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Frances Watkins, 27 Sep
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THERE was great excitement at Scoil ChaitrĂona in Cappamore last week
as Limerick hurler Darragh O'Donovan raised the school’s latest Green
and Amber Flag.
Limerick You’re a Lady and Dreams by The Cranberries were sung by the
students as both Darragh and principal, Mrs Nicola Blake, spoke about
the fantastic achievement of gaining two new flags for the national
school.
The Limerick midfielder was delighted to hear the songs that he and his
teammates sang when celebrating after winning their fourth All-Ireland
title a few months ago.
“I know ye are all mad hurling supporters here and one piece of advice
I would give everyone is to listen to your teachers and coaches and
also continue to keep practising, even if that means hitting a ball of
a wall, it all counts,” said Darragh.
The Limerick hurling star continued by saying: “It is all about having
fun and hurling is where I have met some of my best friends, they stick
with you for the rest of your life.
“I really enjoyed the singing from the choir, I haven’t heard those
songs in a couple of months and they sound way better than when myself
and the Limerick team tried to sing them.”
The first flag awarded to the school was the Pieta Amber Flag, which
recognises the efforts of school communities in creating a healthy and
inclusive environment that supports mental well-being for students and
staff.
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The objectives of the Amber flag are to promote positive mental health,
enhance inclusivity through teamwork and social support, reduce risk
factors through increased awareness and education and improve the
quality of life for those with mental health challenges.
Scoil ChaitrĂona embodied all of these objectives and was awarded the
flag thanks to hard work from all the staff and pupils.
Principal Nicola Blake stated at the ceremony: “The most important
education we can give our children is how to look after themselves and
their mental health, we established a committee and we created a
wellness board for positive affirmations.”
The second flag that was raised was the school’s eighth Green Flag
which focused on global citizenship and marine biology.
While this year the theme was global citizenship and marine biology,
the national school also kept up litter picking, conserving energy and
water and practising a more environmentally friendly way to travel to
school, which were all themes from previous Green Flags that the school
was awarded.
Scoil ChartĂona participated in a river clean-up in Cappamore while
also learning about the effects plastic has on our ocean.
Huge work has been put into gaining the flags for both the teachers and
students at the school and the occasion was made even more exciting
with the appearance of the All-Ireland winning hurler from the near-by
east Limerick club of Doon.