All students are expected to attend school wearing the full uniform. Students are expected to be neat and tidy in appearance. Any student attending school out of uniform will have sanctions imposed on him / her. (See Code of Conduct - Behaviour).
Uniform consists of:
* White shirt / blouse
* Dark green ‘V’ neck jumper with red stripe and school crest
* Uniform grey pants
* School jacket
* Red tie for special occasions
Uniforms Available from the following shops:
Galvia Clothing Co., Eyre Square Centre, Galway.
Ph. 562089
Anthony Ryan, Shop Street, Galway.
Ph. 567061
National Schoolwear Centre, Liosbaun Estate, Tuam Rd., Galway.
Ph. 755515
Physical Education gear consists of:
White polo shirt, white socks, Runners (expensive brand names are not necessary but must be ‘non marking’. The colour of the track suit is currently under review.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
The school building
This is an aerial view of Calasanctius College, Oranmore, Galway and yes, it is as impressive as it looks.This school was built 4 years ago and was officially opened by Mary Hanafin in October 2007.
Mission Statement
Our college exists to co-operate with parents in promoting the full and balanced development of children in a safe and caring environment, recognising that each student who enrols is unique and has different gifts as well as different needs.
Aims
• To allow each student develop a good self-image.
• To give students a good academic grounding in an ordered learning environment, which fosters self-discipline and respect for authority and is conducive to high standards of achievement and behaviour.
• To allow all students to experience success by having a broad and balanced curriculum, with a variety of extra-curricular activities.
• To show special concern for those who are emotionally, materially and intellectually disadvantaged.
• To give our students a good knowledge and understanding of their faith and a tolerance and respect for the religion and culture of others.
• To foster in our students a sense of respect for themselves and others and that they be aware of their responsibilities as well as their rights.
• To give students life skills and attitudes, which may enhance the prospect of admission to third level education and / or employment.
• To encourage students to make learning a lifetime activity by making it an enjoyable experience. This will help them lead satisfying lives and contribute to the betterment of society.
• To encourage physical exercise as a healthy habit for life, to promote participation and support excellence in sport.
• To foster in our students, our school and our community an awareness of the environment and our responsibility to its preservation and improvement.
Aims
• To allow each student develop a good self-image.
• To give students a good academic grounding in an ordered learning environment, which fosters self-discipline and respect for authority and is conducive to high standards of achievement and behaviour.
• To allow all students to experience success by having a broad and balanced curriculum, with a variety of extra-curricular activities.
• To show special concern for those who are emotionally, materially and intellectually disadvantaged.
• To give our students a good knowledge and understanding of their faith and a tolerance and respect for the religion and culture of others.
• To foster in our students a sense of respect for themselves and others and that they be aware of their responsibilities as well as their rights.
• To give students life skills and attitudes, which may enhance the prospect of admission to third level education and / or employment.
• To encourage students to make learning a lifetime activity by making it an enjoyable experience. This will help them lead satisfying lives and contribute to the betterment of society.
• To encourage physical exercise as a healthy habit for life, to promote participation and support excellence in sport.
• To foster in our students, our school and our community an awareness of the environment and our responsibility to its preservation and improvement.
Noblesse Oblige
Nobless Olblige literally translates from French as 'Nobility Obligates'.
Noblesse Oblige is the motto imprinted on the Calasanctius College uniform which serves as a reminder that with privilege there is a responsibility to behave in a way that corresponds with the reputation one has earned.
Noblesse Oblige is the motto imprinted on the Calasanctius College uniform which serves as a reminder that with privilege there is a responsibility to behave in a way that corresponds with the reputation one has earned.
St. Joseph Calasanctius
Calasanctius was born in Peralta de la Sal, Aragon, in what is now Spain (1557). His parents, Don Pedro Calasanz and Doña Maria Gaston, gave him, the youngest of eight children, a good education at home and then at the school of Peralta.
Calasanctius was the founder of the first free public school in modern Europe. It was a revolutionary initiative, a radical break with the class privileges that kept the masses marginalized and in poverty. In the history of education, Joseph Calasanctius is the great educator of the poor, offering education free of charge to all classes of society, without discrimination.
In an era when no one else was interested in public education, Calasanctius managed to set up schools with a highly complex structure. He was concerned with physical education and hygiene. He addressed the subject in various documents and requested school directors to monitor children’s health.
Calasanctius taught his students to read both in Latin and in the vernacular. While maintaining the study of Latin, he was a strong defender of vernacular languages, and had textbooks, including those used for teaching Latin, written in the vernacular. In that respect he was more advanced than his contemporaries.
