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CAN ROSES GROWFROM CONCRETE?

St Vincent’s CBS, Glasnevin, Dublin 11have been named “Young SocialInnovators of the Year”. Their project

entitled “Can Roses Grow from Concrete?”examined whether the area young people comefrom determines their participation in theeducation and employment system and affectstheir chances of ending up in prison. It wasselected by the judges from over 140 socialaction projects exhibited at the annual YoungSocial Innovators (YSI) National Showcase atCitywest, Dublin which took place from 10th-11th May 2006. Loreto Secondary School,Balbriggan were runners-up with their project“Laughter is the Best Medicine” whichfocused on the benefits of laughter as aremedy. Joint third were Our Lady’sPresentation College, Drogheda with theirproject on bullying and St Mary’s SecondarySchool, Mallow with a project on road safety.

Government ministers, sports personalities,musicians and representatives of statutory andvoluntary organisations were among thevisitors to the Showcase. Over 3,400 TransitionYear students from 104 schools and oneYouthreach programme participated in YoungSocial Innovators 2006 making it the fastestgrowing social awareness programme inIreland. YSI engages young people in socialaction. Working in teams, young people selecta social issue that they want to change andthen identify ways to improve or solve it. Thisyear again they tackled a broad range of issueswith the showcase including projects on topicssuch as road safety, mental health, domesticviolence, health services, recreational facilitiesand disability.

Earlier in the day, Minister for Education, MaryHanafin TD visited the showcase to launch

YSI’s new website www.youngsocialinnovators.ie As well as providing informationon the YSI programme itself, this portal site onsocial awareness education brings togetherresources and links on a variety of areasincluding environmental education, dev-elopment education, citizenship and health.Other visitors to the Showcase over the twodays included Brian Lenihan, Minster forChildren, Emily Logan, Ombudsman forChildren and Cork Hurling Star, Sean OgO’hAilpin. The event also included a MusicShowcase which was headlined by Director,Dublin’s newest stars.

Over 7,000 young people have participated inYSI since it was co-founded by Sr Stanislaus

Kennedy and Rachel Collier in 2002 as a socialawareness programme for young people. Theprogramme will be extended to moreYouthreach Centres and to Northern Irelandfrom this September. Other new features for2006/7 include a web page for each projectand the first YSI Virtual Showcase. Schools andCentres are invited to participate in the YSI2007 programme. If you want to support youngpeople in Ireland to become involved inmeaningful social action on issues that affectthem, then please contact YSI at01 6458030/ 6458033 or visitwww.youngsocialinnovators.ie

Local Transition Year TeacherProfessional Networks.Work is under way to establish Teacher Professional Networks for teachers and co-ordinators of the Transition Year Programme in collaboration with the EducationCentre Network. It is proposed that such networks will identify teachers’ needs andrespond by organising and supporting events at local level to meet these needs. Thefirst series of exploratory meetings to identify what the needs are, if any, will takeplace during October and November 2006 in Education Centres around the country.All details of dates, venues and times will be sent to schools in advance of thesemeetings. While it is proposed that these “Local Networks” will be self sustaining andlead to the establishment of Teacher Professional Networks for Transition Yearteachers, a National approach is being taken to initiate the process. If you areinterested in becoming involved in the organisation of local cluster events pleasecontact Transition Year Support by emailing us at ty@blackrockec.ie with yourthoughts or ideas. Your comments are also welcomed and appreciated. We lookforward to working with you during the new school year and beyond

Michael O’Leary, Transition Year National Co-ordinatorMary Sorohan, Administrator Transition Year Support.

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Badminton - TY Module 2AIB Get Up & Go Winners 3Blastbeat 4Failte Ireland Tourism Awareness 6Useful Contacts & Resources 8European Studies Project Winners 10ECO - Unesco 11AIB Build a Bank Challenge 12DEBRA Ireland 12The Horizon Project 13Barretstown 14Upcoming Events 16

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AUTUMN 2006ISSUE NO. 19

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B adminton Ireland (BI) iscommitted to bringing anenjoyable sport to all

young people and to giving them the opportunity to takeresponsibility for their ownparticipation. With this in mindwe have developed a transitionyear module that aims to make its use easy for teachers andenjoyable for students. The module contains elements ofpractical play as well as club andcompetition administration andgeneral badminton knowledge.

The module includes a teacherpack with suggested timetable,suggestions for cross curricular

BADMINTONTRANSITION YEAR MODULE!

links and a full set of notes for thedelivery of the theory aspect of themodule. Other resources will alsobe sent out to the school such asthe Badminton Union of IrelandFun Games and Activities forBadminton Pack, the Laws ofBadminton and a photocopiablestudent pack with notes for themto build into a folder by the end ofthe module.

This module must be delivered byeither a level 1 badminton coachor a qualified PE teacher who hascompleted the BUI Introduction toBadminton Coaching award. TheBUI has regional developmentofficers that can help to locate a

coach in your area and that alsoset up teacher training days.

We suggest that the moduleshould take six sessions tocomplete, each lasting 90 minutes(15 minutes theory followed by 60minutes practical in each session).On completion of the module, theBUI will issue certificates to eachstudent on a pass, merit ordistinction basis, the level ofwhich is decided by the teacher orcoach who delivered the module.We are also running transitionyear competitions aimed atbeginner level players who start toplay through the module over thecourse of the 06/07 school year.

“ If you are interested in getting your students involved in a lifelong sport for all that is equally attractiveto boys and girls, please contact the BUI office on 01-8393028 or info@badmintonireland.comto get contact details of your local regional development officer. www.badmintonireland.com ”

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ACCOUNTSRosses Community School Dungloe CoDonegal students Gemma Boyle, YvonneMcMonagle, Maurice Gallagher and CiaránSweeney with teacher Anne Moy arepresented with their prize by WilliamTelford, President Laois Chamber ofCommerce. Included are Angela Drum, AIB,Anne Ryan, National TY MinicompanyAdministrator and Padraig Cawley memberTY organising team.

MARKETINGWilliam Telford, President Laois Chamberof Commerce presents their prize to AislingBeecher, Hilary O’Connor, Nicole Hogan,Louise Kelleher of Regina Mundi CollegeDouglas, Cork. Also pictured are teacherSandra Lane, Angela Drum, AIB, AnneRyan, National TY MinicompanyAdministrator and Padraig Cawley memberTY organising team.

