1 / 50

Transition Year

Transition Year is a unique one-year program that prepares students for their role as autonomous, responsible members of society. It allows students to explore their interests and abilities through research, sampling subjects, maturity, work experience, and social and personal development.

npaul
Download Presentation

Transition Year

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Transition Year 2016- 2017

  2. PORTMARNOCK COMMUNITY SCHOOL exploring aptitudes and abilities research sampling subjects maturity work experience social and personal development TRANSITION YEAR 2011 - 2012

  3. Transition-year Teacher says! “The opportunity of a lifetime to be used with the lifetime of the opportunity” Student says! “…get involved in as many things as you can, the year will be so much better…”

  4. WHAT IS TRANSITION YEAR? Optional first year of a three-year Leaving Certificate Programme Strongly subscribed to by students, staff and parents of Portmarnock Community School Programme varies from school to school

  5. WHAT IS TRANSITION YEAR? …a unique one year programme that promotes the personal, social, vocational and educational development of students and prepares them for their role as autonomous, participative and responsible members of society.

  6. WHAT IS TRANSITION YEAR? …a bridge to enable students to make the transition from the more dependent type of learning associated with Junior Cycle to the more independent learning environment associated with Senior Cycle. …encourages the development of a wide range of transferable critical thinking and creative problem solving skills.

  7. T.Y. Year Head : Ms Gaffney • Tutors:Ms McNamee, Mr Higgins, Ms Sweeney, Ms Malone, Ms Leggett • T.Y. Co-ordinator: Ms. Molamphy

  8. Some key dates from 2016/2017 • Exams –December 2016: – TY exams (Gaeilge, English, Maths and Continental languages) • Exams – May 2017 : – TY exams (Gaeilge, English, Maths and Continental languages) • Community Care December (two weeks before Christmas Holidays) • Work Experience February(two weeks before February Mid-Term) • TY Night Monday May 24th 2016, similar date in 2017

  9. Planned week for Play - Week of November 16th 2016

  10. Community Care...to give students a greater understanding of volunteering in their community…...a time set aside to in the transition year calendar for pupils to give back to the community…

  11. WORK EXPERIENCE - AIMS To experience the nature and realities of working life… To identify skills and abilities required for particular jobs… To achieve a realistic knowledge of their own interests, abilities and social skills… To achieve a knowledge and understanding of job application and selection...

  12. THE WORK PLACEMENT • Students are advised to begin their search for a placement as soon as possible… • During the work experience students keep a diary of each days work... • They are monitored by teachers through telephone calls to their employers…

  13. EVALUATION Initiative in finding a placement 10% Full completion of diary 25% Presentation of diary on due date 15% Report from employer 30% Oral presentation to class 20% Your Tutor is responsible for this evaluation

  14. Work-experience Diary due date: Monday 19th January 2015 • Community-care Diary due date: Monday 9rd March 2015 • Late diaries will be penalised

  15. Wednesday Modules • Animation – Ms. Tynan • Visual Awareness – Mr. Higgins • Heritage - Mr. Dempsey / Mr. Curran • Third World Development- Mr Fitzgerald • Life-skills – Ms. Richardson • First-aid – Civil Defence • Careers- Mr Farrell

  16. Modules and Academic options Teachers will clarify with you the nature of this assessment and its due date - this may be online or as a verbal presentation or a poster, etc

  17. TY Reports • Irish / English / Maths / Continental European Language • Transition Years sit two formal examinations (Christmas and Summer) and receive two reports with a percentage grade in each subject

  18. End of year:TY Report Divided into three parts: • The Modules (except life-skills / First-aid) = 400 marks • Academic options (six subjects) = 800 marks • Participation = 500 marks (Work-experience (100), Community Care (100), Portfolio(300)

  19. Last year (2014/2015) • 1050 - 1,500 - Distinction • 825 – 1049 - Merit • 600 – 824 - Pass • 1 – 599 - Fail A small number of students got a “fail” certificate last year, many got a distinction.

