Sport Awards
JC, TY & SCPE Awards substituted our usual Sports Day this year – nevertheless the level of competition was higher than ever before! Congratulations to the worthy winners listed below, and all participants!
Category Transition Year
BCSN is nominated for National Journalism Award
Today, we received word that the online TY School newspaper, BCSN has been nominated for a major prize in this year’s Press pass nationwide journalism competition. We now must wait to see whether BCSN has finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd…
TY Graduation
Our TY group had their grad today. A bit different from other years, but we wanted to mark the end of a strange year in a meaningful way. First, Mr Mullen and Mary Conefrey from Leitrim County Library presented students…
TY CPR Training
The TY group received their CPR training recently. Students showed great enthusiasm and engagemnet with the training. A great life skill to have.
TY Driver Ed Workshop
TYs had a full day Driver Ed workshop today. They learned all about car maintenance, alcohol impairment using beer goggles, driver theory, buying a second hand car and insuring it to a budget, as well as having a driving lesson…
TY Reptile Workshop
The TY Group had a great hands-on workshop today where they learned all about various reptile species. Thanks to Melalnie from Reptile Haven Officialfor delivering a great workshop for the group.
HealthFest 2021
Transition Years really enjoyed the National Dairy Council’s Health Fest virtual event on Wednesday 27th January. They heard from a range of speakers on the areas of physical activity, nutritional and mental wellbeing and picked up lots of tips and advice. Speakers at…
Global Citizenship Education (GCE) Guest Speakers
A variety of guest speakers spoke to students on a range of issues this year so far as part of their GCE studies. In December, John Lonergan (former Governor of Mountjoy Prison) spoke to TY and 5th year students about…
TY African Drumming Workshop
Our Ty Group recently had a very engaging workshop about West African music and culture. Thanks to dave from Jabba Jabba Jembe for delivering the workshop
TY Cycle against Suicide
A cycle against suicide event, organised by our TY group and Mr Kane was a fantastic success last Friday. A combined total of 169km was cycled by students and teachers, while €360 was raised by our very generous school community.…