St Colman's Boys' School, Kanturk.
Percival St.,Kanturk, Co.Cork
​Eircode : P51NW14
Tel : 029 50768
Email : office@kanturkbns.com
Twitter: @colmansbns
Principal : Eilish Finnegan
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St Colman's is a Health Promoting School

In the school year 2015 / 2016 we will continue to promote both Healthy Eating & Being Active. One major step in our Healthy Eating Policy is to have a total ban any nut products in our lunch boxes. 
We have three committees working together for the good of the school - The Active School Committee - The Health Promoting School Committee & The Green School Committee (Working on Litter & Waste, Saving Energy & Reducing Water Consumption)


In the school year 2014 / 2015 we continued to promote both Healthy Eating & Being Active. We applied for our  Active School Flag in June 2015. Read about St Colman's as an active school HERE. This year both Staff & 6th Class pupils had a talk on the Importance of Good Mental Health. The 6th Class blogged about it HERE. The Staff also attended a Well Being Seminar organised by the INTO. In June 2015,In June, we signed up to take part in Super Troopers, which is a programme being run in schools by Laya Healthcare. The goal is to increase childrens activity levels, while encouraging healthy eating and learning about the human body.
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In June 2014 we received the good news that we have been awarded the Health Promoting School Flag. This was a 2 year process. Last year we concentrated on Healthy Lunches & Healthy Eating in general. This year we worked on our fitness and becoming more active. Well done to all those involved!
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Our school is an active member of the H.S.E.  South Health Promoting Schools.


A Health Promoting School (HPS) is about giving the school a special focus on Health.


There are 5 main parts to the HPS.
  • The Physical Environment( School & Surroundings)

Every effort is made to make the school as clean, safe and attractive as possible.
  • The Social Environment

We have an Anti-Bullying ethos in our school. We put huge emphasis on RESPECT and INCLUSION of all.
  • Health Education Programme ( Social, Personal & Health Education) (SPHE)
  • Parents / School / Community Links
  • School Policies that support Health Promotion

We have the following policies in place in our school:
                    Healthy Eating
                Anti-Bullying
                   Code of Behaviour
               Child Protection
                   Health & Safety
              Critical Incident


A HPS decides on a plan of action for a physical, social & learning environment that promotes a healthy life for everyone.


In the School Year 2012 / 2013 we focused on 
  1. Developing & Implementing a Healthy Eating Policy in our school.
  2. Managing Litter & Waste in our School (with help from our Green School's Committee)



This year 2013 / 2014 we hope to continue working on 
  1. Healthy Eating. We hope to organise different events each term to encourage Healthy Eating.
  2. Managing Litter & Waste. We hope to continue our emphasis on " RECYCLE & REUSE".



Our  focus this year will be 
  1. To encourage MORE Physical Activity in our lives both at School & at Home. Again we hope to organise different "Physical Activity Events"  throughout the school year.
  2. To learn more about  ENERGY and how to Conserve it. 



We will have 3 Committees this year working hand in hand to make our School a Healthier, Safer & Happier Place to be.
  • Health Promoting School's Committee
  • Green School's Committee
  • Active Flag Committee



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