Friday, May 15, 2009

Campaign Launched!

We had a lively launch at Holy Trinity on Thursday with Dail and Council candidates including all Dublin South bye-election candidates. The launch made the front page of the Irish Independent, the Metro, and the school became a topic on The Pat Kenny Show .

Having made the economic case for permanent buildings, we sought ideas and solutions, and we've committed to looking at fresh ways of funding primary school buildings, through both private and public ways. We welcome your ideas and feed-back as always.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Promises, Promises! Getting Ready for June 5th

This Thursday, May 14th, we'll be *officially* launching our school building campaign and have invited TD and Councillor candidates along. We really want to get the point across that we are looking for positive ideas, not to complain! Already this year, we've briefed many local politicians and candidates on the social, economic and community benefits of a permanent school building. Now we need to try and turn it into action....and turn EUR 125,000 rent money into something more long term.

Thanks to everyone for their support so far.

Liza, Paula & Darren.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Towards Primary 2020...Building our Schools Now

Welcome to our humble efforts to make a school building campaign into something a little more interactive and informative. Some say out of crisis comes opportunity.

Holy Trinity National School's parents and pupils alike now believe that there is an opportunity to stop renting and start building - create jobs, a better education and ensure all kids are ready for the future. Over the coming weeks and months, we hope to share with you the importance of why primary schools need to be built now. We've spent a lot of time over the last year in particular to try and put together the case for a permanent building. Here is our recent presentation to policy makers:

Holy Trinity National School Presentation

We welcome your views. We're looking for innovative solutions so we can move forward with a permanent school building