Ballymena Schools PB
PB theme or issue
Health and wellbeing in schools
PB eligibility criteria
Safe, legal, deliverable in the time and for the budget.
Age to vote
Example of winning ideas
Slemish College: to run a fun day for the school; to set up a movie club; to set up cheerleading Taster sessions.
Ballymena Academy: to provide a new water fountain; to organise 5 week after school club in self defense/Brazilian Ju-Jitsu for 30 students.
Dunclug College: to provide a Games room;
St Louis: to hold some fundraising / non uniform / celebration days; to purchase new football nets and balls
Castle Tower School: to provide a new Nurture Room
Top three tips from the organisers
- Taking time with the process, this is an 18 month long process
- Plan to repeat, we plan to run this Schools PB out again in 2025-2026
- More learning to be included within the programme for schools on Participative Democracy
Further information and evaluations
Films made during the Ballymena Schools PB programme;
Slemish College video https://youtu.be/lND68T6MW9M
Ballymena Academy video https://youtu.be/1OL-NtvOT2k
St Louis Grammar video https://youtu.be/YunOTSmcoUY
Dunclug video https://youtu.be/aNpySQYbfY4
Castle Tower video https://youtu.be/7EQiA0KHZ4Q
Joint video used for the celebration event: https://youtu.be/XQEHl8RtJXE
Press Release of the celebration event https://www.radiushousing.org/news/dragon-pitches-breathe-life-into-schools-initiative-project