The TYs started off with a busy first week in January, with the latest updates by Liam (TY). On Thursday, 8th January the TY’s went to the Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2026 to support Callum and Sanket in the competition. They were competing in the Intermediate/Group/Technology category with their FluxChess project. Well done on winning a Highly Commended award.
Transition Year students spent the morning of Monday 12th January visiting the EPIC museum (The Irish Emigration Museum) and Jeanie Johnston tall ship in Dublin 1. During the trip students experienced a tour of the ship and followed in the footsteps of those who fled the Famine.
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In late November, 1st year Classics students created and presented their projects to their peers.
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TYs are getting busier every week - a number of TYs organised and ran the Stand Up Week events, as well as all TYs getting their jobs for work experience sorted out.
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Congratulations to the winners of best Classics copy cover from 1st year!
1st year students learned about the City Dionysia Theatre Festival in Ancient Greece, and did research to create playbills for the competition. Here are some examples of their work!
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Transition Year Students as part of their studies in Jewish History and Culture followed a Heritage Trail on Friday 23rd May. It started with a visit to the Jewish Museum in Portobello where students were transported back in time by examining various artefacts on display and then followed by insightful presentations by Dr. Natalie Wynn and Edwin Alkin.
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On Thursday 22nd May, Ms Donohoe and Ms McGill brought the 3rd Years to visit Ely Arch, by the River Dodder, to compare this building in their local area to a Roman building as part of Junior Cycle Classics.
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2nd Year students were transported back in time through a guided tour of the restored rooms of 14 Henrietta Street and Dublin’s City Centre on Thursday, 15th May. Stories and history of the house were shared about Lord Viscount Molesworth in the 1700s as well as the lives of the urban poor when No. 14 became a tenement house in the 1880s.
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On Tuesday, 29th April Classics students competed in the 2025 Young Classicist Awards, hosted by UCD. Students from 1st Year to 5th Year went to UCD with Ms McGill.
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