Ethos Whole-School Projects
KCETB Ethos Showcase 2024
Having participated in the KCETB Ethos Showcase in 2022, Abbey Community College have continued to promote the meaning and role of Ethos in our school community.
Our school ethos is evident in everyday school life. We are a centre for learning in the heart of community who support and encourage a positive environment for students and staff, which in turn allows students’ academic achievement to evolve.
This year, our Ethos project Mainistreacha an Choláiste involved facilitating a lesson for all students in our school. Students further explored the rich history of Abbey Community College by researching their class names – all named after Irish Abbeys. This furthered their understanding of the important foundations of our school and the influences they have on our school’s unique character. As always, student engagement and active participation was to be commended. We look forward to sharing this collaborative project with our wider school community.
Our 'Design a High Cross' competition gave students the opportunity to design a high cross for our school that depicts the rich history and culture associated with Abbey Community College.
As we look back on this project and recognise the dedication of all involved, we take great pride in our school community's unwavering commitment to embody and uphold our school ethos as we strive Together Towards Excellence.
KCETB Ethos Showcase 2022
In Abbey Community College, our everyday actions reflect the ethos of ETBI but our Ethos Leadership Team understood that we could further highlight this amongst our school community.
Rather than choose one of ETBI's core values, we decided to set the focus of our project on raising awareness of our own school’s ethos in line with that of ETBI. This began with a focus group of students around their understanding of the term ‘Ethos’ and ‘Ethos in Action’.
Following this, our project involved facilitating a lesson for all students in our school. Students explored the rich history of Abbey Community College furthering their understanding of the important foundations for our ethos today. Students defined the term ethos in their own words and made connections to how our ethos is evident in everyday school life. They learned about KCETB, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and the influences they have on our school’s unique character.
Students, staff and our Parents Association were all invited to share their descriptions of our school – three words/phrases that describe ‘Who we are in Abbey Community College’. The answers were all collated to create our display of how our community feels about our school. These words and phrases strongly reflect the core values of ETBI along with the mission, vision and aims of our own school.
In May 2022, Abbey Community College shared our work around Ethos at KCETB's Ethos Showcase.
Reflecting on this project and acknowledging the efforts of our students, staff, parents/guardians, we are so very proud of our school community who continue to live and promote our school ethos with enthusiasm and commitment as we all work Together Towards Excellence.
