Dissolving Boundaries - Background Information.

The Dissolving Boundaries, through Technology in Education, project uses Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to link pupils and teachers in primary, post-primary and special schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It receives financial support from the Department of Education in the North and the Department of Education and Science in the south.

The project began in September 1999 with a group of 52 schools, 26 each in the north and south. The group consisted of 30 primary, 20 post-primary and two special schools. Staff at the University of Ulster and the National University of Ireland at Maynooth manage the project and provide a range of supports for schools and teachers.

Our school was invited to participate in the project through the West Cork Education Centre. We were delighted and honoured to be part of this inter schools development.A special thank you to W.C.E.C. and to their I.T. advisor - Kathleen Lowney for the opportunities that this project will provide for the pupils of Scoil Eoin.