St. Raphael’s,
Ballyfermot
CARA APA Centre
Award Winners 2014
National Award Winners!
 We are delighted to be the
CARA APA Centre Inclusion
Award winners for 2014. We
are the first and only primary
school in Ireland to receive
this award which has
recognised our efforts for
inclusion in PE among all in
our school community.
All For One and One For All!
 In our school, we aim to offer our children a holistic
education. We encourage all our children to achieve
to the best of their abilities.
 We recognise sport and physical education as a
fundamental role in the lives of young children and
have worked hard to ensure active play is part and
parcel of everyday school life for all here in St.
Raphael’s.
We are an Active School!
 We have an Active School Committee in the
school. Each day these children give classes
equipment to play with on yard that encourages
them to play together and have fun!
 Equipment was selected on the
basis that it was accessible for
all children in the school to use.
Active School’s Committees
During Play time, children can play
with…
 Hoola hoops
 Footballs
 Ribbon Sticks
 Pom Poms
 Balls
 Target Wall
 Skipping Ropes
 The School Playground
Playtime in St. Raphael’s
Teacher Training
 The staff recognise the importance of training and
upskilling in the area of PE for children, particularly
inclusive PE. We have received Buntús training and
attended an inclusive PE workshop.
CARA Disability Inclusion Training
 Six teachers from the school also completed a
disability inclusion training workshop.
PE Resources
 As well as having an array of equipment, we also have
a PE shelf in the staff room, full of ideas to support
teachers teaching any strand of the PE curriculum.
Sport through School
 The school offers an array of sports to children
throughout the year, such as football, boxing, tennis,
cycling, GAA, basketball, etc.
Co-operative Sports Day
 The children always look forward to our school sports
day which emphasises fun through cooperative play.
Thank You CARA!
 We would like to thank CARA for recognising our
efforts and we will continue to keep working!