You'll find the following in this week's Ty Newsletter:
STMC 5km Run
TY Live Cook Along Course
TY Radio/Podcasting
Charted Accountants Ireland - Senior Cycle Bootcamp
STEPS Engineering Programme
TY Speaker: Freedive Ireland instructor Feargus Callagy, 1:35pm, Tues, 5th May (sign up)
TY Highlights:
TY Speakers: Captain Geroid O'Briain & Kevin McManamon
TY Round Robin Competitions & TY Challenges
TY Live Cook Along Course
with Avril Murphy
SIGN UPS Close this Evening 6pm
sign up via google classroom
Tuesday 5th
Beef Stir-fry Thursday 7th
Spanish Chicken, Chorizo & Potato Pot.
Ingredients needed for the week
DRY GOODS Medium Egg noodles x 300grms Rapeseed oil Soy Sauce Sesame Oil Chilli Powder Tinned toms x 1 Tomato Paste Chicken Stock Butter Beans x 2 tins Bay Leaves VEG Ginger x 50grms 1 String of Garlic Limes x 1 Red Pepper x 4 Spring onions x 1 bunch Coriander x 50grms Red Chillies x 2-3 White onion x 1 Baby Potato Fresh thyme x 50 grams MEAT Spanish Chorizo x 230grms Chicken fillet x 3 Beef x 350grms UTENSILS NEEDED – CHOPPING BOARD, CHOPPING KNIFE, SAUCEPAN, WOK OR FRYING PAN, WOODEN SPOON. DEEP POT .
Sign ups via Google Classroom
close this evening 6pm
The online course is comprised of 4 modules which will be released on a daily basis. Once they are unlocked, each module will be available for the remainder of the week. Below, I've included a brief overview of course content, plus some feedback to date.
1 - Radio Commercials
Students will learn how about the art of creative commercial scripting. Inspired by industry creative commercial examples, they will learn how to construct, time, write and deliver a creative commercial script.
2 - Clocking An Hour
In this module, students will learn about how radio station programme directors build an hourly radio clock, structuring elements such as news, sport, music and advertising to create a format listeners will love. At the end of this module and using our interactive tool, students will create their own radio clock
3 - Live Link
In this module, students will learn how to put together the perfect 60 second live presentation, by listening to and following examples from Spin 1038, FM104, 2FM, Beat 102103 and other radio stations.
4 - Music Playlisting
In this module, students will find out about how a radio station builds a music playlist which is designed to appeal to a target audience. Students will then be challenged to create their own TY Transmission music playlist, with their own personal musical selections.
Feedback To Date
So far, we've delivered TY Transmission Online to 20 schools around Ireland. Here's a summary of positive feedback to date.
Overall % Approval Rating = 80%
% of Participants Who would Recommend to next year's TY class = 85%
% of Participants Who Would Be More Inclined to pursue a carer in radio = 45 %
Chartered Accountants Ireland
Senior Cycle Accounting Bootcamp
A foundation for Senior Cycle Accounting.
This 5 day Boot Camp is for any student who is signed up to study Senior Cycle accounting. It is a foundation programme which is particularly well suited to Transition Year and Fifth Year students. Sixth Year students will also find it very beneficial as a revision tool. It is suitable for both Higher Level and Ordinary Level students.
All details can be found on their website:https://chartered-bootcamp.teachable.com/
The group sign up is now closed but if you'd like to register individually you can do so via the link above.
STEPS Engineering Your Future @ Home video series
This initiative will run from May 6th to 29th 2020.
The STEPS Engineering Your Future Programme (STEPS EYF) is designed to inspire Transition Year students to study engineering. STEPS EYF is an engineering experience programme that gives Transition Year students a hands-on, fun and practical insight into engineering at third-level and as a career. STEPS EYF is coordinated by the Engineers Ireland STEPS programme and is hosted by third level institutes and industry around Ireland.
A total of 18 programmes were planned for the period March -May 2020. Unfortunately due to the Covid-19 crisis only 5 of these took place in early March. In total over 1100 students have applied to participate in STEPS EYF for 2020 and the STEPS Team would like to offer a taste of STEPS Engineering Your Future @ Home.
While it is impossible to recreate the hands-on experience of STEPS EYF completely, they have come up with three video presentations and three challenges aimed at Transition Year students who are interested in a potential career in Engineering. Of course, these videos are open to all students and their families to view.
Three videos are developed and delivered by Mark Langtry, Physicist and Head of Science and Sport at Explorium.
The STEPS Engineering Your Future @ Home series comprises three videos
Video 1- “Electrical Engineering- Home Communications Challenge”
Release date Wednesday 6th May 2020
Challenge deadline date Friday 15th May 2020.
Video 2- “Sports Engineering -The Home Gym”
Release date Monday 11th May 2020
Challenge deadline date Friday 22th May 2020.
Video 3- “Product design- The Ultimate Alarm Clock”
Release date Wednesday 13th May 2020
Challenge deadline date Friday 29th May 2020.
Each video will introduce a topic, discuss it and deliver a relevant challenge.
All content will be shared on our website
Videos open to all. Entries only valid from students currently in Transition Year in Ireland.
All entries for challenges can be sent to steps@engineersireland.ie
Entries can be in any format e.g. video, photograph, drawing, text etc. We will ask all participants if we have their permission to post their entries on social media.
Everyone who sends in an entry by email will receive a certificate of participation. Prizes are wireless speakers or headphones.
Social media hashtags : #STEPS #EngineeringYourFuture @ Home
TY [Zoom] Speaker: Freedive Ireland
Feargus Callagy,
1:35pm, Tues,
5th May
Feargus will be speaking about the sport of Freediving and the Freedive philosophy.
He will be teaching some practical skills to help cope with stress.
Sign ups on google classroom
Two incredibly practical TY [Zoom] Presentations from two exceptional individuals!
Captain Gearoid O'Briain:
Instructor with the Irish Air Corp, world record breaking marathon runner and developer of world class drone search rescue software. Spoke about what keeps him going when times are difficult and the behavioural coping strategies he teaches pilots in the Air Corp.
He recommended a book that he found helpful in the past:
With Winning in Mind: The Mental Management System, by Lanny Bassham
Kevin McManamon:
All Ireland winning Dublin footballer Kevin McManamon spoke about his tips and tricks to deal with stressful and unsettling situations. Very helpful!
He recommended a book that he found helpful in the past: The Pressure Principle: Handle Stress, Harness Energy, and Perform When It Counts, by Dave Alred
TY Challenges
Well done to Garret Keogh on his explosive project for the Rube Goldberg Challenge (LINK to video) last week and well done to all the lads who attempted and passed their mock Driver Theory test this week. (deadline is 5pm this eve to enter this week's draw)
Our TY Reps Round Robin Bottle Toss Championship is still in full swing. Results will be posted next week along with details of next week's ZOOM Collage challenge on the google classroom!
See an exceptional example of one here
If you have any questions, queries or concerns at this time, know that the staff of the school are still there to help you!
All you need to do is make an appointment through the ‘It’s Good To Talk’ section of the website:
The teacher of your choice will arrange a Skype, Zoom or old fashioned Phone Call to listen to your concerns and help where they can!
Stay at Home, Stay Strong and Stay Safe.