The Big Small Stories Project, funded by the National Lottery via the Heritage Lottery Fund and implemented by the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) ran from Autumn 2016 for two years.
The Big Small Stories Project has captured, recorded and archived the memories and experiences of the people behind the foundation and development of Integrated schools across Northern Ireland.
The project engaged with the 65 Integrated schools that existed in 2018, and their communities across NI and produced the following:
Collectively, these resources trace the origins of Integrated Education and demonstrate the grass roots nature of its development by parents with a vision for educating children together.
The story began with the ‘All Children Together’ group in the 1970s, which became the first group of parents to open an Integrated school, Lagan College, in 1981. For the first 3 years, they received no government funding, relying on charitable foundations and their own fundraising.
These resources are an important contribution to our social and educational heritage and outline the significant impact that Integrated Education has had on peace-building and reconciliation in NI.
A final report and evaluation of the Big Small Stories Project can be found here (PDF, 1.6MB).
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