First Final Friday Coffee Morning – Thinking of Nadya
The first of our ‘Final Friday Coffee Mornings’ was held in the hall on Friday morning. It was lovely to see so many of our community coming together, especially as a loving and warm support for Simon and Aleksei. Lots of wonderful stories of Nadya’s generosity of spirit and love for her family were shared.
Pre-loved Sale
Our pre-loved sale was a great success again this year! Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!! Thank you so much to all the volunteers who worked hard to make it so. It’s a great way to make sure our children are kitted out for the wet and cold weather ahead as well as helping us to reach our sustainable goals. Subject to weather we hope to move our Pre-loved Market outdoors in the mornings ahead. Look out for bargains hanging from the railings and on the tables outside!
Patio Power!
Huge thanks to the wonderful volunteers who have given their time and energy to rejuvenating our upstairs patio area. It looks amazing already! Lots of work is going into painting to get the walls ready for an art piece by the children. One of our volunteers who is readying the walls for the new art work is actually a past pupil who painted the original art work while they were a student here. Our fantastic patio team are also making the area as sustainable as possible with plants and bulbs being sown and creative ways of making the area more green being discussed.
DSP would welcome any decking wood you might have available. Maybe leftover from a project? If you do have some, please send details and photos of the wood to the office at info@dspns.ie and a member of the team will be in touch.
Sustaining Sustainable!
A huge thanks as always to our Forest School and Gardening volunteers. These programmes which help us reach our sustainable development goals are sustainable because of the volunteers.
Forest school and the Gardening Club allow the children to build connections to each other and the world they live in, promoting an ethical approach to the environment!
Both aim to foster resilient, independent, confident and creative learners using a flexible approach and the natural resources around us.
Please click on the links here to learn more – DSP Forest School Outdoor Learning
Brilliant Board!
Our brilliant DSP Board of Management is responsible for oversight and support of the running of the school.
The Board, made up of a diverse and committed group of volunteers with a broad range of skills and perspectives, is a reflective group who are objective in their decisions and show a great understanding school’s needs. Policy reviews require energy, expertise and time, all of which the Board contribute during and outside of meetings. Skills include an understanding of our inclusive ethos, an ability to work on behalf of others, an ability to listen, propose ideas and accept others ideas, work on behalf of the community. Specific skills: an understanding of educational practice, accountancy skills, management skills, innovation and creativity, empathy and leadership.
As part of the 4 year cyclical changeover of Boards of Management, the Board invites nominations from people who have skills in areas such as community-building, law, construction, human resources, education, finance, IT. The BoM AGM will take place on 25th November 2024 when elections will take place. Please phone the office or let Clodagh know if you would be in a position to offer your time. Knowledge and skills that would be valuable to the Board include (but is not confined to) finance, law, construction, education, team building, policy, ethos.
