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From Academics to Sports, and Music to Environmental Awareness Campaigns, FCJ Bunclody endeavours to provide learning and life experiences for all students, whilst underpinning the core values of our ethos: TRUTH, RESPECT, and JUSTICE.
As you know, our school has been linked to Wells of Life over the last few years💧 Here are a few photos to update you on work that has occurred with the help of you, the people who fundraised and donated💰👏![]()
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St Kalooli's Ssekanyonyi RC Primary School is a government aided school located in Ssekanyonyi Town Council, Mityana District, Uganda🇺🇬🏫 They currently have a population of approximately 600 pupils and 7 teachers. Like many rural schools, they face several challenges🚸 Among them is the limited sanitation facilities. The money we have raised has helped to complete the replacement of the two latrines at the school🚽🚻 This has made a huge difference to the 600 students who attend the St Kilooli school🎓 The two new latrines cost a little over $18000 to complete. When converted to US dollars the funds raised by FCJ was a little over $14000💵🥳![]()
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It’s such a wholesome delight to see the smiles on the faces of the children in the photos. What a worthwhile and important thing to do. Also, it makes us realise and appreciate the comforts that we have in our lives and that we indeed take for granted!☺️![]()
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#wellsoflife #wellsoflifeireland #fcjsisters #fcjsistersireland #lecheileschoolstrust #fcjtractorrun
Today is International Men’s Day and we have reason to not only mark it, but celebrate the event here in FCJ🙋♂️🔵🌍![]()
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Since 1969 boys have been part of the fabric of our school. As you know prior to that only girls enrolled here. Thankfully the vision here from early on was to create an inclusive learning environment for young people, regardless of their gender. Our Principal at the time, Sr Gonzague, didn’t realise that she set into motion the long praised co-educational system in Bunclody. To the nuns in the Convent it just made sense, to have a place where both girls and boys could learn together🏫📚🚸![]()
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And yes, if we didn’t have lads the corridors may not be as boisterous. And sure, the noise levels mightn’t be as high, and there would probably be far less questionable ‘art’ drawn on some of the tables in our classrooms, but do you know what, it’s things like this that make a school, that make OUR school. So, with that in mind on this International Men’s Day, here’s to all the FCJ lads!💪😁![]()
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#internationalmensday2025 #honthelads #lecheileschoolstrust #coeducation #fcjsistersireland #fcjsisters
The Republic of Ireland’s U17 World Cup journey has come to an end at the last 16 stage as they were beaten by Switzerland earlier today⚽🇮🇪🇨🇭 What a great journey it has been for Ryan and his team mates though. And that great penalty he scored to get them this far, that memory will live on for a long time!🌟😁 Everybody here is so proud of Ryan and we can't wait to see you when you're back!☘👏![]()
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#footballassociationofireland #FAI #irishsoccer #worldcup #lecheileschoolstrust
The other day, Marie 4 received a special reward for their excellent attendance last term👨🎓🌟 That being a 99 from Steemers!🍦 Despite the cold weather an ice cream still manages to make you feel warm on the inside❄️😁 Attendance and punctuality is such a key part to success in school🏫📆⏰ So remember students, if you're not in, you can't win!😉
What a massive response we have got so far to our ‘Crutches 4 Ukraine’ campaign!🩼🇺🇦🤩![]()
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For one more week, we are collecting a number of items that will then be transported to the frontline. If you have any of the following items lying around at home and you’d like to contribute to the cause, then they can be sent in with a student or if you’re passing the gate yourself and you want, you can drop them into our main office! Thanks so much!👏😁![]()
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1. Mobility Aids: Crutches, Walking Frames, Walking Sticks, Wheel Chairs, Splints etc🦽🦯🩼![]()
2. Tinned Food: Beans, Peas, Chickpeas, Tomatoes, Tuna etc🥫🍅🐟![]()
3. Hygenie Products: Soap, Shampoo, Toothpaste, Female Hygiene Products etc🧴🚰🧼🪥![]()
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#crutches4ukraine #helpingthoseinneed #fcjsistersireland #lecheileschoolstrust
This week is SCIENCE WEEK 2025!👩🔬🔬⚛ Here are a few great snaps sharing an insight into our labs🧪🧫 In them, Ms Finn's 2nd years were busy doing Acid-Base titrations and 3rd years got to grips with testing the effect of light intensity on photosynthesis!#ScienceWeek2025k#lecheileschoolstrustt#bazingazinga
With just over 40 days until Christmas, we have been busy collecting gifts and packages as part of our Shoe Box Appeal 2025🎅🎄 During the past week, over 500 boxes were collected from local primary schools as part of Team Hope Shoe Box Appeal!⭐️🎁![]()
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TY students checked and sorted the boxes under the guidance of Ms Catherine Doyle and Ms Deirdre Wańczyk⛄ Also, thanks to Noel Raleigh, who brought the boxes to the collection depot in a trailer sponsored by Ivan Byrne 🚛❄️![]()
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These boxes will then be dispersed to 13 countries in Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa and delivered to children between the ages of 2-14 years. These boxes bring joy, happiness and hope to their lives!😁![]()
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#teamhopeshoeboxappeal #fcjsistersireland #lecheileschoolstrust #santaclausiscomingtotown
Ryan and his teammates have secured TOP OF THE GROUP after today's draw with Paraguay🥳⚽ Ireland now face Canada in the World Cup Round of 32. This match will take place later this week☘🇨🇦 The school is buzzing here in anticipation!🤩 Best of luck to Ryan and the boys in the upcoming game!🤞🇮🇪
Some great pictures of our students that are on the 2025 Youth Pilgrimage to Medjugorje as part of the Ferns Diocese✝🕊 As you can see from the photos,the sun was splitting the stones there. The students on the trip were; Niamh Kelly, Ellen O’Flatherty, Ciara Doyle, Victoria Jordan Kelly, Anna Gahan, Oonagh Kearney, Ella Byrne, Rebecca Kehoe and Síofra Morris☀😎![]()
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The girls had a busy few days over there. They visited; Our Lady’s statue on Apparition Hill, The Blue Cross which is the site of many apparitions, Mary’s meals, which is a charity that sets up school feeding programmes where hunger and poverty prevent children from gaining an education in the world's poorest countries at 0.11c per meal for each child👶🍽🚸 Also they visited Genacolo Community which offers free residential programmes that help people suffering from addiction👏![]()
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The girls are taking part in the John Paul ll Awards🕯🏅 This was set up to encourage young people to be involved in the community. Over the course of the trip they were great ambassadors for our school and community!😁![]()
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#johnpaul2awards #fcjsistersireland #helpingthoseinneed #lecheileschoolstrust #fernsdiocese
Other Media
The HSE Visits FCJ Bunclody – Staying Safe in School
Christmas Prayer Service – December 2020
Enrolment/Open Day Video – October 2020
Graduation Speeches for the 6th Year Class of 2020
Our Lockdown Art Gallery
National Modern Foreign Language Award Winner 2020
“Par ma moustache!”
May Awards & Mass – 2019
‘Grease’ The Musical – 2019
