Unit 15
Activity 2
Separate schools, integrated future?
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On weekday mornings, Mark Lynn, 10, walks past the 40-foot-tall metal fence looming over his backyard at the edge of his predominantly Catholic neighborhood in Belfast, and heads to his Catholic school, its crest displayed prominently on his blue sweater.
On the other side of the fence, children in the mostly Protestant Shankill neighborhood walk the opposite way toward their mostly Protestant schools. [...]
School attendance remains starkly divided along traditional religious lines. Even though the school system is state-funded and has one curriculum, Protestant church leaders dominate certain school boards while other schools are managed by the Catholic church. Students from either background are free to attend either type of school, but almost always choose the one matching their family's religious tradition. [...]
Despite a growing push for integrated education, less than 8 percent of Northern Ireland's schools are formally integrated, where the religious background of the student body broadly reflects Northern Ireland's demographics. While many schools have some children from both backgrounds enrolled, nearly one-third of schools have no religious mix at all.
The upshot: Many students do not meet pupils of different backgrounds until university.
That is a problem, said Darren McKinstry, the director of public policy at the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, because shared learning plays an important role in re-establishing bonds after a conflict.
“This long experience of separate education has been a lost opportunity for everyone,” Mr. McKinstry said. [...]
Hazelwood Integrated Primary School, Northern Ireland's first integrated elementary school, has long stood as a model after parents came together across kitchen tables to push for change and founded the school in 1985.
“We try to create these little ambassadors, these little emissaries of peace,” said Jim McDaid, the principal. On one hallway wall, colorful paper fish are affixed to a board that reads: “We may all be different fish, but in this school, we swim together.”
On the other side of the fence, children in the mostly Protestant Shankill neighborhood walk the opposite way toward their mostly Protestant schools. [...]
School attendance remains starkly divided along traditional religious lines. Even though the school system is state-funded and has one curriculum, Protestant church leaders dominate certain school boards while other schools are managed by the Catholic church. Students from either background are free to attend either type of school, but almost always choose the one matching their family's religious tradition. [...]
Despite a growing push for integrated education, less than 8 percent of Northern Ireland's schools are formally integrated, where the religious background of the student body broadly reflects Northern Ireland's demographics. While many schools have some children from both backgrounds enrolled, nearly one-third of schools have no religious mix at all.
The upshot: Many students do not meet pupils of different backgrounds until university.
That is a problem, said Darren McKinstry, the director of public policy at the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, because shared learning plays an important role in re-establishing bonds after a conflict.
“This long experience of separate education has been a lost opportunity for everyone,” Mr. McKinstry said. [...]
Hazelwood Integrated Primary School, Northern Ireland's first integrated elementary school, has long stood as a model after parents came together across kitchen tables to push for change and founded the school in 1985.
“We try to create these little ambassadors, these little emissaries of peace,” said Jim McDaid, the principal. On one hallway wall, colorful paper fish are affixed to a board that reads: “We may all be different fish, but in this school, we swim together.”
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PATH A
B1
1-A
Describe the routes children take to go to school.
What does it show about the neighbourhood?
2-A
Find quotes that show how attending separate
schools shapes children's experiences.
3-A
What makes Hazelwood different from other
schools?
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PATH B
B2
1-B
How does the school system in Northern
Ireland reflect historical religious divisions?
2-B
What role do integrated schools, like
Hazelwood, play in building peace?
3-B
Why do you think most families still choose
schools matching their religion?
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Let's talk this out!
4
Share your findings. Sum up what you have learnt about schools in Northern Ireland and explain what they reveal about the legacy of the Troubles.
5
In your opinion, what role can education play towards peace?
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Pitch a mural project.
You are a team of street artists commissioned to create a mural for a new integrated school in Northern Ireland. Decide what images, colours, and symbols you will use and why. Pitch your project, explaining what story it tells and how it could impact the community.
You are a team of street artists commissioned to create a mural for a new integrated school in Northern Ireland. Decide what images, colours, and symbols you will use and why. Pitch your project, explaining what story it tells and how it could impact the community.
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