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St. Catherine’s College, ArmaghColáiste Chaitríona, Ard MhachaSchool Prospectus
Our HistorySacred Heart GoalsA Living FaithA Living FaithPersonal GrowthPersonal GrowthIntellectual ValuesIntellectual ValuesBuilding CommunityBuilding CommunityActive Social Aware-Active Social Aware-These Goals represent values which Sacred Heart Schools wish to promote and live by. They guide our be-haviour and idenfy us as belonging to a common family. They are the public expression of what we are and what we stand for. In eect, they express our corporate identy. The acve pursuit of these Goals will bring us safely into the future because the values they represent transcend me.Our pupils may experience mes of economic and social turmoil. It is our hope that Sacred Heart Educaon will equip them with the faith and the fortude to cope with the challenges they will face.‘I have been speaking about geng over some ladies of the Sacred Heart to Armagh and I am told that it would be an excellent place for them. There is no school for young ladies in the enre province of Ulster. There is no Convent at all in Armagh and the town is large and respectable.’In 1851 Mother Cro and ve nuns arrived in Armagh and Sacred Heart Educaon came to the city. Their arrival was in response to Archbishop Cullen’s vision expressed to Dr Kirby, President of the Irish College in Rome, and passed to Mother Scully in the Villa Lorte.
Our HistorySacred Heart GoalsA Living FaithA Living FaithPersonal GrowthPersonal GrowthIntellectual ValuesIntellectual ValuesBuilding CommunityBuilding CommunityActive Social Aware-Active Social Aware-These Goals represent values which Sacred Heart Schools wish to promote and live by. They guide our be-haviour and idenfy us as belonging to a common family. They are the public expression of what we are and what we stand for. In eect, they express our corporate identy. The acve pursuit of these Goals will bring us safely into the future because the values they represent transcend me.Our pupils may experience mes of economic and social turmoil. It is our hope that Sacred Heart Educaon will equip them with the faith and the fortude to cope with the challenges they will face.‘I have been speaking about geng over some ladies of the Sacred Heart to Armagh and I am told that it would be an excellent place for them. There is no school for young ladies in the enre province of Ulster. There is no Convent at all in Armagh and the town is large and respectable.’In 1851 Mother Cro and ve nuns arrived in Armagh and Sacred Heart Educaon came to the city. Their arrival was in response to Archbishop Cullen’s vision expressed to Dr Kirby, President of the Irish College in Rome, and passed to Mother Scully in the Villa Lorte.
Personal GrowthSaint Catherine’s prides itself on the strength of its Sacred Heart ethos but we never take it for granted. We allow individuals to be who they really are and do our best to ensure that everyone is treated equally. All of what we do inside and outside the classroom aims to ensure our pupils gain self-knowledge, energy, purpose and convicon. The school proceeds, therefore, in a spirit of giving all our pupils real condence and a sense of their inherent dignity as children of God. The whole curriculum aims to prepare our pupils to embrace the opportunies and undertake the responsibilies of adult and working life.• We place an emphasis on the development of the whole pupil.• The spiritual, physical, emoonal and educaonal welfare of our pupils is the basis of all we do.• We know that educaon happens outside the classroom as well as inside.• We oer an excing, extensive range of extra-curricular acvies to provide something for everyone.• We encourage pupils to know themselves, to acknowledge and use their gis, accept their limitaons and share their talents with others.• We work relessly to ensure that each pupil is valued, cared for and respected in a welcoming and secure community.• We provide opportunies for our pupils to contribute to the development of our school and to exercise leadership in the spiritof service.”We prepare our pupils to embrace opportunities””We prepare our pupils to embrace opportunities”Our school recognises the uniqueness, Our school recognises the uniqueness, inherent worth and dignity of each pupil.inherent worth and dignity of each pupil.Saint Catherine’s is a school where:Saint Catherine’s is a school where:
