Ficheall Tournament in Educate Together Wicklow

The senior pupils had a great day at the Ficheall Tournament in Wicklow. They put all their skills to the test against multiple teams from Gaelscoil an tInbhéar Mhóir, Wicklow Educate Together and Shelleybanks Educate Together. They did very well with the ‘Queen to Win’ team coming 4th in the Budding Masters section and Li’L Rookers coming 3rd in the Masters section. It was a great experience for the pupils and as usual they did Scoil San Eoin proud!! Click on the pictures below to see the pupils in action!

Senior room pupils taking on Chess Lessons!

Our pupils from the Senior room are taking part in a 6 week course of Chess lessons with chess coach Seamus Duffy. There will be a chess tournament at the end called ‘Ficheal’ so pupils are very eager to learn and enjoying taking part.

Chess has so many educational benefits for the children - It helps to develop children’s critical thinking and reasoning, encourages them to plan ahead and teaches them that their actions have consequences. It also encourages problem-solving, sportsmanship and self-esteem, often allowing quieter children to shine and is great for concentration and patience.