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Don Conroy with Children from Glasnevin Educate Together National School
What teachers say
'I think Sightsavers is such a worthy charity and the competition themes are always fantastic! They are so rich & inspire the kids immensely which not only feeds into art but English, drama etc.'
Sharon Murphy, Gleneely National School, Donegal
'I love the themes generally eg something I would love to see -+ valuing the gift of sight + the gift of being artistic and I feel that the pupils. It's great that each entrant gets a certificate in acknowledgement of the effort put in.'
Linda Farrell, St. Cronins Boys School, Wicklow
'The children love expressing themselves through art. They also enjoyed hearing about the charity and loved the sample of braille card.'
Avril Kelly, Scoil Aiséirí Chríost, Cork
'I liked the theme. It encouraged pupils to be imaginative while also learning about the charity and its work.'
Liz Hyland, Loreto National School, Rathfarnham
'Gave pupils an opportunity to consider how lucky they are to have the gift of sight and to give expression via art to what they see around them.'
Fionnuala Heaney, St. Anthony's N.S, Clifden
'The children thought it was fun. The theme was good and interesting and it made us appreciate our eyesight.'
Caroline O'Connor, St. Brendan's, Tralee
'The Sightsavers resource book-the competition is a good way to inspire the children to examine the gift of sight and explore lives of others.'
Deirdre King, Scoil Phádraig Naofa, Athy
‘We are the children of Star of the Sea Primary School, Passage West. We are a Senior Infant class and had great fun doing our paintings and also integrated our work with a celebration of the senses with the emphasis on sight. We hope our paintings bring sunshine to your day!'
Senior Infant's, Star of the Sea, Passage West
‘Thank you for giving our class the chance to express their creativity while helping the children to recognise the importance of sight and to value this sense'.
