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SPAR FAI Primary School 5s Programme

Four weeks of football themed primary school lessons designed by school teachers and proudly sponsored by SPAR

The SPAR FAI School Zone is a new digital learning platform for teachers and parents of primary school children in 4^th, 5^th and 6^th class offering interactive and engaging lesson plans designed with both the classroom and home schooling in mind. The lesson plans have been designed in consultation with a panel of teachers and promise to engage, educate and enthuse students.

The new teaching resource provides a range of innovative football themed lessons emailed to parents and teachers twice a week over the course of 4 weeks – beginning on the 15^th of March 2021 and running until the 12^th of April 2021. The heavily resourced and user-friendly lessons covering core subjects such as Maths, History, Geography, English, Art, Irish and healthy eating will be emailed to teachers and parents weekly along with answer sheets.

Teachers who sign up for the SPAR FAI School Zone will be automatically entered into a competition, which will see one school in each county winning a special commissioned football kit. One school selected from all participating schools nationwide will win a grand prize of a Zoom call with three Irish International players for their class.

The sponsorship of the SPAR FAI School Zone initiative, developed by the FAI, is a continuation of SPAR’s dedication to grassroots football, following on from the successful SPAR FAI Primary School 5s Programme.

Speaking about the programme Colin Donnelly, SPAR Sales Director said: “We’ve been supporting the FAI for over 6 years now through our sponsorship of the SPAR Primary School 5s competition. It’s been a very challenging and exceptional year for teachers, parents and students and while the SPAR 5s may not be going ahead we are equally delighted to be sponsoring this initiative.

So much work has gone into this programme to make it educational, fun and easy to deliver for parents and teachers alike. By signing up you’ll not only have all the resources and lessons delivered straight to your email but you’ll be in with a chance of winning brilliant prizes for your school.”

Speaking about the initiative, Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny said, “The SPAR FAI School Zone will give the 4^th, 5^th and 6^th Class students a fun and engaging way to learn through football. Ireland’s men’s and women’s teams feature in the Hub through English and History lessons, while our own FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group is brought to life in a Geography lesson.

“The past 12 months has been tough for everyone, but I hope the School Zone can bring some enjoyment to the boys and girls who will use it.”