  20. TY Reports – as usual in January and June. • May TY Report – on the TY Night – a certificate crafted by Mr. Higgins

  21. Portfolio The Portfolio is the purposeful collection of your work To show your effort, progress and achievement in ten areas of learning You will select the pieces of your work that best show learning, not necessarily the best pieces

  22. Portfolio Interview Portfolios submitted to Tutor on Friday May 18th 2016 Interviews: By Tutors, Year Head, and Teachers Wednesday 18th May 2015

  23. Gaisce There are 4 different challenge areas. To earn an award, you will need to participate in each of the 4 challenge areas. You might decide to build on an activity you’ve tried in the past. Each participant must participate in at least one new activity to earn an award. The 4 challenge areas are: 1. Community Involvement 2. Personal Skill 3. Physical Recreation 4. Adventure Journey

  24. Gaisce • Presidents Award Leader: Mr. Dempsey • Face to Face and Online requirements with both Mr. Dempsey and Gaisce • Deadlines are deadlines

  25. Internal programmes • Various Talks e.g. Garda road-safety • DATS Aptitude Tests • Thinking Outside the Box • Law Day • Women in Science

  26. Other Activities • Mini-companies, mentored by Fingal Enterprise Board • AIB Build a Bank • Bank Of Ireland visits • An Gaisce Award (€10 extra) • The Play 2015 “Fool’s” • Musical 2016 “Grease” • Fundraising – Walk in my shoes/ RNLI

  27. Other Activities Create-school – movie/video making Compute TY DCU Department of Foreign Affairs Law library GAA coaching with local Primary-school Pupil participation in the Arch Club Song School Variety show Girl Guides

  28. Howth Cookery school – “Kitchen in the castle” • Buisness Class workshop – stocks and trading • Matrix- Thinking outside the box • Age action Ireland – Log on and learn • FAI coaching • Theatre Trip • Malahide Castle and Town – History • Focus Ireland – The Beloved Shop • Health and Safety – HSA-(timetable)

  29. Coaching swimming • Bag pack for the local community’s Lion’s Club branch • Green Schools

  30. Team Building Activities Bowling Cinema Treasure Hunt – Zoo Surf Doc Jumpzone Table Quiz

  31. Links with Third-level • DCU Compute TY (20 places 2014) • UCD – Physics workshop (one place) • RCSI – Mini-Med (one place) • Physics Department TCD – nanotechnology / Astrophysics (1 place each)

  32. The way students (you) are going to college is changing • DCU: Degree in Problem Solving & Software Development (2013) • General DCU entry requirements plus Maths – not an accumulation of points • We still encourage students to do well in their Leaving Certificate exams, but we will select students based on their passion, experience and ability • Subjects + Portfolio + Interview

  33. Sports programmes …emphasis on Coaching …emphasis on skills development … Scuba Diving (extra cost) Certificate …Sailing (extra cost – National Certification)

  34. Extras Ski-trip (participants selected in Third-year) South Africa experience (participants selected in Third-year) Sailing with Malahide Yacht Club – certification – excellent value for money

  35. Unscripted opportunities • Film • Gardening • Student Council • Fundraising

  36. Transition Year fee • “Easy Payments” on the school website- five payments of 50 euro, starting in August, usually around the 15th of the month • Letter going home in July will have the relevant information regarding the payment, • The fee, of 250 euro, pays for a range of activities

  37. Activities from the fee • DATS • Law Day -3500 euro • Play – 4500 euro • First Aid – Civil Defence and equipment- masks 542 euro/civil defence 700 euro • Ballymun School Christmas trip – 250 euro • European Youth Parliament- 330 euro • DCU Compute TY- 735 euro • Thinking Outside The Box- 1475 euro • Portfolio Prep days- 1475 euro

  38. Irish Books- 268 euro • Glendalough trip as part of their Gaisce Award, buses and hostel – 1350 euro per trip • Samba drums & Juggling- JC results day- 900 euro • Textiles and model making equipment- 680 euro • Day’s out – cinema and bowling- 1582 euro • Zoo-1453.60 euro jumpzone-1600 euro table quiz 200 euro

  39. Supervision for TY activities when teachers are out • Cinema - 1500 euro • Cookery course – 900 euro • Stock trading workshop- 900 euro • Theatre Trip- 2044 euro • FAI Coaching- 1440 euro • PE activities – archery- 300 euro • All buses – usually 300 euro per trip • Movie making – 775 euro • Song school - 775

  40. Running total – 35,874 euro ( complete total 37,500 euro)

More Related