Personal GrowthSaint Catherine’s prides itself on the strength of its Sacred Heart ethos but we never take it for granted. We allow individuals to be who they really are and do our best to ensure that everyone is treated equally. All of what we do inside and outside the classroom aims to ensure our pupils gain self-knowledge, energy, purpose and convicon. The school proceeds, therefore, in a spirit of giving all our pupils real condence and a sense of their inherent dignity as children of God. The whole curriculum aims to prepare our pupils to embrace the opportunies and undertake the responsibilies of adult and working life.• We place an emphasis on the development of the whole pupil.• The spiritual, physical, emoonal and educaonal welfare of our pupils is the basis of all we do.• We know that educaon happens outside the classroom as well as inside.• We oer an excing, extensive range of extra-curricular acvies to provide something for everyone.• We encourage pupils to know themselves, to acknowledge and use their gis, accept their limitaons and share their talents with others.• We work relessly to ensure that each pupil is valued, cared for and respected in a welcoming and secure community.• We provide opportunies for our pupils to contribute to the development of our school and to exercise leadership in the spiritof service.”We prepare our pupils to embrace opportunities””We prepare our pupils to embrace opportunities”Our school recognises the uniqueness, Our school recognises the uniqueness, inherent worth and dignity of each pupil.inherent worth and dignity of each pupil.Saint Catherine’s is a school where:Saint Catherine’s is a school where:
Saint Catherine’s College provides a curriculum which realises the aims of the school, reects the ethos of the Society of the Sacred Heart and is enjoyed by all of our pupils. Our pupils experience a balanced academic curriculum and a rich extra-curricular programme which together promote a Respect for Intellectual Values. Our sta believes that Learning is best served when teaching is of the highest quality. It has, at its heart, the forming of the minds and hearts of our pupils through the provision and pursuit of educaonal excellence. It highlights the need for a pupil-centred approach and for the recognion that there are many dierent types of intellect and ways of learning. Our curriculum engages pupils, equips them for life, takes account of what they already know, supports learning, assesses for learning, promotes pupil independence, respects the pu-pil voice, values out of school learning, is delivered in eecve learning environments and is taught by teach-ers who connuously develop their own knowledge and skills. We create a smulang learning environment where academic study and intellectual pursuits are cherished and valued. We recognise and develop the potenal of each individual pupil, enabling them to become quesoning, reecve young people who can appropriately use their knowledge to understand, interpret and interact with today’s world.“The Sacred Heart Educator aims to walk “The Sacred Heart Educator aims to walk with children, helping them to begin to with children, helping them to begin to acquire not only the knowledge and skills acquire not only the knowledge and skills but also the staying power and unselfishness but also the staying power and unselfishness that over a lifetime turns dreams into that over a lifetime turns dreams into reality, however great, however modest.”reality, however great, however modest.”Sister Aideen Kinlen, Provincial of the Irish Scosh ProvinceThe modern buildings and the new decor all show how our school reshapes and repurposes itself to empower each generaon of learners. We create an atmosphere of respect for learning in the school environment through our use of the following facilies:• Pupil Support Room & Pupil Hubs;• Comfort Corner, a safe and comfortable space for our students who need an environment to relax and unwind;• Sixth Form Snug, Coee Dock & Breakfast Club Areas;• The Hannan Suite, our Gym and Dance Studio;• The SEWing Suite, our Spiritual, Emoonal, Well-being suite, including our Cro Chaplaincy, named aer Mother Cro;• Our School Chapel.We provide opportunies for Teacher Professional Learning:• Metacognion & Thinking skills & Personal Capabilies• Training linked to the school’s Strategic Development Plan• Google Educator Training & Innovave Technologies Training• Middle & Senior Management Training• TPL provided by the Educaon Authority & Educaon and Training Inspectorate We ensure through a culture of caring and well-structured pastoral system that:• Individual needs are catered for across the school• Policies and Pracces are constantly reviewed and updated• Achievements are recognised and rewarded• Outside Agencies are ulised eecvely and eciently.Intellectual Values
