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Ukrainian Students at Irish School (Russian)

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Ukrainian Students at Irish School (Russian)

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Our website can be viewed in many languages

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Drogheda Life | St. Oliver's Community College awarded yellow flag for promoting diversity

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Drogheda Life | Best For Local News & Advertising

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The St. Oliver's team with Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O'Gorman TD. after the prresentation of the Yellow Flag award.

By Darragh Smith

St. Oliver's Community College has been awarded a second yellow flag for their work in promoting diversity and inclusion in their school life.

To qualify for a yellow flag award schools must complete eight steps which include setting up a diversity committee, equality and diversity training, setting up an action plan and making a diversity code.

St. Oliver's was one of eight schools to be awarded the yellow flag at a ceremony at the button factory, Dublin last week. The awards ceremony was led by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O'Gorman TD.

Receiving the school's flag, fifth year student Tehzeeb Syed said: "I have seen first-hand how our collective voices can spark a meaningful change, whether it's advocating for policies that promote diversity and inclusion or organising events that celebrate our cultural heritage, every action we take sends a powerful message.
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"As an ethnic minority young person, my voice has been amplified in ways I never thought possible."

Asked what it means when your school is awarded a yellow flag, Tehzeeb said "making people feel both welcomed and represented no matter what race or ethnic background they come from".

Another student, Anne Mercy Ita, said "I feel like it has made a difference because without the yellow flag our school would not have had a cultural day which helped to spread awareness of other people's cultures. It also got students to respect other people cultures".

These two students had many positive things to say about their school community, however, as is with anything in life, there is always room for improvements.

The St. Oliver's CC team with their Yellow Flag award.

Tehzeeb added: "I believe our school has made a huge amount of progress, but we're not fully there yet. The progress we have made so far has had a huge impact on those who have felt unrepresented and unheard".

Anne said: "I cannot say that our school has reached its peak potential when it comes to this issue, but I can say the steps that have been taken by the yellow flag committee and the school as a whole have improved cultural awareness tremendously".

There are always going to be things we can do to make people of different race and ethnicity feel safer and more cared for in their community. Hopefully in the future St. Oliver's will continue to take steps in creating a more welcoming and inclusive environment for their students.

Maybe in the near future other schools follow their lead and try their best to make a better school environment for their students, they may even gain a yellow flag of their own.

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Drogheda Life | St. Oliver's Community College awarded yellow flag for promoting diversity

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By Darragh Smith St. Oliver's Community College has been awarded a second yellow flag for their work in promoting diversity and inclusion in their school life.

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Action plan 23/24

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🌟 We're thrilled to share the fantastic news! 🎉 SOCC has achieved the Yellow Flag Programme Award for the second time, a testament to our commitment to creating an inclusive and welcoming school environment. Kudos to our students, educators, parents and community for making this achievement possible. Let's continue embracing diversity and promoting inclusion and unity! 🏆📚 #YellowFlagAchievement #DiversityInEducation

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Language Mats for the Classroom | Languages Connect

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Language Mats for the Classroom | Languages Connect

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Download language mats in your target language for some useful classroom vocabulary and some basic phrases and greetings

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Amazing art work made by TY students for our school of sanctuary wall

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Planning in place for our school of sanctuary wall 🎨

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Delighted to be featured in the folens CSPE book - Make a difference

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It's an inspirational story about how to have ambition through the ones chosen sport, physical education, belief, hard work, overcoming obstacles, and bringing out the best of your personalities through your dreams. We have many featured Elite Athletes that speak on their experiences in taking inspiration from the story and in their lives.🌟

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“ After the Fall “ 2024 Official trailer🎥

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Partnering with Louth County Council, Cricket Leinster has been working on development plans with St. Oliver’s Community College to ensure the passionate young cricketers who are based at the Direct Provision centre at Mosney get full opportunities to play. https://www.cricketleinster.ie/news/cricket4all-in-county-louth

St. Oliver’s Community College Principal (John Halpin) was pleased to be expanding the college's role in engaging students in their chosen sport adding “We pride ourselves in creating a vibrant, student-cantered environment in which each student is supported to reach their potential, and delighted that will now include a greater engagement with cricket, to meet the clear rise in its popularity within our students”.

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Our diversity code created by our students is featured in students school journals and displayed prominently around the school

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Culture Connect CLG - Louth Intercultural Centre

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Welcome to Culture Connect CLG
aka L outh Intercultural Centre

Who we are?

Culture Connect is an intercultural organisation that addresses the barriers that new communities and Irish society experience in working and living together; focusing on facilitating culturally appropriate services that ensure ongoing support for ethnic minorities, promote intercultural awareness and mutual understanding.

Mission, vision and values

To promote interculturalism, community cohesion and racial equality

Our mission is to promote interculturalism, community cohesion, racial equality and to provide appropriate services and programmes that meet the needs of a culturally and linguistically diverse community.

Louth without cultural barriers

Our vision is for County Louth to become a place where everyone feels safe and appreciated. A place without racism and with full equality, solidarity and well-being for all.

C U L T U R E

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Culture Connect CLG - Louth Intercultural Centre

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Culture Connect is a cultural centre located in Drogheda and Dundalk. We provide immigrants support, refugees support, youth support, and woman support. We provide mediation services, administration services, after-school support, summer camps. Drogheda grinds, Dundalk grinds, Drogheda tutoring, Dundalk tutoring

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Literacy initiatives

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Literacy initiatives 📕📖

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Making cookies for charity

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All Ireland basketball champions 🏆🏀⛹️‍♀️

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All Ireland basketball champions 🏆🏀⛹️‍♀️

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Our first year students participated in a carol service, raising much needed funds for the Peter McVerry trust.

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Our first year students participated in a carol service, raising much needed funds for the Peter McVerry trust.