Scoil Mhuire visit from Chernobyl International
SCOIL MHUIRE was delighted to welcome Sharon Lynch from Chernobyl Children International recently to speak to students about the organisation and its wonderful work.
Accompanying Sharon were Tasha and Luda from Belarus.
Sharon’s talk was both informative and thought-provoking, and Ciaran Osei presented her with a cheque from the school prior to the visitors’ departure.
Meanwhile, ten female TY students from Scoil Mhuire Kanturk spent an exciting week attending I WISH 2017 at CIT last week.
I WISH is an initiative to inspire, encourage and motivate young secondary school female students to pursue careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). I Wish (inspiring women in STEM ) 2017 featured a conference and interactive exhibitions. The conference consisted of workshops, daily keynote and engaging talks by women who are at the top of their field in STEM.
The showcase event combined talks and interaction with female role models with interactive exhibition spaces where companies engaged with the students directly with experiments and demonstrations of what they actually do. The Scoil Mhuire students who attended CIT for the week were Lisa Finn, Niamh Linehan, Orla Gillespie, Marcella O’Connor, Ella O’Rourke, Ciara O’Sullivan, Caitlyn Heffernan, Marie O’Neill, Atene Aidukeviciute and Caoimhe Quinlan.