Saint Catherine’s College provides a curriculum which realises the aims of the school, reects the ethos of the Society of the Sacred Heart and is enjoyed by all of our pupils. Our pupils experience a balanced academic curriculum and a rich extra-curricular programme which together promote a Respect for Intellectual Values. Our sta believes that Learning is best served when teaching is of the highest quality. It has, at its heart, the forming of the minds and hearts of our pupils through the provision and pursuit of educaonal excellence. It highlights the need for a pupil-centred approach and for the recognion that there are many dierent types of intellect and ways of learning. Our curriculum engages pupils, equips them for life, takes account of what they already know, supports learning, assesses for learning, promotes pupil independence, respects the pu-pil voice, values out of school learning, is delivered in eecve learning environments and is taught by teach-ers who connuously develop their own knowledge and skills. We create a smulang learning environment where academic study and intellectual pursuits are cherished and valued. We recognise and develop the potenal of each individual pupil, enabling them to become quesoning, reecve young people who can appropriately use their knowledge to understand, interpret and interact with today’s world.“The Sacred Heart Educator aims to walk “The Sacred Heart Educator aims to walk with children, helping them to begin to with children, helping them to begin to acquire not only the knowledge and skills acquire not only the knowledge and skills but also the staying power and unselfishness but also the staying power and unselfishness that over a lifetime turns dreams into that over a lifetime turns dreams into reality, however great, however modest.”reality, however great, however modest.”Sister Aideen Kinlen, Provincial of the Irish Scosh ProvinceThe modern buildings and the new decor all show how our school reshapes and repurposes itself to empower each generaon of learners. We create an atmosphere of respect for learning in the school environment through our use of the following facilies:• Pupil Support Room & Pupil Hubs;• Comfort Corner, a safe and comfortable space for our students who need an environment to relax and unwind;• Sixth Form Snug, Coee Dock & Breakfast Club Areas;• The Hannan Suite, our Gym and Dance Studio;• The SEWing Suite, our Spiritual, Emoonal, Well-being suite, including our Cro Chaplaincy, named aer Mother Cro;• Our School Chapel.We provide opportunies for Teacher Professional Learning:• Metacognion & Thinking skills & Personal Capabilies• Training linked to the school’s Strategic Development Plan• Google Educator Training & Innovave Technologies Training• Middle & Senior Management Training• TPL provided by the Educaon Authority & Educaon and Training Inspectorate We ensure through a culture of caring and well-structured pastoral system that:• Individual needs are catered for across the school• Policies and Pracces are constantly reviewed and updated• Achievements are recognised and rewarded• Outside Agencies are ulised eecvely and eciently.Intellectual Values
Our academic excellence opens so many doors for women to transform their own lives, the lives of their fam-ilies and, more importantly, to transform the society and world in which we live. We recognise the importance and centrality of our Key Stage Three curriculum. We pride ourselves on its breadth, variety and innovaon which sases the statutory curriculum requirements. At the end of Year 10 pupils make their subject choices for Key Stage 4 and GCSEs. Here are the subjects on oer at Key Stage Three: • English • Mathemacs• Science• RE • Digi Skills• Technology & Design• Home Economics• Drama• Music• Art• Irish The Key Stage 4 curriculum is intended to be a balanced and broadly based curriculum which promotes the spiritual, emoonal, moral, cultural, intellectual and physical development of pupils at the school and there-by of society. Which prepares pupils for the opportunies, responsibilies and experiences of life by equipping them with appropriate knowledge, understanding and skills.• Art and Design• Business Studies• Physical Health & Wellbeing• Drama • English Language• English Literature• Media Studies• French • Irish & Gaeilge• SpanishSubjects on oer at Key Stage 4:Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4• Spanish• French• Gaeilge• Geography• History• Physical Educaon• Geography• Health & Social Care• History• Home Economics• IT• Careers• Learning for Life and Work• Ag Foghlaim don Saol agus don Obair• Mathemacs• Stascs• Further Maths• Music• Occupaonal Studies• P.E. • R.E. • Science (Double Award & Single Award)• Technology & Design
