You'll find the following in this week's TY Newsletter:
Big Sleep Out (& TY Challenge), 4th Feb
TY Career & College Talks
with Mr Brian O'Meara, 29th Jan
Past Pupil, Josh Murphy, Medicine, 5th Feb
Activities Week
Note on Work Placements
Employment Skills (Online Courses) - Whole TY
Headon Boxing Academy - Whole TY
Cookery (Change of Date for Group 1)
Bike Hub (postponed)
Eco UNESCO - 6 Week Live Course in Sustainable Development
Irish Guide Dogs TY Programme
Engineers Ireland STEPS: Engineering Your Future TY 2021
Reeling in the Years with Mount Anville
Look into Law 2021
The Big Sleep Out
Thursday 4th February
Thanks to everyone who signed up so far.
Will you dedicate a night of your time to show solidarity with those who are homeless?
The Covid-19 pandemic is taking a heavy toll on people in our community.
Covid-19 pandemic puts people who are homeless at risk disproportionate risk – not only are they more likely to have underlying health issues, they are unable to follow the key recommendations –wash your hands regularly, stay at home and keep a ‘social distance’ from other people.
We want to raise awareness of these issues that are still a major factor in the lives of some of our most vulnerable community members.
TY SYMC will be sleeping out* in unison to offer a display of solidarity with those experiencing homelessness and displacement on Thursday, 4th February.
TY Reps will be talking to you about the next steps for the week ahead.
This week's TY challenge will also revolve around this event.
There will be prizes for pictures of the best back garden campsites
*You're going to need a tent!
TY Career & College Talks with Mr Brian O'Meara
2pm, Friday 29th Jan, Zoom Q & A
After last week's informative and informal chat with Past Pupils Adam, Michael and Ryan about their college experiences and impressions on how STMC prepared them for 3rd level we've invited Mr Brian O'Meara to speak with TYs.
Mr O Meara: Former Leinster, Munster and Ireland rugby player and history teacher (and artist) will be speaking about his career in pro rugby, his new career in art, advice for the leaving cert and everything else in between.
Past Pupil Josh Murphy, Medicine
2pm, Friday 5th Feb, Zoom Q & A
Activities Week
There's been changes to the Activities Week schedule due to school closures and emergency school online.
All TYs will be expected to take part in at least 2 Activities: Headon Boxing Academy & Employment Skills
Please see below for details:
Work Placements
Please continue as arranged if you have secured an online Work Placement and your employer is still available to accommodate you this week.
If you have not been able to secure a placement or it has fallen through you can take part in the Headon's activity schedule & the Employment Skills Courses each day next week.
* Regarding all TYs scheduled for Work Placement 22nd Feb - 5 March. There will be an alternative offered to those who cannot find a placement.
Headon Boxing Academy
All TYs
1 - 5th Feb
Zoom Link will be shared via Google Classroom
Daily timetable
10 am Virtual Boxing Class
11 am Guest Speaker
12 pm 20 minute break
12.20 pm Virtual Strength & Conditioning Class
Employment Skills (Online Courses)
All TYs
from 2pm daily
1 - 5 Feb
We're very glad to offer the following workplace courses with Dulann. These will be perfect for anyone will be looking for work in any line of business as they are fully certified in line with legal or industry requirements: whether your looking for work in retail, hospitality, coaching etc these course will be very practical addictions to your CV.
Clients of Dulann include Zurich, Johnson & Johnson, Danone, Glanbia, Virgin Media.
Each TY will have access to these courses indefinitely so if and when they certification expires you will be able to renew in years to come.
I will post a Week 1 full schedule in Google Classroom.
Completion to the following courses can be staggered over the next 3 weeks.
Online Manual Handling Theory
Online Fire Safety Awareness
Online Food Safety Level 1
Online Cardiac First Response Awareness
Online Customer Care – Hospitality /Retail
Online Managing Martin - Dealing with Difficult Customers
Online Health & Safety Induction
Online Forecourt Emergency Procedures
Online Driver Safety Awareness
Online Working at Heights
Online Office Ergonomics
Online GDPR Frontline Staff
Online Child Protection
Online Allergen Awareness
Online Drug Awareness
Cookery
8 - 12th Feb
Group 1
Those who were scheduled for Cookery will be able to complete an online course with Avril a week later than scheduled.
There will be a mix of live and pre recorded classes to help you prepare family meals.
More information on this in next week's newsletter.
Bikehub
Group 5
Postponed
Those of you who were scheduled to take the Bike Skills & Maintence workshops with Bikehub are now sceduled for online activities with Headon Boxing Academy & Employment Skills.
If possible I will be arranging an alternative week for you when we return to school.
Eco-UNESCO
Youth for Sustainable Development Programme
Zoom Introduction with Eco-UNESCO:
2pm, 1st Feb
Weekly course runs:
Every Wednesday
Deadline 3pm, 29th Jan
This will not clash with Employment skills as you will be able to complete these in your own time throughout the week
Do not underestimate this course & what it will mean to future college or job applications. Sustainability & resilience are (rightfully) practices that all governments & organisations are prioritising today & into the future.
During the programme participants will attend weekly workshops. By the end, of the workshops participants should:
Have an understanding of Sustainable Development from local to global,
be familiar with the Sustainable Development goals,
be introduced to the idea of Peer Education,
be introduced to the idea of active and global citizenship.
Towards the end of the programme, participants will begin to think about their Action Project. The overall aim of the project is to empower young people to become active citizens, to build awareness of environmental and social issues in their locality and improve their community and local environment.
After the weekly programme, participants can choose to do a QQI Level 5 qualification in Peer Education. This course builds on the skills and knowledge that the young people have already gained from their participation in the YSD programme. The course will also support the participants to acquire a general knowledge of peer education for sustainable development, build confidence and gain planning, facilitation, research, communication and presentation skills. The course is 50 hours in total consisting of 37 input hours, and 13 work experience hours, for which their ongoing participation in the weekly meetings counts. The QQI Level 5 gives substantial knowledge and confidence to those participants who are interested in eventually becoming Young Leaders.
Irish Guide Dogs
TY PROGRAMMME 2021
Thanks to the TYs who signed up for this.
This will run for those who signed up:
1st February – 5th February
Schedule will be posted to the Google Classroom
This interactive programme which aims to inspire students to consider a career with Guide Dogs Ireland or to support their work raising awareness and funds so you too can make a difference to others and change lives.
"At the end of our week-long programme, each student will have a greater understanding of:
our Clients and the services and supports we provide;
our Dogs and their welfare and what is involved;
Technical Training and what is involved;
the structure, governance, funding and running of a Charity; and
how to undertake a fundraising event."
Engineers Ireland STEPS:
Engineering Your Future TY 2021
STEPS Engineering Your Future is a week-long TY experience that gives students a hands-on, fun and practical insight into engineering at third level and as a career. Engineering Your Future is coordinated by the Engineers Ireland STEPS Programme and is hosted by a variety of colleges and companies all over the country.
For 2021, all programmes will be online only and will run for 3-5 days. See details in link below
Register for the College & Industry led programmes in March, April and May https://steps.smapply.io/
Reeling in the Years with Mount Anville
Sign ups for this activity has now closed. Just shy of 50 signups between both schools.
There will be a google class set up for this - be sure to accept the classroom invitation went it's sent to you.
We're still working out logistics for this so please be patient.
Look into Law 2021
Sign ups for this activity has now closed.
There will be information emailed to all of you who signed up in the coming days.
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