Scoil Mhuire Naofa, Kiltale

Mission Statement

The aim of Scoil Mhuire Naofa, Kiltale is to provide a Christian, caring, learning environment, which facilitates the nurturing of each pupil’s full educational potential. The achievement of this aim informs all of the planning processes and activities, which occur in our school. Teachers and parents are partners in the children’s education, with co-operation and communication between home and school being vital ingredients in the educational process. We share the same aim, i.e. the well-being of the children in our care.

Scoil Mhuire Naofa, Kiltale operates in accordance with the Education Act 1998, the Rules for National Schools as determined by the Department of Education and Science and the Equal Status Act 2000.  Scoil Mhuire Naofa operates in a spirit of inclusiveness where children with special educational needs and children with different cultures and ethnic backgrounds are welcomed and respected.

Vision Statement

Scoil Mhuire Naofa aims to create a positive learning environment and develop each child’s individuality and potential, within an ethos that promotes Christian values, mutual respect and responsible citizenship. The teachers and parents in partnership have high expectations for the pupil’s learning and seek to develop their full potential through exposure to a wide curriculum in an atmosphere of mutual encouragement and respect. The parents consistently support the school in curricular, sporting and cultural events.

Scoil Mhuire Naofa strives to create an inclusive supportive learning environment especially for children with special educational needs.  The school is involved in many extra curricular activities to increase pupil participation and assist in the holistic development of each child.

School Charter

Scoil Mhuire Naofa, Kiltale is a Roman Catholic School established with the Minister of Education and aims at promoting the full and harmonious development of all aspects of the person of the pupil, intellectual, physical, cultural, moral and spiritual, including a living relationship with God and with other people. The school models and promotes a philosophy of life, inspired by belief in God and in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Catholic School provides Religious Education for the pupils in accordance with the doctrines, practices and traditions of the Catholic Church and promotes the formation of pupils in the Catholic Faith.