Profile: Naas Community National School
KWETB
by Marianne Uí Fhoghlú
I
n September 2010, Naas Community NS,
opened to serve the needs of the areas
of Naas, Sallins, Two Mile House, Caragh,
Johnstown and Kill. As a Community National
School, we are part of a new model of
education in providing primary education and
it is providing choice to parents in a way that
compliments what is already available in the
area. It’s a choice that parents are making.
Having opened in 2010 with just 6 children, in
September 2014 we have 230 students.
Our mission is to provide a new model of
primary education that reflects
Ireland in the 21st Century. The
Community National Schools
provide a welcome to each child
in the community we serve and
creates learning opportunities
in a setting of diversity and
inclusion. Our schools cater for
the physical, academic, social,
emotional and spiritual needs
of children within the school
day in a supportive and caring
environment.
Our school operates through
an ethos of inclusiveness and
respect for all beliefs, both religious and
non-religious and offers the belief nurturing
programme “Goodness Me Goodness You” to
all students. This programme can be accessed
on line through the NCCA and is being
developed by Dr. Clare Moloney and Dr. Jones
Irwin.
While we teach the state curriculum and are
supported in our work by the Inspectorate, we
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differ from traditional models in that our Patron
in Waiting is KWETB and not the local bishop.
We differ from Educate together in that we
nurture belief (all beliefs) during t