ORIGINALITY OF IDEAStudents Fionnuala Dore, Emer O’Shea,Janice Morrissey, Aoife Doyle, Lynda Collinsand Amy Dolan of St Marys SecondarySchool Charleville Co Cork are presentedwith their prize by William Telford,President Laois Chamber of Commerce withAngela Drum, AIB, Anne Ryan, NationalTY Minicompany Administrator andPadraig Cawley member TY organisingteam also in attendance.

QUALITY OF PRODUCTScoil Mhuire Naas students Marc Murray,Margaret Macaria, Liam Ennis, RonanGarry, Richard Lally and AmandaMcCarthy are presented with their prize byWilliam Telford, President Laois Chamberof Commerce with Angela Drum AIB andJosephine Moran and Catherine CookeHarkin of the TY organising team.

STAND PRESENTATIONStudents of Coláiste Lorcáin Castledermotare presented with their prize by WilliamTelford, President Laois Chamber ofCommerce. Pictured are students JackGermaine, Emma Thorpe, Elaine Hogan,Nicola Ormsby, Aaron Kenny and SinéadWhelan with teacher Padraig Cawley,Angela Drum AIB and Josephine Moranand Catherine Cooke Harkin of the TYorganising team.

NATIONAL FINAL WINNERS AIB GET UP & GO MINICOMPANY 2005/2006The Get Up & Go Mini Company National Final took place on 2nd May in the Heritage Hotel Portlaoise

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‘Blastbeat’ - TY Mini Co M‘Blastbeat’B lastbeat is a mini-company programme that engages a

whole transition year class and any other post primarystudents in two linked All-Ireland competitions; one

between the mini-music companies and the other betweenmusicians in the Blastbeat Battle of the Bands.

Blastbeat is a business game that rewards teenage enterpriseand artistic endeavours. Blastbeat mini Music and Multimediacompanies (MMC’s) find or form the best bands to play theirmini company Battle of the Bands, and learn how to deal withall the ups and downs and highs and lows of running theircompany, a properly staged music event and dealing with allthe people that surround such activities along the way.

We also provide students with many real incentives to helpmotivate them with very generous prizes. These MMC’scompete all over Ireland to win the title of best MMC, a golddisc and €5000. Meanwhile the participating bands battle itout to win the accolade of Best Band in Ireland, a record deal,a full backline, and an all Ireland tour.

The Blastbeat prize pool includes a total of €25,000 worth ofprizes, plus recording opportunities for the musicians & bands

worth over €10,000. The icing on the cake includes the offer ofthe opportunity to record an album for the winning act.

Blastbeat is a full TY programme for students and young rockbands from around the country. Students set up their own minicompanies in the usual way that TY mini co’s are established.The main difference with Blastbeat is that we supply studentswith the product (music), curriculum, guidance, mentoring andthe tools they need to make the programme a success. This isof course helped to a large degree by two important factors. A)The students are all interested in music and the music businessand B) there are some serious cash rewards for thosecompanies and individuals who participate as the companiesare guaranteed to make money – the only question is how muchwhich depends largely on their own efforts.

Each Blastbeat Mini-Music Company (MMC) is made up of ateam with up to 18 different job descriptions from CEO toHealth and Safety Officer and everything else in between.

Blastbeat was created by music industry activist RobertStephenson some three years ago. Blastbeat is now running inthree countries (Ireland, Belgium, and the UK), and is destined

to roll out worldwide within the next five years with an interestfrom 14 other European countries in the programme already.

Blastbeat was created to give young people the opportunity tolearn how to work as a team, and run their own company/business while having a lot of fun through learning by doing.Blastbeat empowers young people to manage themselves, dealwith school authorities, fellow students, teachers, bands andovercome all the trials, tribulations and problems involved witha new business start up.

All the action from Blastbeat 05/06 was captured on the 6-part‘Blastbeat TV’ series that ran on RTE 2 every Friday at 7pm withrepeats on Saturday at 11am.

We saw how they overcame all these challenges to reach theirgoals, how they developed their marketing strategies & businessplans and how they targeted and achieved their success. Wesaw how teenagers took on a major business and musicindustry challenge and made it work.

Last term saw 24 Blastbeat companies, from schools Northand South of the Border stage 24 concerts, with over 144competing Bands. These schools then went on to put over 36

bands into the recording studio to create the Blastbeat Vol IValbum which peaked at 16 in the Irish Charts.

Qualifying bands competed in 4 provincial regional finals toqualify for a place in the national finals of Blastbeat which tookplace in the Cork Opera House on Saturday May 13th. Thefinal saw Blastbeat in full flight with the exhibition of theMMC’S and the best young bands in Ireland strutting their stuffon stage. The winning MMC on the night was ‘Pulse TY’ fromSt. Columba’s College in Donegal, while the winning band was‘The Impressionists’ from Ballincollig Community School, Co.Cork. Footage of the Blastbeat National Final is now availablefor viewing on the Blastbeat website www.blastbeat.org.

This whole process culminates not only in the national finalswith awards and prizes etc but also in ongoing activitiesevolving from Blastbeat. The teams involved in Blastbeat go onto continue to organize Blast all ages alcohol/drug freeconcerts and put their learning experiences into action. Thebands involved continue to perform at these Blast events alsoand develop a fanbase nationwide.

The winning band ‘The Impressionists’ from Ballincollig Community School, Co. Cork.

The winning mini company ‘Pulse TY’ from St. Columbas College, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal.

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Here is a very innovative and NEW Transition Yearproject that we believe will interest a lot of schools andstudents called ‘2winaid’.

It is an innovative Mini Company programme thatentails the students setting up and running their ownNGO (Non Government Organization)in a business likemanner through their own “Mini company”.

The purpose of the NGO is to “twin” with a school inSri Lanka. We can in some cases set up an internet linkso that the students get to know each other overdistance and help raise some finances to assist in thepriority student and educational needs. The focus ofNGO’s activities would be around twinning andfundraising to help improve the educationalenvironment of the twinned school in Sri Lanka. Thiswill help poor kids there move from a third world statustowards a first world position and give the studentshere a wonderful learning opportunity and experience.

The whole class can be involved, with many jobs forwhich students can volunteer. The ‘full time jobs’include C.E.O./Project Co-ordinator, MarketingManager, Sales Manager, PR Manager, FinanceManager, Video Crew, Web Master, Events Manager,Art & Design, Photographer. There are also many parttime jobs for the class or team. The 2winaid mini co willraise funds in various ways and Transition Year studentswill have a lot of fun doing this while at the same timelearning to run a proper business.

