91制片厂 Teams Up with TG4 for Series 2 of 鈥楥煤la4 ar Scoil'
Tar 茅is an ch茅ad sraith rath煤il, filleann 鈥楥煤la4 ar Scoil鈥 ar TG4 ar 谩r sc谩ile谩in an tseachtain seo agus craolfar 茅 贸 Luan go D茅ardaoin ag 10r.n. Tar 茅is dul i gcomhar le TG4 ar an gc茅ad shraith n铆os luaithe i mbliana, cuirfidh Col谩iste Mhuire gan Sm谩l (CMgS) taca铆ocht ar f谩il ar铆s do na l茅iritheoir铆 agus do na l谩ithreoir铆 ar 谩bhar an chl谩ir.
Ag obair i gcomhph谩irt铆ocht le TG4 agus leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna, roinnfidh an Dr Conch煤r 脫 Brolch谩in, l茅acht贸ir sa Roinn um Oideachas Teanga agus Litearthachta ag CMgS, a shaineolas ar an gcl谩r oideachais, ag tarraingt ar a thaith铆 mar mh煤inteoir bunscoile agus ar an taighde fairsing at谩 d茅anta aige i r茅imse an oideachais dh谩theangaigh agus ilteangaigh.
Craolfar an tarna sraith, at谩 d铆rithe ar dhalta铆 bunscoile sa Ghaeltacht agus i nGaelscoileanna, 贸 Scoil na bhForbacha i nGaeltacht Chonamara. Gach coic铆s d铆reoidh an cl谩r ar th茅ama difri煤il agus is 茅 an topaic don ch茅ad choic铆s n谩 filleadh ar scoil agus na hathruithe at谩 tagtha ar sheomra铆 ranga na bp谩ist铆.
Dar leis an Dr 脫 Brolch谩in, 鈥溾 鈥榮铆 an aidhm at谩 ag an dara sraith den chl谩r C煤la4 ar Scoil, n谩 taca铆ocht a chur ar f谩il do dhalta铆 agus do mh煤inteoir铆 bunscoile at谩 fillte ar scoil an F贸mhar seo. Cuirfear 谩bhar siams煤il agus idirghn铆omhach ar f谩il tr铆 Ghaeilge ina leagfar b茅im ar an dr谩ma铆ocht, eala铆n, ceol, foll谩ine aus an chruthaitheacht. Spreagfar an lucht f茅achana chun a bheith rannph谩irteach agus chun dul i ngleic leis an 谩bhar ar shl铆 thaitneamhach.鈥
Agus 茅 ag tagairt don chomhoibri煤 idir CMgS agus TG4 deireann an Dr 脫 Brolch谩in 鈥淭谩 m茅 an-s谩sta comhairle a chur ar f谩il don dara sraith den chl谩r C煤la4 ar Scoil. Bh铆 s茅 thar a bheith taitneamhach a bheith p谩irteach sa ch茅ad sraith, ach go h谩irithe mar gheall ar an rath a bh铆 ar an gcl谩r le linn na dianghlas谩la. Braithim go bhfuil s茅 go hiontach do Dh谩mh an Oideachais i gCol谩iste Mhuire gan Sm谩l a bheith p谩irteach sa chl谩r seo ina leagfar b茅im ar an spraoi, an rannph谩irt铆ocht agus an chruthaitheacht.鈥
Cuirfidh c茅im铆 CMgS, Orla N铆 Fhinneadha, an cl谩r i l谩thair le cabhair 贸 bheirt ch茅im铆 贸 CMgS: m煤inteoir铆 Joe 脫 hEachtairn agus M铆che谩l 脫 Dubhghaill, mar aon le Caitr铆ona N铆 Chual谩in, S铆le N铆 Chonghaile agus Caitr铆ona McAtee.
Tar 茅is di c茅im a bhaint amach i gCMgS mar mh煤inteoir bunscoile in 2012, t谩 Orla ag m煤ineadh dalta铆 Rang a S茅 i Scoil 脡inne ar An Spid茅al faoi l谩thair. Nuair nach bhfuil s铆 sa seomra ranga, is f茅idir Orla, gurab 贸 Chonamara 贸 dh煤chas di, a fheiscint os comhair an cheamara i TG4, 谩it a bhfuil s铆 ina l谩ithreoir p谩irtaimseartha lean煤nachais agus aimsire.
Ag labhairt di roimh an gc茅ad chl谩r, deir Orla, "Tabharfaidh an tsraith nua de 鈥楥煤la4ArScoil鈥 seanchairde ar ais chugainn chomh maith le daoine nua. T谩 r茅imse leathan de th茅ama铆 agus d鈥櫭hair 谩 bpl茅 agus 谩 ini煤chadh ar an tsraith. Beidh m煤inteoir difri煤il in 茅ineacht liom gach coic铆s ionas go mbainfidh na p谩ist铆 taitneamh as r茅imse buanna agus scileanna i rith na sraithe."
