We love seeing eveyone off at the end of the day and saying goodbye for the evening at the school gates. The students are always so friendly and happy going home!!! What does that say about school? 🤣🤣🤣
Kevin Shortall
@kevinshortall.bsky.social
Don't be wishing for the students you want - become the teacher they need! The future will be bright if we focus on theirs. Principal @staidanscs.bsky.social Brookfield, Ireland.
Just walking by our amazing PE department. Never underestimate the importance of PE in school. Not just about kicking a ball around! It's about learning, science, wellbeing, discipline, persistence, achievement, health, nutrition, skills, fun, winning, losing, friendship, teamwork and so much more!!
Just got back from the most magnificent place in Ireland, maybe the world.. Skellig Michael. If you ever get the chance to go, don't pass it up!
Are we getting it right with phones and younger people? www.instagram.com/reel/DOq6BIf...
We are finally ready to take our SPOTLITE programme to the world. Thanks so much @lauralundy.bsky.social for giving us the Space, Voice, Audience & Influence as well as the inspiration to do this. Also, so proud of @staidanscs.bsky.social today! It's all about the magic within! youtu.be/OJR8UNYZFf0
St.Aidan's SPOTLITE
YouTube video by National Council for Special Education
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Should essential public services have to privately fundraise? Because most schools have a grographical demographic & catchment that scales according to local levels of affluence, fundraising & contributions within them fundamentally exacerbate problems of inequality! share.google/VGQo6COa4tjO...
School principals should not have to rely on fundraising
Critical infrastructural upgrades must be provided by the Department of Education
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It's true, some Leaving Certs are worth more than others! Especially this one. Joseph here thought he would never get one, never make it. There were tough times, when it seemed less likely & far away. When othes gave up, he kept going & he kept trying! This guy will go on to do wonderful things!
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p... This is excellent @kevinshortall.bsky.social thank you for sharing a year in the life of a secondary school👏🏻 #edchatie
‘It keeps you awake at night’: A year in the life of an Irish secondary school
Dublin principal Kevin Shortall is fiercely ambitious for his students, but his school faces considerable financial challenges
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Very exciting new project progressing in @staidanscs.bsky.social! Wait till you see what we have coming in the next few weeks!!!
I visit this place for inspiration before every new school year. For 850 years #hooklighthouse has guided countless people through all types of waters, helping them find safe passage to their destination. It has weathered every storm & stood strong, shining its light on magnificent natural beauty!
2 Kestrels fighting stopping traffic on the hook peninsula. (sound on). This, just a fraction of the action. We waited & blocked cars until they finished & flew off. Both appeared fine after one seemed to submit. Are there more about this year @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @seanronayne.bsky.social?
The dog is not interested is Sneaky Pete, but I have to say, it's the best show I've seen in ages!!!
How beautiful is this tortoiseshell on a dahlia I planted? Is seems there are many more butterflies about this year. Is it because of the warmer spring we've had?
My most enjoyable summer read yet, #natureboy by @seanronayne.bsky.social. It sums up beautifully what's important to remember, cherish & protect in our world & lives. A must for educators, so we can properly situate nature in schools & also become more inclusive! Autism is rarely explained better!
Swallows in the balmy evening heat, Bitonto, Puglia Italy. So fast you cant even follow them with a camera, do they ever stop? Then this! What's going on @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @carlowweather.bsky.social?
Out for an evening walk in Clondalkin. We often forget or take for granted the treasures around us. Thousands of years of history, here a 1500 year old monument from a time when Ireland was at the global centre of monastic christian learning & writing. Nearby, so much more. Maybe I'll do a series! 🤣
Tonight, we celebrated with another group of students as they graduated from @staidanscs.bsky.social! We are sad to say goodbye & see them go, but more importantly, we are proud of their goodness, huge talent, achievements & potential to do great things. The future is exciting & brighter for us all!
Oooh, the conspiracy theorists would have a field day if they were in back my garden just now! But don't worry, I've done my "internet research" & they say, there is no chemtrail, bio or weather control scheduled for today. It's just God playing his early morning game of tic tac toe with Elon Musk!🤣
Sunrise, sunset, bright moonlight and stars at #fanadlighhouse, Co. #Donegal, #Ireland 10th May, 2025. Thank you so much. One of the most incredible places to stay on earth. Unforgettable!
Beautiful, warm, sunny, dead calm, balmy evening at Fanad Lighthouse Co. Donegal, but the sea is wild, 3m swells as if there's a gale force storm. Spectacular but strange, any idea why this is @carlowweather.bsky.social ?
And coming 1st seems to be @staidanscs.bsky.social thing lately!!! Bridge to College Overall Leadreship Award!!! We lead together!
We learn together, we teach together, we grow together, we succeed together, we heal together, we help together, we laugh together and we win together @staidanscs.bsky.social.
We left areas of grass uncut @staidanscs.bsky.social to allow our thousands of newly planted native trees and hedgerows take hold. Look at what has sprung out of the ground in just a few short weeks! Why do we cut grass so short at all?
I relived the 80s today, myself & @frbryanshortall.bsky.social used to do these back then. Darren the artist, actually knew us when we went to #breakdance at the Central Bank! Thanks to @foroige.bsky.social Brookfield for bringing even more colour to @staidanscs.bsky.social. Be kind to your mind!!!