Fáilte go suíomh idirlíon Scoil Chroí Íosa, Blarney.
Our website hopes to provide an insight into the everyday life of our school, including the wonderful and unique opportunities that are afforded to the children of Scoil Chroí Íosa. The website also contains lots of valuable information for parents and those in the wider community.
Scoil Chroí Íosa is a provider of high-quality education to students from Blarney and its surrounding area.
As a professional body of teachers, the staff are committed to working in partnership with parents to ensure every child reaches their full potential in a happy and stimulating learning environment. The school aims to promote full and harmonious development of all aspects of the child. We foster a love of learning, working to the best of one’s ability and developing a sense of respect and responsibility amongst our pupils.
With the above in mind, I am always extremely grateful to the hard work and goodwill of our Parents, Pupils, Teachers, SNAs, Secretaries & Caretaker, as well as our Parents Association, Board of Management and the wider community of Blarney; all of whom help make Scoil Chroí Íosa the unique, warm and welcoming school that it is.
I hope that you will find this website useful and informative, the staff and I look forward to sharing your child’s educational journey with you.
It was smiles all round when we made our way to the Marina Market for lunch! The children spent some of their well-earned profits from this year’s business ventures — all that city walking definitely built up an appetite! 🍕💰🚶♂️ #YoungEntrepreneurs #6thClassAdventures
6th Class at The Quad in UCC! Keeping off the grass to protect that all-important exam luck! 🍀📚
Not even the rain could dampen 6th Class spirits on our trip to town this morning! Off to a flying start in Fitzgerald’s Park ☔🌳 #6thClassAdventures #RainOrShine #SchoolTrip
A big day of discovery for Mr Kelleher’s 6th Class as they explored the wonders of science inside the Curiosity Cube! 🔬✨ The smiles got even bigger with a surprise ice cream treat from Merck. #CuriosityCube #STEMeducation #FutureScientists #Merck #InspiringCuriosity #ScienceInSchools #ScoilChroiIosa
6th Class wrapped up their final event before leaving Scoil Chroí Íosa — a brilliant fun fair in the junior building! 🎉 The yard was full of laughter, games, and great energy from start to finish. Huge well done to our fantastic young organisers! 👏🎪✨
Some more snaps from an incredible few days with the Curiosity Cube! Thank you so much for such an amazing experience @curiositycube_merck @merckgroup #CuriosityCube #STEMeducation #FutureScientists #Merck #InspiringCuriosity #ScienceInSchools #ScoilChroiIosa
6th class had a brilliant morning exploring experiments in the Curiosity Cube — and the ice creams from Merck were the cherry on top! 🍦🔬#CuriosityCube #STEMeducation #FutureScientists #Merck #InspiringCuriosity #ScienceInSchools #ScoilChroiIosa
Congratulations to talented author and parent of our school, Michelle McDonagh, on the publication of her third novel Some Of This Is True. Thank you also to Michelle for mentoring and inspiring the children in our school…young authors in the making!
Great surprise for our children as part of the Curiosity Cube, Merck surprised all our budding scientists with an ice cream van 🍦#curiositycube #stemeducation #FutureScientists #Merck #InspiringCuriosity #ScienceInSchools #ScoilChroiIosa
Thank you so much Stefanie, Orla, Mark and all the Merck employee volunteers for an amazing Curiosity Cube experience at Scoil Chroí Íosa @merckgroup @curiositycube_merck
#CuriosityCube #STEMeducation #FutureScientists #Merck #STEM
Huge thanks to our amazing Parents’ Council for treating our Sciath na Scol boys’ and girls’ teams! 👏
The boys made it to the final and did us proud, even though they just missed out on the win. Both teams gave it their all — well done to everyone involved! 💪❤️🤍
#SciathNaScol #SchoolPride #TeamSpirit #ThankYouParentsCouncil
A world of science, innovation, and hands-on discovery! Huge thanks to @merckgroup @curiositycube_merck for so much amazing STEM fun!
#CuriosityCube #STEMeducation #FutureScientists #Merck
So much STEM fun at the Curiosity Cube this morning! Thanks @merckgroup A world of science, innovation, and hands-on discovery!
#CuriosityCube #STEMeducation #FutureScientists #Merck
From nail painting to a penalty shoot-out on Mr. Foley, 6th class had something for everyone at last week’s senior fun fair! 🎯🎨⚽ It was all fun, games, and big smiles as they brought energy and excitement to every corner of the senior building.
6th class are looking forward to holding the fun fair for the junior classes this week 🎪 ☀️ 🥅
Final school tour with our wonderful 6th class today in Ballyhass Lakes! 🛶☀️ A brilliant day full of laughs, adventure, and memory-looking forward to making even more memories on their city trip later this week!
Ms. Carroll’s 2nd class and Ms. Fitzgerald’s 4th class loved pairing up together today. They worked together to create beautiful art projects and play board games.
🧪✨ The Curiosity Cube has landed at Scoil Chroí Íosa! Blarney 🚀
Tomorrow students will be stepping inside a world of science, innovation, and hands-on discovery!
#CuriosityCube #STEMeducation #FutureScientists #Merck #InspiringCuriosity #ScienceInSchools #ScoilChroiIosa
2nd/3rd Class Butterfly Project 🐛🦋
Ms O Callaghan’s class had the exciting opportunity to witness one of nature’s most magical transformations — watching caterpillars grow into butterflies! The children carefully observed each stage of the life cycle, from tiny caterpillars to chrysalises, and finally, to beautiful Painted Lady butterflies. This hands-on science project sparked curiosity, encouraged care and responsibility, and brought a sense of wonder to our classroom. We ended the experience by gently releasing the butterflies into nature, celebrating their journey and the learning we shared together.
Our scientists in Scoil Chroí Íosa Blarney are ready!!! We are counting down the days until the Curiosity Cube comes! #sparkcuriosity #curiositycube #fun #STEM #merck #activeschoolsweek
🔬🧠 Big STEM Energy at Our School!
We have two Young Scientist winners, a dedicated STEM library, an amazing STEM Club, and a creative LEGO Club — all helping to spark curiosity and innovation in our students! 🏆📚🧱💡
As part of Active Schools Week, we’re so excited to welcome the Curiosity Cube — a mobile science lab by @merckgroup — to our school on June 10th & 11th! 🚐🔬
Students will take part in fun, hands-on experiments led by real scientists, with this year’s theme focused on Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) 🤖🧪
Let’s inspire the next generation of inventors and innovators! 🌟
#YoungScientist #STEMClub #LEGOLovers #Merck #CuriosityCube #ActiveSchoolsWeek #STEMEducation #FutureScientists #AIinEducation #HandsOnLearning #InnovationInAction #ScienceIsFun
A beautiful story! Erin walks to school last week with a schoolbag crafted by her great-grandfather 75 years ago—a timeless link to the past. Once belonging to her nan who wrote us a lovely letter to explain the origin of this special bag. This bag carries more than books; it holds generations of love, legacy, and the enduring spirit of learning.
Carol from Cork Mental Healtg visited 6th class during Wellness Week. She prepared students for the transition to secondary school and how to maintain their wellbeing. 6th Class students made a generous donation to Cork Mental Health to help the organisation. @corkmentalhealthfoundation
Scoil Chroí Íosa is preparing to introduce a school lunch programme for our pupils, pending final guidelines from the Department of Education. As part of our preparations, several food providers are offering sample meals for us to try.
Pictured here are our fantastic Student Council members taste-testing a variety of nutritious and delicious options, including Cottage Pie, Vegetable Curry, and Chicken Casserole. We’re excited to hear their feedback as we move closer to making this important decision for our school community!
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