Last month pupils from Acorn Integrated Primary visited the Geography Department at Ulidia Integrated College to learn alongside our year 8’s as part of our celebration of integrated education. Acorn students were joined by their 'Eco Mentors' from our sixth form during the lesson. The pupils worked together...
On Friday 24th March, Ulidia Integrated College celebrated ‘Odd Socks Day’ to raise awareness of Integrated Education, and also to raise funds for the Integrated Education Fund. It was a sole lot of fun and it was easy to get involved. We all like to be...
On Friday 24th March, KS3 pupils (Years 8, 9 and 10) participated in a thematic teaching day to celebrate integrated education. Pupils participated in activities in their lessons which were based on the topic of our local/global community. In Home Economics learners explored origins of ingredients...
On Tuesday 28th March, the final training session took place for all Junior hockey teams. A series of awards were presented to pupils to highlight the dedication and success the girls have had this year. Notable mention must go to the 6 pupils awarded “Coaches...
The Eco team at Ulidia Integrated College carry out regular litter picking events at Loughshore beach and also along the sea front at Carrickfergus. These take place at least once a term at each location. The team take in at least two picks each term at...
This term our year 9 students have been studying the country of Kenya. Within their Geography lessons they have been finding out about how to measure development and using these measures to compare both Northern Ireland and Kenya. As part of this unit of work, students...
The dream of opening an integrated college in East Antrim began a long, long time ago and has been very well documented. My involvement in the dream of creating a college in East Antrim began on the 18 April 1997 when, two days after being appointed...
On Tuesday 14th March, year 12 and sixth form students taking part in the Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award were given a training session on First Aid by paramedic Yvonne Craig. They were shown how to deal with possible scenarios when on their expeditions and...
Students from the year 11 Media Studies class travelled to BBC Blackstaff House in Belfast to watch a live broadcast for BBC School Report Day. School reports were broadcast and during the live studio discussion which followed, students had the opportunity to put questions to...
On receiving my GCSE results, the vice-principal of Ulidia at the time, said to me "the world is your oyster". I often think back to that conversation and feel incredibly fortunate that I had the opportunity to attend two schools where self-confidence and respect for...