Student Council

The new Student Council for 2011-2012 have been elected and have some great to improve the school. At our first meeting in September, some great ideas were put forward. There are just a few of them;
" The Council would like the yard to be zoned for different activities, so we will be piloting this idea in October.
" The girls had great fund-raising ideas to raise money for some much needed computer updating and repairs.
" The council are keen to take part in the organisation of our Christmas Coffee morning, so we will be busy baking for that big day!
" A lovely idea of including the patients from our local Home for the Elderly in school events was also put forward.

Two members of the council, JL and OF also recently attending the Comhairle na nÓg AGM in Croke Park. Here they got to meet with many other student council members to discuss issues affecting young people today.

St. Eithne's student council was established to give the pupils of the school a greater sense of ownership over their school and also to foster improved relations between senior classes and between pupils and teachers. It is made up of ten pupils; five from fifth class and five from sixth class, all of whom were elected to sit on the council by their peers. We meet on the first Monday of every month, during lunch-time. In our meetings, we discuss suggestions left in our suggestion box for possible changes to school policy and practice. We also discuss any issues which the principal and /or other teachers would like the pupils' opinion on and any issues which the council itself would like to see changed in the school. To date, the council has brought about the following agreed changes; secured funding for the purchase of a school Gaelic football kit, 'show and tell' at weekly assemblies, decoration of fifth and sixth class toilet areas, 'treat day' each Wednesday,where pupils can take a break from the school's healthy lunch policy, student council members have begun to act as mentors to younger classes during yard-times. It is hoped that the student council will continue to serve as a platform for the pupils to engage in democratic discussion, thus preparing them somewhat for future citizenship.