What does it mean to Live in Dublin 15 by

CP Setanta Multi-cultural Foodhall

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CP Setanta Diversity Committee Yellow Flag

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Project proposal

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Multi-cultural Fashion Show

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Runs in the school every year

Luttrellstown CC Culture Day!

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Each year, LCC celebrates the many nationalities that are part of our school community. This is what it means to live in Dublin 15.

LCC Multicultural Sports Week!

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In January, different activities will be took place in the sports hall at lunch to celebrate the sports of the many nationalities that are part of LCC's community. Activities included:

Abula (Nigeria) and Ping Pong (China)

Dandy Shandy (Jamaica)

Corn Hole (America)

Irish dancing

Cricket (England)

LCC Ethos Ambassadors!

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On the 25/2/25, our Ethos Ambassadors attended their first workshop and were awarded ambassador badges! Well done to all the schools involved! #ddletb #etbethos

Champion School of Sanctuary Award!

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We were delighted to receive our Champion award as it reflects our commitment to providing a safe and welcoming environment for our school community.

Inter-Schools Networking

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We reached out to two other schools to learn about their journey. We also hosted delegates from another school to share our Schools of Sanctuary journey with them.

Pictured here are staff from fellow DDLETB school, Luttrellstown Community College. They visited us to learn about how we have embedded Schools of Sanctuary as part of our Ethos.

Pre-Monitoring Visit

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We were delighted to welcome a representative from Schools of Sanctuary Ireland to Rath Dara Community College. She met with our Ethos Co-Ordinator to discuss our SoSI journey. They looked at our portfolio and talked about future plans.

Multi-Cultural Day 2024

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We are thrilled to announce our upcoming Multi-Cultural Day on 13th November. Our Culture and Diversity Day in 2023 was a huge success and students have been eager to hold another one.

We are currently a Member School of Sanctuary and the whole school community is committed to achieving Champion School of Sanctuary status.

Our Ethos and Core Values are at the heart of everything we do in Rath Dara Community College. Schools of Sanctuary is a celebration of who we are.

DDLETB Ethos Network

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Our Ethos Co-Ordinator has provided Schools of Sanctuary updates to the 30 other DDLETB post-primary schools at Ethos Network meetings.

Rath Dara Community College Newsletter

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Each newsletter has a section devoted to students sharing about their home country and their experience of moving to Ireland.

May 2024 Newsletter

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May 2024 Newsletter

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May 2024 Newsletter

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December 2023 Newsletter

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December 2023 Newsletter

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May 2023 Newsletter

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Podcast

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Our Schools of Sanctuary podcast was shared with all classes in school. Students and staff engaged in these lessons.

Our Twitter Feed

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Social Media

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We proudly promote Schools of Sanctuary Ireland across our social media platforms.

Promoting Schools of Sanctuary Ireland, and our Podcast on Twitter

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School Website

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Schools of Sanctuary Ireland is proudly displayed on our school website.

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Student Ambassador Presentations to 1st Year Students

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Transition Year students used the knowledge that they learned last year and shared it with 1st Year students this year. They delivered presentations to explain and discuss our Ethos, and Schools of Sanctuary.

2nd Year Language Exchange

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Second Year students did a language exchange during French class. They taught each other basic phrases in their own languages. They moved onto different partners every 3 minutes and learned phrases in several different languages.

1st Year Chatathon

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All Year students participated in a speed-chatting event. They were given a list of questions to ask their partners. Each set of questions contained general get-to-know you questions but also questions in which students were asked to discuss how many languages they spoke, the festivals they celebrated etc.

The aim was to help the 1st Year students to get to know each other and also to create cultural connections.

‘Be Irish for a Day’ trip for EAL Students

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All EAL students from 2nd, 4th and 5th Year visited Causey Farm to learn more about Irish culture. They learned how to make soda bread and about Irish dancing. They also learned about farming in Ireland.

The aim was to help them to understand Irish culture and also to create links with their own.

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Culture and Diversity Day 2023

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We held a Culture and Diversity Day to celebrate the various cultures of our school community. There were food stalls, traditional music, and dance performances. Students wore their native dress.

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Cultural Sports in PE Class

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Students from all year groups learned about sports from around the world and participated in culturally inclusive PE classes.

Irish Traveller Workshop

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Students participated in a workshop for Irish Travellers with Blanchardstown Traveller Development Group, and TU Dublin, Blanchardstown.

Rath Dara Community College Schools of Sanctuary Podcast

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6 students discussed their experience of moving to Ireland and what life is like for them in RCC.

The podcast was shared with all students and staff.

It encapsulated the Schools of Sanctuary principles of Learn, Action, Share.

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Christmas Hampers

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Each year, staff and parents/ guardians contribute to Christmas hampers and they are delivered to students who are living in Direct Provision.

MFL/ JCSP Celebration of Language, Culture and Literacy

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There were food stalls, flags and traditional music. Many of our students are from French-speaking African countries.

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BelongTo LGBTQI+ Workshops

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4th, 5th and 6th Year students participated in LGBTQI+ workshops to promote and foster inclusion in our school community.

EAL Initiatives

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Immersive EAL
Buddy System with students from their home country
Writing assignments in English as well as in their native language
Partner with HSCL to provide home visits for students who are living in direct provision
Cambridge English exams

DDLETB Ethos Podcast

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3 students participated in a podcast with the DDLETB Ethos Co-ordinator. They discussed the lived experience of our 5 core values: respect, equality, care, community, and excellence in education.