At the end of the year All the schools and minicompanies will be invited to a BIG Sri Lankan party inMay as part of the exhibition day. The activities of eachmini NGO will be viewed that day when all the NGO’smeet to display their work and the most successfulNGO’s will win awards. In addition there will becertificates, commendations etc for everyone.

2WINAIDTRANSITION YEAR MINI

COMPANY NGO PROJECT

o Music Programme

So how do you take onthe 2winaid challenge?

Simple – you go to www.2winaid.org

and look for the link to 2winaidschool mini company project

and click on the link. This will bring you to an

application form and moreinformation about the wholeproject. You can read more

information about this initiativeand organization atwww.2winaid.org

There is also a very important charity element to Blastbeat, asstudents raise much needed cash and awareness for kids inpoverty in Sri Lanka. The companies concerned are donatingbetween 25% and 100% of their profits to a new 2winaidfoundation set up to help students and schools in the third andfirst world twin to help each other. See www.2winaid.org.

Ultimately anyone with an interest in entrepreneurship, musicand the arts can have a role to play in Blastbeat. Statistically inIreland, only 27% of teenagers are actively and regularly involvedin organised sports. Blastbeat therefore provides the perfectoutlet for those teenagers without a passionate interest in sportby giving them an appropriate and relevant platform to venttheir creativity in a positive and constructive way.

For more details on the Blastbeat programme, or if you wouldlike your school to take part in Blastbeat this term check outwww.blastbeat.org and download an application form.

You can also contact robert@blastbeat.org orrory@blastbeat.org for more information on the programme.

The Crowd enjoying the music at the Blastbeat National Final at the Cork Opera house in May.

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FAILTE IRELAND TOURISMAWARENESS PROGRAMME

The Fáilte Ireland Tourism AwarenessProgramme is specially designed forsecond-level students as an introductionto tourism at home and abroad. It hasoperated in Irish schools since 1991 andhas recently been reviewed and updatedto take into account the demands andconcerns of the 21st century. This newversion should make the programmemore attractive to students, andteachers will find the new resources easyto use. The programme offers a relevant,challenging and rich learning experiencefor students and a support network forparticipating schools.

The programme aims to make asubstantial contribution to tourismeducation by providing a foundation forthird-level tourism-related programmes.At the same time, it will equip studentsfollowing other career paths with abroad appreciation and awareness ofthis important industry. Furthermore, itwill be an opportunity for students toacquire knowledge and skills relevantnot only to the tourism industry, but alsoto a variety of situations in life.

The Tourism Awareness Programme is aFáilte Ireland initiative, endorsed by theDepartment of Education and Science,and the Travel and Tourism Programmein Ireland.

The Tourism Awareness Programmesupports the aim of the Transition Year.This aim, as outlined in the TransitionYear Mission Statement, is to ‘promotethe personal, social, educational andvocational development of the studentsand to prepare them for their role asautonomous, participative andresponsible members of society.’

The programme also in part fulfils theresponsibility of Fáilte Ireland, as setdown in the National TourismDevelopment Authority Act, 2003 to‘encourage, promote and supportrecruitment, training and education anddevelopment of persons for thepurposes of employment in connectionwith the tourism industry in the State.’

PPRROOGGRRAAMMMMEE SSTTRRUUCCTTUURREE

The programme has been designed toallow flexibility in timetabling andimplementation. It consists of six unitspresented in a series of lesson plans, with

support material for each lesson. Thelesson plans are intended as guidelines,and certain areas may need greater orlesser emphasis depending on localneeds.

The Tourism Awareness Programme canbe offered as:

A single-term mmoodduullee comprising8-10 weeks with 2-3 classes perweek. If schools opt for this optionteachers can chose from the range oflessons plans

A full-year programme comprising 3terms of 8-10 weeks duration each,with 2-3 classes per week

The programme includes twomandatory units, which cover the corethemes of the tourism industry. Inaddition, the programme includes fouroptional units, which exploreknowledge, skills and expertise relatingto four distinct subject areas. Two of thefour optional units must be chosen.

LEARNING METHODOLOGYThe programme is designed toincorporate discussions, role plays,assignments, presentations, visits,lectures and practical work as learningexperiences, thus enabling students toapply their knowledge and appreciatethe ongoing process of learning. Thenew resource material facilitates theseaims and consists of the following:

Teacher’s pack (including lessonplans and resource material)

Interactive CD (including lessonplans, resource material andwebsite links)

Dedicated website with teacherand student zones

FAILTE IRELAND TOURISM AWARENESSTRANSITION YEAR PROGRAMME

CONTEXT

Tourism is one of the world’s fastest growing industries, and in Ireland it ranks asone of the country’s most important sources of employment and revenue. Around230,000 people are employed in Irish tourism, and further growth projected for theindustry will create new job opportunities for young people. The Irish tourismindustry provides a wide range of career paths and requires competent, motivatedindividuals to meet the demands of the future.

As tourism has a major influence on both our economy and development, youngpeople will benefit from having an overall awareness of the nature and complexityof the industry, whether or not they plan to pursue a career in tourism. In addition,most people, whatever their profession, will themselves be tourists at some stageand so will shape and influence the global environment while engaging in varioustourist activities.

Units Mandatory (core units)

1 Introduction to Tourism

2 Tourism Education and Training

Optional (two units must be chosen)

3 Geographical Aspects of Tourism

4 Tourism and Heritage

5 Tourism and Culture

6 History of Irish Food

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Given the scope of tourism, werecommend that teachers adopt anintegrated approach in implementingthe syllabus. Teachers may find a seriesof mandatory in-service trainingseminars, offered by Fáilte Ireland,useful, to familiarise themselves with theprogramme implementation and itseducational philosophy. If more thanone teacher is implementing theprogramme, we suggest that teachersco-operate closely with each other andadopt a variety of teaching methods.The new resource material supports thisapproach.

ASSESSMENTAssessment for this programme will bethrough a portfolio of coursework, usinga range of appropriate assessmenttechniques, submitted by each student.The portfolio will be assessed by theteacher/s.

REGISTRATION ANDCERTIFICATIONRegistration of schools and certificationwill be administered by Fáilte Ireland.

