Gaelscoil an Chaistil / Irish-medium school

5, Bóthar na hÁithe/ 5 Kiln's Road

Baile an Chaistil/ Ballycastle

Guthán/ Telephone :(028) 2076 8883

Tá Gaelscoil an Chaistil comhdhéanta de dhá pháirt; Naíscoil an 

Chaistil a chuireann oideachas réamhscolaíochta lán-Ghaeilge ar fáil, agus 

Bunscoil an Chaistil, a chuireann bunoideachas lán-Ghaeilge ar fáil.

Gaelscoil an Chaistil is comprised of two parts; Naíscoil an Chaistil 

which is a preschool and provides Irish-medium education, and Bunscoil an 

Chaistil which is an Irish-medium primary school.

Cuireann Gaelscoil an Chaistil fáilte roimh gach pháiste agus gach 

teaghlach. Ceiliúrann muid difríochtaí agus tuigeann muid mianta thuismitheoirí 

mar chuid de thimpeallacht saibhir cultúrtha agus teanga s'againn.

Is é atá i gceist le Gaeloideachas ná oideachas trí Ghaeilge.

Ní theagasctar an teanga ach sealbhaíonn an páiste an teanga go héasca 

tríd an churaclam. Bíonn an-ábaltacht sa teanga fá dheireadh Rang 1.

Ag imeacht ón scoil do na páistí bíonn siad líofa i léamh agus i 

scríobh sa dá theanga agus fuair siad curaclam iomlán chomh maith.

Chomh maith le hoideachas trí Ghaeilge cuireann Bunscoil an Chaistil 

eispearais leathan ar fáil do na páistí.

Faoi láthair tá:

  ·      
         clár réamhspórt a chuidíonn le gach páiste bheith páirteach i 

         ngníomhaíochtaí fisiciúla

·        cláracha ar nós 'Primary Movements' a chuidíonn le comhordú agus le 

         foghlaim an pháiste

·        clár leathan d'imeachtaí seach-churaclaim, ina measc snámh, iomáint, 

         peil, líonpheil, ceol, dráma, cócaireacht.

Gaelscoil an Chaistil welcomes all children and families.

Our culturally and linguistically rich environment means we welcome and 

indeed celebrate difference while understanding the wishes and values 

of parents in the development of their children.

Gaelic Medium Education is, as the name implies, education through the 

Gaelic language.

The children are not taught the language but rather our curriculum is 

taught in such a way that they acquire the language easily in a 

straightforward way.

In most cases children already have a good command of the language by 

the end of Primary 1.

On leaving our school children should be fluent in reading and writing 

in both Irish and English as well as having been provided with a full and 

stimulating academic curriculum.

As well as providing the Gaelic language educational experience it has 

been the view of Bunscoil an Chaistil from the outset that we would provide 

a broad and ever growing range of experiences for children attending.

For example our school currently provides:

·       a pre-sports development programme called Fundamentals, which 

        encourages all children to become involved in physical activity

·       a range of activities such as ‘Primary Movements Programme’ which 

        helps improve the child’s sense of co-ordination and ability to learn.

·       a broad and continually growing extra activities programme including 

        swimming, hurling, football, netball, music, drama, cookery to name a 

        few.

Tá muid suite ar Bhóthar na hÁithe, in ionad ina bhfuil roinnt 

seirbhísí eile ar fáil.

·       Bíonn ranganna Gaeilge ar siúl ag Glór na Maoile achan bhliain agus 

        bíonn suas le 4 leibhéal líofachta ann ó bhunrang a fhad le hard rang.

·       Tá rang dioplóma tríú leibhéil ar fáil sa Ghaelscoil. Tá an chúrsa 

        aitheanta mar dhlúthchuid d’Ollscoil na Gaillimhe.

·       Déantar grúpa tuismitheoir agus tachrán a reáchtáil dhá mhaidin sa 

        tseachtain le linn téarma scoile.  Tugann sé blas na teanga do dhaoine 

        atá ag déanamh machnaimh ar an ghaelscolaíocht mar rogha oideachais dá 

        bpáistí.

·       Reácháiltear Cumann Iarscoile lán-Ghaeilge gach lá sa tseachtain le 

        linn téarma scoile.

·       Bíonn scéim shamhraidh ann ar feadh bhunús an tsamhraidh do pháistí 

        Bunscoile a bhfuil Gaeilge líofa acu.

We can be found on Kiln’s Road in a centre where we provide other 

services.

·       Glór na Maoile run Irish classes each year with up to 4 levels of ability.

·       A third level diploma is available in the Gaelscoil this year.  The 

        course is accredited by Galway University.

·       Our parent and toddler group runs two mornings per week during the 

        school term and provides people who are considering Gaelic-medium education 

        with a little experience of the language.

·       An Irish language after schools club runs every school day during the 

        school term.

·       A summer scheme is run throughout most of the summer for primary 

        children whom are fluent in Irish.