Our academic excellence opens so many doors for women to transform their own lives, the lives of their fam-ilies and, more importantly, to transform the society and world in which we live. We recognise the importance and centrality of our Key Stage Three curriculum. We pride ourselves on its breadth, variety and innovaon which sases the statutory curriculum requirements. At the end of Year 10 pupils make their subject choices for Key Stage 4 and GCSEs. Here are the subjects on oer at Key Stage Three: • English • Mathemacs• Science• RE • Digi Skills• Technology & Design• Home Economics• Drama• Music• Art• Irish The Key Stage 4 curriculum is intended to be a balanced and broadly based curriculum which promotes the spiritual, emoonal, moral, cultural, intellectual and physical development of pupils at the school and there-by of society. Which prepares pupils for the opportunies, responsibilies and experiences of life by equipping them with appropriate knowledge, understanding and skills.• Art and Design• Business Studies• Physical Health & Wellbeing• Drama • English Language• English Literature• Media Studies• French • Irish & Gaeilge• SpanishSubjects on oer at Key Stage 4:Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4• Spanish• French• Gaeilge• Geography• History• Physical Educaon• Geography• Health & Social Care• History• Home Economics• IT• Careers• Learning for Life and Work• Ag Foghlaim don Saol agus don Obair• Mathemacs• Stascs• Further Maths• Music• Occupaonal Studies• P.E. • R.E. • Science (Double Award & Single Award)• Technology & Design
The growth of the Sixth Form in Saint Catherine’s College has been signicant. Year 12 pupils are given a great deal of informaon regarding the programmes of study available in Sixth Form. A ‘Pathways to Success’ conference is held for Year 12 pupils and their parents during which addresses are given by past pupils, Head of Sixth Form and the School Principal. The pupils are also given the opportunity to discuss Sixth Form subject specicaons with Subject Leaders, A-Level teaching specialists, Sixth Form pupil representaves and past pupils.Subjects on oer in Sixth Form are:• Art & Design• Biology• Business • Chemistry• English Literature• Geography• Food & Nutrion• French• Health & Social Care (Single Award & Double Award)Sixth Form• Irish• Mathemacs• History• Moving Image Arts• Music• Physics• Polics• Religious Studies• Sociology• Spanish• Technology & Design• Theatre Studies• Construcon• Travel & Tourism• Hospitality• Careers• UPS (Uniform & Protecve Services)
The growth of the Sixth Form in Saint Catherine’s College has been signicant. Year 12 pupils are given a great deal of informaon regarding the programmes of study available in Sixth Form. A ‘Pathways to Success’ conference is held for Year 12 pupils and their parents during which addresses are given by past pupils, Head of Sixth Form and the School Principal. The pupils are also given the opportunity to discuss Sixth Form subject specicaons with Subject Leaders, A-Level teaching specialists, Sixth Form pupil representaves and past pupils.Subjects on oer in Sixth Form are:• Art & Design• Biology• Business • Chemistry• English Literature• Geography• Food & Nutrion• French• Health & Social Care (Single Award & Double Award)Sixth Form• Irish• Mathemacs• History• Moving Image Arts• Music• Physics• Polics• Religious Studies• Sociology• Spanish• Technology & Design• Theatre Studies• Construcon• Travel & Tourism• Hospitality• Careers• UPS (Uniform & Protecve Services)
Essenally the Goal of Community is about the fostering of relaonships in an atmosphere of mutual in-teracon, where those involved both give and receive. Another way of pung it would be that the Goal of Community is aempng to live the moo ‘Cor Unum’ (‘One Heart’). Therefore, our challenge is to aim that no student should nish the school year with a sense of marginalisaon or of feeling undervalued.Our school is a supportive Our school is a supportive and loving environmentand loving environment‘‘....A school will stand or ‘‘....A school will stand or fall by its relationships...’’fall by its relationships...’’Mary Cavanagh, RSCJ, January 2000.CommunityAs a school community we:• Nurture good relaonships• Promote inclusiveness• Celebrate dierence• Strive for equality and jusce• Embrace all cultures• Foster close links with our communityOur work on the Goal of Community has helped prepare our pupils to become, in the future, agents of change and responsible cizens who can contribute meaningfully to society.We build community &appreciate difference
