Transition Year in Ramsgrange CS By: Ms Louise Walsh

1. Transition Yearin Ramsgrange CSBy: Ms Louise Walsh

2. What is Transition Year? Transition Year is a one-year programme after Junior cycle and before Senior cycle. It is an extra year optional programme in RCS (it is compulsory in some schools) Students who do TY can opt to do LCA or traditional Leaving Certificate after the year.

3. Aims of Transition Year To experience a Broad Curriculum of subjects To develop New Skills – practical and life skills To avail of New Opportunities – trips, visitors, modules (first aid, GAA, competitions, photography) To experience the World of Work –1 day a week To improve on areas of Academic Weakness To experience the World Abroad To give time to Mature – year older doing LC To give time to think about the Future and potential Career Options

4. Transition Year Curriculum Varies to suit the group –students have lessons in the following as part of their standard weekly timetable: • Maths • English • Irish/Gaelic Studies • History and Geography • Business/Enterprise • European Studies/E-uth Project • Languages: French • Religion • PE (Swimming/Self Defence) • Guidance/SPHE/Work Prep • Practical Subjects • Art • Woodwork or Engineering • Home Economics • IT /ECDL • Science • Work Experience – 1 day a week • Modular Work over the course of the Year such as: - GAA coaching - horticulture (herb enterprise) - YSI - Robotics or Coding - First Aid - Photography

5. Skills Development in T.Y • To Develop new Skills such as: • Social and Interpersonal Skills • Through project work & teamwork • Co-operation & group work • Personal Skills • Maturity/Confidence • Independent learning • Leadership (Competitions/An Gaisce/Rotary/) • Enterprise Skills (fundraising) • Mini Enterprise (Group & Individual) • Build a Bank – BOI Branch • Practical Skills • Woodwork/Engineering • Art & Crafts • Cooking • Presentation Skills • Self - At Interview and public speaking (Poetry Aloud) • Work - through projects • World Wise/Europroject • Creativity Skills • Time Management

6. Enterprise Skills in Action Tempting Treats for Sale

7. Selling TY Craft or Sell as Sole Trader!

8. Enterprise Competition

9. Build a Bank Challenge

10. Woodwork Skills

11. First Aid

12. First Aid

13. Photography Skills

14. Organisational Skills – Halloween Themed Maths Quiz or Irish Quiz

15. An Gaisce – President’s Award Adventure Journey Community Involvement Physical Recreation Personal Skill All Students get the chance to compete for the Bronze Award

16. New Experiences and Opportunities in TY – 2 day kayak of River Barrow

17. Educational Aim – to explore the erosion and deposition features of the River Barrow

18. Survival Skills – Planning , Organising, Teamwork and …….Cooking!

19. Cooking for 30!

20. Computer Skills in Action • Option to do the ECDL • Internationally recognised qualification • Competence in at least 4 modules • Engage in online learning/self directed learning

21. Coding/Scratch Module

22. Robotics Programming

23. Presentation & Problem Solving skills

24. Leaderships skills –Rotary Competition & Mock Interviews

25. Lions Club Simulated Interviews with full feedback Prizes for most impressive All students get Certificate

26. Preparation for the World of Work • To get Experience of the World of Work • 3 Work Placements (1 day a week for approx 8 weeks, 1 will be voluntary work) - TUESDAY this year! • 3 Opportunities to build up Practical Skills • 3 References on CV • 3 Chances to Impress Potential Future Employers • Networking!

27. Practical Experience of Work Pet Vet Shop Assistant Primary School Child care Assistant

28. Practical Experience of Work Office Work Gym Work

29. Voluntary Work & Fundraising Meals on Wheels Fundraising

30. What Other Opportunities Might Transition Year Provide? 2016/2017 • GAA Skills Coaching Course • Outdoor Pursuits/Swimming • First Aid Course • Photography Course • Trips Abroad – usually 2 per year – Norway & Belgium • Rotary Youth Leadership • Lions Club Interviews • Coding Module • Poetry Aloud • Inspire Poetry • TY Transmission • An Gaisce Awards • Junk Kouture • Musical Opportunities • Music Workshop/Dancing • Samba Drumming • Trip to the Opera/Theatre • Trip to Young Scientists Comp • ECDL – 4 modules • Horticulture • Xmas Market – craft production & Christmas Cakes • Trip to Ombudsman in Dublin • Eco-Unesco Workshop • Art Trip to Dublin

31. Drama Performance

32. New Experiences and Opportunities in TY – Outdoor Pursuits & Team Building Coast-steering & Team Building Games

33. New Experiences and Opportunities in TY

34. New Experiences and Opportunities in TY – Ombudsman Trip

35. New Experiences and Opportunities in TY – GAA Coaching

36. New Experiences and Opportunities in TY

37. Ice-skating & Museum of Modern Art

38. Business Trip to Guinness

39. Driver Safety Awareness

40. New Experiences – Samba Drumming & Chocolate Making

41. Other Experiences? Competition – Iveagh League – Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Sinead Waters accepted in 2016 Mini Med Waterford – Patrick O’Regan Poetry Aloud Competition – Mairead O’Brien Self Defence Lessons History Trip to Dublin /Theatre Trip to “Blood Brothers” An Gaisce Awards/Young Scientists Competition Enterprise Competition (Wexford and National) SeachtainnaGaeilge/Internet Safety Junk Kouture Additional Work Experience – Leah Molloy (Davy’s)

42. Junk Kouture

43. Junk Kouture

44. Junk Kouture

45. Personal Development – Varies from year to year • Drugs Awareness Programme • SPHE programme – Squashy Couch Programme • Information Talk from CURA/WSPCA • Guest Speaker from Men’s Shed • Visit in from AWARE (Mental Health) • Activity Week – Health promotion • Visits from Voluntary Organisations • eg: St Vincent De Paul – Branch set up in RCS

46. Access Across Generations- AbilityAwareness

47. Mental Health Awareness

48. Internet Safety

49. YSI – Young Social Innovators – Self Directed Learning

50. YSI