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25th - 29th September TY Newsletter

copelandaaron
Sep 22, 2017
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TY Module Exams will be taking place this week.

Please be sure to note that many of the Core Subjects count TY results for Senior Cycle streaming purposes.

Well done & thanks to everyone for all their help & work on the Hospice Coffee Morning. We Raised:

€ 3,000

You'll find the following information below:

Gaisce Registration
Student Council Elections
TY Talks: Stephen James Smith
School Play
Work Placements: CONFIRMATION DEADLINE
Out of school workshop expressions of interest: Mini Med, Arup, TYPE and EYP
Blue Run
Boston & Spanish Exchange Deadlines

A massive well done to all who took part in a tough 31km Hike this week...no one said is was easy!

Now that the Adventure Journey is complete all TYs who wish to participate further in the Gaisce Bronze Award must register with Gaisce.ie via their website. Just click on the link HERE to sign up and create an account. Please follow the steps below:

Create a new Gaisce log in
Apply for the Bronze Award
Find PAL: DUBLIN 4, St Michael's College, Aaron Copeland
If you have spoken with me about the challenges you intend to take part in: register those (if not, please speak with me about what your intentions are)
DO NOT PAY with debit/credit card - the TY programme will settle the account.

Student Council Elections

We will be holding our annual Student Council Ballot this year on Tuesday, 26th September at 1:35pm in the Lwr Study.

This is a great opportunity for those interested in community engagement to get involved in the practical running of TY affairs - including the management of the TY budget for part of the year.

TY Talks: Stephen James Smith

2:15 - 3:35pm

We're delighted to have Stephen in to talk about his work as an artist and listen to his spoken word poetry.

Stephen is regarded as one of the most respected poets writing in Ireland today. He regularly performs with Damien Dempsey and Glen Hansard (and this year he was the on stage guest of Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam fame during his Point Theatre show!)

Please note that casting has begun for this year's STMC Senior Play & REHEARSALS are running twice weekly.

More details will be posted on my office window very soon!

The play will run 16th & 17th November (a dress rehearsal will take place 15th November).

Work Placement Confirmation

Work Placement Confirmation for Activities Groups 1 & 4 is due by October 2nd.

Please be advised that it is up to TYs to organise their own placements. These can take the form of either Work Experience or Shadowing.

Out of School Workshops

Deadline for entries: Tuesday 26th September

ARUP: Engineers Week 2018

Engineers week is a week-long programme of nationwide events with the aim of celebrating the world of engineering in Ireland. The week aims to create a positive awareness and spark enthusiasm about the engineering profession to people of all ages, especially students and their teachers.

Arup will be host a 1 day workshop in our Dublin office (50 Ringsend Road, Dublin 4) on Tuesday 27th February 2018 for Transition Year Students, who have an interest in Engineering.

Due to high interest in previous years, a maximum of 2-4 students per school will apply.

Sign up HERE to be considered

RCSI Mini Med

The RCSI MyHealth Transition Year Programme 2018 will take place between RCSI St Stephen’s Green and Beaumont Hospital from 26th February – 2nd March 2018.

The programme is designed to give the students from all over Ireland the opportunity to experience what it is like to train and work as a doctor. The programme consists of lectures, practical classes and real life surgeries via video link to the operating theatre, all of which are carried out by leading professionals in their respective areas.

Registration for all schools is open. Those interested in putting their names down for a lottery place can do so HERE

TYPE

TYPE is the Transition Year Physics Experience at Trinity College Dublin and is a programme of events that introduce TY students to physics and the physicists at Trinity.

The programme includes physics lectures, experiments and demonstrations that will make your hair stand on end! There is also a project ad one day is designated to Astrophysics.

If you'd like to sign up, you can do so HERE

European Youth Parliament

The European Youth Parliament Ireland has extended an invitation to St Michael's to send a delegation of up to 6 Transition Year students to attend the upcoming Dublin Regional Conference which will take place from the 13th - 15th of October 2017 in Loreto College Foxrock, Dublin 18.

TYs will be led by trained group facilitators who will guide them through discussion and critical evaluation of these topics as they work together as teams to come up with new and innovative ways of tackling the problems of our times.

The weekend also consists of a very fun element. Not only will groups discuss topics with the goal of putting together a written resolution document to be debated in a general assembly, but they will engage in group games which focus on development of skills such as communication, critical thinking, lateral thinking and also ensure that energy is kept high.

TYs interested in joining the STMC delegation can sign up HERE