An Post’s Star Storytellers

29 May 2009

Running for over 20 years, the theme of this year’s An Post Education Awards, Space and Astronomy, was chosen to tie in with 2009 Year of Astronomy.  The What’s The Story? Challenge asked children to work together as a class, and to use their imagination to create an out of this world story. An Post has issued two stamps for International Year of Astronomy, highlighting areas of astronomy that hold special interest for Ireland.
 
Over 120 children from primary schools in Louth, Roscommon, Wicklow, Cavan and Wexford celebrated their win with a prize giving, face painting and a special showing of the sky by night in Ireland’s only portable space dome.
 
Barney Whelan, Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs of An Post said “The high number of entries received and the overall standard of story writing this year is very impressive. The winners have been chosen from thousands of schools who participated. I thank and congratulate the teachers and children for their creativity and enthusiasm for the An Post Education Awards.”
 
Each class was presented with a certificate, a cheque for €750 for their school, a crystal trophy, €200 One4All vouchers for their teacher and school Principal and an individual memento for each student. 
 

 

WINNERS:

 

Category 1:

      S.N. Muire na nGael, Dundalk, Co. Louth
                 Senior infants class - Ms. Christina Clifford’s class
 

Category 2:

      Abbeycartron N.S., Elphin, Co. Roscommon
         Second class students - Ms. Rose Morris’ class
 

Category 3:

      St. Mary’s N.S., Arva, Co. Cavan
                Fourth class students - Ms. Ann Mallon’s class
 

Category 4:  

    St. Brigid’s N.S., Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
                Fifth and sixth class combined – Ms. Anna Cosgrave’s class
 

Special Achievement Category:

St. Michael’s GNS, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Ms. Helena Dempsey’s class
 

An Post and literacy

An Post is committed to the area of literacy awareness for people of all ages.  The Company is continuing sponsorship of the Take the First Step campaign, inviting people with literacy difficulties to contact the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) support line, 1800 20 20 65.

The Log On, Learn campaign offers older people the opportunity to be taught basic computer skills by Transition Year students, is a collaboration between An Post, Intel and Microsoft and last week scooped the ICT Excellence Award for Corporate Social responsibility.