> Brendan's voyage, our wishlist for 2026/27: what the children and teachers at St Brendan's, Loughshinny would love this year and how you can help. Our wishlist 2026/27 # Support the school on Brendan’s voyage Brendan’s voyage is our wishlist for the year: six projects, in the order the school and our Parents' Association have agreed to tackle them. Each one we finish will change the school day for every child in the building. The funding a school receives keeps the classrooms running from day to day. Projects like these only happen when families and neighbours get behind them. We would love your time, your skills or a donation, whatever suits you. Everything given stays in the school and you can follow each project’s progress on the voyage below. No amount is too small and we will never ask you twice. [See the six projects](#voyage) [Tell us you would like to help](mailto:secretary@loughshinnyns.ie?subject=I%20would%20like%20to%20help) How you can help 1. **Your time** Join the Parents' Association, help at a fundraiser or a school event, or join the working group for one project. Even an hour once a term helps. 2. **Your energy and skills** Trades, painting, gardening, design, photography, grant writing, a van on a Saturday. Tell us what you do and we will find where it fits. 3. **A donation** School families give through Aladdin, under Payments. Everyone else can tap “Help with this” on any project and an email to the office is written for you. {{WISHLIST_VSEA}} The voyage ## Six projects this year Each one shows where we are now, where we want to get to and what is in the way. Pick one that matters to you. {{WISHLIST_CARDS}} What happens next ## What happens when you get in touch **You get in touch** Pick a project, or just tell us you would like to help. **We come back to you** Someone from the school will get back to you with the plan and when things are happening. **You join a small working group** Each project has a few parents and staff with a plan to get it done. You decide how much or how little you take on. **Giving €250 or more in a year?** The school can claim tax back on your gift from Revenue at no extra cost to you, which grows it by almost half. We will send you a short form to sign. [Tell us you would like to help](mailto:secretary@loughshinnyns.ie?subject=I%20would%20like%20to%20help) [How to pay through Aladdin](/parents/#payments) [Ring the office on 01 849 0394](tel:+353018490394) Good news so far ## What we have achieved recently Funded by a government grant ### New tables and chairs in every classroom Every classroom now has new tables and chairs, replacing furniture that had served the school for twenty years. The children approved straight away. [Read the story](/news/new-tables-and-chairs/) **Swimming and yoga** Subsidised by the Parents' Association, so cost never decides who takes part. **The outdoor classroom and pond** Picnic tables, a sensory path and a nature pond, funded by a Dublin Airport Authority community grant. A frog named Spot has already moved in.