It’s Day 4 of Active School Week. The day began with Just Dance in the assembly hall and continued with the Skip Around Europe Challenge. Our PE classes discovered which European capital cities their efforts would bring them in this exciting activity.
It's the #SkipAroundEurope25 challenge! Our PE classes discovered which European capital cities their efforts would bring them in this exciting activity. @ActiveFlag pic.twitter.com/gc6lHCg7V5
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It was an energising and enjoyable start to the day. pic.twitter.com/e7E4Z6QzGB
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It's Day 4 of Active School Week! The day started with Just Dance in the assembly hall… @ActiveFlag pic.twitter.com/daDvQ12HmP
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It’s day 3 of Active School week and we had not one, not two but THREE activities running concurrently during lunchtime. The second years had a rounders tournament, the third years enjoyed a healthy lunch organised by our ASF team and Ms McAuley, while the teachers engaged in a class of yoga. Thank you to the fifth years for stepping in and running the programme, as the TY pupils were out on community action.
It’s day 2 of Active School Week. Our Ty pupils had a great laugh playing bubble football. Football darts also hit the spot!
Maryfield’s Got Talent was a huge success! We enjoyed a diverse range of acts and the winner was… Ruby Gilraine with a smashing tap dance!
As part of Active School Week, 6th years were invited to a delicious healthy lunch. Pouts optional!
Football darts also hit the spot! pic.twitter.com/5UvgIcd4Q2
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As part of Active School Week, 6th years were invited to a delicious healthy lunch. Pouts optional! @ActiveFlag pic.twitter.com/OxWFnVPdbl
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It's day 2 of Active School Week. Our Ty pupils had a great laugh playing bubble football. @ActiveFlag pic.twitter.com/eSPV0SaBMB
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4R want it that way! pic.twitter.com/62dktz1dsU
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It’s Day 1 of Active School Week! Our pupils were greeted at the door by the Active School welcome committee. Let the games begin!
As part of Active School Week, our TY team organised a game of capture the flag for the first years. It was great craic.
Pupils were taken out on the Wellbeing Walkway at regular intervals, they were encouraged to participate in the steps challenge, they were assigned exercise for homework and they took part in Drop Everything and Move movement breaks.
As part of Active School Week, our TY team organised a game of capture the flag for the first years. It was great craic. @ActiveFlag pic.twitter.com/mkdHHprP7z
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It's Day 1 of Active School Week! Our pupils were greeted at the door by the Active School welcome committee. Let the games begin! @ActiveFlag pic.twitter.com/i15WJJBFpC
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It’s another Active School Flag activity and this time, Rowing Ireland has stuck their oar in! They’ll be teaching rowing to our TY and fifth year pupils for the next 6 weeks. Organised by Rowing Ireland, our Active School Flag class and Dublin City Sports and Wellbeing Partnership.
Our Ty Active School Flag class met with senior management to discuss survey findings and our plans for Active School Week.
A two day badminton tournament was organised by the TY Active School Flag team today. A lot of fun was had by all.
Our athletes are in the National Indoor Arena today to run in the Secondary Schools Indoor Track Relays, organised by Dublin City Council, Dublin City Sport and Wellbeing Partnership and our Active School Flag class.
The day’s events culminated in the TY relay and our girls put in an excellent performance, coming second. Bravo!
The Active School Flag class, along with the Dublin City Sport and Wellbeing partnership invited yoga instructor, Cathy to teach a class to our pupils and teachers. Thanks, Cathy and well done to the participants.
Our TY Active School Flag class organised a first year basketball blitz today and a great time was had by all.
Our TY Active School Flag team welcomed Jonathan Tormey, Local Sports Partnership rep from Dublin County Council today. They discussed participation in physical activity in Maryfield, along with programmes and methods aimed at getting our pupils more active.
The TY Active School Flag team organised a dance themed scavenger hunt that ran for the last two weeks before Christmas. Lots of fun was had by everyone.
The Active School Flag team organised a Wretched Walkway today. Class groups were brought around the school for some scares, riddles and Halloween themed exercises! A great time was had by all.
The parents of incoming pupils were very interested in all the great work done by our ASF team.
