I have been working for Kill O’ the Grange primary school for the last 4 weeks as part of my social placement. I have gained many experiences from working there, such as stepping out of my comfort zone by talking to new people and helping students with their work.
The school is a vibrant place with a positive atmosphere and the staff are very kind and very helpful.
The school is a vibrant place with a positive atmosphere and the staff are very kind and very helpful.
I was lucky enough to work in a local primary school with the GAA club Cuala, the school that I was working at was called Johnstown and we were to work with the head coach.
At nine o’clock, we began our work which was fairly easy even though I was still a bit groggy with sleep. Throughout the work I had a partner and worked together from nine till half twelve. It was an eventful day
as we were faced with loads of tasks to do.
I really enjoyed the way that all the children looked up to me and thought of me as a coach. This social placement is teaching me how to deal with small children and why this will be a vital skill in later years to come.
This really benefitted me as I am doing a coaching course with Cuala and this counted towards my hours of physical coaching and will allow me to become an official GAA coach when I turn sixteen in February. I am also using this as my community involvement for my bronze Gaisce award.
At nine o’clock, we began our work which was fairly easy even though I was still a bit groggy with sleep. Throughout the work I had a partner and worked together from nine till half twelve. It was an eventful day
as we were faced with loads of tasks to do.
I really enjoyed the way that all the children looked up to me and thought of me as a coach. This social placement is teaching me how to deal with small children and why this will be a vital skill in later years to come.
This really benefitted me as I am doing a coaching course with Cuala and this counted towards my hours of physical coaching and will allow me to become an official GAA coach when I turn sixteen in February. I am also using this as my community involvement for my bronze Gaisce award.
For the past four weeks we have been travelling every Tuesday to Francis Street B.N.S to teach the children a bit about rugby and the skills needed. At first it was a tough task to develop the skill to keep the children under-control and in line so we could teach them and tell them what to do.
knew it would be a tough task in the beginning, and to be honest I felt a bit worried. However with us we had one of our favourite teachers (Mr Byrne) who guided us in the right direction to develop the skills needed for under-age coaching.
On approach to the school I was surprised at how small it was and the size of the courts out in the yard. I began to take into consideration the people around Francis Street and many thoughts crossed my mind.
However as soon as the 24 children of 4th class came out to greet us, nostalgic thoughts reminded me of primary school and the life I had back in St.Brigid's B.N.S.
After minutes into coaching it came clear to me what I needed to succeed and to do well on my Social Placement ... a loud voice and leadership skills to get the children on your side. The best bit about our first day was that the staff members of the school greeted us with a big welcome and made us at once feel at home. We began by introducing ourselves to the rowdy, cheerful and interesting kids. They did try and take advantage of our nervousness at the time by trying to make jokes but they did no harm and we were soon on their side having a bit of fun.
A game of doge-ball seemed the thing that everyone wanted to do at the time and it soon became the kids favourite game! What seemed like minutes was really an hour and it was finished. To be honest I was a bit disappointed that it had to end so quickly but I really enjoyed it and took advantage straight away of the opportunity that was given to me!
knew it would be a tough task in the beginning, and to be honest I felt a bit worried. However with us we had one of our favourite teachers (Mr Byrne) who guided us in the right direction to develop the skills needed for under-age coaching.
On approach to the school I was surprised at how small it was and the size of the courts out in the yard. I began to take into consideration the people around Francis Street and many thoughts crossed my mind.
However as soon as the 24 children of 4th class came out to greet us, nostalgic thoughts reminded me of primary school and the life I had back in St.Brigid's B.N.S.
After minutes into coaching it came clear to me what I needed to succeed and to do well on my Social Placement ... a loud voice and leadership skills to get the children on your side. The best bit about our first day was that the staff members of the school greeted us with a big welcome and made us at once feel at home. We began by introducing ourselves to the rowdy, cheerful and interesting kids. They did try and take advantage of our nervousness at the time by trying to make jokes but they did no harm and we were soon on their side having a bit of fun.
A game of doge-ball seemed the thing that everyone wanted to do at the time and it soon became the kids favourite game! What seemed like minutes was really an hour and it was finished. To be honest I was a bit disappointed that it had to end so quickly but I really enjoyed it and took advantage straight away of the opportunity that was given to me!