Coláiste Íde

Coláiste Íde is a vibrant and exciting place with a strong sense of community and fantastic pastoral care. The reason it has always been so is because we are, at our core, a boarding school. Boarding schools specialise in looking after children 24 hours a day so they have to offer a thriving extra-curricular programme and need to provide excellent care and support.

The way we run boarding encourages the girls to appreciate the values of a community life. It engenders team spirit, helps girls learn to accept each other’s failings and to support each other in times of difficulty. Boarders at Coláiste Ide learn to respect their own and other people’s property, the importance of being kind and courteous and taking responsibility for one’s own actions. In an increasingly individualistic world, these qualities will stand our boarders in good stead.

Activities for boarders at the weekend and during the week after lessons, there are a whole host of activities suited to the age and interests of the girls. The girls are rarely bored and, we are fairly sure, they don’t watch anything like as much television as they would at home!

Catering

The food is prepared freshly each day on site and emphasises a healthy diet though not without taking into account what girls like to eat. Home-made soup is available at eleven during the colder winter months and a desert is served each day with dinner at 1pm.at

Parental Contact

All boarders need regular contact with home, and girls are encouraged to contact their parents by telephone, letters, fax and email. The school office regularly communicates via email with boarders' parents.

Medical Provision

The school has a nightly nurse who takes care of the medical needs of all boarding students, local doctors regularly visit the school and treat girls if it should be necessary. We have a very strict policy on giving medications to girls and stringent procedures to ensure the correct medical care of your daughter.