Relays Takeover Day took place on the 27th of September! This whole-school event was a runaway success and a great time was had by all. Well done to the Active School Flag team for organising.
Our TY Active School Flag enjoyed an ASF cluster day today. They met like-minded sports fans and built up networks of practice, all while exercising their student voice. Thanks to ASF and Colaiste Bride for hosting!
It’s day 5 of Active School Week, ie. #DANCETAKEOVERDAY! Our pupils enjoyed a Wake Up Shake Up Just/Dance in the assembly hall.
It was a very enjoyable week and well done to the TY Active School team who organised and ran the events! Have a great long weekend, everyone.
It’s day 4 of Active School Week! Our 5th years enjoyed a rounders tournament as part of the fun and games.
It’s day 2 of Active School Week! We have healthy lunches planned, a rounders tournament and here are some photos of pupils engaging in Drop Everything and Move!
The second years enjoyed a benchball tournament at lunchtime and the third years had a delicious healthy lunch provided for them.
Welcome to Active School Week! Our ty Active School team welcomed everyone at the door as our launch event. Next, pupils were treated to a talk on healthy living and they did a Drop Everything and Move in class. They were brought around the Wellbeing Walkway also. Then our first years enjoyed a rounders tournament at lunchtime.
Our TY Active School Flag classes are proud to announce that we have created a Wellbeing Walkway! This is a signposted route around the school designed to encourage exercise, mindfulness and learning on the move.
27/2/’24
It was the second years’ turn to compete in the Maryfield’s Fittest Class competition and 2R emerged triumphant by one point over rivals 2K and 2L. Well done to all who participated and the girls in 4S who organised it.
20/2/’24
The results are in after three days of Maryfield’s Fittest Class; 1S and 1R came in joint first place. There was a huge level of participation and support so congratulations to all involved. Well done and thank you to the 4S Active Schools Flag class for organising.
24/1/’24
The results are in for Week 1 of Maryfield’s Fittest Class (first years). 1S has raced into the lead! Well done to everyone involved.
17/1/’24
The Maryfield’s Fittest Class challenge began in earnest today with 1K and 1S battling it out for each available point. Well done to each participant and to the girls from 4S who organised it so effectively.
A great time was had by all.
Our 4K Active Schools Flag team organised a basketball blitz today. This inclusive and fun event was well run and a great time was had by all.
Our ASF team made a presentation to senior management about the results of the whole-school questionnaire; topics included pupils’ levels of physical activity, active travel, barriers to exercise, suggestions for improvements and action planning. They did an excellent job and it was a very productive meeting. Well done, everyone!
4L Active Schools Flag organised a Christmas Just Dance event. There was an excellent turnout and participants had a great time while exercising.
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Report by Lily Nolan- 4R
On Friday the 29th of September, the Transition Year students hosted an exciting whole-school table tennis takeover as part of the Active Schools Flag (ASF) scheme. The event took place in the cafeteria and went on for the whole day, taking each year group at different times. The objective of the event was for everyone to have fun and for everyone to be included.
At the beginning of this school year, Maryfield College became a participant in the Active Schools Flag pilot scheme. The aim of the scheme is to “enable schools to achieve a physically educated and physically active school community”. Originally the scheme was only available to primary schools, but our school has been lucky enough to have the oppurtunity to take part in a new ASF process developed for post primary schools.
The programme gives each student a voice and the ability to change things in their school community. It includes the whole school, challenging every student to find fun and inclusive ways to get everyone active with many different strategies. ASF depends on student leadership and student voices to promote physical activity. To actually achieve the Active School Flag is a three to five year process. Throughout each school year events will be held, such as the one on Friday, to get the students in school together and active.
The first Active Schools Flag initiative that our school took part in was the Table Tennis Takeover. The Transition year students were the main organisers during the planning and execution of the event. Each of the four transition year class groups were assigned to a year group to be in charge of during their allocated time on Friday. They kept spirits high and told the students about the games that they would be playing, which included single matches, double matches, and round robin.
In the end it was a lively day filled with enthusiasm from every student involved. We are looking forward to organising the next ASF event.
