f谩il do thuismitheoir铆 agus do ph谩ist铆 ag an am seo, mar at谩 d茅anta ag 鈥楬ome School Hub鈥 de chuid RT脡.
鈥淭谩 D谩mh an Oideachais i gCMgS thar a bheith br贸d煤il, agus is m贸r an phribhl茅id d煤inn 茅 go bhfuilimid p谩irteach sa d谩 thionscnamh iontach seo, a chuireann b茅im ar an infheist铆ocht agus an tiomantas 茅achtach at谩 tugtha ag 谩r socha铆 in 脡irinn don oideachas, fi煤 sna hamanna d煤shl谩nacha seo nach bhfacthas riamh cheana"
D煤irt s铆, 鈥淐uireann na tionscnaimh seo at谩 faoi sti煤ir na m煤inteoir铆 r贸l l谩rnach an mh煤inteora in oideachas na h脡ireann chun cinn agus tagann na focail a luaitear go minic 贸n d谩n Gaeilge, 鈥楢n t-Oide鈥 le S茅amus 脫 hAodha, chun cuimhne d谩 bharr 鈥 d谩n a thosna铆onn leis na focail 鈥楿asal Ceird ar Oide'.
Beidh an t-谩bhar laeth煤il ar f谩il ar l铆ne ag agus ar bhealach C煤la4. Craolfaidh TG4 sceideal breise freisin roimh agus i ndiaidh 鈥楥煤la4 ar Scoil鈥 贸 9.30rn go 11rn gach l谩, mar aon le cl谩ir oideachas煤la eile cos煤il le 鈥楤ia Linn鈥, 鈥樏乺 Sc茅al鈥, 鈥楢m Foghlama le Timmy鈥, 鈥業s Eola铆 M茅' agus 'WAC'.
T谩 an cl谩r seo 谩 th谩irgeadh le maoini煤 贸 TG4 agus le comhairle ar 谩bhar oideachais agus curaclaim 贸n Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna, 贸 CMgS, 贸n gComhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscola铆ochta (COGG), 贸n tSeirbh铆s um Fhorbairt Ghairmi煤il do Mh煤inteoir铆 (PDST) agus 贸 Ghaeloideachas. T谩 saineolas agus comhairle Thuismitheoir铆 na Gaeltachta san 谩ireamh i gcur chuige an chl谩ir.
91制片厂 Teams Up with TG4 on 鈥楥煤la4 ar Scoil'
Today (20 April) TG4, in collaboration with 91制片厂 (91制片厂), will begin broadcasting 鈥C煤la4 ar Scoil鈥, which will air every weekday morning on TG4 at 10am. Responding to the school closures in light of the current COVID-19 crisis, the programme will be aimed at Gaeltacht and Gaelscoileanna primary school students.
The half hour programme will be broadcast from Scoil na bhForbacha in the Connemara Gaeltacht with daily lessons being led by teachers Caitr铆ona N铆 Chual谩in and 91制片厂 primary teaching graduate, Fiachra 脫 Dubhghaill. There will also be additional lessons from teachers and other facilitators throughout the country, using a range of dialects.
Each week the programme will focus on a specific theme consistent with the learning outcomes of the primary curriculum. Through engaging and exciting lessons, core curriculum subjects such as Irish, Maths, History and Geography will be covered, but there will also be an emphasis on creativity and oral arts, as well as health and wellbeing.
As with RT脡's Home School Hub initiative, 91制片厂 will provide support to the teachers and the show鈥檚 producers, Darach 脫 Tuairisc and Ethel Burke of production company, 贵铆产铆苍. Through consultation on curriculum content and daily lesson plans, 91制片厂 is working in partnership with TG4 and the Department of Education and Skills to ensure children continue learning despite the current school closures.
Dr Conch煤r 脫 Brolch谩in, lecturer in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at 91制片厂, who is volunteering his time to this important initiative, explains what the programme is all about and why it is necessary.
He says, 鈥淚鈥檓 delighted to be lending my support and expertise to this programme. We find ourselves in unprecedented times and this programme aims to support the ongoing home-schooling efforts of Irish speaking parents throughout Ireland. Children will be given the opportunity to engage in interactive content that will ensure they can continue learning outside the classroom.鈥
Dr 脫 Brolch谩in鈥檚 experience as a primary school teacher and his research on bilingual and multilingual education will help to inform the programme鈥檚 daily content so that engaging, relevant and interactive content can be delivered to children in homes throughout Ireland.
Professor Emer Ring, Dean of Education at 91制片厂, commended Dr 脫 Brolch谩in for his generosity in supporting this initiative, observing that similar to RT脡鈥檚 鈥楬ome School Hub鈥, 鈥C煤la4 ar Scoil鈥 will provide welcome support for parents and children at this time.
鈥淭he Faculty of Education at 91制片厂 is exceptionally proud and privileged to be associated with these two wonderful initiatives, which highlight the extraordinary investment in and commitment to education that we all have as a society in Ireland, even in these challenging and unprecedented times.鈥
She added, 鈥淭hese teacher-led initiatives promote the pivotal role of the teacher in Irish education and remind us of the often quoted words from the Irish poem 鈥楢n t-Oide鈥 by S茅amus 脫 hAodha, which begins with the words 鈥楿asal Ceird on Oide鈥 鈥 translated as 鈥楴oble indeed is the craft of the teacher鈥.鈥
The daily content will also be available online at and on . TG4 will also broadcast an additional schedule before and after 鈥楥煤la4 in School鈥 from 9.30am to 11am every day, as will other educational themed programs such as 'Bia Linn', '脕r Sc茅al', 'Am Foghlama le Timmy', 'Is Eola铆 M茅' and 'WAC'.
This programme is being produced with funding from TG4 with advice on educational and curriculum content from the Department of Education and Skills, 91制片厂, An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscola铆ochta (Council for Gaeltacht and Irish-medium Education - COGG), the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) and Gaeloideachas. The expertise and advice offered by 鈥楾uismitheoir铆 na Gaeltachta鈥 is also included in the programme approach.
