Integrated Education Month 2017 The Long Walk

Oakwood IPS represented at:

A Walk Of Celebration From Ardnavalley to Stormont – Friday 3 March 2017

March 2017 is Integrated Education Month and the theme will be ‘Remembering: the Big Small Stories’. This is about valuing and capturing all the stories, big and small, of those who have been and are involved in Integrated Education, past and present.

The Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education officially launching Integrated Education Month on Friday 3 March with ‘the long walk’ from Ardnavalley Scout Adventure Centre, to the front gates of Stormont Estate. This is a walk of approximately six miles and was undertaken by staff and young people from Integrated secondary schools

A group of Primary 2 children from Oakwood Integrated Primary School joined Phase 2 of the walk, along with a large number of other Integrated Primary Schools from across Northern Ireland. We braved the weather to walk up the long drive towards Stormont, where we were greeted with music and dance to celebrate integrated education.  More information can be found on the NICIE website. www.nicie.org