Building People Bridges

• Our focus in school is to provide a quality service where the children are engaged with their learning.

• One of the themes we have taken is in relation to community relations under the title of “Building – People - Bridges” because we want a better future for our children.

• We want to leave the past behind us and to develop our relationships with all those communities who live in Northern Ireland. This is part of the statutory curriculum within the Personal Development & Mutual Understanding units of study.

• Our school logo, which is printed on our sweatshirts, is a tree and a river. This is directly linked to Belvoir Forest and the River Lagan. However, it also reminds us of the little verse "the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations" and the river of life that brings us refreshment.

• We want to see a healing of the communities in Belfast and to experience life to the full.

• Belvoir has had a long tradition of families who want more for their children those who want to reach out to the whole community. We are proud of the tolerance that our children have shown to all creeds and colours within the school and the wider estate.

• We have introduced Gaelic Football, as part of our PE curriculum, at the request of some the children. There is something profound about watching children in Rangers and Linfield shirts returning to the game devised by our Presbyterian and Church of Ireland forefathers.

• The Belvoir area has had a tradition of Irish dancing with a large number of children participating in classes. This is unique and is a visible sign of the tolerance of the parents in the estate.

• In many ways you are at the cutting edge of cross community development and this makes me extremely proud to be the principal of the school. 

• Belvoir is a special place, a village community nestled  in the centre of a city, striving to be different.