Image Copyright Kim Howell
You know when Miley Cyrus said, “I never would’ve believed you if three years ago you told me I’d be here”, in her ‘Malibu’ song?
Image Copyright Kim Howell
You know when Miley Cyrus said, “I never would’ve believed you if three years ago you told me I’d be here”, in her ‘Malibu’ song?
Bastian's (8) story on the big move and missing his daddy in South Africa
From Jozi to Cork- A tween's Story: My Journey Moving to Ireland
I was born in Johannesburg, and spent the first 9 years of my life living there, before me and my family moved to Ireland 3 months before I turned 10.
On the 23rd of September 2019, my mom and I started our new life changing journey from South Africa to Ireland, to join my Dad who had moved the previous month. Albeit very exciting, it was far more daunting and a rollercoaster of emotions. Having to say goodbye to everything I knew and loved, and everything my parents had worked so hard to give me. (I only ever stayed in one home since I was born, so leaving that house was a very hard experience for me)
Schools in Ireland have traditionally been given patronage by a Church or religious organization that governs the way in which the school is governed. Whilst the influence of religious teaching has lessened over the years, in particular attending mass and communion, parents can choose to have their children opt-out of the religious aspects at a religious school.
This is something the Education and Training Boards are looking at phasing out in the future and moving more schools from one singular denominational to multi-denominational. Also with the Irish population becoming more multi-cultural (of which we South Africans are adding to this!) the school system is expanding to reflect this.