A practical response to praying for schools…
In May 2023 IMYC had the privilege of hosting a connexional prayer meeting via zoom. The focus of this meeting was to pray for young people across the world - focusing in on the area of education.
We spent time learning about and praying for our global partners further afield like KING GEORGE VI CENTRE, OPEN SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE, FATHER ANDEWEG INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF and PHAKAMISA.
We heard statistics and stories from young people, teachers and parents and prayed specifically into those requests - as well as naming and praying intentionally for our own local schools. There were 110 schools named ( you can find the list of every school below).
Dr. Anita Gracie, Senior Lecturer at Stranmillis and General Secretary to the Board of Education Methodist Church in Ireland gave us as a church some very practical examples of ways to get involved with and support our local schools. You can download the pdf now.
How can you best support your local school using the top tips from the document below?
SCHOOLS WE NAMED
Kings Hospital School Dublin
Methody
Abbey Vocational School
Donegal Town
Bangor Grammar
Wesley College
Ashfield Boys
Ashfield Girls
Sligo Gramar
Whiteabbey Primary
Bellshill Academy
Finaghy Primary
Glebe National School
Greenwood primary
Strandtown primary
Finaghy primary
Lionel Nursery and primary
Hollybank Primary
Belmont primary
Robertson national school
Mossend Primary
Mitchell House
Ballyclare High School
Ballydown PS
Edenderry PS
Abercorn PS
Bandbridge Academy
St Annes Primary
Erne integrated college
Cavehill nursery and primary
Cairnshill Primary
Inver National school
Belfast High School
Bloomfield
Wilsons Hospital Maynooth education campus
Educate together Maynooth
St bridgets
Lawmuir primary
Kings Park Primary School Fernagh
Kings Park Lurgan
Dromore Central
St Colmans
Dromore High
Friends school
Brooklands primary
Folye and Londonderry college
St Calies Cavan
St Colmans ps
Dromore central ps
Dromore high school
Canmore integrated primary
Noble primary
Mossley Primary
Abbotts Cross PS
St Pats
Carrs Glen Nursery and PS
Windsor primary Newry
Strandtown
Forthill integrated ps and college
Malone integrated college
Holy family
Glenveagh special school
Botanic primary
St James primary
Greenwood
St Cuans college caslteblakeney, east Galway
St Andrews Bray
Ballysillan ps and nursery
Cliftonville primary
Harberton special school
Enniskillen Royal
Laurelhill college
Rosstulla special school
Fleming Fulton special school
Harmony hill Lisburn
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Rathmore special needs Newry
Kilowen primary
Nettlefied PS
Jordanstown school for the visually impaired
Stepping stones special school
Ballymacash Primary School
Willowbank special school
Enniskillen and drumlin house training centre
Cootehill
Ballyoran ps portadown
Erne integrated college
Newry high school
Elm grove primary
Bessbrook ps
St Marks high school warrenpoint
Belfast Royal Academy
Rathcoole Primary
Hazelwood Integrated
Glengormely Integrated Primary School
Abbots Cross Primary School
Ballyclare High
Ballyclare Secondary
Ulidia
Carrickfergus Grammar
Carrickfergus College
Larne High
Larne Grammar
Linn Primary School
Oakfield Primary School
Carrickfergus Model Primary
Woodlawn Primary
Sunnylands Primary
St Nicholas’s Primary
Carrickfergus Central Primary