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ST. LOUIS SECONDARY SCHOOLUT SINT UNUMProspectus
Why Chooseour school?We are committed to educationalinnovation and progressive methods ofTeaching and Learning.We are one of only nine schools in thecountry involved in a Step Up initiativepromoting highly effective use of digitaltechnology, supported by the SchoolExcellence Fund.We have an excellent record of results inState Examinations.We are proactive in our progression toThird Level for our students. We have beenawarded the Trinity Schools of DistinctionAward in both 2018 and 2019 as a result ofour high levels of success.We are an inclusive school and we fostereach child to develop to their full potentialregardless of background or ability.We offer a broad and comprehensivecurriculum, including Junior Cycle andLeaving Certificate, Transition Year andLeaving Cert Applied.We have a professional and dedicated staffthat works with our students to enable all toachieve their potential.OurSchool EthosAs a Catholic school, St. Louis SecondarySchool, Dundalk, aims to educate the wholeperson and to encourage the qualities of respect,truth, responsibility, happiness and excellence in acaring inclusive atmosphere.We aim to:To provide a social and academic environmentthat fosters learning.We offer interesting programmes throughthe Junior Cycle to encourage criticalthinking.We have a committed team of Year Headsand Class Teachers that meets with theCare team on a regular basis so we canfully support every student in our school.We provide a wide range of extracurricularactivities suitable for all students.We promote participation and excellencein all areas of the Arts.We offer a wide range of sporting activitiesat local, county and national level.We have a healthy canteen which providesfree breakfast for all, and a comprehensivelunch menu at a very reasonable cost.We are situated in safe, beautiful groundson the outskirts of the town.To strive to ensure that Christian attitudes andvalues are knit into the fabric of school life.To provide through the curriculum, teachingmethods and allocation of resources, teachingand learning situations which enable all pupilsto:Develop their intellectual capacity to the full.Stimulate their curiosity and imagination.
Our School’s PastoralThe personal development of studentsis a core value of St Louis. Teachers inour school care for their students andeducation takes place in an atmosphere ofcare, inclusion and excellence.In our school:Care Systemgiven for them to meet with students onan individual and collective basis to ensurestudents feel valued and nurtured.Care Team meetings are held to monitorthe intellectual and developmental progressof all students.Students aim to develop a criticalappreciation of the world they live in, andare given opportunities to develop a strongsense of their own personal worth.Pastoral Goals for our school:Students reflect on key moral issueswhich heighten their awareness of theirresponsibility to themselves, society and theearth we all call home.Recognition of the talents, abilities andcultures of all students.The Christian values of inclusion, truth,forgiveness, spirituality and service toothers are encouraged and nurtured.Personal achievement and academicsuccess are promoted through our broadand balanced curriculum.Responsibility, resilience and selfmotivation are encouraged.Our students leave us as well-roundedresponsible, caring and aspirational youngadults who will make a difference in theircommunities.Acknowledgement of, and support for, eachperson’s role in the school community.Strong collaborative leadership.Priority given to the nurturing of teachingand learning relationships.Support for an engaging curriculum –content and methodologies.On-going monitoring of progress anddifferentiated teaching to cater for everystudent.Promoting an environment that meetsstudents’ needs.That every girl in St Louis feels cherishedand flourishes in a happy, caringatmosphere.Year Heads collaborate with ClassTeachers on a weekly basis and time isDevelop their aesthetic awareness; assistin their physical and moral development,and acquire an appetite for furtherknowledge and skills in later life.To prepare each pupil to be a responsiblemember of our democratic society, equippedto play an active part in its development.To be a caring community in which theindividual is given a sense of significance andimportance and a consciousness of the needs ofothers.To be a participating partner in the widercommunity, welcoming parents and otherfriends of the school to share in our work.
Our School’s CurriculumSt. Louis offers a five or six year postprimary education, three years at JuniorCycle, an optional Transition Year whichmost of our students complete, and a twoyear Senior Cycle.Junior Cycle echnologyHome EconomicsArt, Craft andDesignMusicBusiness StudiesC.S.P.E.S.P.H.E.Digital MediaLiteracyTransition Year:The Transition Year programmeoffers a wealth of educational activitiesincluding traditional subjects, careerseducation, work experience and personaldevelopment.Students also get to experience Enterprise,Coding, Entrepreneurship, Safe Driving,First Aid, TY Musical, and the TY SchoolTour. The girls get the opportunity toget involved in Gaisce, YSI, educationaltrips, tour guiding in Glasnevin, and enjoya wide variety of carefully chosen guestspeakers.Leaving Cert sBusiness graphyTechnologyHome EconomicsArt, Craft he Leaving Cert AppliedThe LCA caters for students who donot wish to take the traditional LeavingCertificate. The programme puts anemphasis on forms of achievement whichthe established Leaving Certificate has notrecognised in the past.Trinity School ofDistinctionSt Louis is delightedto have secured theTrinity College Dublin 21st Century Schoolof Distinction Award which recognises andrewards innovative approaches to Teachingand Learning. St Louis has always provideda climate for growth of the individual inevery sense. Our thriving annual CareersFair has forged links with a wide rangeof Universities offering opportunitiesfor application to both CAO and UCASand more recently EUNICAS and otherinternational institutes.
