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TY Weekly: Water Safety, Zip It!, First Aid, Driving Day, TY Paired Reading Kinia Programme, AI in Industry, the Rite Journey, the Oireachtas and Pytch workshops

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NEWS / 30 April 2026

The summer term has gone into 5th gear for the TYs with so many activities, events and workshops being organised! Plus planning preparations have started for the TY Graduation.

First week back:

  • Monday, 13th April - TY Water Safety workshop
  • Tuesday, 14th April - Stratford's Drama Production presented Seamus Heaney's "Burial at Thebes". See separate blog.
  • Wednesday, 15th April - First Aid course
  • Wednesday, 15th April - a number of TYs talked about their TY experiences at the Incoming 3rd Years/Parents/Guardians information meeting
  • Friday, 17th April - Adventure trip to ZipIt! in Tibradden

Second week of term:

  • Tuesday, 21st April - TY Driving Day
  • Wednesday, 22nd April - Kinia Paired Reading programme with two National Schools
  • Wednesday, 22nd April - AI in Industry Talk 
  • Friday, 24th April - TY Graduation planning

Third week of term:

  • Monday/Tuesday, 27th/28th April - The Rite Journey overnight camping trip to Larch Hill. See separate blog.
  • Wednesday, 29th April - Kinia Paired Reading programme with two National Schools
  • Thursday, 30th April - Stratford Careers Evening. See separate blog. 
  • Friday, 1st May - Oireachtas/Leinster House workshop and Pytch/Python Trinity College Workshop

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