Fáilte Ireland will offer certificationendorsed by the Department ofEducation and Science to students whohave completed the Tourism AwarenessProgramme in Transition Year.

Certification will depend on successfulcompletion of the programme andassessment according to Fáilte Irelandguidelines. Certificates will reflect whichoption is chosen.

WORK EXPERIENCEWork experience in tourism operation isan optional part of the programme,allowing students the opportunity toobserve tourism professionals in theworkplace. Inputs from industrypractitioners are a recommendedfeature of the programme.

PROPOSED TOURISM AWARENESS SEPTEMBER IN-SERVICE CALENDAR

Seminars will take place between 7.30 - 9.30 pm

Region 1

Drumcondra Education Centre - Thursday 21st September 2006

Monaghan Education Centre - Thursday 28th September 2006

Region 2

Blackrock Education Centre - Tuesday 26th September 2006

Kildare Education Centre - Wednesday 27th September 2006

Region 3

Waterford Education Centre - Tuesday 26th September 2006

Wexford Education Centre - Thursday 28th September 2006

Region 4

Cork Education Centre - Monday 25th September 2006

Limerick Education Centre - Wednesday 27th September 2006

Region 5

Laois Education Centre - Wednesday 20th September 2006

Clare Education Centre - Thursday 28th September 2006

Region 6

Mayo Education Centre - Thursday 28th September 2006

Sligo Education Centre - Thursday 21st September 2006

Booking forms will be circulated to schools in late August.

If you have any queries regarding the programme please do not hesitate to contact either AnnWhelan 01-8847815 or Georgina Dunne on 01-8847821.

NB Venues and dates are subject to demand

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SAFE DRIVINGAcademy of Transport Gerry Waldron gerry.waldron@transportsimulation.ie 087 4159244Bayside Services Drive for Life Programme pmcneely@eircom.net 027 50038

087 9350357Irish Sch of Motoring Early Drive Programme info@ism.ie John Walsh 1850 530 430MOG Car Safety Car Simulator mogcarsafety@eircom.net 086 1705361Nat Safety Council Staying Alive www.nsc.ie 01 4963422Rosemary Smith Think Awareness 01 2956570

Driving Programme 087 2320788Irish Drivers Educ Assoc. Steer Clear idea@steerclear.ie 01 2022428

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTGet Your Ideal Job Workbook Seamus McEvoy 086 8361884Nutrition/Lifestyle Advisor Tina Dunne info@tinadunne.com 086 8571074

www.tinadunne.com 01 2351988Looking Ahead and Living Now Kevin Kelly www.kevinkellyunlimited.com 087 7995558Mental Health Association Mental Health Matters. www.mensana.org 01 2841166

Video cassette & ringbinderAn Bord Bia Safe Food for Life www.bordbia.ie 01 6685155

Teacher’s manual & pack www.safefoodonline.com 021 2304100Dublin Fire Brigade Patrick Flood Patrick.flood@dublincity.ie 01 6734085

087 2722655Teaching Sensitivity Liz Dillon lizdillion@yahoo.co.uk 01 2751598through Awareness www.Chetana.orgThe Creative Writers Workshop Irene Graham Creativewriting@ireland.com 086 252 3428

www.thecreativewritersworkshop.com Money Advice and ‘CASH conscious’ A young Yvonne Bogdanovitch 061 419388Budgeting Service. person’s guide to money.

Handouts and teacher’s notesIPHA (updated version due soon) Medicines and You. www.ipha.ie 01 6603350

olivestephens@ipha.ieCentral Statistics Office Making Sense of Us. www.cso.ie

information@cso.ie 021 4535032Ombudsman for Children Emily Logan www.oco.ie 1890 654 654

oco@oco.ieNational Children’s Office Set up a Student Council nco@health.gov.ie 01 2420000

Dail na nOgJob Care / Colour & Image Paul Mooney www.jobcare.ie 01 677 3897

Sue Davidson info@jobcare.ie

SPORTSea and Shore Safety Survival Techniques & seaandshore@eircom.net 01 2955991

Water Safety – Ben PluckBadminton Ireland (feature on page 2) Transition Year Module info@badminton.ie 01 8393028

www.badmintonireland.comJudo Ireland Alan Martin www.judoireland.com 086 2703220

Ray Butcher 087 2290332Coláiste U.I.S.C.E. TY activity packages in Mayo eolas@uisce.com 097 82111Tiglin National Mountain and www.tiglin.com 0404 40169

Whitewater Centre mail@tiglin.com GAA Sport & Lifeskills modules. jdarcy@admingaa.ie 01 8363222

Jimmy D’ArcyF.A.I. Coaching Course www.fai.ie 01 7037500

Tom O’Connor info@fai.ie

DEVELOPMENT/ SOCIAL CONSCIENCEHabitat for Humanity Overseas Development lissyc@habitatireland.ie 01 6299650

Lissy ClarkeAmnesty International Voice our Concerns www.amnesty.ie 6776361 ext 232

Karen O’ReillyYoung Social Innovators (feature on p.1) Cathy Roche www.youngsocialinnovators.ie 01 4905841Sustainable Energy Irl Aoife Cannon www.sei.ie 01 8082049Cross Cultural Directions Developing skills to www.cross-culturaldirections.com 01 2891276

interact across cultures. info@cross-culturaldirections.comKaren Ruddock

Holocaust Education Trust Lynn Jackson het@clifton-house.com 01 669 0593Rehab Ireland Disability Awareness www.rehab.ie 01 2057200

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USEFUL CONTACTS

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Citzenship (see feature on page 12) The Horizon ProjectJoanna Dempsey joannadempsey@iolfree.ie 087 6322094

DEBRA Ireland TY programme on the lisa@debraireland.org 01 6785044(see feature on page 12) effects of living with a

debilitating conditionTrocaire Education Dept www.trocaire.org 01 2885385Concern ‘School is the Best Place www.schoolisthebestplacetowork.org 01 4177740

to Work’ education pack. Lizzy.Noone@concern.netStop Child Labour

Trust Ed Programme on theme of www.trust-ireland.ie 01 4543799the outsider Alice Leahy

Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.ie 01 2680100

COMPETITIONS / THE ARTSSongschool Recording/Performance www.songschool.ie 01 8417573

Studio workshops & courses 086 6998453Blastbeat (see feature on page 4) Robert Stephenson www.blast.ie 01 6632203

