A School where Learning comes Alive
Congratulations to John Salmon on receiving a Volunteer Award at the Ballinasloe People of the Year Awards!
John is a fantastic supporter of our school, always giving selflessly of his time to help with countless jobs. We are so grateful for all you do, John- well deserved! 👏
💫 Clontuskert NS is proud to announce that we have achieved our first Active Schools Flag
💫 Congratulations to Mrs. Feehily and the Active School Student Leadership Team who worked so hard over two years to achieve this award
💫 We held an Active Flag Celebration at the school on the 27th of June 2024.
The two year project culminated in an inspection with David Costello from Active Schools who inspected our work and application. The Active Schools Committee showed him around the school and demonstrated their love of sport and activity.
They had prepared posters to show him all of their work to go with a folder documenting the school’s journey.
💫 Clontuskert- A School where Learning Comes Alive!
Congratulations to Ciara Frehill who was awarded the Parker Cup on Wednesday night for her sporting achievements in Camogie and Volleyball as well as her unwavering commitment to the school. A proud alumna of Clontuskert, Ciara graduated in 2017. She was in 6th class when the current 6th class students were just starting their journey in Junior Infants.
Sporting Milestones:
Ciara embarked on her Camogie journey in 1st class with Kiltormer Camogie Club and continued to play with Ard Scoil Mhuire from 1st through 6th year.
Over the years, she has clinched various titles, including reaching the All-Ireland Final with Ard Scoil Mhuire in 2023.
Most recently, she captained the Minor County title-winning team with Kiltormer Camogie Club.
Ciara took up football in 6th class with Ballinasloe GAA, after developing an interest in primary school. She also aimed to broaden her social circle. She played soccer from 2015-2017 with East Galway United and resumed in 2019.
Her training in Spikeball during national school bolstered her confidence, leading her to join the Volleyball team in secondary school where she played for all six years. During Transition Year, she was trained as a Volleyball Coach and Referee, enabling her to referee matches and coach younger students.
Ciara also played basketball from 1st to 3rd year, which helped her connect with many lifelong friends.
In Ciara’s own words, “Sport has been one of my favourite pastimes over the years. It has boosted my confidence, enhanced my health and well-being, and provided me with numerous opportunities. I’ve made many close friends through sports.”
CONGRATULATIONS CIARA!
Congratulations to 4th, 5th & 6th Class in Clontuskert who won the Robot Design Award and Team Champions Award at the Thermoking VEX Robotics competition in ATU in Galway yesterday.
The students will now go forward to the VEX National Competition in Cork in February representing the region.
We were extremely proud of our hardworking team who collaborated, problem-solved and completed the challenges together. Thanks to Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Feehily and Ms. Nevin for guiding us and bringing us to the event.
Special thanks to Clonfert National School who lent us orange bands when ours broke. Thanks to Carine Gachon, David Hodge and all of the team in ATU for setting up and running such a great competition.
Looking forward to the event in Cork!
Oíche Shamhna faoi mhaise do gach duine i gCluain Tuaiscirt! We wish you all a happy and safe Hallowe’en break.
We look forward to welcoming you back to St. Augustine’s N.S. Clontuskert on Monday 7th November 2022 at 9.00am
Click here or on the photo to read our Hallowe’en Newsletter for 2022 and check out our Hallowe’en Fun below.
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded Microsoft Showcase School status once again for 2022-2023 and that our amazing staff have achieved Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEExpert) awards.
Congratulations to everyone on the school team; Board of Management, Staff, Parents, and Students, all of whom contribute to Clontuskert’s excellence and the continued worldwide recognition of the school as a Microsoft Showcase School.
We are delighted to have been awarded the SFI Discover Science and Maths Award for 2021-2022. Science and STEM are important elements of daily school life in Clontuskert.
We received this feedback from the judges:
Congratulations to all at St. Augustine’s N.S. Clontuskert on achieving a Plaque of STEM Award. Your log of evidence was very clearly presented and a pleasure to review. It shows the wide range of STEM work going on in the school that is providing learners with opportunities to develop and apply skills like problem-solving and collaboration through hands-on investigation and design and make activities. Including evidence of learners’ starter questions, predictions, investigation results and reflections demonstrate how rich learning is taking place through a range of activities from windbags to propagation. The climate change call to action video was inspiring as is the practical action the school is taking on climate change such as the solar panels. Extending the theme through using Minecraft is a great integration of technology into learning about sustainability – the design thinking and imagination of the students is very impressive as is their commitment to the sustainable development goals and improving the area for the whole community. It is no surprise that they received a standing ovation for their STEM showcase from their audience at DCU! Well done and keep up the excellent work!
Clontuskert SFI Discover Science and Maths Award 2021-2022Clontuskert is a Top 20 Winner of the Ireland’s Future Is MINE Project for 2022.
