Last week, Ciaran Milligan, our Resilience Lead, took part in a workshop focused on supporting bereaved children and young people in NI schools, hosted by Stranmilis University College. Ciaran joined professionals and students from across the sector to explore how schools can support young people navigate grief. The programme looked at: How children and teenagers understand and experience grief at different ages The emotional and educational impact bereavement can have Practi

The winners of the NI Young Economist of the Year competition were announced at Ulster University Belfast Campus on Wednesday 21 January. Organised by NI Schools Hub, all entries were judged by the Ulster University Business School academics, ensuring a fair and anonymous awarding process. Year 13 students Daniel Cutler, Tadhg Kennedy, Ben McNerlin, Matthew Turley and Rory Smith won second place overall across Northern Ireland with their submission on 'Rethinking Public Servi

Our newly formed U13 Boys’ team travelled to the Racquets Club in Lisburn to take part in the Ulster Post-Primary Schools Table Tennis Finals. Captained by Reece Maguire, the team of Year 8 and 9 students included Levon Foran, Elijah Lamb, Robbie Mackin, Darragh Scannell and Jonah Williamson. First up were Royal and Prior, Donegal where wins from Reece, Levon, Robbie and doubles’ victories from partners. Reece and Darragh and Robbie and Jonah, saw Shimna win 5-4. This was fo

Yesterday, we were delighted to welcome Eleanor Edwards from the National Space Academy to Shimna. Eleanor delivered an exciting and interactive workshop for 8B and 8S. The workshop focused on the fascinating topic of “Life in Space.” Our students took part in a range of hands-on activities in the sessions, including observing chemical reactions in space using glow sticks, investigating pressure with marshmallows and syringes, and unleashing their creativity by designing thei

Yesterday, our Year 10 students took part in an ICT Day hosted by CyberFirst. All students were able to take part in 4 interactive workshops and gain a valuable insight into Cyber Security in various real-life settings. The workshops included PSNI Cyber Escape Rooms, CyberFirst Enigma challenges, Mbots and coding, as well as talks on AI, and its influence in the industry. Shimna recently gained the CyberFirst School Silver Certificate, recognising the school’s growing commitm