Is iad Joe 脫 hEachteirn agus M铆che谩l 脫 Dubhghaill beirt de na m煤inteoir铆 a bheidh in 茅ineacht le hOrla le linn na sraithe nua, is c茅imithe de chuid 91制片厂 an bheirt acu.
Is as Cill Uird i dTuaisceart Chorca铆 茅 Joe at谩 d铆reach tar 茅is M谩istreacht san Oideachas Gaeilge a chr铆ochn煤 i gCMgS (M Oid san Oideachas L谩n-Ghaeilge & Gaeltachta) agus 茅 ag m煤ineadh le breis le deich mbliana anuas tar 茅is d贸 an Diopl贸ma Iarch茅ime i dteagasc bunscoile a dh茅anamh i gCMgS i 2008. Faoi l谩thair ag m煤ineadh dalta铆 rang a s茅 i Scoil na n脫g i nGleann Maghair i gCorcaigh, deir Joe go gcuirfear "st铆l teagaisc dh铆ograiseach, tharraingteach agus chomhaimseartha at谩 mealltach agus siams煤il don lucht f茅achana" ar f谩il do na p谩ist铆 a bheidh ag f茅achaint ar an gcl谩r.
Tugann M铆che谩l, c茅im铆 teagaisc bunscoile freisin, faoi deara go bhfuil p谩ist铆 ar fud na t铆re tar 茅is dul i dtaith铆 ar thaith铆 na foghlama cumaiscthe agus go raibh taith铆 acu ar scoil ar an teilif铆s le c煤pla m铆 anuas. Deir M铆che谩l, arbh as Luimneach 贸 dh煤chas d贸, a d鈥檉h谩s an铆os i gConamara ach a bhfuil c贸na铆 air anois i dTr谩 L铆: 鈥淚s 茅 at谩 i gceist againn a bhaint amach le 鈥楥煤la4 ArScoil 鈥檔谩 cabhr煤 leis na p谩ist铆 le h谩bhair suimi煤la a bheidh 谩 nd茅anamh acu ina ranganna f茅in鈥.
T谩 Orla den tuairim gur acmhainn foghlama den scoth 茅 an cl谩r a thugann seans iontach do ph谩ist铆 bunscoile, do mh煤inteoir铆 agus do thuismitheoir铆 foghlaim tr铆 Ghaeilge, agus freastal ar ph谩ist铆 nach mbeidh ar a gcumas freastal ar scoil. Deir Joe "Beidh ceachtanna gearra i gceist, le tortha铆 foghlama sonrach agus insroichte laistigh den am at谩 i gceist. Cabhr贸idh an cl谩r le m煤inteoir铆 ina gcur chuig铆 f茅in agus beidh deis ag m煤inteoir铆 茅 a 煤s谩铆d sa tr茅imhse r茅amh n贸 iarchumars谩ide d谩 mba mhian leo.
Bh铆 s茅 deacair ar Orla, Joe agus M铆che谩l le c煤pla m铆 anuas agus iad ag aistri煤 a gcuid teagaisc 贸n seomra ranga go sol谩thar ar l铆ne, rud a bh铆 鈥thar a bheith d煤shl谩nach鈥 dar le hOrla. Dar le Joe, thug na hathruithe a rinne COVID-19 deis d贸 dul chun cinn a dh茅anamh mar mh煤inteoir, go h谩irithe i r茅imse na cianfhoghlama, agus c茅 go raibh d煤shl谩in ann de bharr ch煤ins铆 nach bhfacthas roimhe seo, ba mh贸r an t-eisp茅ireas 茅 freisin.
De r茅ir mar a dt茅ann an tri煤r ar ais go dt铆 an seomra ranga, t谩 siad ag s煤il go m贸r le bualadh lena ndalta铆 go pearsanta seachas go cianda. Deir M铆che谩l, a mh煤ineann Rang a S茅 i Scoil N谩isi煤nta Lios Teilice i dTr谩 L铆, 鈥C茅 go mbeidh d煤shl谩in nua romhainn, t谩imid ag s煤il go m贸r le filleadh ar an ngn谩thshaol de shaghas 茅igin." Deir Joe, 鈥T谩 s茅 chomh t谩bhachtach a bheith ar ais ag m煤ineadh na bp谩ist铆. Is c茅im mh贸r chun tosaigh iad filleadh ar an bhfoghlaim, 贸 thaobh an oideachais agus eacnama铆ochta de."
