by Grace | May 23, 2023 | Initiatives & Programmes, News, Science, STEM
Huge congratulations to all of the St Mary’s school community, our school has achieved an SFI Curious Minds Award and have met the criteria for the PLATINUM AWARD! Our school has provided evidence of children’s engagement with STEM in the following areas:...
by Grace | Feb 22, 2023 | Community, Green Schools, News, Picker Pals, Science, STEM, Sustainability
Second Class in St Mary’s are busy keeping Cobh clean as the partake in the Picker Pals initiative. The world faces a global crisis of waste in the environment. Every part of the natural world is affected. Neighbourhoods and beauty spots are despoiled. There’s...
by Grace | May 30, 2022 | News, Science, STEM
We were delighted to host the Merck Curiosity Cube in our school on Monday 30th May. Merck have very kindly donated a whopping €1,000.00 to our school to fund STEM activities at St. Mary’s N.S. We feel very lucky and are very appreciative of this generous donation. ...
by Grace | Mar 14, 2022 | Art, Competition, Green Schools, News, Science, STEM
An Outstanding Achievement for Honor! Huge congratulations to our very own Honor Cronin who was selected as the winner of Irish Water’s Art Competition ‘A Cleaner Harbour – What it Means to Me’. Her artwork shows the positive impact of the Cork Lower Harbour Main...
by Grace | Mar 2, 2022 | Green Schools, Healthy Eating, School Garden, Science, Sustainability
Our Polytunnel is located in our school garden, giving us a space to grow all sorts of plants, fruits and vegetables. We partake in the Incredible Edibles programme where we grow a variety of different fruits and vegetables including turnips, carrots, lettuce,...
by Grace | Mar 2, 2022 | School Garden, Science, STEM, Uncategorized
St Mary’s boasts a wonderful garden area, which the children enjoy year round. This space allows our pupils to play and explore in nature. They learn about living things, environmental care and awareness, and sustainability. We plant bulbs and seeds, and watch...