Geography Blog
TYs complete two-day hike for An Gaisce Award
Ms. Finnegan, Ms. Walsh and the TY class completed a two-day hike for the An Gaisce Award on Thursday and Friday, 18th/19th May. read more →
School Walk in aid of World Wildlife Fund
This year's school walk was held much earlier than usual this year on Wednesday, 5th April. The walk was organised by the TYs and it was in aid of the World Wildlife Fund. The weather was dry which helped spirits immensely! read more →
Leaving Certificate Geography students visit Kippure for their Field Work
On Wednesday, 5th October, Ms McGuckin and Leaving Certificate Geography students visited Kippure as part of their Field Work project. 5th Year student, Gabriel Messam, describes the day in more detail. read more →
TY students complete walk along part of the Wicklow Way as part of An Gaisce award
Over two days - 15th and 16th May - the TY students completed a section of the Wicklow Way with Ms Finnegan and Ms Mahon as part of their An Gaisce award. read more →
School Walk in aid of Greenpeace
This year's school walk was in aid of Greenpeace and was organised by the 5th Year LCVP students along with the TY students. It was held on Wednesday, 18th May. 2nd Year student, Ross Smith, writes an account of his day walking 10 km along the Wicklow Way. read more →
Senior Geography students complete field trip at Kippure Education Centre
6th Year Geography student, Maeve Crossan, explains what the Leaving Certificate students had to complete for their field investigation when they visited Kippure on Wednesday, 11th November read more →
School Walk in aid of Irish Heart Foundation
This year's annual school walk, organised by the 5th Year LCVP class on Monday, 27th April, was in aid of the Irish Heart Foundation. The school walk involves walking 10km of the Wicklow Way.1st and 2nd Year students, Greg Brenner, Jakob Miller and Shimi Tillman recount their experiences of the day. read more →
1st Year Geography students make contour maps
1st Year Geography students, Andrew Wright and Oonagh Delargy, describe the work involved in making contour maps as part of their Geography project. read more →
Teaching English in Laos
2nd Year student, Alannah O'Byrne, visited Laos in February of this year. She writes about her experience of teaching English in the classroom on one of the days of her visit. read more →
All sorts of weather conditions on annual school walk
On an overcast morning on 1st May, the school set off from Crone Wood car park, to walk a part of the Wicklow Way which skirts Djouce Mountain. After a few food and drinks breaks and a deluge of rain the 10km walk ended above Lough Tay on the Roundwood-Glendalough road. Thanks to the 5th Year LCVP class and Mr. Desmond for organising a day of two halves (on the weather-front)! read more →