The transition year booklist for 2011-2012 is now available here.
Transition year offers major benefits to students such as:
the space to learn and mature without the pressure of exams.
Pupils entering Leaving Certificate Programme after Transition year are better equipped for study.
Pupils gain experience of the world of work and insight into particular career areas.
Students are free to avail of extra curricular activities.
Improved student-teacher relationships
Subject and extra curricular opportunites
The following are the subjects and modules that Transition Year students take part in
English
Physics
Enterprise Education
Irish
Chemistry
Geography
French
Home Economics
Horticulture
Maths
Art
ECDL
Business studies
Personal Education
Physical Education
Accountancy
European Studies
Choir
Biology
Religion
Careers/Work Experience (every Wednesday)
Along with class room subjects, Transition Year students are offered the unique opportunity to take part in many many extra curricular activities, these may differ from year to year depending on what becomes available and what the students themselves are itnerested in. The following are a list of some of the activities this years Transition Years were involved in:
Outdoor pursuits – Delphi
Guest Speakers
Drive for Life – driving skills course
Community links -Ceifin
Field trips
Extensive Sports programme
Social Action: Public Access to Law, Dáil na nÓg
Third Level Open Days
Charity work
Enterprise - Year Book
Trip Abroad – Paris
Personal Development Deportment, Life Coaching
Créche and Hospital placement
Young Scientist
Debating
Europe day Seminar
Music – Musical, concerts, Trad groups, choirs etc..