Music in TY www.blastbeat.org 087 24013122Winaid (see feature on page 5) Robert Stephenson www.2winaid.org 087 2401312Ros na Rún Karen Uí Lionaird idirbhliain@rosnarun.com 087 2058133Irish Film Institute Film Studies in TY www.irishfilm.ie 01 6795744Theatre – Cups and Crowns Fiona Mc Donagh www.cupsandcrowns.ie 087 7769828

Gillian Kelly cupsandcrowns@eircom.net 086 8534542Poetry Workshops Mary Melvin Geoghegan 043 48038Youth Quiz on line The Gradu8 www.gradu8.net 086 2304991

094 9021551National Forum on Europe Public Speaking Competition info@forumoneurope.ie 01 6705900Opera Ireland Young Members Scheme. info@operaireland.ie

Nicola Moore www.operaireland.com 01 4786041ArtScope Interactive Programmes www.artscope.ie 01 6712335

Caroline Wynne artscope@eircom.net 087 2368160Media/Music Exam Board Oral Communication & www.angelfire.com/art/medianmusic 087 7841247

Media Theatre Exam mediamuse@iol.ie 021 4503832Maria Barry

TOURSNational Gallery of Art Art in TY info@ngi.ie 01 6613155

www.nationalgallery.ieCity Tours Tours of Derry – www.irishtourguides.com 028 1996/7

Martin Crossan derrycitytours@aol.com 0771 2937997Kingswood Directory of Published by www.ashville.com 01 4322200School Tours Ashville Media Group info@asville.com National Museum of Ireland Collins Barracks Helen Beaumont 01 6486405

SCIENCEChip Electronics Exploring Electronics in TY www.chip.ie 021 4289958

Associated software & chipsales@chip.iesoldering kits

ECO-Unesco (see feature on page 11) Young Environmentalists ecounesco@eircom.net 01 6625491Awards & Programme.

Streamscapes Information pack www.streamscapes.org 027 50453Intel Design and Discovery Pre-engineering module Gerry Nolan 01 6065966Discover Science & Pharmachemical Ireland Mark Glynn 01 6051584Engineering pharmachemicalireland@ibec.ie

MISCELLANEOUSRoyal Inst of Architects Shaping Space module 01 6761703PAL Public Access to Law Vincent Martin palddp@eircom.net 087 2312105

www.palddp.org European Studies Aoife Ruane aoife@ecdrumcondra.ie 01 8576400Irish Times Transition Times - occasional Louise Holden 087 2423985Post Primary Languages Initiative Brídín Gilroy www.languagesinitiative.ie 01 8057794RACE Racing Academy & www.racingacademy.ie 045 522468

Centre of Education enquiries@racingacademy.ie

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S AND RESOURCES

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Our school Portumna CommunitySchool and particularly TransitionYear, were elated to receive the news

that we had won a very prestigious prize ina European Studies Project. The title of theproject was “European Studies should bemade compulsory in all schools in Europe.”Ten students took first place and won afour-day trip to Strasbourg.

European studies promote joint study andcommunication among students andteachers in several European jurisdictionswith the aim of increasing mutualunderstanding, awareness and tolerance inthe youth of contemporary Europe.

Last year, Mr. Coughlan who is theTransition Year Co-ordinator attended theannual Residential International PlanningConference. At that conference we wereassigned to a cluster group, which containsa Northern Ireland school, two schoolsfrom the republic and two schools fromEurope, one in France and the other inItaly. At the conference the cluster groupcompletes an agreement/contract ofcurriculum based work to be exchangedbetween respective pupils for theforthcoming academic year.

Students have exchanged personal profilesand with the help of their I.T. teachers havedesigned a web site. Our partner schoolscan then visit the site.

European Studies is a collaborativeprogramme that draws in Geography, Art,Maths, I.T. skills, Science, English, HomeEconomics, Irish, Languages, History,English, Woodwork, Metalwork, Music andPhysical Education. Ms. Masterson and Ms.Burke who teach the European StudiesProgramme concentrate on modernEuropean History and how the EuropeanParliament functions.

It is intended that students following theEuropean Studies programmes will increasetheir knowledge and develop skills andcompetencies which will lead to bettercommunication and an awareness of what

we share and what we can contribute andreceive from being Europeans together.This shared identity is not promoted at theexpense of local or regional cultures orinterests. In the course of their studies,students are encouraged to carry outinvestigations on a variety of levels. Theyresearch a wide range of perspectivesamongst the people of Europe and areencouraged to develop an appreciation oftheir own regional contribution toEuropean culture and identity, as well as anunderstanding of that of their neighbours.

Students are encouraged to develop theskills necessary to use technology as aneffective tool in communication and todevelop the ability to understand and tocommunicate in at least one non-nativelanguage, so that they will be prepared asadults to take advantage of theopportunities arising from being part ofcontemporary Europe.

In the project the students focused on: Curriculum

Culture and Tradition.

European Studies a subject foreveryone.

What I enjoyed most.

CConclusion of project:“As you can see European Studies helps uswith our studies. It gives us new learningexperiences. It helps us to expand ourhorizons by visiting other countries. Itenriches our own culture by learning aboutother countries and cultures. EuropeanStudies gives the opportunity of putting ourwell-based theoretical knowledge intopractice, by visiting that country andteaches us to realise the importance oflanguage learning in our lives. It opens anew window in our lives, which would nothave been done through traditionaltextbooks.”

JAMES COUGHLANTransition Year Co-ordinator

Portumna Transition Year StudentsWin Major European Prize

As Co-ordinator, I would like to thank all of the Transition Year teachers who had a collaborativeand valuable input into this project. I would also commend the diligence and stamina of thestudents who succeeded in winning this unique prize in a European setting. The winners areMairead Felle Co-ordinator, David Culbert, Stephanie Blake, Robert Carty, Anita Burke, PatrickDolphin, Siobhan Gantley, Eoin Fahy, Alva Cunningham and Kevin Burke.

T HA N K S

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ECO-UNESCOIrelands environmental

education and youth organization is 20

this year!

It was great feeling you could make a difference andthat you could change things

Pupil from Grosvenor Grammar School, Co. Down

”Its been one of

the highlights ofour transition year

Pupil from Colaiste Mhuire,Co. Clare

““

ECO-UNESCO, Irelands environmental education and youth organisationcelebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Since 1986 ECO-UNESCO has beeninvolved in raising environmental awareness, understanding and knowledge inthousands of young people all over Ireland and has been promoting theimportance of personal development of young people through practicalenvironmental projects. ECO-UNESCO focuses on education for theenvironment where young people are encouraged to consider their lifestylesand make positive environmental choices. ECO-UNESCO promotesenvironmental stewardship and citizenship and is affiliated to the WorldFederation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations (W.F.U.C.A).

”

ECO-UNESCO offers a wide range ofprogrammes and services, which canassist and support the Transition Year

programme.

An Environmental Youth Programme --we provide workshops on a variety ofenvironmental topics which aim toenhance peoples understanding of theenvironment and empower them to takeaction for their environment. A full rangeof topics is available from our websitewww.ecounesco.ie.

Education and Training Programmes –we provide training for young people andtraining for trainers and teachers. Our‘Going Green’ programme is a one daytraining session that upskills teachers withthe knowledge and skills for working onlocal environmental action projects withyoung people. It also assists anyonecarrying out a Young EnvironmentalistAwards project. We also offer FETACaccredited modules. Further details areavailable on www.ecounesco.ie

Publications - over the years ECO-UNESCO has developed a wide range ofpublications, which can support TransitionYear programmes. The resources are fullof interactive activities such as simulationgames, role play, discussion work andoffer the transition year teacher anopportunity to engage young people inenvironmental issues in an interactive,learner-centred way. Titles include ‘Treesin our World’, ‘Embracing Diversity’, a‘4Seasons Activity Pack’, ‘Our Environment,Our Responsibility’, ‘Tree-mendous Trees’,‘The Young Environmentalist AwardsTeachers Manual’, ‘Your Environment; YourChoice’ CD-Rom and a wide range ofposters. A more comprehensive list isavailable on www.ecounesco.ie.

The Young Environmentalist Awardsprogramme (YEA) -- The YoungEnvironmentalist Awards is an all islandenvironmental awards programme foryoung people between the ages of 12and 18. The awards honour youngpeople who protect, conserve andenhance our environment, making adifference in the lives of others locallyand globally.

Why get involved in the YEA?The YEA compliments the Transition YearProgramme, as many of its aims andobjectives can be met. The YEA promotesthe personal development of young people,which is of primary importance in TransitionYear; it also promotes positive environ-mental awareness and social responsibility.Young people can make a positivecontribution to their environment andcommunity through participatory action andcitizenship. Through the project participantsdevelop and improve organisation andcommunication skills, while gainingknowledge and building environmentalawareness. Participants learn to work withothers, develop confidence, and leadershipqualities.

How to get involved in the YEA:Transition Year students can enter the seniorcategory (16-18 yr olds) of the awards,which facilitates teams of between 5 and 25.There are some important dates toremember:

Registration of project outline: 24th November 2006

You can register online at www.ecounesco.ie,alternatively a booklet with registration formwill be sent to your school in early September.

Closing Date for completed projects: 23rd February 2007

Your completed project reports and supplementarymaterials must be entered before this date.

Show Casing and Awards Ceremony: May2007 - Shortlisted projects will be showcased at our high profile awards ceremony,previous speakers included President MaryMc Aleese and An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

The YEA Steps:There is a lot of scope and numerous waysfor teachers to approach a YEA project,which will meet the abilities of the youngpeople involved. There are six steps tofollow:Step 1: Decide on a teamStep 2: Decide on an environmental issueStep 3: Decide on a planStep 4: Decide on an actionStep 5: Take actionStep 6: Raise Awareness

A Teacher Training Manual with step bystep instructions to help carry out anenvironmental project is available online atwww.ecounesco.ie/teachers.htm

Alternatively you could request a copy fromECO-UNESCO, 26, Clare St., Dublin 2.

Call our YEA Hotline: 01 662 5491 or e mail:yea@ecounesco.ie for support andinformation.

To make it one of the highlights of your

Transition Year make sure to take part

in the Young Environmentalist Awards

2007, this September.

For further information on any of ECO-UNESCO’s programmes, workshops, training,publications or Young Environmentalist Awardsplease contact:

ECO-UNESCO, 26 Clare Street, Dublin 2.Tel. 00 353 1 662 5491E-mail: info@ecounesco.ie;yea@ecounesco.ie Web: www.ecounesco.ie

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AIB Build a Bank Challenge

DEBRA Ireland is a small charitywith a big mission – researchingcures and providing support for

people with Epidermolysis Bullosa orEB for short. EB is a genetic disorderwhich means that the skin and otherinternal linings are so fragile they canblister and tear at the slightest touch.

The DEBRA Ireland SchoolsProgramme is a new and excitinginitiative being offered to TransitionYear classes. It is an educational andfun programme through which studentslearn about DEBRA Ireland, the effectsof EB and what it is like to live with adebilitating physical condition.

The schools programme aims to Promote understanding and respectfor people who are different throughpresentation and discussion.

Encourage students to developdecision making skills such as goalsetting, cooperation and team work.

Promote creativity, personaldevelopment and heighten socialawareness.

The Schools Programme is centred onthe Emmy award winning Channel 4documentary ‘The Boy Whose Skin Fell

Off’ which chronicles the life and deathof Jonny Kennedy; who lived with EB.Jonny challenges us to question ourown lives and gain insight into those ofothers in a humorous and thoughtfulway. He provokes discussion ondisability, diversity, courage, our view oflife and our attitudes towards death.

The programme is divided into 10Modules which include watching theDVD, a presentation by one of theDEBRA team, a debate and a groupproject as part of the DEBRAAwareness Campaign with prizes

awarded for the best project in eachschool. Upon request each school willbe provided with an information packwhich includes information leaflets,newsletters, fundraising tips, a lessonguide and a Certificate of Appreciationfor each student upon completion.

DEBRA Ireland

On Thursday, the 27th April2006, Mercy SecondarySchool, Newtownsmith, Co.

Galway were announced as overallwinners of the AIB Build a Bank Challenge2005/2006 at the National Final held inClontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin.

With over 150 schools taking partnationwide, The AIB Build a BankChallenge has created a fantasticopportunity for transition year and 5thyear secondary school students tocreate, develop and run a bank withintheir school with the support of AIB

8 heats were held throughout thecountry where each School Bank Teamcreated an exhibition of how theirschool bank operated. They alsodeveloped a business plan, as well asfocusing on either marketing, customercare or technology as a specialitysubject. 10 School Bank Teamsdeemed to be the best by theadjudicators qualified for the NationalFinal.

