As 340,000 pupils donned their uniforms to go back to school today for the first time since Christmas it was a busy morning at Colaiste Bride in Dublin’s Clondalkin.
With 970 Leaving Cert students getting back to a classroom environment the girls were delighted to see each other face-to-face, although with masks on.
With hand sanitising stations in each class and contact tracing forms filled-in, they were ready for the classroom once more.
Alexandra Boldojar (17) said she was happy to be back because it’s been really hard to focus when doing remote learning.
“It’s not that motivating to stay at home when you’re waking up and having the urge to stay in bed while just looking at a screen. Coming back is going to be different with the two-hour classes for the first two weeks, but I think it’s going to be a great thing for us,” she said.