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Welcome to the Des Places Educational Association Ltd (DEA).
The DEA is Patron of the 8 schools and colleges of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in Ireland,
as well as being a joint Patron of Holy Family Community School, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin.
Schools under the sole patronage of the DEA provide Catholic education in the Spiritan (Holy Ghost) tradition for over 5,000 pupils.
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Willow Park School
Blackrock College |
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Holy Family
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Rockwell College
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St. Mary's School
St. Mary's College
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St. Michael's School
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Templeogue College
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9 April 2013
Ceist - Joining the Dots
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Joining the Dots is a school based programme in spiritual reflection and renewal for staff in faith based schools. The programme involves approx. 90 minutes one evening a week for five weeks. There are no fees, no travel and no exams!
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19 March 2013
Spiritan Faith Friends
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Spiritan Faith Friends is a peer ministry programme that runs in two parts. It involves a group of Transition Year students who opt- in to the programme and all of the boys in sixth form who are preparing to celebrate their Confirmation.
It is in operation for the past four years in the three Junior Spiritan schools and their senior Colleges.
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6 March 2013
A World Record for Blackrock
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815 students, 1st to transition year, formed the world’s largest human shamrock at Blackrock College, Dublin, on Wednesday 6 March 2013. The world record attempt celebrated 25 years of the St. Patrick’s day badge project and launched this year’s campaign.
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18 February 2013
Spiritan Faith Friends Programme 2
Questionnaire
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The Spiritan Faith Friends Programme 2 Questionnaire is now available online via a secure Google Docs questionnaire. The questionnaire can be accessed via the following link:
For more information please follow the “Read more” link.
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| Spiritan Education |
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Visit the Irish Spiritans web site. |
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The Spiritan Education Ethos is guided and grounded by seven core values:
Openness to the Spirit
Guided by the Holy Spirit in our relationships, choices, behaviours and decisions.
A Sense of Community
Working together as a family of schools who are committed to the fulfilment of every individual’s human potential through support and advocacy. |
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Concern for the Poor
To create an awareness of the disadvantaged in our society and to promote a responsibility of the better off towards a global society where poverty is eliminated.
Commitment to service
To follow in the footsteps of des Places by building a commitment of service to each other and to our communities.
Global Vision
Reflecting the missionary outlook of the Congregation, Spiritan |
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education works for the empowerment of peoples and their liberation from injustice, poverty and ignorance.
High Educational Standards
The realisation of each person’s holistic potential and to strive for excellence in all areas of life.
Personal Development
The moral, spiritual, intellectual, physical, social and cultural aspects of each student’s development is at the heart of the Spiritan vision of Education. |
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| School Admission Forms |
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Forms are now available for admission to our three Junior Schools: St. Mary’s College Junior School, St. Michael’s College Junior School and Willow Park School.
These forms should be filled out and returned to the admissions office as identified on individual forms. Information on each school can be found under the “Our Schools and Colleges” pages of this site.
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The forms can be downloaded in PDF format by clicking on the following links.
St. Mary's College Junior School Application Form
St. Michael's College Junior School Application Form
Willow Park School Application Form
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Further information on each school is available via the individual schools websites as follows:
www.stmarys.ie
www.stmichaelscollegejunior.com
www.willowparkjuniorschool.ie
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