Day 2 of our Boston trip began in Scituate High School. Ms. Colette Brennan and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan were formerly welcomed by their Principal Mr. Marc Loranger. This school exchange is now well established with regular communication between the two schools.
Our students spent the morning attending regular classes with their host students whilst the two teachers were given a guided tour by Ms. Kate Sciula who is our liaison teacher in the school. Key messages like “You are important” are prominent around the building.
Our students performed a special concert of traditional Irish Music and dance to a captive audience in the school’s spectacular auditorium. We are very thankful to Ms. Colette Brennan for organising this and to Situate High School for facilitating it. Thanks to Ultan, Chloe, Eimear, Oscar and the two Graces for their fabulous performance.
We were thrilled that local man Mr. Noel Daly, his wife and daughter drove to Scituate from Boston to join us. He gave us a detailed account of the history of the song “Dear Old Skibbereen” before giving us an emotional performance of it.
Afterwards, it was off to their canteen for lunch before we all headed off in the bus for a guided tour of Scituate Water Tower, The Mossing Museum, Scituate Light House and their 1916 monument.
Students were also formally introduced to Ms. Brenda O’ Connor who is now a legend in everyone’s eyes. There is no end to her dedication and contribution to this exchange and we are very thankful to her for everything she does for us.
The day ended with spectacular views of Scituate Harbour. There is no doubt that everyone enjoyed it all.
