St. Kilian's Community School, Ballywaltrim, Bray

Transition Year 2015-2016

St Kilian’s Community School               Transition Year (TY) 2015-2016

The following is a summary of some of the principal dates and activities for Transition Year students. Other events, activities and key dates will be added as the school year progresses.

2015-2016

Transition Year Activities

September
  • Bonding Day (September 3rd)

October
  • Activity Day (mostly Outdoor)
  • Overnight Retreat at Ovoca Manor (22nd & 23rd)*

November
  • **Work Experience (November 9th – 13th)
  • Tests

December
  • Ice Skating
  • Christmas-related activities

January
  • Activity Day (mostly Indoor)

February
  • **Work Experience (February 1st – 5th)

March
  • Activity Day

April
  • TY Parent Teacher Meeting (April 5th)
  • Gaisce Walk (April 21st & 22nd)

May
  • Portfolio Interviews (May 4th – 6th)
  • Baltinglass Adventure Centre*
  • Tests

June
  • TY Parents’ Night (June 1st)

The Student Journal contains the full School Calendar.

The school website (www.stkilianscs.com) also has the School Calendar, as well as an up-to-date calendar of all planned school and TY activities.

 

Note 1:           ** Work Experience:           

            Before their return to school, TY students must organise their two sessions of Work          Experience for the coming year. Details must be given, on the form provided, to the       TY Coordinator, Mr Lawless, on Friday, August 28th.

Note 2:           Activities marked with a single asterisk (*) above:

  • The Overnight Retreat costs approximately €80.
  • The Adventure Centre trip costs approximately €45.
  • The cost of both of these trips is covered in full by the €220 TY Fee paid when registering for TY 2015-2016.
  • Students who have not paid the €220 TY Fee will have to pay for these activities in full.
  • Not all activities are fully funded by the fee. Students may incur some costs relating to these activities.

Transition Year Curriculum 2015-2016

 (A) Core Curriculum – followed by all students

  • Maths, English, Irish
  • RE, PE, Personal Development, Work Preparation, Music/Choir, IT

 

(B) Optional Academic Subjects – students have already selected their subjects.

      Students will continue with four Option subjects for Leaving Certificate.

Line 1

French

German

Intro to German

 

Line 2

Chemistry

Engineering

Business

 

Line 3

Biology

Home Economics

History

 

Line 4

Physics

Home Economics

Geography

Accounting

Line 5

Art

DCG

Geography

 

Line 6

Construction Studies

Business

Art

 

 

(C) One Module chosen from the list below
  • Film Studies, Enterprise Studies, Music, Green School and Architecture.

 

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St Kilian's Community School,
Ballywaltrim, Bray,
County Wicklow.
01 282 8126