priory integrated college
Bangor
Integrated schools bring together pupils, staff and governors from all religions
and none (in the context of Northern Ireland, the bringing together of both
Protestant and Catholic traditions is especially relevant to the process of
peace and reconciliation). In integrated schools, one religious or cultural
group is not valued over another. All are equally valued and celebrated.
Integration is also about inclusion of children of all abilities and all
socio-economic backgrounds. It is about cultivating the individual’s
self-respect and therefore respect for other people and other cultures.
Integrated education means bringing children up to live as adults in a diverse
society, recognising what they hold in common as well as what separates them,
and accepting both.
