{"id":731,"date":"2023-03-21T20:23:29","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T20:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/?page_id=731"},"modified":"2025-11-29T11:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T11:35:08","slug":"our-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/?page_id=731","title":{"rendered":"Our School"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"731\" class=\"elementor elementor-731\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cd268b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cd268b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e56f0b3\" data-id=\"1e56f0b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23efc20c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23efc20c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are blessed here with fantastic modern facilities in Balla NS. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"vivid-cyan-blue\",\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our state of the art, bright, airy classrooms have interactive white-boards, store-rooms and \u00a0en-suite toilets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"vivid-cyan-blue\",\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We have a large General Purpose (GP) room and our own pitch at the back of the school. \u00a0On occasion we make use of the AstroTurf\u00a0and playground facilities that are very close to the school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"vivid-cyan-blue\",\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We have three playgrounds including a recently upgraded basketball court. \u00a0These are all nicely decorated for the children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"vivid-cyan-blue\",\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Balla National School\u00a0has\u00a0a suite of laptops and a trolley of iPads for the classes to use. \u00a0In 2016 we were awarded Digital School of Distinction status. \u00a0The school were represented in the Excited Festival of Digital Learning in Dublin Castle in 2016 by some of the 5th class pupils.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"vivid-cyan-blue\",\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"vivid-cyan-blue\",\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We have been blessed with success in the area of sport too where we have won Mayo Schools football and hurling and cross-country trophies, The children also have the opportunity to swim, play soccer and rugby.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"vivid-cyan-blue\",\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"vivid-cyan-blue\",\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Balla National School is a Green School with multiple Green Flag awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"vivid-cyan-blue\",\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In recent years we have also been successful in the Credit Union quiz- an event which we participate in annually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"vivid-cyan-blue\",\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We pride ourselves in promoting Literacy to a very high standard. Literacy Lift Off has proven to be a huge success with our school ranking\u00a01st In Europe and 6th in the world in Literacy Planet Leader-board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"vivid-cyan-blue\",\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our colourful new school library has inspired our students to become avid readers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fca4942 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fca4942\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-658da6e\" data-id=\"658da6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c78a9b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c78a9b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bd3f35\" data-id=\"9bd3f35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f9288f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f9288f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4e590a\" data-id=\"b4e590a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4a7971\" data-id=\"a4a7971\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c145b15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c145b15\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d6836f\" data-id=\"8d6836f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f02b08f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f02b08f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cropped-cropped-IMG20230421162045-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-887\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballans.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cropped-cropped-IMG20230421162045-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ballans.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cropped-cropped-IMG20230421162045-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballans.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cropped-cropped-IMG20230421162045-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ballans.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cropped-cropped-IMG20230421162045-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ballans.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cropped-cropped-IMG20230421162045.jpg 1917w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are blessed here with fantastic modern facilities in Balla NS. \u00a0 Our state of the art, bright, airy classrooms have interactive white-boards, store-rooms and \u00a0en-suite toilets. 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