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Transition Year 2013/14

Transition Year 2013/14. TY Mission Statement. In keeping with the Jesus and Mary Educational Ethos this TY Programme promotes the personal, social, spiritual and educational development of our pupils for personal and family life, for working life, for living in the community and for leisure. .

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Transition Year 2013/14

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  1. Transition Year 2013/14

  2. TY Mission Statement In keeping with the Jesus and Mary Educational Ethos this TY Programme promotes the personal, social, spiritual and educational development of our pupils for personal and family life, for working life, for living in the community and for leisure.

  3. AIMS: • To provide education for maturity with emphasis on social awareness and increased social competence • To promote general, technical and academic skills with an emphasis on interdisciplinary and self-directed learning • To provide education through experience of adult and working life as a basis for personal development and maturity.

  4. TY Team TY Co-Ordinator: Sarah McGreal TY Year Head: Eithne Leydon TY Work Experience Team: 1. Pauline Rowland 2. Joe Moran

  5. TY Structure: • St. Blessed Dina’s and St. Michael’s • Rotation every ten weeks.

  6. TY Content • Modular Courses: • Art • Business Studies • Personal Development • Sport • Home Economics • Music • Drama • Geography Core Subjects: • English • Maths • Irish • European Languages • Science • ECDL • Enterprise • World of Work • Physical Education • Religion

  7. 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 comprehend the process of job application and selection.

  8. Work Experience: • Pauline Rowland & Joe Moran • On Fridays • Placement should be varied throughout the year. • Issues regarding placement: • Garda Vetting • Regular monitoring of students by staff.

  9. Assessment: • Class tests • Project work • Portfolio • Reports: • Christmas • End of Year. • Interviews (January) • Review of goals & participation

  10. TY Activities

  11. Finances: • Commitment to keep costs to a minimum. • Young Americans (Drama) [50 euro Jan 2013] • Adventure centre bonding day trip [40 euro Sept. 2012]

  12. Role of the Parents • 3D-Staff/Student/Home • Usual school rules: uniform, conduct, etc. • Promote positive participation in the TY Programme. • Assist in target setting: REACH • Inquire about portfolio/Homework/Projects. • Literacy strategy: Book in the Bag. • Journal

  13. Responsibility of the students: • Contract of learning • Active participation • Documentation of all activities: • Portfolio • REACH online • Journal • Permission slip- 3:05

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