Introduction

Within the framework of the EU Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (EUSSPPR), the Department of Education for Northern Ireland and the Department of Education and Science have announced a new initiative to strengthen school partnerships and to encourage friendships and understanding between young people on the island of Ireland.

Gilnahirk Primary in Belfast and the North Dublin National School Project in Dublin have already begun to work together as part of this project. The children have written introductory letters to each other and we are now beginning our project work. The work from both our schools will be posted on this site over the 6 months from January - June 2000.

Our Project Title

A joint project beginning with children in Victorian Times and their status in society leading to how the children involved in the project view their lives as they enter the new Millennium.

Project Summary

Through this project the children will realise that they have gained rights and responsibilities since Victorian times and we'll be organising joint activities that will confirm and celebrate these rights (drama, sport, art and music) when they meet in Belfast and Dublin.

Objectives of our Project

The project will enable children to:

Develop a sense of co-operation and sharing through joint project work
Empathise with children in different situations
Reflect on their own rights and responsibilities in society
Produce a joint monthly magazine
Use information technology in a meaningful context
Enjoy project work with another school as part of their usual curriculum
Disseminate project results through internet web pages
Meet on a number of occasions to facilitate shared project work
Offer equal opportunities to boys and girls.

Look at how Haikus can become Tankas when they travel between Belfast and Dublin

Read a page from a Victorian Diary by Stephen from Gilnahirk Primary

Read about Child Labour in Victorian Times

Read our Poems about Victorian Times

Read about Education in Victorian Times

Read about Death in Victorian Times

Read about Etiquette in Victorian Times

The 2 big days finally arrived

Gilnahirk in Dublin

NDNSP in Beflast

This project is being co-ordinated by Alan Boyd and Audrey Ross in Gilnahirk Primary, Belfast and Jennifer O'Connell in the NDNSP, Dublin.

The project is managed on behalf of the EU by the Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Belfast and by Leargas, The Exchange Bureau in Dublin.

Our Living Book Project with Gilnahirk Primary.

to Gilnahirk Primary's homepage

to NDNSP homepage