T谩 an m茅id seo a leanas le r谩 ag Orla, Joe agus M铆che谩l agus iad ag smaoineamh siar ar an am a chaitheadar i gCMgS:
Deir Orla, 鈥淭haitin s茅 go m贸r liom a bheith ag staid茅ar i gCMgS! Rinne m茅 cairde ann a bheidh liom go deo. Bh铆 na l茅achta铆 agus na ranganna d煤shl谩nach ach spreag煤il. Is iontach an rud 茅 an tsl铆 a chuaigh na ruda铆 a d鈥檉hoghlaim m茅 ann i bhfeidhm orm anuas tr铆d na mblianta agus is minic a chloisim guth na l茅acht贸ir铆 i mo chluais agus m茅 ag tabhairt aghaidh ar fhadhb ar scoil. Teachtaireacht amh谩in den s贸rt sin a thagann chun cuimhne n谩 鈥渋s p谩iste duine 茅igin gach p谩iste, agus thar rud ar bith eile is p谩iste 茅/铆 gach p谩iste鈥.
Deir Joe, 鈥Thug Col谩iste Mhuire Gan Sm谩l ar aistear m茅 a bh铆 mar oscailt s煤l dom. Chonaic m茅 CMgS mar ionaid barr feabhais in oili煤int m煤inteoir铆. Bh铆 an cuma ann go raibh d谩mha an chol谩iste i gc贸na铆 ag barr a r茅ime b铆odh sin le linn na hiarch茅ime n贸 le linn na M谩istreachta. Bh铆 cuma na proifisi煤ntachta agus na taca铆ochta sa chol谩iste i gc贸na铆 agus chuir an colaiste ar mo chumas m茅 a bheith i mo mh煤inteoir d铆ograiseach, tiomanta agus proifisi煤nta. T谩im f铆orbhu铆och don chol谩iste agus t谩 ardmheas agam ar an 谩it.鈥欌
Dar le M铆che谩l, 鈥Bh铆 baint mh贸r agam le MIDAS le linn mo thr茅imhse ansan agus bhain m茅 煤s谩id as mo thaith铆 ar 谩rd谩n an 鈥淗alla鈥(bh铆 m茅 ann roimh Amharclann Chrann Teile!) le linn mo ghairm mar mh煤inteoir. Ach an rud is m贸 a th贸g m茅 liom 贸 mo thr茅imhse i gCMgS n谩 conas m茅 f茅in a iompar mar mh煤inteoir ar bhealach gairmi煤il, comhbh谩ch agus p谩iste-l谩rnach. "
Craolfar 鈥C煤la4 Ar Scoil鈥 ar TG4 贸 Luan go D茅ardaoin @ 10r.n. le h谩bhair ar f谩il chomh maith ar l铆ne ar agus ar bhealach .
T谩 an cl谩r seo 谩 l茅iri煤 ag F铆b铆n Media 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.
91制片厂 Teams Up with TG4 for Series 2 of 鈥楥煤la4 ar Scoil'
Following a successful first series, 罢骋4鈥檚 鈥楥煤la4 ar Scoil' returns to our screens this week and will be broadcast from Mondays to Thursdays at 10am. Having teamed up with TG4 on series one earlier this year, 91制片厂 (91制片厂) will again provide support to the producers and presenters on the programme鈥檚 content.
Working in partnership with TG4 and the Department of Education and Skills, Dr Conch煤r 脫 Brolch谩in, lecturer in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at 91制片厂, will lend his expertise to the educational programme, drawing on his experience as a primary school teacher and his extensive research on bilingual and multilingual education.
The second series, which is aimed at primary school children who attend Gaelscoileanna and Gaeltacht schools, will be broadcast from Scoil na bhForbacha in the Connemara Gaeltacht. Each fortnight the programme will focus on a different theme with the topic for the first two weeks being the returning to school and the changes that children are experiencing in their classrooms.
According to Dr 脫 Brolch谩in, 鈥淭he second series of 鈥楥煤la4 ar Scoil鈥 aims to support pupils and teachers as they make the transition back to schools. It will continue to deliver fun, engaging and accessible content through the medium of Irish. There will be an emphasis on drama, art, music, well-being and creativity in which viewers will be encouraged to actively participate and engage with the programme鈥檚 content.鈥
Commenting on the collaboration between 91制片厂 and TG4, Dr 脫 Brolch谩in says, 鈥淚鈥檓 really delighted to be invited to take part in the second series of 鈥楥煤la4 ar Scoil鈥. It was such an enjoyable experience to see how successful the programme became during Ireland鈥檚 lockdown. To have the Faculty of Education at 91制片厂 involved in such a fun, interactive and extremely engaging programme for primary children is fantastic.鈥
91制片厂 graduate, Orla N铆 Fhinneadha, will present the show with assistance from two other 91制片厂 graduates, teachers Joe 脫 hEachtairn and M铆che谩l 脫 Dubhghaill, as well Caitr铆ona N铆 Chual谩in, S铆le N铆 Chonghaile and Caitr铆ona McAtee.
