Scoil Áine, Merlin Park, Galway

Welcome

The staff of Scoil Áine welcome you to our website.  Our school is a bright, welcoming environment nestled in a wooded landscape in Galway.  Our experience tells us that a caring, fun, nurturing atmosphere reaps rewards.  We enjoy working with our children and adolescents to support their recovery, rebuild their confidence and guide them in their return to their own schools.

Enjoy our school. Regards, the Scoil Áine team.

Our Mission Statement

  • Our school provides a safe, caring and therapeutic environment for all – students, staff and visitors.
  • Our team strives to nurture each individual’s strengths and talents and we encourage the development of tolerance and respect.
  • Our goal is to enable our students to successfully rejoin their own school communities.
  • Our mission is to support our students with their educational, social and emotional challenges

 

How Scoil Áine works

Scoil Áine accepts primary and post primary students for a period of placement from their school while they are under the care of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). Our four classrooms have a maximum of 6 students per class.

We have a highly motivated and dedicated staff of 4 teachers, 4 special needs assistants and 3 social care staff. We work together in a carefully structured way to create a secure, happy and therapeutic learning environment.

Our aim is to give each student the opportunity to grow emotionally, socially and academically, to cope with, and overcome, individual difficulties identified by the CAMHS team and to do this at the student’s individual pace.

We tailor the relevant Department of Education and Skills (DES) Primary and Post Primary curricula for each student based on their individual strengths and challenges.

Confidentiality is integral to the daily workings of Scoil Áine.

Scoil Áine is a non-denominational school with a fully constituted Board of Management under Diocesan patronage.

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Our belief

In Scoil Áine we believe there are four important strands to a young person having an effective and constructive placement with us:

 

The student – We recognize that we all have different learning styles and so offer a broad, balanced, relevant curriculum successfully delivered through a variety of approaches

The Family – Open channels of communication between parents and the school result in positive outcomes which benefit the young person in school and at home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The mainstream school – When the time is right to begin the re-integration process, the schools work closely to agree a transition plan and timeline specific to the individual student.

The Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) – The collaborative work between ourselves and the CAMHS teams (Inpatient and Community) is an ongoing process with regular reviews and meetings, informal discussions and formal therapeutic interventions (SLT, OT etc.)

Our common goal, achieved by working together, is for the child to recognize their abilities, reclaim their self-esteem and live their life to the fullest extent. 

Our Policies

We regularly review and update our comprehensive set of school policies ensuring the best practices and guidelines are in place. All policies, including our five pillar policies listed below, are available in our school office or on request.

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