April 2004
Moville Community College short-listed for title of Ireland's
Most Sporting School.
Moville Community College has been selected as one of the five
finalist schools for the Most Sporting School in Ireland Competition,
being held as part of the European Year of Education through Sport
2004 (EYES 2004). The winners of the Irish final will receive €3000
worth of sporting equipment.
Moville Community College, along with the Abbey Christian Brothers
School, Tipperary Town, Tipperary, Christian Brothers Secondary
School, New Ross, Co Wexford, Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig, Co
Cork and Glanmire Community College, Glanmire, Co Cork, made the
short-list and will now compete for the chance to represent Ireland
at the European final in Amsterdam in December.
The award recognize the school that does the most to raise awareness
of the value of physical education and education through sport,
increase an application of the benefits of physical activity and
well being, promote the greater involvement in sport of girls, people
with special needs, minority groups and people facing social disadvantage,
promote the involvement of local communities and families in the
extra curricular sports programme and co-operation with local clubs
and organisations.
A delegation of three or four jury members will now visit the MCC
on the 13th May to see the environment in which the physical education
and co-curricular programmes that were described in the school's
written application for the competition operate.
On the 22nd May a delegation of twenty pupils from the Foyle-Side
secondary, made up of first and second years will travel to the
University of Limerick to take part in a presentation day in which
they will be required to perform a live practical demonstration
which reflects aspects of their physical education and co-curricular
sports programme aims of the competition.
Speaking after the announcement of the MCC's place in the final,
college principal, Anthony Doogan said it was a credit to the participation
of the school's teachers in sporting activity from day one. "We've
been involved in education through sport at the school since the
school opened, based on the talents, skill and generosity of the
staff, many of whom have coaching qualifications and experience
of competing at the highest level of their sport. Some staff are
involved in sports administration at county, provincial and national
level and there are many as well who simply play for leisure.
Inclusiveness is key to the schools approach to physical activity
and so while the sports promoted at the school include mainstream
sports such as basketball, soccer, gaelic games, golf, athletics,
other types of physical activity like orienteering, dancing and
horse riding are also promoted.
"W e work hard in the school to ensure that physical activity
is a positive experience and is open to all. By providing such experiences,
we maximise participation and we believe that these young people
will go on to live healthy lifestyles. Like a prism, sport is the
medium through which the rainbow of fun, tolerance, respect and
inclusion illuminates the life of all in our College Community.
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