Friendship and Equality Week

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All year groups explored the topics of friendship and equality in SPHE/ Religion class.

First and Second Year students participated in a Friendship and Respect Challenge to foster meaningful relationships and to remove barriers to connections.

Staff were encouraged to carry out random acts of kindness.

Jigsaw One Good School Gold Award

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We received the Jigsaw One Good School Gold Award for promoting positive mental health amongst our students, staff, and parents/ guardians. Many of our students come from different cultural backgrounds and it is important to us that all students are supported and looked after.

'Chatathon'

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1st and 2nd Year students participated in a 'chatathon' in which they rotated partners and spoke to as many people as possible

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Paired Reading

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Paired reading initiatives with different year groups and also with a local primary school. This is to embed the practice that we are one community and to foster a sense of belonging.

Bake Sale for Ukraine

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We raised €500 to support the work of the Irish Red Cross in Ukraine.

Concern Debates

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Senior students participated in the Concern Debates Post-Primary Competition.

The Concern Debates have been running since 1984. They are a core element of Concern’s Active Citizenship programme which seeks to encourage further learning and debate about issues of global justice and human development.

The aims of the Concern Debates are:

• To promote a deeper awareness and understanding of the global issues affecting the lives of millions of people in the developing world.
• To encourage students and teachers to become lifelong advocates on issues relating to development, poverty, justice and human rights.

DDLETB Inter-Schools Debating Competition

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There are 31 post-primary schools in DDLETB. We were represented in the competition by a Junior and Senior team. Many of the topics encouraged students to reflect on diversity, inclusion, equality, and equity.

‘This House believes that states in violation of human rights should not receive aid money’.
‘This House would ban fee paying schools in Ireland’.

Yellow Flag Award: Celebrating Diversity, Promoting Inclusion, Challenging Racism

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The Yellow Flag Programme provides a practical series of 8 steps that brings issues of interculturalism, equality and diversity into the whole-school programme and allows schools to apply them to the day to day running of the school.

It works with students, staff, management, parents and wider community groups so that issues of diversity and equality are not merely seen as “school subjects” but can be understood and taken outside the school setting into everyone’s personal lives.

Similar to the Green Schools Programme, the Yellow Flag is an award scheme. On successfully completing the following 8 steps and being evaluated externally, the school is awarded its Yellow Flag in recognition of its work in promoting diversity & inclusion. The award is publicised locally, and the school can fly its flag with pride and use the logo on its official correspondence.

Staff Presentation

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Staff participated in a Schools of Sanctuary workshop, facilitated by our Ethos Co-Ordinator, to learn more about the Schools of Sanctuary journey.

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Student Presentation and Lessons

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Our Ethos Co-Ordinator developed lesson plans so that students could learn how Schools of Sanctuary relates to our ethos.

Students undertook research projects and learned about minority groups, and forced migration.

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Country Projects and Collages

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Students were surveyed about their heritage and we compiled a list of where everyone is from. Students from a number of different year groups undertook research on the various countries. They then created collages with the information that they learned. These collages are being displayed in the Assembly Hall so that other students can learn from their work.

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School of Sanctuary Videos

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All students, from 1st-6th Year, watched the SoSI video 'The Sea Between Us'. It was used as a stimulus for reflection and discussion.

They also watched a recent SoSI webinar that contained seven testimonials and learned about their personal experiences.

Culture Vultures Club, run by School Completion Programme

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Surveys

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We surveyed the school community and learned that we have over 30 nationalities and ethnicities.

Ethos/ Schools of Sanctuary Notice Board

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Information about Ethos, and Schools of Sanctuary is proudly displayed on our noticeboard.

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One of our Ethos/ SoSI Noticeboards

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Our Well-Being Noticeboard

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PE Class

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Students learned about the various sports that are native to our cultures and ethnicities.

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Sports Day

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To promote inclusion and community, Sports Day 2024 will have a focus on cultural sports from around the world.

Sports Day

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Sports Day 2024 incorporated cultural sports. Students also did a classroom-based activity before the sports events commenced. They learned about our Ethos and the principles of Schools of Sanctury. They watched Minister O’Gorman’s speech from last years ceremony. They watched a video about sports from around the world and also completed a quiz on Kahoot.

Our PE Hall

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Flags of the world are displayed in our PE Hall. They reflect the nationalities of our school community.

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Sports Day 2024/ SoSI

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ETB Ethos

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ETB schools are state, co-educational, multi-denominational schools underpinned by five core values:

Excellence in Education,
Care
Equality
Community
Respect

ETB schools are under the patronage of the local Education and Training Boards (ETBs) who are the largest provider of multidenominational education in Ireland.

ETB schools give equal opportunities to all students in the communities they serve and strive to provide high-quality education through respectful, positive, supportive and responsive learning environments.

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Rath Dara Community College

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Rath Dara Community College is a constituent college of Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board. We are a multi-denominational, co-educational DEIS school in Corduff, Dublin 15.

Our Mission Statement

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Our mission in Rath Dara Community College is to create an educational environment that is positive, safe and inclusive. We recognise the key involvement of students, family and the wider community. We embrace diversity, promote integration and foster mutual respect. We celebrate achievement, address the needs of the individual, challenge and encourage every person to reach their full potential.

Welcome to Rath Dara CC

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Our Diversity Code

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In Rath Dara we are delighted,
To have many nations all united.
That is our responsibility,
To join people like you and me.
Everybody can see,
Rath Dara is racism free,
Happiness for you and me.