A New Play Shelter
Gaile National School Plans, 1900s
Depiction of the layout of Gaile National School for 1900 and 1914.
Courtesy of Gaile NS Centenary Committee.Gaile National School Plans, 1900s
Courtesy of Gaile NS Centenary Committee.
Courtesy of Gaile NS Centenary Committee.
Gaile National School Plans, 1900s
Depiction of the layout of Gaile National School for 1900 and 1914.
Courtesy of Gaile NS Centenary Committee.The Gaile School building has undergone many changes down through the years. The school started out with two classrooms, a porch and a coal store in 1900.
The coal store was later moved outside, where toilets were also built. In the 1960s, cloakrooms and indoor toilets were added, along with a play shelter and water tower.
Continuity
Gaile School Layout After 1990
A plan of Gaile National School after the 1990 additions had taken place.
Courtesy of Gaile NS Centenary Committee.Gaile School Layout After 1990
Courtesy of Gaile NS Centenary Committee.
Courtesy of Gaile NS Centenary Committee.
Gaile School Layout After 1990
A plan of Gaile National School after the 1990 additions had taken place.
Courtesy of Gaile NS Centenary Committee.Further developments took place in the 1990s, when a hall was built in the what was then the school yard.
Gaile School has had many alterations during over a century of existence, but it still operates with the same two classrooms it had on its opening day. Therefore, children are learning in the same rooms as their ancestors, creating a sense of continuity and tradition.