Essenally the Goal of Community is about the fostering of relaonships in an atmosphere of mutual in-teracon, where those involved both give and receive. Another way of pung it would be that the Goal of Community is aempng to live the moo ‘Cor Unum’ (‘One Heart’). Therefore, our challenge is to aim that no student should nish the school year with a sense of marginalisaon or of feeling undervalued.Our school is a supportive Our school is a supportive and loving environmentand loving environment‘‘....A school will stand or ‘‘....A school will stand or fall by its relationships...’’fall by its relationships...’’Mary Cavanagh, RSCJ, January 2000.CommunityAs a school community we:• Nurture good relaonships• Promote inclusiveness• Celebrate dierence• Strive for equality and jusce• Embrace all cultures• Foster close links with our communityOur work on the Goal of Community has helped prepare our pupils to become, in the future, agents of change and responsible cizens who can contribute meaningfully to society.We build community &appreciate difference
Our school Our school is rooted in the is rooted in the conviction that a conviction that a Living Faith Living Faith permeates the life of permeates the life of our school.our school.As a Sacred Heart school We are connuing the vision of St Madeleine Sophie Barat as she wanted every pupil’s faith to deepen through the curriculum, through formaon of character and through the ethos of the school. Students nd great support in their faith journey from our Chaplain. Our school Chaplain is also the Director of Chaplaincy Services; this is a unique role and Saint Catherine’s is the only school in Armagh with a full-me lay Chaplain. The religious dimension in the tradion of the Society of the Sacred Heart is central to the life of our school and a Living Faith permeates school life. The perspecves of faith imbued St Madeleine Sophie Barat’s educaonal philosophy. She believed that the formaon of the whole person reaches its full potenal only when faith informs the enre process. The Goal of a Living Faith in God has been ne-tuned by the pupil experience in our school. Our school provides opportunies for the celebraon of the Eucharist, such as the opening Mass for the new school year. We mark the Feast Days of the Society of the Sacred Heart and ulise religious icons eecvely in our school. Our prayer room is being used regularly by a broad cross-secon of our pupils as their sacred space for personal and communal prayer and reecon. Faith is engraved in the life of our school, in our hearts. We connue and support the work of parents and guardians by helping our students acquire parcular values which emphasise love, kindness, respect, hope/opmism, compassion, forgiveness, tolerance and service. Our school acvely fosters linkes with the wider community in Armagh, warmly opening our doors for community groups and events.A Living Faith#Kindness#Kindness#Fairness #Fairness #Respect#Respect
Our school Our school is rooted in the is rooted in the conviction that a conviction that a Living Faith Living Faith permeates the life of permeates the life of our school.our school.As a Sacred Heart school We are connuing the vision of St Madeleine Sophie Barat as she wanted every pupil’s faith to deepen through the curriculum, through formaon of character and through the ethos of the school. Students nd great support in their faith journey from our Chaplain. Our school Chaplain is also the Director of Chaplaincy Services; this is a unique role and Saint Catherine’s is the only school in Armagh with a full-me lay Chaplain. The religious dimension in the tradion of the Society of the Sacred Heart is central to the life of our school and a Living Faith permeates school life. The perspecves of faith imbued St Madeleine Sophie Barat’s educaonal philosophy. She believed that the formaon of the whole person reaches its full potenal only when faith informs the enre process. The Goal of a Living Faith in God has been ne-tuned by the pupil experience in our school. Our school provides opportunies for the celebraon of the Eucharist, such as the opening Mass for the new school year. We mark the Feast Days of the Society of the Sacred Heart and ulise religious icons eecvely in our school. Our prayer room is being used regularly by a broad cross-secon of our pupils as their sacred space for personal and communal prayer and reecon. Faith is engraved in the life of our school, in our hearts. We connue and support the work of parents and guardians by helping our students acquire parcular values which emphasise love, kindness, respect, hope/opmism, compassion, forgiveness, tolerance and service. Our school acvely fosters linkes with the wider community in Armagh, warmly opening our doors for community groups and events.A Living Faith#Kindness#Kindness#Fairness #Fairness #Respect#Respect