Calasanctius placed great emphasis on the teaching of mathematics.
Training in mathematics and science was considered very important in his Pious schools, both for pupils and teachers. But Calasanctius’ main concern was undoubtedly the moral and Christian education of his students. As both priest and educator, he considered education to be the best way of changing society. All his writing is imbued with his Christian ideals, and the constitutions and regulations of the Pious schools were based on the same spirit. Calasanctius created an ideal image of a Christian teacher and used it to train the teachers who worked with him.
Source: wikipedia.org
Calasanctius was the founder of the first free public school in modern Europe. It was a revolutionary initiative, a radical break with the class privileges that kept the masses marginalized and in poverty. In the history of education, Joseph Calasanctius is the great educator of the poor, offering education free of charge to all classes of society, without discrimination.
In an era when no one else was interested in public education, Calasanctius managed to set up schools with a highly complex structure. He was concerned with physical education and hygiene. He addressed the subject in various documents and requested school directors to monitor children’s health.
Calasanctius taught his students to read both in Latin and in the vernacular. While maintaining the study of Latin, he was a strong defender of vernacular languages, and had textbooks, including those used for teaching Latin, written in the vernacular. In that respect he was more advanced than his contemporaries.
Calasanctius placed great emphasis on the teaching of mathematics.
Training in mathematics and science was considered very important in his Pious schools, both for pupils and teachers. But Calasanctius’ main concern was undoubtedly the moral and Christian education of his students. As both priest and educator, he considered education to be the best way of changing society. All his writing is imbued with his Christian ideals, and the constitutions and regulations of the Pious schools were based on the same spirit. Calasanctius created an ideal image of a Christian teacher and used it to train the teachers who worked with him.
Source: wikipedia.org
School history
On the 23rd of May 1861, four Presentation Sisters left their convent in Galway to found a Convent in Oranmore at the request of the Bishop, Most Rev. Dr. McEvilly. A sum of money was donated by Councillor John Blake of Galway for this purpose. Two of his sisters were members of the Order.
Their first Convent was locally known as the ‘Hotel’ near the present Moorings Restaurant, while an out-building was converted into a college. On the 18th July 1869, with the permission of Most Rev. Dr. Carr, the Sisters moved into the Parochial House of the then Parish Priest, Fr. R. Quinn, which was purchased for the sum of £600. The building of the old National College began in October 1886, and three years later the new convent was built adjoining the Parochial House.
In 1916, a hall was built on the convent grounds to cater for Home Economics classes for the local girls. This became the first Secondary College when blessed by Rev. Michael Browne on the 27th August, 1946, the feast of St. Joseph Calasanctius.
The following year a Boarding College for girls was opened, and due to the increased demand for places, a major extension was erected in 1963 under the leadership of Mother Columba Heaney.
In 1973, with permission from Dr. Browne, the college enrolled boys for the first time. This led to the building of a new wing, incorporating a Woodwork room. From 1987 onwards the college no longer catered for boarders, and the dormitories and refectories were converted into Science Laboratories and classrooms.
In 1994 when the Sisters decided to withdraw from the teaching staff, the Convent was vacated and a Lay College Principal appointed.
The school is now under the trusteeship of Ceist.
We will take heart for the future, remembering the past. T.S. Elliot
Their first Convent was locally known as the ‘Hotel’ near the present Moorings Restaurant, while an out-building was converted into a college. On the 18th July 1869, with the permission of Most Rev. Dr. Carr, the Sisters moved into the Parochial House of the then Parish Priest, Fr. R. Quinn, which was purchased for the sum of £600. The building of the old National College began in October 1886, and three years later the new convent was built adjoining the Parochial House.
In 1916, a hall was built on the convent grounds to cater for Home Economics classes for the local girls. This became the first Secondary College when blessed by Rev. Michael Browne on the 27th August, 1946, the feast of St. Joseph Calasanctius.
The following year a Boarding College for girls was opened, and due to the increased demand for places, a major extension was erected in 1963 under the leadership of Mother Columba Heaney.
In 1973, with permission from Dr. Browne, the college enrolled boys for the first time. This led to the building of a new wing, incorporating a Woodwork room. From 1987 onwards the college no longer catered for boarders, and the dormitories and refectories were converted into Science Laboratories and classrooms.
In 1994 when the Sisters decided to withdraw from the teaching staff, the Convent was vacated and a Lay College Principal appointed.
The school is now under the trusteeship of Ceist.
We will take heart for the future, remembering the past. T.S. Elliot
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