At the National Final, the 10 chosenSchool Bank Teams from Dublin, Cork,Wicklow, Donegal, Meath and Galway

For more information or to requestyour information pack please

contact the DEBRA Ireland officeon 01 6785044

re-created their School Bank exhibitionand made a presentation to a panel of4 judges from the banking and widerbusiness community.

Awards presented at the National Finalwere as follows:1st Prize - The six members of MercySecondary School Bank Team,(Newtownsmith, Co. Galway) and twoteachers will jet off for a fantastic 3 daystay in Barcelona

2nd Prize - The six members of ColaisteChoilm School Bank Team, (Ballincollig,Co. Cork) and two teachers will bedriven by limo to and from the RobbieWilliams Concert in Croke Park,Dublin, and will spend the night in the

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Abrand new, exciting educationalresource pack has recently beenpublished by The Horizon Project

(Ireland) Ltd* with financial help fromCommunity Relations Council and Peace 11funding. This educational resource packtargets a broad range of teachers and offersa refreshing and new approach to theteaching of Citizenship and places greatemphasises on using action-based activitiesto promote and develop in young people agreater understanding of what it means tobe a good citizen.

Teachers may in particular be interested inadopting the resource pack as part of thewider curriculum of Transition Year, withparticular opportunities and possibilitiespresented for a module focused onCitizenship and understanding NorthernIreland.

Course work is divided into the followingkey concepts:

Human Rights and SocialResponsibilityDiversity and InclusionEquality and Social JusticeDemocracy and Active Participation

The main features of the pack include:25 complete step-by-step topics in fullcolour. Additional activities for homeworkand/or supplementary class work.Suggested answers given.Wide variety of action-based exercisesand methodologies used to suitdifferent abilities/age groups.Proposals for Action Projects.Complementary out-of-schoolactivities.An optional student workbookcontaining all worksheets and hand-outs.

3 Case Studies: -The Race Issue in Northern IrelandThe Travelling CommunityDemocracy in Northern Ireland

3 Special Topics on Northern Ireland: Cultural Symbols in NorthernIrelandHow Inequalities in the 1960sPushed Northern Ireland TowardsDisasterThe Assembly Elections (1998 & 2003)

*The Horizon Project (Ireland) Ltd wasfounded in 1993 when seniorstudents from two schools in Dublinand Belfast met, with the idea ofworking together to promote peaceand reconciliation in Ireland. In ashort time other schools becameaware of this initiative andsubsequently became involved. Todate, there are over ninety schools,which are now members of TheHorizon Project (Ireland) Ltd.

Throughout the years, the ideas of thestudents have moulded Horizon’s programmes and activities.Representative students from eachschool, who form a Student Council,ensure that Horizon’s organisers arekept closely in touch with the ideasand aspirations of young peoplethroughout Ireland. These studentsthen can become trained asFacilitators and work with TheHorizon Project at residentials, work-shops and community endeavours.

Horizon’s educational work is deliv-ered through cross-community, cross-cultural and cross-border processes,and includes action community-relat-ed projects, interactive workshopsand shared leisure activities. Theinclusion of education for Citizenshipis a further development of Horizon’soverall contribution to the educationof young people.

In order to benefit fully from theresource material, we would encour-age schools to actively participate inThe Horizon Project’s out-of-schoolactivities. Also teacher-training ses-sions (focused on the book’s material)are organised throughout the year byThe Horizon Project. The nextteacher-training session has beenarranged for 29th and 30thSeptember 2006 in Newry.

For further information aboutthe book and /or becoming a

member of THE HORIZON PROJECT

please feel free to contact Joanna Dempsey at

087 6322 094 or e-mail

joannadempsey@iolfree.ie

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Jury’s Towers Hotel, Ballsbridge,Dublin 4.

3rd Prize - The six members of the PCCSchool Bank Team, (Falcarragh,Letterkenny, Co. Donegal) each received aspecially engraved AIB Build a BankChallenge iPod.

2 Category Prizes:2 additional category prizes wereawarded and the winning School BankTeams each received a speciallyengraved AIB Build a Bank ChallengeiPod shuffle.

Best Exhibition: Mount MercySecondary School Bank Team (Model Farm Road, Co. Cork)

Best Speciality Subject: PresentationCollege School Bank Team (Currylea,Tuam, Co. Galway)

As well as the above, each of these fiveschools received a speciallycommissioned trophy and each finaliststudent received an AIB Build a BankChallenge medal and certificate.

The AIB Build a Bank Challengeprogramme is now in its fourth yearand has grown significantly from 30schools entered in year 1 toapproximately 150 schools registered inthe competition this year.

The Build a Bank Challengeprogramme is just one of many youth-focused programmes in which AIB isinvolved. This year over 250 schools willtake part in AIB sponsored initiatives.

We proudly sponsor the AIB Get Up &Go Mini-Company programme, the finalof which was held on Tuesday, 2nd Mayin the Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise.

We are one of the key sponsors ofskoool.ie; the most widely used interactivepre-exam web site for second levelstudents, with nearly 3 million hitspredicted in the next month by over190,000 unique users.

Our Better Ireland programme hasprovided over 11 million to 1,000projects since 2001 to groups workingwith children affected by drug abuse,poverty and homelessness.

AIB will also provide summeremployment and job experience for 500students this coming summer.

AIB is dedicated to the support anddevelopment of young people in oursociety, as we believe that today’schildren will be tomorrow’s leaders.

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Can you imagine being told you have cancerand then undergoing gruelling treatment inhospital away from family and friends, oftenfor months on end?

This is reality for hundreds of children andyoung people who come to stay at Barretstownchildren’s charity in Co Kildare each year.

Barretstown is a magical castle in the foothillsof the Wicklow mountains. Children withcancer and other serious illnesses come to takepart in a fun programme of challengingactivities designed to help them deal with thetrauma of serious illness.

Hospitals take care of the physical effects ofserious illness. Barretstown helps to heal theemotional scars.

At Barretstown children are encouraged to stepoutside their comfort zone and take onchallenges such as being on stage and climbinga 40ft tower. Through their successes thechildren begin to stop seeing themselves as sickkids and use their new-found confidence andskills to deal with the challenges of theireveryday lives.

The children come from Ireland and 21countries across Europe. In the spring andautumn, families from Ireland, the UK andSpain come for long weekends so they canbenefit from some quality time together. In thesummer there are 7 and 10-day programmeswhen children come from all over Europewithout their families, but supervised bytrained volunteers.

