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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS

Enrolment for 2017-18: Curravagh N.S. is currently enrolling for September 2017. Enrolment forms are available from the school. Telephone 0719643290, email us at curravaghns@gmail.com or download them from our school website.

Free School Lunches: In an exciting development Curravagh N.S. has been granted sanction for free school lunches, which will be provided daily by an approved supplier. The lunches will be varied and nutritional and can be chosen by the parents in advance online or by phone. For more information click on the link- http://www.carambola.ie/

School Newsletter 2016-17: Please view our recent school newsletter.

Start of New School Term: School re-opens on Friday, 1st of September 2017.

School Uniforms: School uniforms are available from The Craft Cabin, The Realta Shopping Centre, Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan. Contact on 00353499527424

Welcome to our school website!

Curravagh N.S is a two-teacher school situated three miles from the village of Glangevlin en route to Dowra in west Cavan. Surrounded by nature and the tranquil countryside, Curravagh N.S. promotes a safe, nurturing and caring environment for our pupils supported by our dedicated staff.

We hope our website will be of great benefit to our pupils, parents and friends and we trust that it will provide an insight into our busy, fun and varied life at Curravagh N.S.

Curravagh N.S has an excellent pupil:teacher ratio, which means more one-on-one teaching and interaction for your child.
As a DEIS school, Curravagh N.S. receives extra funding for various projects which is not available to non-DEIS schools. The latest and most exciting project which the school is involved in is the 'Free Breakfast & Lunch' initiative, which supplies varied, healthy and nutritional breakfasts and lunches for each student absolutely free.
Cuuravagh N.S. are very proactive in our Green Flag programme. We currently hold four Green Flags and are one of a small number of schools in Cavan at an advanced stage of our Biodiversity Flag programme.
Curravagh N.S. have a very active Arts & Drama programme with a number of high quality dramatic productions to our credit, including such classics as 'A Christmas Carol', 'The Wizard of Oz', 'Cinderella Rockerfella' and many more, including an annual nativity play at Christmas Eve Mass in St Patrick's Church, Glangevlin.
Curravagh N.S. was renovated comprehensively in 2009. This resulted in plenty of classroom space for all students and the installation of up to date and innovative teaching technologies. Our regular fundraising drives means that every child has access to their own P.C. in class. The spacious playground has also been, and continues to be, further developed for the benefit of the students.

Staff

Principal: Mrs. Tara Scott

Class Teacher: Mrs. Gillian Forde

Resource Teacher: Mrs. Shona Cross

Learning Support Teacher: Mrs. Geraldine Corrigan

S.N.A.: Mrs. Veronica O’Donnell

School Secretary: Mrs. Dorothy McGovern

Mission Statement

Curravagh National School is co-educational, Catholic, primary school which strives to provide a well-ordered, caring, happy and secure atmosphere where the intellectual, spiritual, physical, moral and cultural needs of the pupils are identified and addressed.

While Curravagh National School is a school with a Catholic ethos, it also has due recognition for other religions.
Curravagh National School will endeavour to enhance the self-esteem of everyone in the school community, to imbue in the pupils the respect for people and property and to encourage in them the idea of responsibility.
Curravagh National School encourages the involvement of parents through home/school contacts.

Board of Management

The Board of Management is responsible for the overall running of the school. Curravagh N.S. is a Catholic School under the patronage of the Bishop of Kilmore.The current B.O.M. was elected in 2015 and will sit for a term of four years. We sincerely thank all members of the board for graciously giving up their time to assist in the running of our school. The current members of the board are: Chairperson: Fr. Charlie O’Gorman P.P., Principal: Tara Scott, Teachers’ Representative: Gillian Forde, Parents’ Representatives: Dave Bruce and Chrissie McGovern, Community Representatives: Sarah Maguire and Johnny McManus, Patron’s Nominee: John McHugh.

Brief History

Following the foundation of the National School system in 1831, four schools were built in the parish of Glangevlin - Derrynananta, Legnatrachta, Tullynacleigh and Golagh. In the late nineteenth century, the then parish priest Fr Corr replaced the old schools by building new ones at Tullycassan, Derrynananta, Curratavy and Carrick. The first of these to close was Carrick when it was replaced by the new Curravagh school in 1933. The four schools remained in existence until the mid-1960s when two of them, Curratavy and Derrynanta, were closed. In 1979, Tullycasson N.S. was amalgamated with Curravagh N.S., leaving Curravagh N.S. as the sole remaining school in the area.

In the first decade of the 21^st century, the school building and yard continued to be developed and improved with funding from Clár and school funds. The building dates back to 1933 but thanks to the continued support of the local community and department of education the school has developed into the thoroughly modern building it is today.

In 2009, the building underwent a major refurbishment, with the installation of new windows and doors, the retiling of halls and toilets and the repainting of the interior. New toilet cubicles and extra storage space in the classrooms and entrance halls were provided and the classrooms were recarpeted. The building also underwent a complete electrical refurbishment, which included the installation of new bollard lighting, a rewire of the building, and the provision of new lighting and trunking.
We are very proud of our school building and the wonderful environment it provides for our children to learn.