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Press Releases As a fitting finale to this year’s Údarás na Gaeltachta ‘An Chruinne’ STEM programme, Cambus Medical in An Spidéal hosted a ‘school to work day’ for the students of Scoil Náisiúnta Mhic Dara, An Cheathrú Rua in association with Údarás na Gaeltachta and Junior Achievement Ireland. The students were given a tour of the high tech Cambus Medical facility in An Spidéal, a company who for the past 12 years have extensive experience in providing Hypotubes and Micro-component solutions to the medical device industry from their Connemara base. At a time when these students are about to embark on their second level education it was an interesting and motivational opportunity for them to see first-hand the various roles and career options that are and will be available in the Gaeltacht through science and engineering. Barry Comerford, CEO and Co-founder of Cambus Medical encouraged the students to enthusiastically examine and question everything they see, as they go through their lives, “persistence and determination will get you through any problem you encounter”, said Comerford. Cambus Medical was a very appropriate location also as for the past 9 years Cambus Medical employees have worked with students in Galway schools and helped them to gain science, enterprise and employability skills, by bringing innovative and interactive learning opportunities into local schools through various Údarás na Gaeltachta and Junior Achievement Ireland Programmes. The visit proved a fitting culmination to the Údarás na Gaeltachta ‘An Chruinne’ STEM programme, which was run in partnership with Junior Achievement Ireland and has now reached over 400 primary school students in Gaeltacht areas around the country. The An Chruinne programme introduces science through practical and engaging classroom-based lessons through the Irish language and is designed to encourage 6th class Gaeltacht primary school students to continue with science as they transition to second level. Volunteers from organisations around the country were recruited, trained and supported to facilitate the in-classroom programme fostering students’ interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). ‘An Chruinne’ comprises of five modules spanning the fundamentals of science while highlighting it’s value to young people in their everyday lives. Údarás na Gaeltachta Chief Executive, Mícheál Ó hÉanaigh in announcing the continuation of the programme for the 2018/2019 academic year said: “It is important for Údarás na Gaeltachta and its client companies to encourage the Gaeltacht’s younger generation to move towards innovation and spark an interest in these sectors through their native language. We are grateful to Cambus Medical, its joint venture partner Freudenberg Medical and other client companies who have given freely of their time to inspire the next generation towards innovation and science and to highlight the excellent opportunities that are available in Gaeltacht areas. The youth of today are our future entrepreneurs and scientists and they will create and develop the Gaeltacht of the future.”
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Preas Ráiteas Mar chlabhsúr ar chlár ETIM ‘An Chruinne’ Údarás na Gaeltachta na bliana seo, reáchtáil Cambus Medical atá lonnaithe sa Spidéal ‘lá scoile sa saol oibre’ do dhaltaí Scoil Náisiúnta Mhic Dara, An Cheathrú Rua i gcomhar le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta agus Junior Achievement Ireland. Tugadh na daltaí ar thuras timpeall áis ardteicneolaíochta Cambus Medical sa Spidéal, comhlacht a bhfuil taithí fhairsing aici ag soláthar hipeatiúbanna (hypotubes) agus réitigh micreachomhpháirt beachta ar fáil do thionscal na ngaireas leighis le dhá bhliain déag óna láthair oibre i gConamara. Faoi láthair agus na daltaí seo ag tabhairt a n-aghaidh ar oideachas dara leibhéal, b’iontach an deis í go bhfeicfidís na róil éagsúla agus na féidearthachtaí ó thaobh oibre de, atá agus a bheidh ar fáil sa nGaeltacht i saol na heolaíochta agus na hinnealtóireachta de. Spreag Barry Comerford, Príomhfheidhmeannach agus comhbhunaitheoir Cambus Medical na daltaí le bheith díograiseach agus gach rud a fheiceann siad a thástáil agus a cheistiú go fonnmhar, le linn a saoil, “Sáróidh tú fadhbanna a thiocfaidh romhat ach a bheith diongbháilte agus díograiseach”, a deir Comerford. B’áit oiriúnach é Cambus Medical le cuairt a thabhairt air mar gur oibrigh fostaithe Cambus Medical le daltaí i scoileanna na Gaillimhe le naoi mbliana anuas agus chuir ar a gcumas scileanna eolaíochta, fiontraíochta agus fostaíochta a shealbhú trí dheiseanna foghlamtha nuálaíocha agus idirghníomhacha a chur ar fáil trí chláir éagsúla de chuid Údarás na Gaeltachta agus Junior Achievement Ireland. Bhí an turas mar chríoch oiriúnach ar chláir ETIM ‘An Chruinne’ Údarás na Gaeltachta a reáchtáladh i gcomhar le Junior Achievement Ireland a raibh fáil ag os cionn 400 daltaí bunscoile air i nGaeltachtaí ar fud na tíre i mbliana. Cuireann an clár An Chruinne ranganna eolaíochta ar fáil trí Ghaeilge agus tugann sé ugach do dhaltaí i rang a sé i mbunscoileanna Gaeltachta staidéar a dhéanamh ar an eolaíocht sa meánscoil. Cuireadh traenáil agus tacaíocht ar fáil do dhaoine ó eagraíochtaí éagsúla a thug a gcuid ama go deonach le hoideachas a chur agus suim na ndaltaí a chothú in Eolaíocht, Teicneolaíocht, Innealtóireacht agus Matamaitic (ETIM). Cúig mhodúl atá sa gclár ‘An Chruinne’ a chuimsíonn bunphrionsabail na heolaíochta agus a dhíríonn aird na ndaltaí ar a tábhacht ina saol ó lá go lá. Dúirt Príomhfheidhmeannach Údarás na Gaeltachta, Mícheál Ó hÉanaigh le linn dó a bheith ag fógairt go leanfadh an clár don bhliain acadúil 2018/2019: “Tá sé tábhachtach d’Údarás na Gaeltachta agus dár gcliantchomhlachtaí aos óg na Gaeltachta a spreagadh chun na nuálaíochta agus spéis sna hearnálacha seo a spreagadh iontu ina dteanga dúchais féin. Tá muid faoi chomaoin ag Cambus Medical, a bpáirtnéirí comhfhiontair Freudenberg Medical agus cliantchomhlachtaí eile a thug a gcuid ama go flaithiúil chun suim an chéad ghlúin eile a mhúscailt sa nuálaíocht agus san eolaíocht agus béim a chur ar na deiseanna iontacha atá ar fáil sna ceantair Ghaeltachta. Is iad seo na fiontraithe agus na heolaithe a bheidh againn sa todhchaí agus is iad a chruthóidh agus a fhorbróidh Gaeltacht na todhchaí.”