Naiscoil Charn Tochair – Irish Medium Playschool

Fáilte go Naíscoil Charn Tochair!

GIVE THE GIFT OF
BILINGUALISM
THIS YEAR

Find out more about Irish Medium Preschool

You don't have to speak Irish to give your child the gift!Tabhair seans do do pháistí Gaeilge a labhairt!

What does Naíscoil Charn Tochair offer...

Early Drop off at 8:30am
Parent & Toddle group every Thursday from 10am-11.20am
After schools care planned start January 2023
Pre-Pre places now available

What we do at Naíscoil?

We learn about ourselves
We solve puzzles
We sing fun songs and rhymes
We learn about a second language called Irish

Proven Advantages

There are so many advantages to sending your child to an Irish Medium playschool.

Children Become Bilingual

This occurs naturally with out the children having to ‘learn’ the language in a traditional sense.

Employment Benefits

Irish is the best modern language to have in seeking employment in Ireland in the 21st century. Opportunities are to found in the rapidly growing education sector, the media, publishing, translation, civil service as well as youth and community work.

Improved Performance at English & Maths

Children who have received their primary education in the Irish-medium sector demonstrate higher levels of attainment in English and Maths than their monolingual counterparts.

Easier to Learn Foreign Languages

Bilingual children are much more likely to go on to learn a foreign language than their monolingual counterparts.

Community & Social Benefits

Children become part of a young, growing, and vibrant Irish-speaking community and develop a strong sense of social belonging, with a broader cultural experience and increased understanding and acceptance of other languages and cultures.

Mental Health Benefits

Research has also shown that Alzheimer’s disease demonstrates a much lower incidence in people who have been bilingual or multi-lingual from an early age.

Improved Problem Solving Abilities

Research has shown that bilingual children on average, demonstrate higher problem-solving abilities, better attention and task switching capabilities than their monolingual counterparts.

Improved Life Chances

In later life bilingual children have been shown on average to have a higher educational attainment, improved employment prospects and higher earnings than their monolingual counterparts.