Maryfield College | Principal: Dr Maree O’Rourke – Deputy Prinicipal: Ms Rebecca Carroll

Sports Day 2023-organised by Ms Farrelly and the prefects

Rocket Takes Off In Our Polytunnel

Students from the Enterprise Club were out harvesting some salad at lunchtime to take home to eat. We have lots of organic rocket, spinach, lettuce and mixed oriental leaves growing nicely in our polytunnel.

East Leinster Success For Ines Jauny

Well done to Ines Jauny of 2K, who came second in the 100m and third in the long jump at the East Leinster athletics championships. She will represent Maryfield at the Leinster championships on the 17th of May.

Maryfield College wins an award in the National YSI competition for the third year in a row!

Maryfield College won the award for ‘Making our country more inclusive and poverty free’ in this years Young Social Innovators competition, following on similar success in 2021 and 2022!

In class 4K discussed the issue of homophobia and realised that homophobic bullying begins at a very young age. They realised that books for children tend to start with traditional families of a mum, dad and two children. In order to introduce acceptance of inclusive and diversity, they have written and illustrated a children’s book, called “I’ve Lost my Family, Can You Help Me?”

In this book Pedro the parrot gets lost and tries to find his way home. He gets help along the way from all kinds of animals and families- a family with two lioness mums, a little hedgehog who’s is minding a baby bear, a rabbit family with mum and dad, and so on. The gorgeous illustrations by Ema T , add vibrant colour and light up the rhyming story aimed at younger children. well done to 4 K and Ms. McLoughlin!

Japanese Class Make Cranes To Wish World Peace

The 5th year Japanese class has been making cranes with origami to wish world peace. This is going to be sent to Hiroshima as behalf of Irish secondary school Japanese students. Well done for the beautiful work!

One Good School Peer Educators Graduate

Our One Good School Peer Educators graduated today! They taught our pupils about mental health and wellbeing. Well done to Emily and Sabrina!

4K Are National Finalists in the YSI Now Competition

4K are National finalists in the YSI Now competition, and their published book has just arrived in time! Well done, girls and Ms McLoughlin!

4K are National finalists in the @YSInow competition, and their published book has just arrived in time! #inclusion #diversity Well done, girls and Ms McLoughlin! pic.twitter.com/Ap1hp3YNSt

— MaryfieldCollegeDublin (@MaryfieldDublin) April 28, 2023

Maryfield Start Their Camino Journey

Posing in Portomarin! The Camino tour started their journey today, the first 25km walk starts tomorrow!

Parents Association Spring Clean 2023

Despite the rain, the Parents Association and students from Maryfield College were out in force celebrating World Earth Day by hosting its annual Spring Clean of the school’s grounds. It was a busy morning weeding, pruning, cutting back brambles, clearing moss, litter picking and planting new plants. A big thank you to all the parents, especially the students who volunteered, the school caretaker Alan Redmond and principal Dr O’Rourke. A big shout out to Dublin City Council who provided us with bags, gloves and litter pickers and Tully Nurseries in Ballyboughal who supplied us with some planting.

The Maryfield Book Club enjoyed a visit from KPMG volunteer

The Maryfield Book Club enjoyed a visit from KPMG volunteers today. Students took part in a cover design competition and enjoyed discussing the book ‘Be Wild Little One’ by Olivia Hope. Students are loving taking part in the Junior Juries programme for the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards.