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Leagaimid amach \u00e1r r\u00fan forioml\u00e1n agus \u00e1r bhf\u00eds do thodhcha\u00ed an oideachais.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"mission-yunus\">\n        <div class=\"mission-yunus-icon\">\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\">\n                <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"8\" r=\"5\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M3 21v-2a7 7 0 0 1 7-7h4a7 7 0 0 1 7 7v2\"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"mission-yunus-text\">\n            <h3>Aitheantas Dhuais S\u00edoch\u00e1na Nobel<\/h3>\n            <p>Thug an Dr. Muhammad Yunus, buaiteoir Dhuais S\u00edoch\u00e1na Nobel, l\u00e9acht phoibl\u00ed do GCAS\u2014ag dearbh\u00fa \u00e1r dtiomantais do chuid oideachais nu\u00e1lach, inrochtana.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"mission-block dark\">\n        <div class=\"mission-block-label\">\u00c1r Misean<\/div>\n        <div class=\"mission-block-quote\">\u201cAn t-oideachas agus na deiseanna taighde is airde caighde\u00e1n ar domhan a shol\u00e1thar, saor \u00f3 fhiacha.\u201d<\/div>\n        <div class=\"mission-block-text\">\n            <p>Is misean domhanda agus buan \u00e9 \u00e1r misean. Chun a bheith in\u00e1r gceannaire san oideachas domhanda, teasta\u00edonn misneach agus iarracht lean\u00fanach ar son na nu\u00e1la\u00edochta. Tagann na nu\u00e1la\u00edochta\u00ed seo \u00f3 shaineolas agus \u00f3 dh\u00fathracht fhoireann acad\u00fail, fhoireann, thaighdeoir\u00ed agus mhic l\u00e9inn GCAS go l\u00e9ir.<\/p>\n            <p style=\"margin-top: 15px;\">T\u00e1 \u00e1r n-oll\u00fana tiomanta do chleachtais ph\u00e9idag\u00f3ga\u00edocha a chomhth\u00e1tha\u00edonn teoiric agus cur i bhfeidhm, agus \u00e9 mar aidhm acu acmhainn\u00ed agus buanna na mac l\u00e9inn a uasmh\u00e9ad\u00fa ar mhaithe le domhan n\u00edos fearr. Baineann GCAS leas as an \u00e9ags\u00falacht eisp\u00e9ireas at\u00e1 ag \u00e1r gcorp mac l\u00e9inn, rud a chuireann ar \u00e1r gcumas eisp\u00e9ireas oideachais cumhachtaithe agus saor \u00f3 fhiacha a thairiscint.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"mission-block light\">\n        <div class=\"mission-block-label\">\u00c1r Luachanna<\/div>\n        <div class=\"mission-block-quote\">\u201cIs \u00e9 an luach is m\u00f3 at\u00e1 againn n\u00e1: an tsaoirse\u2014an tsaoirse chun coincheapa, smaointe agus cleachtais nua a chruth\u00fa, a fhiosr\u00fa, agus nu\u00e1la\u00edocht a dh\u00e9anamh iontu in\u00e1r bpobal.\u201d<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"values-list\">\n            <div class=\"value-item\">\n                <div class=\"value-icon\">\n                    <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\">\n                        <path d=\"M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5zM2 17l10 5 10-5M2 12l10 5 10-5\"\/>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"value-text\">Saoirse Acad\u00fail<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"value-item\">\n                <div class=\"value-icon\">\n                    <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\">\n                        <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/>\n                        <path d=\"M2 12h20M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4-10z\"\/>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"value-text\">Geilleagar Oideachais Comhroinnte<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"value-item\">\n                <div class=\"value-icon\">\n                    <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\">\n                        <path d=\"M20.84 4.61a5.5 5.5 0 0 0-7.78 0L12 5.67l-1.06-1.06a5.5 5.5 0 0 0-7.78 7.78l1.06 1.06L12 21.23l7.78-7.78 1.06-1.06a5.5 5.5 0 0 0 0-7.78z\"\/>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"value-text\">A dhearbha\u00edonn an bheatha<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"value-item\">\n                <div class=\"value-icon\">\n                    <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\">\n                        <path d=\"M17 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H5a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"\/>\n                        <circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"\/>\n                        <path d=\"M23 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-3-3.87M16 3.13a4 4 0 0 1 0 7.75\"\/>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"value-text\">Seirbh\u00eds do Dhaoine Eile<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"mission-block green\">\n        <div class=\"mission-block-label\">\u00c1r bhF\u00eds<\/div>\n        <div class=\"mission-block-quote\">\u201cA bheith in\u00e1r gCol\u00e1iste den scoth domhanda, a shol\u00e1thra\u00edonn oideachas den chaighde\u00e1n is airde saor \u00f3 fhiacha do gach mac l\u00e9inn c\u00e1ilithe ar fud an domhain.\u201d<\/div>\n        <div class=\"mission-block-text\">\n            <p>T\u00e1 \u00e1r bhf\u00eds diongbh\u00e1ilte. L\u00e9ir\u00edonn s\u00ed \u00e1r dtreocht strait\u00e9iseach agus \u00e1r dtiomantas domhain don fheabhas, don cheartas, don fh\u00edrinne, agus don ruathar domhanda. Leagann an fh\u00eds seo amach an c\u00farsa le haghaidh comhoibrithe m\u00e9adaithe le scol\u00e1ir\u00ed m\u00f3r le r\u00e1 agus na hintleacht\u00f3ir\u00ed is gile den ghl\u00fain at\u00e1 ag teacht chun cinn.<\/p>\n            <p style=\"margin-top: 15px;\">L\u00e9ir\u00edonn s\u00e9 freisin \u00e1r n-inleasaitheacht i bhfianaise an athraithe theicneola\u00edoch. T\u00e1 s\u00e9 mar aidhm againn an seomra ranga a leathn\u00fa n\u00edos faide n\u00e1 institi\u00faid\u00ed traidisi\u00fanta br\u00edc\u00ed agus moirt\u00e9il agus isteach i dtimpeallachta\u00ed foghlama br\u00edomhara, f\u00edor\u00fala, beo agus idirghn\u00edomhacha.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"mission-cta\">\n        <h2>B\u00ed mar chuid d\u00e1r bhf\u00eds<\/h2>\n        <p>B\u00ed p\u00e1irteach i bpobal domhanda at\u00e1 tiomanta don oideachas a chlaochl\u00fa.<\/p>\n        <a href=\"\/ga\/admissions\/\" class=\"mission-cta-btn\">Cuir isteach anois<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"mission-nav\">\n        <a href=\"\/ga\/our-philosophy\/\">\u2190 \u00c1r bhFeals\u00fanacht<\/a>\n        <a href=\"\/ga\/accreditation\/\">Creidi\u00fan\u00fa \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission, Vision &#038; Values Our education strategy serves as a roadmap to change the traditional 19th-century matrix of global education. 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