Primary School Curriculum
The school reflects the vision for primary education as espoused in the Primary School Curriculum (1999) which stresses the importance of nurturing the child in all dimensions of his/her life: spiritual, moral, cognitive, emotional, imaginative, aesthetic, social and physical.
The list below identifies the curricular areas on offer and their constituent subjects.
Information on the specific subjects taught can be viewed on the NCCA website, www.ncca.ie
The list below identifies the curricular areas on offer and their constituent subjects.
- Languages: English, Gaeilge
- Mathematics
- Arts Education: Visual Arts, Drama, Music
- Physical Education(PE)
- Social, Environmental and Scientific Education(SESE): History, Geography,Science
- Religious Education(RE)
- Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE)
Information on the specific subjects taught can be viewed on the NCCA website, www.ncca.ie
School Projects
The school community of St. Lachteens are involved in many projects and activities that support the curriculum to include:
- Green Schools ( We have achieved 3 flags to date)
- Active School Accreditation 2015-2018
- Discover Primary Mathematics and Science Accreditation
- Muintir Na Tíre School Edible Garden Project
- Inter-School Debating
- Health Promoting Schools Projects and Participation
- Sporting Activities such as Sciath Na Scól, Basketball and Duhallow Leagues
- Cookery - All pupils in Rang 5
- Aistear - Junior and Senior Infants
- SCRATCH programming
- School Choir
- Speech and Drama
