sciencemailing2008
DESCRIPTION
P r im a r y S c h o o l S c ie n c e T e a c h in g in I r e la n d K ERRY P le a se jo in u s in su p p o r t in g t h e F u t u r e o f o u r H e r it a g e t h r o u g h S c ie n c e E d u c a t io n . 3,000 for 2008. WWW T HE I RISH A MERICAN P ARTNERSHIP Scoil Roisin, County Donegal, with the ocean in sight just beyond the telephone pole. The three-room schoolhouse is in quite a tough-weather spot! AP. ORG .I RISHTRANSCRIPT
Scoi
l Roi
sin,
Cou
nty
Don
egal
, wit
h th
e oc
ean
in s
ight
just
bey
ond
the
tele
phon
e po
le.
The
thre
e-ro
om s
choo
lhou
se is
in q
uite
a to
ugh-
wea
ther
spo
t!
TH
E I
RIS
H A
ME
RIC
AN
PA
RT
NE
RSH
IP
33 B
road
Str
eet
�
Bos
ton,
Mas
sach
uset
ts 0
2109
�
(61
7) 7
23-2
707,
(80
0) 7
22-3
893,
fax
(61
7) 7
23-5
478
WW
W.I
RIS
HA
P.O
RG
Ple
ase
join
us i
n su
ppor
ting
th
e Fu
ture
of o
ur H
erit
age
thro
ugh
Scie
nce
Edu
cati
on.
TH
E I
RIS
H A
ME
RIC
AN
PA
RT
NE
RSH
IP
Prim
ary
Scho
ol S
cien
ce T
each
ing
in I
rela
nd
For
Iris
h A
mer
ican
s int
eres
ted
in su
ppor
ting
our
Her
itag
e,
this
is a
soun
d in
vest
men
t in
Irel
and’
s fut
ure.
At C
oogu
e N
atio
nal S
choo
l, in
the
villa
ge o
f th
e sa
me
nam
e, 3
mil
es w
est o
f B
arna
cogu
e, C
ount
y M
ayo.
Jun
iors
, sen
iors
& in
fant
s al
l pos
e to
geth
er w
ith
loca
l-bo
rn
Pri
ncip
al S
iobh
an G
erag
hty
(sec
ond
from
the
righ
t at r
ear)
aft
er r
ecei
ving
thei
r fi
rst-
year
P
artn
ersh
ip S
cien
ce P
rogr
am E
xpan
sion
Gra
nt o
f ��������������
KE
RR
Y
G
ALW
AY
M
AYO
DO
NE
GA
L
TH
E I
RIS
H A
ME
RIC
AN
PA
RT
NE
RSH
IP
Prim
ary
Scho
ol S
cien
ce T
each
ing
Prog
ram
Fo
r th
e pa
st f
our
year
s, th
e Pa
rtne
rshi
p, in
col
labo
ratio
n w
ith
Irel
and’
s D
epar
tmen
t of
Edu
catio
n an
d Sc
ienc
e, h
as b
een
test
ing
met
hods
an
d di
scip
line
s to
fur
ther
sci
ence
edu
catio
n in
pri
mar
y sc
hool
s. T
he te
sts
took
pla
ce in
a c
lust
er o
f fi
ftee
n sc
hool
s in
Sou
th K
erry
. Bas
ed o
n th
e su
cces
s of
this
res
earc
h, th
e pr
ogra
m h
as n
ow e
xpan
ded
into
sm
all,
rura
l, di
sadv
anta
ged,
sch
ools
in th
ree
addi
tiona
l cou
ntie
s in
Wes
tern
Ire
land
—G
alw
ay, M
ayo
and
Don
egal
.
T
each
er tr
aini
ng, s
uppo
rt a
nd r
ecog
nitio
n, th
e fo
rmat
ion
of
coop
erat
ing
clus
ters
of
rem
ote
area
sch
ools
, a f
ocus
upo
n ch
ildre
n ni
ne to
tw
elve
yea
rs o
f ag
e an
d a
trav
elin
g pr
ofes
sion
al f
acili
tato
r w
ere
foun
d to
be
the
key
elem
ents
of
a su
cces
sful
pro
gram
. The
pro
gram
will
con
tinu
e to
be
supe
rvis
ed b
y St
. Pat
rick
’s T
each
ing
Col
lege
in D
ublin
.
W
ith
the
addi
tion
of th
e th
ree
new
cou
ntie
s of
Gal
way
, May
o an
d D
oneg
al (
cons
istin
g of
a f
ive-
scho
ol-c
lust
er in
eac
h ne
w c
ount
y,
tota
ling
fift
een
scho
ols)
and
the
cont
inua
tion
of
the
Sout
h K
erry
fif
teen
-sc
hool
pro
gram
, it i
s es
timat
ed th
at o
ver
1,50
0 yo
ung
Iris
h st
uden
ts in
di
sadv
anta
ged
rura
l are
as w
ill r
ecei
ve th
e be
nefi
t of
the
new
sci
ence
pr
ogra
m.
Irel
and
has
been
doi
ng w
ell e
cono
mic
ally
. For
this
pro
gres
s to
co
ntin
ue, a
ccor
ding
to s
cien
ce a
nd e
ngin
eeri
ng le
ader
s in
Ire
land
, tho
usan
ds
of n
ew s
cien
tists
and
eng
inee
rs m
ust b
e de
velo
ped
over
the
next
15
year
s.
Unf
ortu
nate
ly, t
oday
, few
er a
nd f
ewer
Iri
sh h
igh
scho
ol g
radu
ates
are
ch
oosi
ng s
cien
ce a
s a
care
er. T
his
scie
nce
prog
ram
is d
esig
ned
to b
uild
in
tere
st in
sci
ence
, foc
usin
g up
on im
pres
sion
able
you
ng p
eopl
e as
they
de
velo
p.
