Sr Isabel Geraghty FMA
Primary School Teacher, St Benedicts Primary School, Easterhouse.

My name is Sr. Isabel and I have been a Salesian Sister for 27 years...it seems like yesterday! At the moment my main ministry is teaching in St. Benedict’s Primary school which is in Easterhouse, a housing estate at the east end of Glasgow. I have been teaching in St. Benedict’s long enough now to be able to welcome the children of past pupils into school!. As well as being a classroom teacher, the mission extends into other activities. Our school is a RAINBOWS site where children who have suffered loss have an opportunity to work through a programme to help them. Working with other very dedicated staff, there is an after-school club for about 60 children who love to sing and play games. One of the highlights of my week is working with the school choir. This gives many children throughout the school the opportunity to use their voices to express their deepest selves. As a Salesian Sister, I see my mission in school as a way of helping young people recognise the great gifts and potential they have and I feel it is a great privilege to share in their daily lives. Life in St. Benedict’s can be challenging but is never dull!