{"id":5315,"date":"2023-04-13T14:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T14:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metc.ie\/?page_id=5315"},"modified":"2024-04-26T09:42:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T09:42:03","slug":"ficheall-2022-23","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metc.ie\/index.php\/ficheall-2022-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Ficheall 2023\/2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5315\" class=\"elementor elementor-5315\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e26a83d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e26a83d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5da15d\" data-id=\"d5da15d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6479aa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6479aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Success with Chess- Regional F\u00edcheall Tournament <\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Following three successful tournaments in the Cavan\/ Monaghan region, teams from three primary \u00a0schools from County Cavan competed in a regional Ficheall tournament in the Longford Arms Hotel on the 12th of April. The tournament was an opportunity for the best players and teams from local tournaments to test their chess skills against players from schools further afield. The event was enjoyed immensely by all who took part. Any teachers interested in introducing chess to their schools are invited to apply for the Ficheall Chess for Social and Cognitive Skills summer course in Monaghan Education Centre which is scheduled to take place from 1-5<\/span><sup style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">th<\/sup><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"> July.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f469839 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f469839\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58b7699\" 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N.S.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5da08bfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5da08bfd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c5bdd7e\" data-id=\"2c5bdd7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ac62cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ac62cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5316 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/metc.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ficheall-Logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metc.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ficheall-Logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/metc.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ficheall-Logo-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/metc.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ficheall-Logo-105x105.png 105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr \/>\n\nFicheall.ie is the national network of primary teachers promoting chess in their schools for the social and cognitive benefits it has for primary school students. Ficheall teachers use chess as a tool to teach through and an opportunity for their students to develop new skills and values, as well as representing their school at Ficheall tournaments called F\u00e9ile Fichille (chess festival).\n\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/ficheall.ie\/\">Ficheall.ie<\/a> website contains many excellent resources created by fellow primary school teachers such as:\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ficheall.ie\/beginner-lessons-registered\/\">A series of 10 beginner chess lessons (with optional integration to the SPHE curriculum)<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ficheall.ie\/cpd-courses-for-teachers\/\">List of CPD chess courses for teachers (summer, evening and online courses)<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ficheall.ie\/chess-maths\/\">Chess numeracy puzzles<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ficheall.ie\/newsletters\/\">Ficheall newsletters with chess updates<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ficheall.ie\/teacher-chess-club\/\">Online Teacher Chess Club<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>Ficheall Summer Course<\/strong>\n\n<em>Monaghan Education Centre<\/em> has hosted the Chess for Social Skills summer course previously with great success. Upon completion of this course teachers can play chess (most attend the course having never played chess before) and can teach the basics of chess to students in their class while also teaching key SPHE curriculum objectives from 1st to 6th class (all of this without worksheets).\n\n<strong>F\u00e9ile Fichille Chess Tournaments<\/strong>\n\nF\u00e9ile Fichille tournaments are non-competitive chess tournaments organised annually in Term 2. No medals, prizes or trophies are presented. Instead, <strong>the day is a celebration of the students learning chess and social skills<\/strong> as well as their teachers\u2019 leadership skills to introduce the initiative in their school. For many students it is their first opportunity to wear their school jersey and represent their school. <a href=\"https:\/\/ficheall.ie\/registration-sept\/\">More details about F\u00e9ile Fichille Tournaments can be found here (including a checklist to ensure students are ready for the F\u00e9ile Fichille)<\/a>\n\n<strong>F\u00e9ile Fichille Timeline<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>September: <\/strong>Registrations Open<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>October:<\/strong> Registrations Close<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>November: <\/strong>Schools informed of tournament date and venue<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>January\/ February\/ March:<\/strong> F\u00e9ile Fichille tournament will be scheduled in term 2. Registered schools will be allocated one F\u00e9ile Fichille tournament to attend. Schools are required to be at the venue at 9.30am with the event concluded by 2pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>Contact Us<\/strong>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ficheall.ie\/contact-us\/\">If you have any queries regarding the F\u00e9ile Fichille Tournaments please contact Ficheall using the Contact Us link here.<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Success with Chess- Regional F\u00edcheall Tournament Following three successful tournaments in the Cavan\/ Monaghan region, teams from three primary \u00a0schools from County Cavan competed in a regional Ficheall tournament in the Longford Arms Hotel on the 12th of April. 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