Welcome to the website of St Laurence O'Toole’s GNS
We at St Laurence O’Toole’s Girls School are at a most exciting time in our history.With construction of an ultra-modern school in the pipeline, and with a new principal freshly installed, the future looks extremely bright indeed. A new lunchtime policy has already been introduced, our parents’ association is up and running and we are all looking forward to a number of interesting events that will be happening in the school over thecoming months.
Currently we provide an excellent educational service to the children of the NorthWall with our guaranteed lower class sizes and experienced teaching staff proving an extremely attractive option for parents. We have a long traditionof academic success, extra-curricular achievement and educational fulfilment and it is a pride in our past and confidence in our future that makes us all very proud to be ‘Larrier Girls’.
We offer . . .
- Guaranteed Smaller Classes
Top-level supports for allbchildren including Maths Recovery and Reading Recovery
After School Homework Club
Language support teacher
Weekly Drama and Computer Lessons
French Lessons with Native French Speaker
Sports including Gaelic Football and Soccer and Swimming Lessons
Annual trip to France
Words Week" with internationally renowned poets, novelists and playwrights
Junior Achievement Programmes
Musical Instrument Classes
First Holy Communion
Confirmation
Leaving No Child Behind . . .
St Laurence O"Toole"s Girls School offer a highly trained support staff and a dedicated special education department who help children in a variety of ways. We also have access to top external supports who ensure that no child is left behind in any aspect of her educational or social development.
The supports we have include:
Reading Recovery Teacher
Learning Support Teacher
Maths Recovery Teacher
Language Support Teacher
Visiting Play Therapist
Psychological Assessments
Teacher Support Teacher
Achieving the Highest Possible Standards
With our commendable tradition of academic excellence, St Laurence O’Toole’s continues to prioritise a love of reading amongst the children, Initiatives such asWords Week, the Reading Power Hour, our Reading Aquarium and the Peered Reading Programme are vital in maximising our students potential to succeed.With dedicated weekly rewards for honest effort such as, Golden Time, Star of theWeek and Rang na Seachtaine as well as our annual Awards Ceremony, we always encourage our children to do their best and to show pride in everything that they do.
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“High Praise Indeed”. What people say about St Laurence O’Toole’s . . .
‘My children have had a wonderful
experience in St. Laurence
O’Toole’s. It gives a fantastic
grounding for secondary education
and my children feel very much at
home there. For us, it is the simply
the best school in the country.’
Eddie Byrne, Parent
"We have three daughters who attended
St Laurence O’Toole School.
The school has always and still does
encourage them to do well and gave
them every opportunity to do so.
We have always supported the
school. They have always given
great support to our family and it is
a huge asset to our community."
Tracey Watson, Parent
‘My school days at St Laurence
O’Toole’s were the happiest days of
my life. Thanks to the inspiring &
unwearied teachers, my love for the
Arts and Music spiraled and deepened,
which forced me to pursue my
musical dreams.’
Susan Cleary, Past Pupil
‘I have great memories of my days in
St Laurence O’Tooles. The teachers
were always kind and caring and
very friendly. We were always
brought on trips and we also had a
wonderful experience in France
when we went on the first school
tour ever there. I really enjoyed myself
in this school and I received a
fantastic education.’
Yvonne Darcy, Past Pupil
"What the teachers share is a
deep sense of pride and concern
for the children with whom they
work, a genuine altruism . . . you
can’t listen to these teachers
talking about ‘their kids’ for very
long without feeling humbled."
Keith Duggan, The Irish Times
We are happy to support St. Laurence
O’Toole’s Girls School in
any way that we can. Our drivers
really enjoy bringing the children
on their school trips because the
girls are always so well behaved.
They really are a credit to their
school.
Mark Kelly, Dublin Bus
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