We were invited to DreamSpace in One Microsoft Place today for the Prizegiving from Microsoft and RTÉ.
Feedback from the Judges-
We knew you guys would do incredible things (as always) but you and the class should be really proud of yourselves for placing so highly with the judges scoring 😊
Thanks to Corey and Neeve for a super day. Check out the fun day we had!
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For Ireland’s Future is Mine we have made our school even more sustainable. We already have solar panels on our school. This produces 42% of our school’s electricity. In Minecraft we installed LED lighting all around the school which will save energy and funds. We have recycling, landfill and compost bins everywhere. We have an environmentally friendly sewerage treatment plant. At our school garden we sow vegetables, flowers and have composters and bee hives. This is part of our outdoor classroom. Our school bus is electric and runs on solar energy. We have installed a safe cycle path from the church to the school so that we can start a Cycle Bus for our students. We have electric charging points for teacher and visitor cars.
Our world is built in a flat world. This meant that we needed to code a 4 block height grass tower that we stretched across the whole parish to give us more build options. This meant we could build down as well as up. The other world landscapes would have interfered with what we wanted to build. We used a slash fill command which quickened this build.
Old Clontuskert school was closed but still occupied in 1958. Our modern school opened in 1959. There were two class rooms and two toilets in the school at that time and was also used as a local youth club. There were 120 boys and girls in the school at the time of its opening. In 1970 the school free transport system started but only applied to people two miles from the school.
An extension to the school was built and opened in 1999. Now we have three modern classrooms, two SEN rooms and a large general purpose hall. This year we started a Breakfast and Afterschool Club. We have a huge playing space, games courts and pitches around the school. For the road we used an agent to code so that it would be built faster.
Check out our twin Wind Turbines.
They are taller than the average wind turbines and are vertical axis to generate more electricity so that they supply not only the school but the whole parish with electricity. The extra energy is being sold back into the national grid. The money we earn from this is being donated to charities to help students across the world to receive an education under Sustainable Development Goal 4- Quality Education. The turbines move using 49 Command Blocks.
Welcome to Clontuskert Parish Church
This is our Sustainable church and community pitch with solar panels, charging points, playground, coffee shop, walking track and flower patio. There are wind turbines here too.
Welcome to Clontuskert Pitch:
We have a new modern clubhouse for the community to gather.
We built irrigation pipes under pitch. This both drains the pitch and supplies water to our community allotment gardens which supply vegetables and fruit to each family in the parish.
Wind turbines supply the energy for the lights here.
This is Clontuskert’s Old School:
The old school is in Chapel park near the Church. It was opened in 1836. There is a plaque on the wall that says Clontuskert National School AD 1833. Helena Coen, a great granny of a current 4th class student was the principal of the old school and some of the teachers were Mrs. Eileen Fenton, Mrs. Coen and Mrs. Kitty Bleahen.
There were at least three hedge schools in Clontuskert before they built the school building. This school was built on a ringfort. The people called the school Crossconnell school but the name was changed to Clontuskert National school on September 21st, 1852.
The school started as a mixed school on the 1st of July 1836. There was an old staircase near the door of the old school. There was a stage in it made from old doors.
To rethink how the old school can function for the future we have turned it into a kids museum where the community can gather. Clontuskert’s history is told at the museum with VR and AR experiences. We also have a library underground. We built an aquarium filled with beautiful fish and visitors can learn about the fish here.
There is an attic with large windows to maximise the views of Clontuskert parish. This is our new Clontuskert Observatory. At night the balcony can be used for stargazing. Because Clontuskert is in the country it is the perfect place for astronomy, away from the light pollution in towns and cities.
The Admission Process is now open for St. Augustine’s National School Clontuskert for 2022-2023.
Please view our Admission Notice below for details.
We will host a Virtual Open Day on Microsoft Teams on Monday March 28th 2022.
Please access the Admission Form for September 2022 here.
If you are interested in enrolling your child for 2023 or beyond, please complete this Expression of Interest Form to be kept in the loop of upcoming events including the Virtual Open Day.
Expression of Interest Form.
We will also offer tours of the school outside of school hours as per HSE COVID-19 regulations.
Please contact the principal if you wish to avail of this.
Please click on the image below to view each page of Clontuskert’s School Brochure for 2022-2023
Clontuskert Brochure Final 2022School Policies relevant to Annual Admission:
Admission Policy
Policies for review for Permissions in Enrolment Form
We were delighted to have our school staff and students recognised by Senator Aisling Dolan in the Irish Seanad last week. Click on the two clips below to watch.
We also received a letter from the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science commending the school on our work in the area of Climate Action. Congratulations to everyone for their hard work and thanks to Aisling Dolan for her support of St. Augustine’s National School.
