Scoil Mhuire Kilvemnon

Congratulations Kilvemnon!

Scoil Mhuire Kilvemnon is among 24 primary schools in Ireland who have been nominated for the primary schools equivalent of The Oscars, namely the Fís Awards. The Award Ceremony took place in the Helix Centre, DCU in Dublin on Thursday October 19th 2006.

The FÍS National Film Awards are the equivalent of the Oscars for films made by Primary school children in Ireland and acknowledges the work and achievements of the children and schools in the preparation and making of their films. The Master of Ceremonies for the Awards was Daithí O Sé of TG4 and Celebrity You’re a Star fame.
The children of Kilvemnon won an award in the category of Best Mystery Film for their film ‘The Missing Jigsaw Piece’. The Senior class in Kilvemnon scripted, acted, filmed and edited this film.

The FÍS Project

The FÍS Project was launched in 2000 and since then hundreds of children and teachers in twenty-eight pilot schools and fifty ‘phase-two’ schools have embraced FÍS with enthusiasm. The project has demonstrated that film in the curriculum can provide creative, relevant and memorable learning experiences for children of all ages.

Through FÍS,children have developed their understanding of film as a medium of expression and have acquired key skills incommunication, teamwork, problem-solving and critical thinking. They have drawn up storyboards, written scripts,learned to use the latest digital film technology, and engaged in the challenging decision-making processes involved in editing their own films.
Find out more at http://www.fis.ie