St Patrick’s College Cavan – Parents’ Association

What is the Parents’ Association?
The Parents’ Association is a group that is open to any parent of a student in the school. It is a place where you can meet other parents, ask questions about the school, find out the experience of other parents and get advice. The Association doesn’t have a strict set of activities and is open to new ideas about what it can do to involve parents and to help the school and its staff in their work. It is also a forum for social activity, fundraising and celebrating the achievements of the school.
Where and when does it meet?
The Parents’ Association tries to meet about once a term but participation is welcomed by anyone who wants to get involved and it isn’t necessary to attend every meeting. The venue for the meetings is typically in the College Boardroom.
How do I get involved?
You can just send an email to the parent’s Association through the school email and you will get information on when the next meeting is happening and if you want you can be added to an email list so you will get this information regularly. If you ever want to leave the mailing list you just have to send a message to ask – the Parents’ Association welcomes even occasional contact from you.
The school has a very active and vibrant Parents’ Association and Council. This is open to all parents/guardians of current students, and everyone is very welcome at any level of involvement they feel they can contribute. 
The following are some of the activities in which Parents’ Council might be involved:
  • Arranging talks on topics of interest to parents, e.g. guest speaker at AGMs etc.
  • Providing support/organisational input to major school events, e.g. graduations, masses, concerts
  • Channeling parent’s views on school policy issues to the Principal/Board.
  • Organising Fund Raising Events for the school.