St Michael’s National School Playground

We are St.Michaels N.S from Castlepollard, Westmeath. We have a wonderful school with over 160 enthusiastic pupils and have been serving our local community since 1965. In 2017, under the Department of Education our school was awarded DEIS status. We have eight mainstream classes and two ASD (autism spectrum disorder) classes.

We are currently starting a fundraiser to allow us to purchase some much needed playground equipment, this is because in the very near future we will have a new building erected to the side of the school, and as much as this will bring huge benefits to our school it will unfortunately take up a large amount of our current outdoor play space.

Our goal is to build an all inclusive playground on the school grounds.

Research tells us that the experiences children have through quality outdoor play has a great influence and effect on the growth of their brain and creates strong foundations for future development in all areas, children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are no exception.

Playgrounds can help children develop social skills and make friends by promoting peer interaction. For autistic children, social play may not come as naturally. Fortunately, inclusive playgrounds can help promote peer interactions for all children, including those with ASD.

Play is vitally important to a child's social and emotional development. Children who enjoy their time in school have a much greater capacity to learn and go on and achieve their potential. We believe that every child deserves a fun place to play and grow in school. Unfortunately, the funding just isn't there to make it happen for us.

We would be deeply grateful to anyone willing and fortunate enough to be able to help us make this dream a reality. Please donate as much or as little as you can

Please feel free to share this fundraiser on so we can further our reach.

From the staff, board of management and the parents association of the school,

Thankyou.

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