Barretstown has to find 600 volunteers –interpreters, chaperones and childcarevolunteers – who act as big brothers and sistersto the children to help them gain the mostfrom their stay. The volunteers – known as‘caras’ (the Irish word for ‘friend’) – are aged18 and over and come from all over the worldand all walks of life.

Children are referred through their hospitalconsultant and Barretstown workswith 110 hospitals

BITESIZE BARRETSTOWN

Barretstown, at BallymoreEustace, Co Kildare, wasopened in 1994 andprovides a uniqueprogramme of ‘therapeuticrecreation’ for children withcancer and other seriousillnesses.

The children, aged seven to17, come from Ireland andEurope to take part inactivities such as arts andoutdoor adventure.

Through their achievementsthey stop seeing themselvesas ‘sick kids’ and begin toregain their own innerstrength, confidence andself-esteem - all adding upto ‘serious fun’.

The programme has beenbacked by leading medicalspecialists as a valuablepart in a child’s recoveryfrom cancer and otherserious illnesses.

Barretstown has servednearly 12,000 childrenfrom 22 different Europeancountries since it opened in1994.

2006 is its biggest year yetwith over 1,500 childrenand families visiting and600 volunteers from aroundthe world.

Barretstown was founded byHollywood actor PaulNewman and is part of theAssociation of Hole In TheWall Gang Camps.

Each year Barretstownneeds to raise €4.5 millionto fund its life-changingprogrammes.

BARRETSTOWNWHERE CHILDREN WITH SERIOUSILLNESSES, HAVE SERIOUS FUN

Last year Adam asked Santa for some new blood.

After this year’s camp he said he’d be asking

Santa if he could live full-time at Barretstown.Mother, Ireland

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BARRETSTOWNBLOOMERS

Here are some commonly-heldmisconceptions about whatBarretstown is about:

‘Barretstown is a holiday camp’No! Children are encouraged to takepart in an activity programme whichis backed by medical experts. It isbased on having fun, but helps theirrecovery from cancer and otherserious illnesses.

‘Barretstown is just for foreign kids’No! Around 50 per cent of childrenwho come to Barretstown are Irishand come from the 32 IrishCounties. The remainder come from21 different countries ranging fromIceland to Greece.

‘Barretstown is entirely funded by Paul Newman’No! Most of our money comes fromdonations from individuals,companies and trusts. All donations,however small, are a great help.

‘The kids who come to Barretstown are terminally ill’No! Children who attend Barretstownhave a serious illness and a verysmall number will be terminally ill.

Before my son came to Barretstown he wasvery low and depressed, which is prettymuch expected after all his treatment.

There is no more sadness and tears. Full of smiles and chat about all the

wonderful things he had done with all thegang. Horse-riding was his biggest fear but

he conquered that and it’s all down to the wonderful work you do.

Parent UK

In the meantime,

if you would like to help

Barretstown by holding a

fundraising event, check out

our website for details:

www.barretstown.org,

call our friendly

fundraising team on

045 864115,

or email

fundraising@barretstown.org.

around Europe. The site at Barretstownincludes a medical centre – known as ‘TheMed Shed’. Doctors from around the worldvolunteer their time to staff the Med Shedwhich is as little like a hospital as you couldimagine.

Staff wear runners and jeans rather thanwhite coats and there are bright muralscovering the walls. The aim is to keep thechildren out of the Med Shed as much aspossible, so their medicines are taken tothem in the dining hall or the cottage wherethey stay. However the children do lovecoming to the Med Shed to kidnap thecuddly seven dwarves and leave ransomnotes – ‘Dopey will be returned in exchangefor Tayto crisps or chocolate’!

Everything including first-class medical careand airfares is provided free of charge, soBarretstown has to raise 4.5 million eachyear.

Chief Executive Jenny Winter sums up: “Wehave the backing of the medical world, wehave the facilities and we know there arethousands more children who need our help.

Now all we need are the funds to make ithappen.”

Watch out for Barretstown’s annualfundraising and awareness day – Serious FunDay – on February 15 and get involved!

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CONTACT DETAILS:

MICHAEL O’LEARYNational Co-ordinator

Transition Year Support

Tel: 087 2632502.Email: michaeloleary@slss.ie

MARY SOROHANAdministrator

Tel: 01 2365023.Email: ty@blackrockec.ie

U P C O M I N G E V E N T S2 Day Residential Course:

Introduction and Induction for Effective Transition Year Implementation and Management a two day residential seminar for Principals/Deputy Principals/Co-ordinators/Core TeamMembers new to Transition Year.

Date: 12 and 13 September 2006Booking: Booking forms will be sent to TY Co-ordinators end August 2006

MODULAR COURSE: SL 0625

Transition Year Sciencesome new practicalapproaches

Target Group: Teachers of Science in Transition Year -Afternoon Course

GALWAY ED CENTRE7/11/06 and 7/3/07 - Further day 2007Closing date for application 1/11/06

CORK ED CENTRE16/11/06 and 27/3/07 - Further day 2007Closing date for application 9/11/06

NAVAN ED CENTRE23/11/06 and 21/3/07 - Further day 2007Closing date for application 16/11/06

MODULAR COURSE: SL 0624

Management, Development andPromotion of the Transition YearProgramme in your School.

Target Group:This course is designed for Transition Year Co-ordinators, Co-ordinating Team Members as well as Principals and Deputy Principals.

MONAGHAN ED CENTRE3/10/06 and 23/1/07 - Further day 2007Closing date for application 27/9/06

BLACKROCK ED CENTRE5/10/06 and 25/1/07 - Further day 2007Closing date for application 29/9/06

WATERFORD ED CENTRE10/10/06 and 30/1/07 - Further day 2007Closing date for application 3/10/06

CORK ED CENTRE12/10/06 and 12/2/07 - Further day 2007 Closing date for application 5/10/06

ATHLONE ED CENTRE 16/10/06 and 15/2/07 - Further day 2007Closing date for application 9/10/06

DONEGAL ED CENTRE 17/10/06 and 6/2/07 - Further day 2007Closing date for application 10/10/06

MAYO ED CENTRE18/10/06 and 7/2/07 - Further day 2007Closing date for application 11/10/06

LIMERICK ED CENTRE24/10/06 and 13/2/07 - Further day 2007Closing date for application 17/10/06

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