Gowran National School, Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
 

Our Active Committee 2025/26

Committee members range from 3rd - 6th class pupils
Committee members range from 3rd - 6th class pupils
 

Active School Slogan 2025/2026

We are active all year round in Gowran N.S.
We are active all year round in Gowran N.S.
 

Whole School Plan for P.E

Whole School Plan PE 2023
31st May 2023
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Active Breaktimes

 
 
 

We love our dance on the yard, it keeps us active & busy

 
 

Oo

 

Rugby with Noel Devlin

 
 
 

5th and 6th class do a block of tag-rugby lessons in partnership with Leinster Rugby

 

Irish Dancing with Evelyn White

Athletics in PE

Swimming in 3rd and 4th

Gymnastics

Local History Walking tours in Gowran and Kilkenny

Strand: Games

​As part of the games strand 6th Class take part in the FAI soccer blitz in Thomastown each year. 

 

Strand: Dance

Throughout our school year every class in the school partake in a block of Irish Dancing classes as part of their P.E programme. Evelyn White teaches the classes a varied amount of dances depending on their age. All pupils really look forward to their dance class. At the end of their 8-10 weeks of lessons their parents sometimes come in to see the skills they have acquired.

 

​Strand: Aquatics

Every year during term 1 third and fourth class travel in to The Watershed for their school's swimming programme.
In May/June the annual school's swimming gala also takes place in The Watershed​. Children from 3rd class up compete in each of the different swim strokes and also in relay races within their age group.
In class the teachers complete the PAWS programme with their pupils. A number of teachers have done courses in this and every teacher has a resource pack which they use to complete it efficiently.​