b'INTEGRATEDEDUCATIONGLENGORMLEY INTEGRATED PRIMARY SCHOOL is GROWING!AnewbuildingandnewcomputersfromTheIrelandFundssupportintegratededucationinNorthernIrelandTheIrelandFundshavebeenproudsupportersofIntegratedEducationfor more than 30 years, believing it has anintegral and vital role to play in building a shared future for the people of Northern Ireland. Integrated Education has been hailed as one of the most significant socialdevelopmentswithinNorthernIreland, bringing together children from Protestant, Catholic and other cultural backgrounds in educational settings that teach respect, tolerance and conflict resolution. Almost22,000childrenin62schoolsGlengormleybuildanewspacefortheiragrantfromTheAustralianIrelandFund.acrossNorthernIrelandnowattendInte- preschoolandtheentireschoolwill We were very fortunate that The Australian grated schools. In Belfast, the Glengormleynowgrowandbenefit.TheAmericanIrelandFundwasabletoprovideuswith IntegratedPrimarySchoolservesover300IrelandFundhasbeenabletohelpus funds to purchase further wireless laptops. children in an integrated setting, and they arefinancially and it is exactly what the schoolSaysNigel,ashepointstotheequipment bursting at the seams.needs,explainsNigel.Atalocallevelinat each seat. So we now have 30 machines Were almost at capacity, says PrincipalGlengormley,wereveryfortunate.The intheroom.Thatmeansthatfinallyeach Nigel Arnold as he sits in the schools com- demandisthere.Andwearegradually child can sit down at a computer and workputer room. This year, we have 12 classes,building.Integrationisnottheonlyway independently with support from staff. by next year we will have 13, but the only wayforward, but its certainly part of the solutionAndsowhetheryouattendedtheto get to that 13th class was to displace our tobringresolutionandpeacetoNorthernrecent New York Dinner Gala or the Sydneypreschool from the school building itself, aIreland. So, the works not done. We are stillGardenParty,youcantakeprideinthespace theyve occupied for close to 20 years. just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what wefactthatsomewhereintheGlengormleyA grant from The American Ireland Fundwould like to achieve. sectionofBelfast,Maryam,Magda,Ryan,New York Dinner Gala and the Eithne andInadditiontothenewstructuremadePeter and other children are benefiting from PaddyFitzpatrickMemorialFundtothe possiblebyTheAmericanIrelandFund,your philanthropy. THANK YOU!IntegratedEducationFundhashelped computer equipment has been provided by connect2015 | 26'