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The Teachers:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong> <\/p>\n Fiachra \u00d3 Dubhghaill<\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" C\u00fala4 ar Scoil Starts Monday 20 April at 10:00 a.m. on TG4 TG4 is delighted to announce that a new programme,\u00a0C\u00fala4 ar Scoil\u00a0will commence on Monday 20 April 2020, broadcasting on weekdays at 10a.m. All schools are currently closed under Covid-19 restrictions. This programme will cater for primary school children who attend Gaelscoileanna […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":876,"featured_media":0,"parent":111527,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-pr.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nTG4 is delighted to announce that a new programme,\u00a0<\/span>C\u00fala4 ar Scoil<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>will commence on Monday 20 April 2020, broadcasting on weekdays at 10a.m. All schools are currently closed under Covid-19 restrictions. This programme will cater for primary school children who attend Gaelscoileanna and Gaeltacht schools, in the event of an extension to public health measures which may mean that schools remain closed for a further period.
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\nThe half-hour programme will be broadcast from Scoil na bhForbacha in the Connemara Gaeltacht and will be presented from 10.00 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. by primary school teachers, Caitr\u00edona N\u00ed Chual\u00e1in and Fiachra \u00d3 Dubhghaill, with contributions from teachers and facilitators from other communities and Gaeltacht regions, incorporating a range of dialects.
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\nThe programme will have a weekly theme and the lesson objectives and learning outcomes drawn from the primary school curriculum will be presented in an engaging and interactive manner. Core curriculum subjects will be included such as Irish, Mathematics, History and Geography, and there will also be an emphasis on creativity, the arts, oral traditions, health and wellbeing.
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\nDuring the programme C\u00fala4 ar Scoil, children will be invited to participate at home and will be asked to send\u00a0 in pictures or videos of their work to the programme. The content will also be available online on Cula4.com and on youtube C\u00fala4.
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\nTG4 will also broadcast an additional schedule before and after C\u00fala4 ar Scoil from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. each day, which will include programmes with educational themes including\u00a0<\/span>\u2018Bia Linn\u2019, \u00c1r Sc\u00e9al<\/em>,\u00a0<\/span>\u2018<\/em>Am Foghlama le Timmy\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Is Eola\u00ed M\u00e9<\/em>\u2019 and\u00a0<\/span>\u2018WAC\u2019<\/em>.
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\nC\u00fala4 ar Scoil will be produced by F\u00edb\u00edn, an award winning production company recognised for its productions for young people such as \u2018Is Eola\u00ed M\u00e9\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Is Mise\u2019<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>and \u2018Saol faoi Shr\u00e1id\u2019<\/em>.\u00a0 Darach \u00d3 Tuairisc will produce the series together with primary teacher, Ethel Burke who has stage, television and acting experience. The Telegael crew will record the series.
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\nThe series will be funded by TG4, and\u00a0 advice on the educational content and curriculum will be provided by the Department of Education and Skills, Col\u00e1iste Mhuire gan Sm\u00e1l, An Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscola\u00edochta (COGG), The Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST), and Gaeloideachas.\u00a0 The advice and experience of Tuismitheoir\u00ed na Gaeltachta will also be included in the production.
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\nMinister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD welcomed the initiative:
\n\u2018The production of this programme is a credit to TG4 in supporting the continuity of children\u2019s learning in Gaelscoileanna and Gaeltacht schools, who are currently studying at home due to Covid-19 restrictions. I would like to thank the teachers and network of people who managed to get this project together under difficult circumstances and tight deadlines. This programme will help enrich learning at home and will serve as a wonderful additional learning support for children\u2019.<\/em>
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\nMuireann N\u00ed Mh\u00f3r\u00e1in Chief Executive, COGG welcomed the selection of F\u00edb\u00edn to undertake the series for TG4,\u00a0<\/span>\u2018It is great that a company with expertise and experience, such as F\u00edb\u00edn, has been selected to produce C\u00fala4 ar Scoil for TG4.\u00a0 COGG will support this initiative in any way it can\u2019.<\/em>
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\nSiobh\u00e1n N\u00ed Bhr\u00e1daigh, Commissioning Editor for Young People in TG4 said:
\n\u2018TG4 is grateful for the support that this project has received from all of the Educational bodies and parties connected with the project (The Department of Education and Skills, COGG, PDST and Gaeloideachas) and Tuismitheoir\u00ed na Gaeltachta, and everyone else in the public who contacted TG4 with suggestions in relation to this initiative. We are happy that we can facilitate and help children who are receiving their schooling through the medium of Irish, and hope that C\u00fala4 ar Scoil will be a help to all families at this time\u2019.<\/em>
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\nBl\u00e1thnaid N\u00ed Ghr\u00e9ach\u00e1in, Chief Executive Gaeloideachas greatly welcomes this initiative:
\n\u201cThis initiative by TG4 will create an enjoyable learning experience through Irish for children who are used to being immersed in the language. \u00a0It will help create a positive experience for them in their learning, and it will also be a great resource for teachers to use content from the programmes to include in their work plans for pupils in their homes\u2019.<\/em>
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\nSorcha N\u00ed Ch\u00e9illeachair, Head of Tuismitheoir\u00ed na Gaeltachta:\u00a0<\/span>‘This initiative recognises the importance of Gaeltacht and all-Irish education in the system, and we are extremely happy that a programme of this calibre will be broadcast on TG4.\u00a0 This will be a positive boost for parents whose first language in the home is Irish at a time when such a boost is needed\u2019.<\/em>
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\nCaitr\u00edona N\u00ed Chual\u00e1in from Indreabh\u00e1n, Connemara is a primary school teacher, and teaches in Gaelscoil U\u00ed Fhiaich in Maynooth, Co. Kildare.\u00a0 Gaelscoil U\u00ed Fhiaich has a strong emphasis on music and nurtures a love for Irish Language and culture amongst its students. Caitr\u00edona also works for TG4 as a continuity and weather presenter which she really enjoys.<\/p>\n
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\nFiachra \u00d3 Dubhghaill is from Cork and teaches in Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh in Galway City.\u00a0 He has a Masters in Drama and Theatre Studies from National University of Ireland, Galway.\u00a0 He has had acting parts in plays such as \u2018Married to the Sea\u2019 and \u2018An Triail\u2019, as well as television roles in \u2018Ros na R\u00fan\u2019 and \u2018Corp agus Anam\u2019. Fiachra also enjoys sport and music.<\/p>\n