Having graduated from 91制片厂 as a primary teacher in 2012, Orla is currently teaching sixth class pupils at Scoil 脡inne in An Spid茅al. When not in the classroom, the Connemara native can be found in front of the camera at TG4 where she is a part-time continuity and weather presenter.
Speaking ahead of the first episode, Orla says, 鈥淭he new series of 鈥楥煤la4 ar Scoil鈥 will bring back familiar faces as well as introducing new people. There鈥檚 a wide variety of themes and topics being discussed and explored on the show. I鈥檒l be joined by a different teacher every fortnight so children will get to enjoy a range of talents and skills throughout the series.鈥
Two of the teachers who鈥檒l be joining Orla during the new series are Joe 脫 hEachteirn and M铆che谩l 脫 Dubhghaill, both of whom are graduates of 91制片厂.
Joe, who has just completed a master's in Irish language education at 91制片厂 (M Oid san Oideachas L谩n-Ghaeilge & Gaeltachta) hails from the village of Kilworth in North Cork and has been teaching for 11 years since graduating as a primary teacher from 91制片厂 in 2008. Currently teaching sixth class pupils in Scoil na n脫g in Glanmire in Cork, Joe says children who tune into 鈥楥煤la4 Ar Scoil鈥 can expect 鈥an enthusiastic, engaging and contemporary style of teaching that鈥檚 appealing to the audience, as well as being entertaining.鈥
M铆che谩l, also a primary teaching graduate, notes that children across the country have grown accustomed to the experience of blended learning and have been exposed to school on the TV over the past few months. The Limerick native who grew up in the Connemara Gaeltacht but who now resides in Tralee says, 鈥淲hat we are hoping to do with 鈥楥煤la4 Ar Scoil鈥 is to aid the children with interesting topics which they will be covering in their own classes鈥.
According to Orla, the show is an excellent learning resource and gives primary children, teachers and parents a great opportunity to learn through Irish, while also catering for children who may be unable to attend school. Joe says, 鈥The lessons are short and learning outcomes will be specific and achievable in that time. The show will also help teachers in preparing their own lessons and may possibly fit well as a pre or post communicative activity for the class.鈥
For Orla, Joe, and M铆che谩l, the past few months have been difficult as they shifted their teaching from the classroom to online, which Orla says was 鈥渆xtremely challenging鈥. According to Joe, the changes that COVID-19 brought about have given him opportunity to progress as a teacher, especially in the area of distance learning, and while there have been challenges due to unprecedented circumstances, the experience has also been a rewarding one.
As all three return to the classroom, they鈥檙e excited to see their students in person rather than remotely. M铆che谩l, who teaches sixth class in Listellick National School in Tralee says, 鈥淓ven though we will be met with new challenges we鈥檙e all craving some sort of return to normality.鈥 Joe says, 鈥Being back teaching the children is so important. Their return to learning is a huge step forward, educationally and economically.鈥
Recalling their time at 91制片厂, Orla, Joe and M铆che谩l all speak fondly of their student days.
Orla says, 鈥I loved studying in 91制片厂! I made some life-long friendships during my time there. Lectures and classes were challenging yet inspiring. It鈥檚 amazing how much has stuck with me through the years and I often hear the voice of lecturers in my ear when facing a problem at school. One such message that comes to mind is that 鈥渆very child is someone鈥檚 child, and every child is first and foremost a child鈥.鈥
For Joe, 鈥91制片厂 took me on a journey that was simply eye opening. I saw 91制片厂 as a centre of excellence that was committed to providing the very best in teacher training. There was an air of professionalism and support throughout my learning journey that enabled me to become an enthusiastic and motivated professional. I鈥檓 indebted to 91制片厂 for instilling this in me.鈥
According to M铆che谩l, 鈥淚 was very involved in MIDAS during my time there and have used my experiences from the 'Halla' stage (I was pre-Lime Tree Theatre!) throughout my teaching career. But what I carried with me most from my time in 91制片厂 was how to conduct myself as a teacher in a professional, caring and child-centered way.鈥
鈥楥煤la4 ar Scoil' will be broadcast on TG4 from Mondays to Thursdays at 10am with content also available online at and on .
The series is being produced by F铆b铆n Media with funding from TG4 and 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 Tuismitheoir铆 na Gaeltachta is also included in the programme approach.
