Term: Teaching and Learning
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Presentation College Carlow School Blog - Presentation College
Presentation College Carlow School Blog - Presentation College
TY Mini Company #StudentEnterprise Programme! ‘Cover Up’ is an innovative method to protect cups from unwanted visitors. Transition Year students Lexi Mia, Kayla and Jan have enjoyed their entrepreneurial journey with teacher Ms. Vanessa Byrne. They received the Best in School Award this week. Click on the heading for more photos.
Presentation College Carlow School Blog - Presentation College
Second Years had a monitoring visit via Zoom on Friday. Presentation College is one of the European Parlament Ambassador Schools. Ms. U. Byrne and her CSPE class are preparing for an EU awareness raising day on March 28th. This is in advance of Europe Day on May 9th. Our three Junior Ambassadors answered questions on the programme and all were present for the meeting.
Presentation College Carlow School Blog - Presentation College
Two talented Sixth Year Presentation College Students competed at the National Problem Solving Final. Congratulations to Brandon Jaroszczak and Jake Baker who were two of the 100 Students from 49 Schools who competed at the National Linguistic Problem Solving Final in DCU on Wednesday....Four winners from the Final will go on to represent Ireland at the International Linguistics Olympiad held in Bulgaria in July.
Sample puzzles from the Olympiad can be downloaded at https://ailo.adaptcentre.ie/sample-puzzles. Contact Ms. Cumiskey if you are interested. Just click on the heading for more information and photos.
Presentation College Carlow School Blog - Presentation College
Presentation College Carlow School Blog - Presentation College
First Year Business Studies students in Presentation College Carlow got the opportunity on January 12th to visit Butlers' Choclate Factory and to see what really goes on behind the doors of a working factory. They got the chance to learn about how Butlers Chocolates have grown to be a true Irish success story since its beginnings in 1932 and of course taste some chocolate! They were accompanied by teachers - Ms Byrne, Ms Fogarty, Mr Fennell and Ms Gibbons.
Presentation College Carlow School Blog - Presentation College
4B and 4D will attend a coding workshop Friday morning in the library. 4B will attend from 9am to 10.30am. 4D will attend from 10.30 to 12pm.
Presentation College Carlow School Blog - Presentation College
On Tuesday, 10th January Presentation College hosted a German Cultural Event for students from three different schools that took place in the Visual in Carlow, Gingerbread men were baked by Aoife and Clodagh for the over 150 participants. For more details and photos, just click on the heading.
Presentation College Carlow School Blog - Presentation College
Congratulations and well done to First Year students Jakub, Joseph and Zena who are all past pupils from Educate Together National School Carlow and recently made a presentation to the Dail on a project they have been working on since 6th class in primary school. The students were selected to present their project based on "making Carlow a better place for young people". The students highlighted issues such as:
Active Travel; Prioritising People; Biodiversity; Street Art and Social Areas. It is fantastic to see our young people being given the opportunity to use their voice. Well Done!
Presentation College Carlow School Blog - Presentation College
Today Transition Years took part in the National #ThinkLanguages Event for the first time in Presentation College. Special thanks to our team of Language Champions Ben, Cathal, Lexie, Lucy and Mia who planned and ran the morning. Click on the heading for more information and photos.