Eve Bremner, Chief Executive, and Bishop Donal McKeown, Chair, attended the official opening of Limavady Shared Education Campus.
The new, £11m facilities at St Mary's High School and Limavady High School are the first of their kind in Northern Ireland and will build upon the schools' long history of sharing.
The facilities include a new high-tech media-studies suite and performance spaces, as well as a new study and common rooms. Pupils and staff move freely across both schools to learn and study together. They will deliver not just educational benefits, but promote good relations and respect for identity and diversity and will allow pupils to foster even closer relationships moving forward.
Eve Bremner, Chief Executive, CCMS said: “I commend the schools and their leadership for driving this project forward. The new campus will enable pupils of all backgrounds and beliefs to come together and achieve their full potential and is a reflection of the schools’ commitment to inclusion, innovation and mutual respect.”
“CCMS is proud to be a key stakeholder in this project. We believe strongly in promoting inclusion and diversity within our schools, as well as seeking out opportunities to learn together."
Thank you to everyone involved for their hard work and we look forwarding to seeing the contribution this pioneering approach will make to building a shared society.