A school in rural Meath is exchanging the classroom for the outdoors, as it adapts to a new normal during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Students at Castletown National School near Nobber are making use of the local pitch and putt club for PE and the greenway nearby for nature walks and science lessons. "It's not confining the students to the classroom, it’s bringing them outside and getting some fresh air and mitigating the risk that Covid can have in the classroom" explained Brien Kearns, Principal of Castletown NS.
The students can use the local pitch and putt club, which is next door to the school for PE and teachers say pupils are enjoying it. "Like all schools, we’ve had to adapt.