Cumann na mBunscol
Bunaíodh Cumann na mBunscol nó, mar a tugadh air ag an am, An Bord Eadarchathrach, i 1971 ag grúpa múinteoirí réamhsmaointeoireachta a raibh baint acu le cur chun cinn na gCluichí Gaelacha ina gceantair féin. Chonaic na múinteoirí aislingeacha sin go raibh sé d'acmhainn acu eagrú ar fud na tíre. Inniu, cuireann Cumann na mBunscol Cluichí Gaelacha - peil, iomáint, camógaíocht, peil cailíní, babhtaí agus liathróid láimhe - chun cinn i mbunscoileanna i ngach ceann de 32 contae na hÉireann. Cuirtear comórtais/gníomhaíochtaí ar fáil do gach cineál scoile ó scoileanna móra uirbeacha go scoileanna beaga aon nó dhá mhúinteoir faoin tuath in Éirinn. Níl infreastruchtúr den chineál céanna ar fud na tíre ag aon chód spóirt eile.
(a) Cuireann Cumann na mBunscol roghanna stíl mhaireachtála ghníomhacha agus shláintiúla chun cinn i measc leanaí scoile (b) Cuireann Cumann na mBunscol comhdheiseanna ar fáil do bhuachaillí agus do chailíní (c) Cumann na mBunscol Eagraíonn múinteoirí do dhaltaí bunscoile na gníomhaíochtaí go léir. (d) Cuireann Cumann na mBunscol Folláine chun cinn i measc leanaí.
Cumann na mBunscol or, as it was known then, An Bord Eadarchathrach, was founded in 1971 by a group of forward-thinking teachers involved in promoting Gaelic Games in their own areas. Those visionary teachers saw the potential to organise on a countrywide basis. Today, Cumann na mBunscol promotes Gaelic Games - football, hurling, camogie, girls football, rounders and handball - in primary schools in all 32 counties of Ireland. Competitions/activities are provided for all types of schools from large urban schools to small one- or two-teacher schools in rural Ireland. No other sporting code has a similar countrywide infrastructure.
(a) Cumann na mBunscol promotes active and healthy lifestyle choices among schoolchildren (b) Cumann na mBunscol offers equal opportunities to boys and girls (c) Cumann na mBunscol epitomises volunteerism. All activities are organised by teachers for primary school pupils. (d) Cumann na mBunscol promotes Wellbeing among children