TY SFX Workshop
Tys had a great hands-on, Halloween-themes workshop from Amanda McCarthy make-up, where they learned about how the movie-industry can create realistic-looking injuries, using make-up. Not for the faint-hearted!
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Ty Decoupage and String Art workshops
The Ty group had an excellent pair of workshops over the past two weeks in Home Ec class, delivered by @The Craft Cabin, Cavan. Week one was decoupage, while in week two, the group learned to do string art. The…
TY Willow Weaving Workshop
TYs had an excellent workshop in willow weaving this week delivered by Helena Golden. The group made bird feeders, and Christmas decorations. An interesting art-form and a new skill for the group.
War of Independence Commemorative Walk of Ballinamore
History classes in Ballinamore CS were treated to a guided walk of Ballinamore by local historian, Cormac O Suilleabháin over a 3 day period at the end of September,2021 on the theme of Ballinamore during the War of Independence As 2021…
TY trip to Strandhill – Surfing and Knocknarea Hike
Staying active and trying new things is a big part of the TY experience. Today, the TY group hiked to the summit of Knocknarea to visit Queen Maeve’s tomb. Afterwards, they had a fantastic time in the sea with surfing…
TY Skincare/Grooming Workshop
Thanks to Amanda McCarthy, who delivered an excellent hands-on workshop on skincare/cosmetics/grooming to our TY group. The students really enjoyed the workshop and picked up a lot of useful information.
TY Ag Science Trip
Our TY group had a great day on their Ag Science trip with Ms Colum to Boyle Abbey, Lough Key Forest Park and Knockvicar Alpacas, where they were able to get up close to these beautiful animals and also had…
Bike Week 2021
For Bike Week 2021, our TY Group received a bike maintenance workshop from Tadhg Moran on Monday from Moran’s cycles in Drumshanbo. This was a very informative workshop, and students were given the opportunity to emake sure their bikes were…
TY Team Bonding Day
The TY group had a great team bonding day today at Shannon River Adventure. Archery, climbing, team games, kayaking, mud-sliding and pier-jumping. A great way to kick-start TY 2021-2022.
TY Ag Science Class Visit Ballinamore Community Garden
On Wednesday 1st September Ms. Colum and the TY class visited the local Community Garden in Ballinamore. Students had the opportunity to see many vegetables such as beetroot, potatoes, cabbage, courgette, carrots and also many fruits such as raspberries, pears,…