P1, P2, P5, P5/6 & P6 - Shared Education Project

Dear Parent/ Guardian,                                                                                                                 1/2/18

Collaboration through Sharing in Education CASE: PEACE IV Shared Education

I am pleased to inform you that this year, St. Joseph’s P.S. Slate St, Belfast and Black Mountain P.S. Belfast are going to be involved in a CASE shared education project. Shared education is about schools from different sectors, providing opportunities for pupils, staff and the community to engage in collaborative and meaningful learning experiences.

This will mean the two schools will be working together to provide exciting new learning experiences, they will share staff expertise and resources. The schools have received a considerable amount of money to run the programmes. Each child involved is required to have 30 hours contact time with children from the other school. It will require children to learn together in each school and outside the classroom.

P1/2 children from each school will be involved in learning experiences which focus on a learning through play. The two schools will be meeting on 8 different days. Some days are out of school some days in Black Mountain PS and some at St Joseph’s PS. The programme plan at present is as follows:-   (There may be opportunities for the schools to share programmes and meet for additional learning that is not is listed below)

• Thursday 22nd February Visit to Lady Dixon Park
• Thursday 6th March activities at St Joseph PS
• Thursday 22nd March activities at Black Mountain PS
• Monday 16th April activities at St Joseph PS
• Tuesday 1st May activities at Black Mountain PS
• Thursday 10th May activities at St Joseph PS
• Tuesday 22nd May activities at St Joseph PS
• Thursday 7th June Visit to the beach

P5/6 children from each school will be involved in learning experiences which focus on a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) project focussing on flight. The two schools will be meeting on 6 different days. Some days are out of school some days in Black Mountain PS and some at St Joseph’s PS. The programme plan is as follows:- (There may be other opportunities for the schools to share programmes and meet for additional learning not listed below)

1. Wednesday 7^th February               Belfast Activity Centre
2. Tuesday 20^th February                  Technology Trail Ulster Folk Museum     
3. Thurs 1^st & Fri 2^nd March               Harry Ferguson Workshop – TM                                             
4. Tues 6^th or Wed 7^th March            Ulster Aviation Society, Sprucefield                                        
5. Tuesday 24^th April                          W5 Forces of Flight & Graduation