Check out these amazing projects completed by 2nd year Home Economics students as part of their Christmas assessment. They really thought about the design principles, used very creative ways to make up furniture and put the theory they learnt into…
Competition Details for students who would like to get involved with Global Goal 6 -Clean Water & Sanitation Check out www.globalgoals.org for inspiration for your poster idea. Ask Ms. Cooney for more details on submitting your poster. Some of the…
In September 2015, 193 World Leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030! The global goals are only going to work…
National Fire Safety Week is about enhancing fire safety, particularly in the home. A big thank you to John Galligan from Ballinamore Fire Dpt who gave a really informative talk to home economics students today highlighting some of…
Healthy Living Week 2016 from Robert O’Reilly on Vimeo. Healthy Living Week is a themed event that staff and students look forward to every year. This year a variety of events ran throughout the week to promote the area of…
On Friday 6th May Nicola Winters from Green Sod visited the school. Nicola gave a really interactive presentation to 1st year science and 5th year Agricultural Science classes. Students learned more about the area of biodiversity, it’s importance, how we…
‘Our ability to produce food and products for growing populations on a finite amount of land with limited resources is unquestionably one of the great challenges we face globally. It may not be foremost in our minds when we do…
Well done to 3rd year Home Economics students who recently completed their cookery practical exam for JC Home Economics. The exam accounts for 35% of their total grade and students did themselves proud. A variety of dishes were prepared and…
On Tuesday 26th April Transition Years participated in Health Fest 2016 in City West Convention Centre along with over 4,000 other TY students from around the country. The day consisted of various presentations ranging from Operation Transformation’s personal trainer Karl Henry…
As part of Fairtrade Fortnight 2016 students in the junior classes participated in an interactive discussion lesson on the topic of Fairtrade. Fifth Year Home Economics students represented the school at the Fairtrade Awareness Day in Carrick on Shannon on…