Awareness of social injusce and desire to respond acvely is part of the heritage of Madeleine Sophie. Today our Sacred Heart educators connue to encourage this response. The Goal of Social Awareness can be said to be the praccal outworking of the work on the other four goals. The Goal of Social Awareness gives our pupils the opportunity to translate the knowledge, skills and values acquired through our work on the Goals of Faith, Intellect, Character and Community into eecve acon for social change. As a Bronze Awarded Rights Respecng School, we recognise our commitment to placing the United Naons Convenon on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) at the heart of our school’s pracce.Through developed programmes we develop our pupils’ knowledge and informaon about responsible cizenship and problems of injusce through outreach work, assemblies and living faith. Our school enables all pupils to become ‘agents of transformaon’ by highlighng their acve role as engaged, acve cizens commied to advocacy, eecve acon for social change, conict resoluon and leadership.Pupils in our school have the opportunity to become involved in some of the following acvies throughout their seven year journey;• Form class and whole school fund-raising acvies and iniaves• An-bullying workshops/ being An-bullying Ambassador • Christmas Shoe Box appeal & St. Vincent de Paul Christmas hampers • Visits to local care homes • Trip to Lourdes • Being on the Ethos Team • Being a Peer-Mentor, Befriender, Reading Buddy, Library Assistant • Being an Environmental Prefect• Being a Kindness, Literacy or Sports Ambassador• Being on our School Council• Being part of the Rights Respecng Steering Group• Various roles of leadership and responsibility, including Head Girl, Deputy Head Girl, Senior PrefectSocial AwarenessOur school enables all Our school enables all pupils to become agents of pupils to become agents of transformation.transformation.“Be humble, be simple and “Be humble, be simple and bring joy to others ”bring joy to others ”
Awareness of social injusce and desire to respond acvely is part of the heritage of Madeleine Sophie. Today our Sacred Heart educators connue to encourage this response. The Goal of Social Awareness can be said to be the praccal outworking of the work on the other four goals. The Goal of Social Awareness gives our pupils the opportunity to translate the knowledge, skills and values acquired through our work on the Goals of Faith, Intellect, Character and Community into eecve acon for social change. As a Bronze Awarded Rights Respecng School, we recognise our commitment to placing the United Naons Convenon on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) at the heart of our school’s pracce.Through developed programmes we develop our pupils’ knowledge and informaon about responsible cizenship and problems of injusce through outreach work, assemblies and living faith. Our school enables all pupils to become ‘agents of transformaon’ by highlighng their acve role as engaged, acve cizens commied to advocacy, eecve acon for social change, conict resoluon and leadership.Pupils in our school have the opportunity to become involved in some of the following acvies throughout their seven year journey;• Form class and whole school fund-raising acvies and iniaves• An-bullying workshops/ being An-bullying Ambassador • Christmas Shoe Box appeal & St. Vincent de Paul Christmas hampers • Visits to local care homes • Trip to Lourdes • Being on the Ethos Team • Being a Peer-Mentor, Befriender, Reading Buddy, Library Assistant • Being an Environmental Prefect• Being a Kindness, Literacy or Sports Ambassador• Being on our School Council• Being part of the Rights Respecng Steering Group• Various roles of leadership and responsibility, including Head Girl, Deputy Head Girl, Senior PrefectSocial AwarenessOur school enables all Our school enables all pupils to become agents of pupils to become agents of transformation.transformation.“Be humble, be simple and “Be humble, be simple and bring joy to others ”bring joy to others ”
Our pupils are an integral part of the school community, pobal na scoile. They enjoy the full experience on oer to all pupils in St. Catherine’s College. We are providing our pupils with a plaormon which to build their bilingual future. Several of our pupils have been placed rst and second in the North of Ireland in a number of subjects. We promote parcipaon in a wide variety of Irish language events, such as Rith, Quizzes, Feiseanna, Easter courses and Gaeltacht summer courses. We have strong links with our local Irish language community and keep our pupils posted on Irish language events happening locally and naonally.An Sruth Gaeilge, Coláiste Chaitríonaproviding quality bilingualeducaon since 2002“Mol an Óige agus “Mol an Óige agus Tiocfaidh sí”Tiocfaidh sí”A pupil entering An Sruth Gaeilge in Year 8 will study 50 % of the N.I. curriculum through Irish.Our pupils complete G.C.S.E. Irish at the end of Year 9. In Key Stage 4 all pupils study Gaeilge and Ag Fogh-laim don Saol agus don Obair as core subjects through Irish.“Thug an scoil seo anseans dom teacht chuigAn Sruth Gaeilge. Tá mochuid Gaeilge ag feabhsú irith an ama. Tá gach duineiontach deas cineálta agustá mé bródúil as mo scoilagus as mo chuid Gaeilge.”Ruairí Mac ConbhuíBliain a 13
