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  • Our specialisation in modern European languages, with all students studying two languages from French, German, Irish and Spanish;
  • our international intern programme, this year our social work student from Germany;
  • our immersion language residentials with Montana Lingua;
  • our Connecting Classrooms link with Chile;
  • our extra-curricular Latin and Russian classes;
  • our ab initio Italian course in sixth form;
  • our successes in Mathématiques Sans Frontières;
  • our twin school arrangement with: Germany; France; Spain; Sweden; Holland; Chile.
  • our involvement with the Swedish team during the Special Olympics;
  • our success in winning scholarships for our students attending the Gaeltacht;
  • our European Studies links with Poland, Wales and Holland;
  • our success in winning an international poetry prize through the Collodi Foundation in Italy;
  • our links with the Muslim community through the Belfast Mosque and student links with Palestine, Jordan, Turkey and Egypt;
  • our contribution to development in Burundi through the Christian Aid 'Recycle a Goat Scheme';
  • our support for the Jubilee 2000 campaign on world debt: 'Break the chains of debt';
  • our 'Spread the Suffering' campaign to raise money to pay the exam fees of AIDS orphans;
  • provision of native language Bibles for our students from other countries: Latvian; Lithuania; Iceland; France; Spain and Germany;
  • our well-established Amnesty International group which has worked on international anti-death penalty and firearms campaigns and has adopted prisoners of conscience in Tibet and Mexico;
  • our annual whole-school languages day, featuring teaching through French, Irish, German, Spanish, Russian and Cantonese;
  • Jewish, Muslim and Bahá’í input into our assemblies.
  • Our specialisation in modern European languages, with all students studying two languages from French, German, Irish and Spanish;
  • our international intern programme, this year our social work student from Germany;
  • our immersion language residentials with Montana Lingua;
  • our Connecting Classrooms link with Chile;
  • our extra-curricular Latin and Russian classes;
  • our ab initio Italian course in sixth form;
  • our successes in Mathématiques Sans Frontières;
  • our twin school arrangement with: Germany; France; Spain; Sweden; Holland; Chile.
  • our involvement with the Swedish team during the Special Olympics;
  • our success in winning scholarships for our students attending the Gaeltacht;
  • our European Studies links with Poland, Wales and Holland;
  • our success in winning an international poetry prize through the Collodi Foundation in Italy;
  • our links with the Muslim community through the Belfast Mosque and student links with Palestine, Jordan, Turkey and Egypt;
  • our contribution to development in Burundi through the Christian Aid 'Recycle a Goat Scheme';
  • our support for the Jubilee 2000 campaign on world debt: 'Break the chains of debt';
  • our 'Spread the Suffering' campaign to raise money to pay the exam fees of AIDS orphans;
  • provision of native language Bibles for our students from other countries: Latvian; Lithuania; Iceland; France; Spain and Germany;
  • our well-established Amnesty International group which has worked on international anti-death penalty and firearms campaigns and has adopted prisoners of conscience in Tibet and Mexico;
  • our annual whole-school languages day, featuring teaching through French, Irish, German, Spanish, Russian and Cantonese;
  • Jewish, Muslim and Bahá’í input into our assemblies.
 Latest News
Did You See?
Created by Ellen McVea in 5/18/2012 7:09:27 PM

Did you see all the wee purple cards with very nice remarks on them, all around the school?  They a... Read More..


Thanks a Million
Created by Ellen McVea in 5/11/2012 10:10:50 PM

Thanks a million to Lauren's Daddy, Mr Taylor, who has done a great job of laying the carpet for ou... Read More..


Friday Tea
Created by Ellen McVea in 5/11/2012 8:17:42 PM

On Friday afternoon of their last day of class, our year 12s gathered for a tea party with tea, cof... Read More..


Off to Study
Created by Ellen McVea in 5/11/2012 8:15:03 PM

Our wonderful year 14 gathered in the canteen on Thursday for a great big fry-up together.  Many of... Read More..


Northern Ireland Champion?
Created by Ellen McVea in 5/8/2012 10:03:27 PM

You aren't goint to guess this one, so check out the SportsBlog to see. Read More..


Marathon Woman
Created by Ellen McVea in 5/7/2012 1:08:25 PM

 Our Laura O'Hare is also out there with the team from Grange PS raising money for out Sharing Lang... Read More..


Marathon Man
Created by Ellen McVea in 5/7/2012 12:43:07 PM

Our intrepid James Magee is out there in all that wind and rain running the Belfast marathon.  What... Read More..


Great Jumping
Created by Ellen McVea in 5/6/2012 5:44:38 PM

Who is it this time?  While you're on the SportsBlog you'll find out.  Read More..


Home From the Hills
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Shimna Builds On
Created by Ellen McVea in 5/4/2012 8:30:37 PM

Exciting days.  The builders are finally on site and a huge digger has dug a huge hole in the groun... Read More..


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Telephone: 028 437 26107   Fax: 028 437 26109
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Contact Details
Address: The Lawnfield, King Street, Newcastle, Co Down, BT33 0HD
Telephone: 028 437 26107   Fax: 028 437 26109
E Mail: info@shimna.newcastle.ni.sch.uk

Copyright Shimna Integrated College    |