from the 8 th – 22 nd of October . There were several schools that participated including St Patricks and Togher Boys National School. Mental Health On Tuesday 20 th October and Tuesday 27 th October, the FAI SDO, Ray Claffey, organised the “One Good Coach” Workshops with Jigsaw, the Young Peoples Mental Health Charity. This is an Online workshop that is always relevant but even more topical in the current climate. Safeguarding The FAI SDO delivered twelve Online Sport Ireland Safeguarding One Courses via Zoom for club volunteers and coaches in October, with more planned for November. This course is mandatory for all coaches and volunteers who work with children. Child and Family Homelessness Outreach Support Program The FAI SDO has linked in with Tusla and Springboard to assist in this programme. We are delivering weekly fun coaching sessions at Fitzgerald’s Park to cater for children staying at the Good Shepherds Accomodation at Redclyffe House on the Western Road. Unfortunately, this programme had to be postponed midway through due to Level 5 restrictions but will recommence as soon as restrictions are eased.
Old Cork Waterworks Experience (Lifetime Lab)
OCWE carried out a survey of all Cork City and County Primary school principals (352 in total), steps including questionnaire design, postage and collation of data received. Information received will be used to further aid the decision-making process in the design and delivery of Lifetime Lab education programs. A response rate of 43% was achieved with 8 key questions asked. A sample of information collated is as follows: Question 1 . Primary school principals were asked at what stage during the school year external travel (leaving school to attend activities) would recommence. Responses are presented in Graph 1.
Graph 1. Off school travel results
Off School Travel
Term 1 (Nov-Dec '20)
Term 2 (Jan- March '21)
Term 3 (Apr-Jun '21)
No Travel this school year
The overall results from this survey lean towards online or blended engagement as the achievable method of reaching schools for the remainder of the school year. Explorers Marine Science – Online content was developed over October including video footage and promotional graphics. Invitations were issued to 72 Cork City primary schools to participate in a series of virtual science workshops. A
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