Geography

Subject Blogs, Geography / 2 February 2015

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.

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.

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Subject Blogs, Business/LCVP, Geography, Sports / 6 May 2014

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)!

3D Topographical Models created by TY Geography students

The TY Geography students have been busy creating different 3D models of the landscape. Browse through photos of the models.

Earth Day - 22nd April

The theme of Earth Day 2014 is Green Cities. Watch this brief YouTube video to understand what each of us can do to make the world a better place to live in.

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Subject Blogs, Geography, Transition Year / 13 January 2014

Geography Field Trip to Kippure

On Tuesday, 17th December, 6th Year Geography students and TY students braced themselves from the cold to visit Kippure as part of the Leaving Certificate Field Trip. Sean McGuinness, 6th Year, writes in more detail about the day.

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Subject Blogs, Geography / 3 October 2013

6th Year Geography students visit the Botanic Gardens

Sean McGuinness describes the Geography Field trip to the Botanic Gardens on Monday, 30th September.

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Subject Blogs, Business/LCVP, Geography, Sports / 8 May 2013

Glorious sunshine for School Walk

1st to 5th Year students and some of the teachers, enjoyed the 10km sponsored walk along part of the Wicklow Way on Tuesday, 7th May. All funds are in aid of The Children's Medical & Reserach Foundation.

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Subject Blogs, Classics/History, Geography, Library / 29 November 2012

National Library of Ireland “Ireland from Maps” exhibition in the Library

The Library is currently hosting a temporary exhibition on loan from the National Library of Ireland, entitled "Ireland from Maps". It will be exhibited throughout November, December and January.

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