Throughout the year i was involved with An Gaisce the presidents award. Myself and other classmates took part in the bronze award. This involved 13 weeks of community involvement, 13 weeks of physical Recreation and 13 weeks of a personal skill. But for one of these activity's you had to do a further 13 weeks. Also at the end of …
Barcelona
Our year including myself was very excited to find out that we would be going to Barcelona for our transition year trip. On the 30th April at 11.30pm we gathered at the new hall to wait for our buses. After we were all organised we left the school at 12.00pm for Dublin Airport. It was a …
“Of Mice and Men”.
Later on in our English class we have read the novel "Of Mice and Men". "Of Mice and Men" is a novell written by author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in California in search of …
Reflection on Religion
Through the year in religion class we ha have covered a lot of topics. At the start of the year our class watched a film called "Tuesdays with Morri". Tuesdays with Morrie, written by Mitch Albom is a story of the love between a man and his college professor, Morrie Schwartz. This true story captures the compassion …
Negatives of cloning animals.
Cloning is a highly controversial practice that has begun taking off in the animal world. There are many people that have no problem with animal cloning but there are many people who are against cloning. Example of cloning. Dolly the sheep, was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, this by far …
European Studies
In our European Studies class, are main focus was on Spain and the history of Catalonia as for our transition year trip our year went to Barcelona in Spain. We learned that that Catalonia was founded in the 12th century, and that 7.3 million people speak this language and 9.8 million people understand the Catalonia …
P.E Expo.
For the P.E expo my main project was on nutrition and the differences between Ruby players and sprinters dietary requirements. Below is a sample of the project. A Sprinter's Diet Sprinters are a prime example of how important nutrition is for performance. To compete at the highest level, they need their nutrition to be on …
Career Guidance
Throughout our Career Guidance classes we looked at many different topics. Not only did we look at different career paths but also our class watched documentary's on mental health during mental health week. We also watched the documentary on Donal Walsh and his fight with cancer. Later on in the year our class got help …
Chemistry
After our physics class was rotated we then moved on to chemistry. In our first class we learned about radiation and the harm it can cause. We also learned that people from the past used to wear products that were made from radiation. Products like watches, jewelry, beauty products, minerals, and alcohol. All these products …
Physics
When our Biology class changed over we then had physics. In Physics our class decided to come up with experiments to show the local primary kids that science is fun during science week. The experiments had to be simple and danger free. So myself and a few classmates came up with two simple experiments. One involved …
Ciaran Hodgins 