The
est
imat
ed c
ost f
or th
e en
tire
thre
e ye
ar p
rogr
am is
ap
prox
imat
ely
$965
,000
dol
lars
. Cos
ts w
ill b
e sh
ared
by
Am
eric
an d
onor
s,
The
Iri
sh A
mer
ican
Par
tner
ship
and
Ire
land
’s D
epar
tmen
t of
Edu
cati
on a
nd
Scie
nce.
Pl
ease
join
with
us
in c
eleb
ratin
g ou
r he
rita
ge th
roug
h
ensu
ring
a c
ontin
ued
stro
ng, h
ealth
y fu
ture
for
Ire
land
.
Fri
day
afte
rnoo
n bu
stle
am
id th
e w
ind-
blow
n ra
in o
utsi
de S
ylan
e N
atio
nal S
choo
l, C
o.
Gal
way
. One
stu
dent
sto
ps to
sha
re h
er f
inis
hed
Mot
her’
s D
ay g
ift w
ith
Prin
cipa
l Sin
ead
Cle
ary.
In
Irel
and,
Mot
her’
s D
ay is
dur
ing
Len
t, an
d th
is y
ear
fell
on
Sun
day,
Mar
ch 2
.
You
may
be
able
to m
ake
out t
he c
hild
ren
wav
ing
“Goo
dbye
!” ju
st o
ver
the
ston
e w
all
at th
e N
atio
nal S
choo
l in
Bar
naco
gue,
Sco
il N
aisi
unta
She
amai
s, C
ount
y M
ayo,
aft
er
rece
ivin
g th
eir
firs
t-ye
ar S
cien
ce G
rant
.
The
‘pa
th’
to tw
o-ro
om C
arna
geeh
y N
atio
nal S
choo
l, C
ount
y G
alw
ay—
the
yello
w-
pain
ted
scho
olho
use
is ju
st a
head
. With
out a
bit
of h
elp,
you
’d “
neve
r fi
nd it
!”
The
ent
ire
stud
ent b
ody
at S
coil
Nai
siun
ta S
heam
ais,
als
o ca
lled
Bar
naco
gue
Nat
iona
l Sc
hool
, 3 to
4 m
iles
sou
th o
f K
ilke
lly, C
ount
y M
ayo.
Pri
ncip
al C
arm
el S
herl
ock
at f
ar
righ
t, w
ith tw
o ju
nior
s st
uden
ts h
oldi
ng th
eir
firs
t-ye
ar �������� �������������������� ���
Tak
en f
rom
a 5
0-ya
rd r
oad
lead
ing
to th
e se
a, lo
okin
g ba
ck o
n S
coil
Nai
siun
ta
Mhu
ire—
Bel
crui
t, C
ount
y D
oneg
al. T
his
repr
esen
ts th
e ty
pica
l loc
ale
and
villa
ge
dem
ogra
phic
of
the
Prim
ary
Sch
ools
the
Par
tner
ship
see
ks to
sup
port
.
Pri
ncip
al T
ony
Fah
ey (
in r
ear
at r
ight
), w
ith
firs
t-ye
ar P
artn
ersh
ip S
cien
ce G
rant
of
����������� ������������������ ��������������� ���
��� ����S
t. Jo
seph
’s N
atio
nal
Scho
ol (
also
cal
led
Mid
fiel
d N
atio
nal S
choo
l) in
the
rura
l are
a of
Mid
fiel
d, C
ount
y M
ayo,
wit
h an
ent
husi
astic
sen
iors
cla
ss.
In S
outh
Ker
ry, w
here
our
Sci
ence
Pro
gram
beg
an in
200
3, p
upils
at F
ilem
ore
Nat
iona
l Sc
hool
, Cah
ersi
veen
, Co.
Ker
ry u
sing
thei
r 3r
d-ye
ar ������� �������������������� ���
to le
arn
firs
t-ha
nd a
bout
for
ce a
nd te
nsio
n w
ith th
e he
lp o
f a
fund
ed le
sson
fac
ilita
tor.
You
can
mak
e ou
t the
stu
dent
s of
St.
Bre
ndan
’s N
atio
nal S
choo
l scr
eam
ing
“Ras
hers
!”
to s
mil
e at
the
cam
era,
with
Pri
ncip
al M
artin
a M
cGra
th a
t the
far
rig
ht.
Als
o ca
lled
B
elm
ont N
atio
nal S
choo
l, it
sits
3-4
mil
es w
est i
nto
the
farm
land
fro
m M
illto
wn
Vill
age,
Cou
nty
Gal
way
.
Prin
cipa
l Jam
es G
illes
pie,
bac
k ri
ght,
with
the
Part
ners
hip’
s B
rian
Mur
ray
and
his
seni
ors
clas
s at
Sco
il R
oisi
n, in
Mag
hery
Vill
age,
a f
ew m
iles
dow
n th
e so
uth
seac
oast
fr
om D
ungl
oe T
own,
Cou
nty
Don
egal
. You
wou
ldn’
t kno
w it
was
gal
ing
outs
ide!
At K
ilcon
ly N
atio
nal S
choo
l, ju
st o
utsi
de o
f th
e sm
all f
arm
land
Vill
age
of K
ilcon
ly,
Cou
nty
Gal
way
, the
sen
iors
stu
dent
s ha
ve a
lmos
t blo
cked
off
thei
r P
rinc
ipal
and
teac
her
Patr
ick
McW
alte
r—in
the
cent
er r
ight
with
the
red
swea
ter.