Aughrim Kilmore parish schools present 'Welcome to the Jungle' in Dangan

Three primary schools in the Aughrim Kilmore parish are collaborating on a creative new project which will see the staging of a musical, ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ this June. 

Aughrim, Dangan and Scrabbagh National Schools have been working together since February to develop the musical, which brings together 151 children from the three schools and will be staged in Dangan Community Centre on 8th-10th June at 7.30pm.

This is a unique opportunity for the three schools to work creatively together and is the result of Creative Clusters, a pilot initiative of the Department of Education led by and in partnership with the 21 education centres and funded through the Schools Excellence Fund – Creative Clusters Initiative.

An exciting mix of music, drama and dance, this production uses the expert knowledge of dance teacher Breda McNulty of On Your Feet Dance Company and Carrick Community School’s music teacher Yvonne Conroy. 

Aughrim Kilmore Development Association and members of the local community are providing assistance with prop construction, hair make-up and stewarding. 

The excitement and friendship developing between the three schools and the wider community is making all of the hard work worthwhile and everyone involved is looking forward to the night of the show.

Welcome to the Jungle will take place in Dangan Community Centre from 8th-10th June at 7.30pm. 

Tickets are €10 each and are available from Clare Caslin (0879471081) or Aileen Keane (0879450722).