Our pupils are an integral part of the school community, pobal na scoile. They enjoy the full experience on oer to all pupils in St. Catherine’s College. We are providing our pupils with a plaormon which to build their bilingual future. Several of our pupils have been placed rst and second in the North of Ireland in a number of subjects. We promote parcipaon in a wide variety of Irish language events, such as Rith, Quizzes, Feiseanna, Easter courses and Gaeltacht summer courses. We have strong links with our local Irish language community and keep our pupils posted on Irish language events happening locally and naonally.An Sruth Gaeilge, Coláiste Chaitríonaproviding quality bilingualeducaon since 2002“Mol an Óige agus “Mol an Óige agus Tiocfaidh sí”Tiocfaidh sí”A pupil entering An Sruth Gaeilge in Year 8 will study 50 % of the N.I. curriculum through Irish.Our pupils complete G.C.S.E. Irish at the end of Year 9. In Key Stage 4 all pupils study Gaeilge and Ag Fogh-laim don Saol agus don Obair as core subjects through Irish.“Thug an scoil seo anseans dom teacht chuigAn Sruth Gaeilge. Tá mochuid Gaeilge ag feabhsú irith an ama. Tá gach duineiontach deas cineálta agustá mé bródúil as mo scoilagus as mo chuid Gaeilge.”Ruairí Mac ConbhuíBliain a 13
On this new day we ask you GodTo help us to be there for each otherThat where there is worryWe will bring supportThat where there is friendshipWe will deepen itThat where there is anyone le outWe will help them to join inThat where there is a needWe will bring generosity of heartAlways remembering our school mooCor Unum….One Heart.Children Of The Sacred HeartWe are people of the future linked to kin of yesterday,We are kindred strong and worthy who are bound to have their say.In the Ireland we inherit we will surely have our place,With the Sacred Heart to guide us and the Holy Spirit’s grace.Chorus:All for one and one for all, shoulder to shoulder walking tall,We are Children of the Sacred Heart.We are caring for each other we are conscious of the poor,We are working for the Third World who are striving to endure,We were learning how to cipher, how to read and how to write,We were taught to be courageous, not to fear the darkest night.Chorus:All for one and one for all, shoulder to shoulder walking tall,We are Children of the Sacred Heart.School PrayerSchool PrayerSchool HymnSchool Hymn
On this new day we ask you GodTo help us to be there for each otherThat where there is worryWe will bring supportThat where there is friendshipWe will deepen itThat where there is anyone le outWe will help them to join inThat where there is a needWe will bring generosity of heartAlways remembering our school mooCor Unum….One Heart.Children Of The Sacred HeartWe are people of the future linked to kin of yesterday,We are kindred strong and worthy who are bound to have their say.In the Ireland we inherit we will surely have our place,With the Sacred Heart to guide us and the Holy Spirit’s grace.Chorus:All for one and one for all, shoulder to shoulder walking tall,We are Children of the Sacred Heart.We are caring for each other we are conscious of the poor,We are working for the Third World who are striving to endure,We were learning how to cipher, how to read and how to write,We were taught to be courageous, not to fear the darkest night.Chorus:All for one and one for all, shoulder to shoulder walking tall,We are Children of the Sacred Heart.School PrayerSchool PrayerSchool HymnSchool Hymn
The importance of living out the Sacred Heart Ethos permeates every aspect of the school’s work. The result is an environment which promotes love of God and understanding of neighbour in a balanced and inter-connected learning experience. In Saint Catherine’s there is an awareness that our high levels of academic, arsc, sporng and musical success and our Sacred Heart Ethos are inextricably linked. Saint Catherine’s College | Convent Rd | Armagh | BT60 4BJ | N.Irelandt: 02837522023 | e: info@stcatherines.armagh.ni.sch.ukwww.stcatherinesarmagh.comWhat makes our school unique...What makes our school unique...Ours is a school which embraces inclusion, social Ours is a school which embraces inclusion, social justice, high expectations and high standards. justice, high expectations and high standards.