St James’s Primary School is a safe, happy, and friendly place where our children are given every opportunity to develop and grow physically, spiritually, intellectually, and socially.
We aim to be a center of academic excellence with great concern for children at risk. We strive to ensure that we discover at least one strength of each child before they leave our care.
Our school aims to instill in all our pupils a great sense of worth and uniqueness, thereby enabling them to develop to their full potential.
Our school welcomes parent involvement and participation at every level through the Parent’s Association, Board of Management, and Home School Liaison Activities.
Creativity in the classroom grew out of the Canal Communities Partnership’s attempt to address social and educational disadvantage dynamically, with the hope of eventually impacting on early school leaving endemic in our area. As a result of consultation with local schools, it was felt that through the visual arts children could be allowed to have new learning experiences and exposure to learning creatively and at the same time exploring concepts and ways of working individually and collectively.
The project runs for thirty weeks in total in each of the six schools. This is divided into three groups of ten-week sessions. Therefore, three classes in each school are facilitated each year.
The basic materials used are paint, clay, fabric and fiber, chalk, and oil pastels. Each school receives a budget for materials, documentation, and transport.
