Pupils participate in shared learning with pupils from Straidbilly P.S. and St Olcan’s P.S. in each class. Many of our pupils start together in Armoy Community Playgroup before moving on to either Armoy Primary School or St. Olcan’s Primary School.

Our classes and activities are well structured and after more than 20 years of working together, we are very proud of the high quality teaching and learning which takes place.

Last year was a fantastic year of Shared Education, building friendships and offering unique learning experiences across the school.

P1/2: Teddy Bear's Picnic at Armoy Park and a Beach Trip to Portballintrae.

P2/3: Mindfulness/outdoor learning sessions, Christmas art activity and hot chocolate/movie day, ICT focus: Bee-Bots, coding, and Digi Duck and finally, a trip to the Coastal Zone in Portrush.

P4/5: Litter pick around Armoy village and a community football festival (P5 attended).

P6/7: Limepark activities: potato picking, leaf drawing, and orienteering. Christmas art activity and hot chocolate/movie day. Advanced ICT workshops on online safety (with Wayne Denner), PEGI ratings, and fake news. An educational trip to Stormont and a community football festival (P5-7).

2025/26 Plans:

We are delighted to share our plans for this year’s Shared Education programme! This year, all three partner schools will be collaborating on activities focused entirely on wellbeing using the excellent 'Take 5' approach.

Our pupils will explore how to improve their wellbeing by learning how to Take Notice, Connect, Be Active, Keep Learning, and Give back to others.

Our key focus groups this year are P1/2 and P4/5. These pupils will be taking part in specific, fun, and engaging joint activities throughout the year to put the 'Take 5' principles into practice.

We will round off the year with a special Community Event to showcase the wonderful work, projects, and activities completed by all our Shared Education pupils! We can't wait to see the positive impact this focus on wellbeing will have on our children.