Maths and reading camps prepare pupils for new term ahead

For teachers who welcome back the girls to classes at Scoil Aiséirí Chríost in Farranree, Cork City, next week, the differences will be noticeable in the dozens who were at the school’s summer camp to improve reading and maths skills.

School principal Teresa O’Sullivan said there were huge benefits to the camp that ran last week.

“The whole secret, to literacy in particular, is catching any problems that kids might have at a young age.