Our School’s ExtraCurricular ActivitiesHere at St Louis we believe that ourstudents’ academic achievements areonly enhanced by involvement in extracurricular activities. Those who achievethe highest academic results everyyear are those who are all-rounders;combining their studies with otheractivities in sport or the Arts.As the holder of an Active Schools Flagwe have a wide range of sports on offer.We are also home to the Louis GolfAcademy.Music is woven into the very fabric ofthe school, thanks to the diligence of theSisters, and also to Fr Mc Nally, most ofwhose string students attended the school.There is also a wide range of cocurricular activities which enhanceTeaching and Learning for our students.The ArtsArt ClubJunk KoutureSt Louis ChoirSt Louis Instrumental GroupSt Louis StringsTy MusicalSearch for a StarPublic SpeakingUCD DebatingImmrama Travel WritersBord Gais hleticsGolf AcademyFitness TrainingBadmintonVolleyballCo-Curriculur ActivitiesYoung ScientistGaisce - the President’s AwardPeer Education - students teaching studentsYouth Leadership Rotary ClubSoroptimist Public SpeakingEach year the school celebrates the successesof our students at our annual AwardsNight. The evening acknowledges theacademic prowess of our pupils, but alsotheir endeavour in class. We also celebrateall the extra-curricular involvement of ourstudents, and their achievements locally andnationally.
Our School’s FacilitiesSt Louis boasts a beautiful blend of traditional and modern facilitiesfor our students including:Brand new Technology Lab.2 fully equipped brightand spacious Art Rooms.2 Home Economics Kitchensand a Needlework Room.3 Science labs.Geography Room.2 Music Rooms.100 Chrome Books.Guidance Library.Fully equipped gym.Ample outdoor space forsporting activities.Canteen with free Breakfast Clubevery morning.Evening Study.Large Chapel Hall with stage.CAT 6 cabling, wifi.Newly fitted wiring, plumbing & heatsystems.
School PartnershipPartnership is central to our school’s philosophy. Parents, staff, students andour Le Chéile Trust all have a role to play in the life of our school.The Parents’ AssociationThe school has a small but active Parent’s Association that supports all aspectsof school life and development. It meets on a monthly basis and consults withthe principal on many aspects of school life. Two parents are nominated toserve on the Board of Management.The Student CouncilBoard of ManagementThe Student Council is the voice of thestudent body in St Louis. They are led bythe Head Girl and Deputy Head Girl anda small group of sixth year students. Theymeet regularly with the Principal and playa key role in the development of schoolpolicies. These senior Council membersthen meet with the rest of the StudentCouncil and matters of concern are raisedwhich can be brought to the principalat the next meeting. These girls are therepresentatives of the whole student bodyat all formal school occasions.The school is managed on behalfof the Le Chéile Schools Trust andthe Department of Education andSkills by a Board of Management.The Board is comprised oftwo parent nominees, two staffnominees, and four membersnominated by the Le Cheile Trust,one of whom represents the StLouis Sisters.
THE SCHOOL CRESTThe school crest strongly reflects the French heritage and core values of the Sisters ofSt Louis, our founding congregation.The congregation was founded in the aftermathof the French revolution,a time of deep civil division and mis-trust in Europe. Thefounders looked to Saint Louis, a famously devout Catholic King of France from 12261270. The blue colour is the French blue of St Louis.The red hand of ulster and thetower of the town of Monaghan represents the first sisters who travelled from Paris toMonaghan in the 19th Century and who were later invited to open a similar school forgirls in Dundalk.The Fleur-de-Lys is another strong symbol of France while the swordand crown of thorns represent the crucifixion of Christ and later crusades by St Louis.The Latin motto “Ut Sint Unum” means “That they may be one” a vision of hope foran end to division.While ,the old French motto “Dieu le Veult” is a prayer that Godwill hear the prayer for peace and understanding and make it happen,if he wills it. These traditional beliefs and aspirations still have an inherent valuein a very divided modern world.ST. LOUIS SECONDARY SCHOOLTel: 042 9334474Fax: 042 9335536Email: info@stlouisdundalk.ieWeb: www.stlouisdundalk.ie
ST. LOUIS SECONDARY SCHOOL Tel: 042 9334474 Fax: 042 9335536 Email: info@stlouisdundalk.ie Web: www.stlouisdundalk.ie THE SCHOOL CREST The school crest strongly reflects the French heritage and core values of the Sisters of St Louis, our founding congregation.The congregation was founded in the aftermath
