LARGYMORE IN SOCIETY

It has always been school policy to strive for involvement in, co-operation with and understanding of our society and the world of which we are a part. This is demonstrated to the children by showing them that they have a valuable, active, contributory role to play in their community. In doing so the importance is also to portray to children that within the whole there will be people with differing traditions and cultures whose contribution should never be undervalued but rather respected and valued, and if need be critically appraised.

The ethos of Largymore has always been a very outward approach to education-not only encouraging classes to visit educational places of interest but also bringing external agencies to the school to add realism to the subjects being taught and to allow the children to appreciate the value of others. It has always been realised that cross fertilisation be it ideas or social aspects, develop the individual and the school. No child is an island as is no school.

Through sporting competitions, musical events, workshops etc., an extremely good relationship has been built up with neighbouring schools.

Lisburn, like other cities and towns in the Province has had its share of conflict. It is therefore seen that the approach inherent in Largymore will go some way in preparing our school for integration, with understanding, into the community in which we all will develop.

As part of A Ray of Hope, UNESCO Youth Ambassador for the Culture of Peace, Largymore has developed valued links with Fleming Fulton School, Assumption Grammar, Dromore High, Forthill College and Grosvenor Grammar, and as a collective, reap the rewards of witnessing the completion of many overseas projects for children less fortunate than our own. .

The rise of the World Wide Web and the Internet have allowed Largymore to develop friendships further afield and in doing so afford others the opportunities to learn more about our school and activities. Presently children are linked with groupings in Japan, Israel, United States, India, Ukraine and recently Nepal. One recent highlight was when Largymore’s choir was asked to represent Western Europe in a global choir singing John Lennon’s “Imagine” for Amnesty International’s  “Global Campaign for Peace”.

Our charitable collections and sponsored events have been a wonderful success over the years and have allowed us to not only support local endeavour but also to assist our friends overseas.