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1st Year Computer Studies class enter Young Environmentalist Awards with Scratch coding projects
Subject Blogs, Computer Science, Geography, Digital Teaching & Learning, Green Schools, Junior Cycle / 7 January 2026

1st Year Computer Studies class enter Young Environmentalist Awards with Scratch coding projects

The 1st Year Computer Studies class have been set up into 8 teams and each team registered their Young Environmentalist project plan with ECO-UNESCO in mid-December. Each team has started to create their Scratch coding project highlighting an environmental issue of their choice based on the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The list of 1st Year projects/issues are listed in this blog.

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3rd Years present their Design Thinking 'Fast Fashion' projects as part of Trinity extenDT2 research project
Subject Blogs, Art, Computer Science, Wellbeing, Green Schools / 30 May 2024

3rd Years present their Design Thinking 'Fast Fashion' projects as part of Trinity extenDT2 research project

Throughout the summer term all 3rd Year Computer Studies students participated in Trinity College's ERASMUS extenDT2 research project into Design Thinking with Emerging Digital Technologies. Through Design Thinking and using any of the three technology applications (ChoiCo, MaLT2, SorBET and nQuire for Students) - the 3rd years came up with games to help change the behaviour and understanding of people about Fast Fashion.

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