Narrative 4 Ireland

Day 7, and the final day of celebrating Civic Engagement Day at St. Mary's Glasnevin!🌟

What better way to conclude the week than by celebrating the school's achievement of the Narrative 4 Gold Empathy School Award! 🏆

This award recognises the outstanding commitment shown by St. Mary's to fostering empathy, kindness, and meaningful connections throughout their school community. 🙌

The celebrations included inspiring words from Principal Ms. O'Donnell, followed by reflections from students, who shared their thoughts on empathy and its importance in a school setting. ✨

Congratulations to everyone who made Civic Engagement Day such a memorable success. A special mention to the St. Mary's 'Empathy Squad' for their hard work and enthusiasm in organising such an inspiring week of activities! 💜

Day 6 of Celebrating St. Mary's Glasnevin's Civic Engagement Day! 🎊

💬Activity 6: The Story Is Everything 💬

'The Story is Everything' consisted of several small engaging activities surrounding the theme of storytelling. 🗣

Students participated in several games, aimed at improving effective communication and active listening.👂

Together, these exercises helped students to understand how effective listening can help deepen understanding and strengthen meaningful connections. 💡

Day 3 of celebrating St. Mary's Glasnevin's Civic Engagement Day! 🙌

☕Activity 3: Hug in a Mug ☕

For this activity, students developed 'wellbeing toolkits' which included inspirational quotes, relaxation tips, and daily actions to support positive wellbeing. 🧠

This encouraged students to reflect on how they can support their own wellbeing, whilst recognising how simple acts of kindness and support can help them better understand and empathise with others. 💜

Students also enjoyed some well-deserved hot chocolate during this activity! ☕👏

This week, we're celebrating St. Mary's Glasnevin's Civic Engagement Day, and taking a look at the fantastic work students took part in throughout the day.🌟

Throughout the week, we'll be sharing each of the different activities that helped students build empathy, strengthen connections, and develop valuable life skills🗣️

🎨 Activity 1: The 'Imagination Station' 🎨

For this activity, students took part in a Story Exchange, taking turns to share their favourite memory from first year. Later, students created amazing illustrations based on the story told to them by their partner. 🖼️

A great opportunity for students to connect, practice active listening, and use their imagination to change perspectives!