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German Tour for Second and Third Years was a Trip of a Lifetime

Dec 08 2019
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Forty-one Second and Third Year students from Presentation College began December with a four day activity packed trip to the Rhine region of Germany They visited the Christmas markets in .Düsseldorf, Koblenz and Cologne, went ice-skating in the theme park Phantasialand and Cologne, visited Marksburg Castle, visited a school, met their pen pals and much much more. Four days of adventure....



Presentation College Represents Ireland in Berlin

Report on Berlin Trip by Sean O’Driscoll

On my way back from Berlin, Germany I decided to write a report on my experience taking part in the theatre workshop run by the Goethe Institute. This is how it went!

It began on a cold Tuesday morning in Berlin where the rest of the Irish team and I made our way over from the hostel to the theatre. In the theatre we...


Amazing Goethe-Institut Sponsored Trip to Berlin

Five lucky students from Presentation College are currently spending a week in Berlin courtesy of the Goethe-Institut. Presentation College was selected to represent Ireland in a German Theatre Project earlier in the year. The title of the project is ‘Europa im Wandel’ which roughly means ‘Europe in Transition’. The other countries involved are Denmark, Finland, Scotland and  Norway....


Presentation College Hosts German Public Speaking Competition

Monday 30 September saw the German and European flags raised at the entrance to the College. The German Ambassador HE Deike Potzel, Michael Hauke from the Goethe Institut and Louise Reeves the President of the German Teachers Association were among our honoured guests. In total we had thirty-seven speakers from four schools...

Students Selected for German Theatre Project

Congratulations to Doireann Broderick, Abbie Nolan, Niamh Nolan, Seán O’Driscoll and Charlie O’Meara who have been selected to represent Ireland in an International Theatre Project which culminates in a week-long workshop in Berlin next November. All are  experienced performers with a keen interest in ....

La Semaine Française

Mar 09 2019
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This week  students and teachers enjoyed our annual Semaine Française. The French Flag was flying proudlly. Fifth and Sixth Year students enjoyed the French film “Keeper” in our local GBS theatre. Sixth Year French pupils will enjoy a delicious traditional French petit dejeuner, while Third Year French students watched and participated in a French play “Le role”performed in the school library. There was also an art and construction competition with many amazing entries.

Julie Becherova is Selected for the AILO Final in March

AILO is the acronym for The All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad. This is a problem solving competition, which uses obscure and unfamiliar languages. This year the languages were: Oscan, Pitjantjatjara, Slovene, Maltese and Ndebele. Congratulations to Julie Becherova who is one of the top one hundred students from all over Ireland. 

Theatre and German Project

Learning German through drama and theatre – a perfect combination. We have just found out that Presentation College has been selected to represent Ireland in a collaborative Theatre Poject, which will involve six countries and culminate in a week-long event in Berlin. We will be part of a group of thirty students, who will come from schools in Germany, Denmark, Finland, Scotland, Sweden and Ireland. One school in each country has been chosen by the Goethe Institute to participate.
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