May 25
Brightsparks is twenty this year and will be marking this special anniversary with a party in the Community Centre on Saturday 17th June from 2pm to 4pm for current and past pupils, teachers, parents, guardians and everyone in the community. The highlight of the party will be the official opening of the new sensory garden, …
Dec 21
“If there are lots of events happening and lots of photos being taken for 365, the website will fall over and play dead.” So we had masses of things happening – Santa visited Brightsparks and heard them singing Christmas songs, then he turned up at the Parents’ Association Christmas Fair; Loughglynn held their Winter Wonderland; …
Aug 31
It’s not just school that’s back at Lisacul. Everyone who uses the Community Centre has that lovely new term feeling with lots of stuff starting this week and next. The Active Age crew are looking at new activities and planning their outings for the autumn, Brightsparks have completely revamped the school room and the CE …
Jun 23
It’s the end of the school year for our Montessori group and the 2016 cohort are ready for their graduation ceremony. Rehearsals have been going on all week and excitement is mounting.
Apr 22
Despite the difficulties of “rural broadband” [rant deleted], many of the local groups around Lisacul have Facebook pages to keep both the community and the diaspora up to date with what we’re at, and to provide opportunities to join in the fun. Here’s a quick round up of the sites that we know of: if there …
Apr 08
Brightsparks Montessori Preschool caters for up to twenty-two children and runs five mornings per week, from 8:45 to 12:15pm. We interviewed Michelle and Christina to find out more. Why did you choose to work in a Montessori school? Michelle: I love children and wanted to pursue a career where I could teach little ones from …
Nov 19
Brightsparks Lisacul is proud to announce we are now operating as a Montessori Preschool. Due to a high volume of interest and numbers we are now opening our registrations early for September 2016 and September 2017. If you have any queries please call Michelle on 087 7425952.
