Community Regeneration

As part of the Amawelle twining programme already in place, St. Enda’s Community School are forging new friendships with studens in Wallacedence Seconday school in Kraaifontein Cape Town.

Following on from the success of the Christmas concert last year, Children from schools in the Regeneration Areas took to the stage again with members of the Irish Chamber Orchestra in St. Marys Parish Church. Now almost two years into the programme, Galvone Primary School has a full strings orchestra of its own, made up of teachers, children and the school caretaker. Sing out with strings report on Six One  2010 Sing out with Strings Christmas concert featured in Irish Times The Value of Sing Out with Stings - Video Sing Out With Strings - Blog

On Wednesday afternoon the 21st April 2010 in an event jointly orginised by the Limerick Regeneration Agency, Southill Junior School and Young Munster RFC Rugby was brought to the community of Southill. This is the first in a series of initiatives that Young Munster RFC are undertaking in conjunction with Limerick Regeneration Agency to engage with children living in the Regeneration areas on the Southside of the city, namely, Southill and Ballinacurra Weston.

After 14 weeks parents who took part in a parenting programme in Southill have graduated. The Programme was run using workshops which focused on different aspects of parenting. The programme has been running for the past two years in Southill Junior School with the help of Southill Junior School, Southill Family Resource centre, Limerick Regeneration and Paul Partnership. it forms part of the National “Incredible years“ Educational Programme.

Mr Peter Power Minister for State and Overseas Development with children from Gaelscoil Seorise Clancy, Our Lady of Lourdes NS, Our Lady Queen of Peace NS, Galvone NS, Southill Junior School and St. Enda`s Community School, outside of a replica township Shack at the Southill Area Centre at the launch of the Amawele Twining Programme with school children in South Africa.

President Mary McAlesse and her husband Dr. Martin McAleese meet the Directors of the Community Services Group on arriving at the Our Lady of Lourdes Community Centre.