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Activities Week 3 (22nd - 26th January)

copelandaaron
Jan 20, 2018
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Hi all,

Apologies for the slight delay. You'll find the following below:

Activities Week Groups and details (please note the Cookery Activity change of start time)
TY Rotation Activity Highlights

The third of 5 Activity Weeks begins this Monday, 22nd Jan. The following groups will be taking part in the activities below. Please note that only TYs taking part in the Cookery Week will be expected in school. TYs will not be expected to wear their school uniform.

Group 1: Andrews-French - Crowe Group 2: Cuddy - Hickey Group 3: Hogan - McElroy Group 4: McEniff - Power Group 5: Quigley - Woods

January 22 - 26

Group 1 Cookery

Group 2 WP

Group 3 Boxing & Self Defence

Group 4 WP

Group 5 Law

WORK PLACEMENT

GROUPS 2 & 4

Work Placements are often the highlight of TY for any student. These placements aim to prepare TYs for the role of the working adult, giving them job experience.

This Activity Week marks the third Work Placement taking place throughout the year. It was each TY’s responsibility to organise these for themselves. All TYs taking Work Placement will take place from Monday - Friday.

I will be sending out an evaluation form for TYs and Employers. It is required that this is filled in so thank you in advance for filling this in.

COOKERY

GROUP 1

This is an opportunity for TYs to be introduced to hands on cooking, basic knife skills and kitchen hygiene and safety. Instructor Avril Murphy of Fumbally Cafe, Blas Cafe, Industry Design and The Good Food Store to name just a few will teach the class. Each day of the course culminates in a full sit-down lunch, when students get a chance to appreciate their own cooking.

This activity takes place in the school Pavilion. TYs are not expected to wear their uniform. Monday's class will start at 12 NOON and TYs will be informed on start times for the rest of the week by Avril.

Please note that in the interests of health & safety, a student who is deemed by their instructor to be of any risk to themselves or to others will be asked to leave the class without question. They will not be guaranteed reentry. A SAMPLE menu for the week can be found HERE

BOXING & SELF DEFENCE GROUP 3

The most active of the activities! This week will be facilitated by Irish Boxing Champions, Sean and Patrick Headon along with their brother, Jamie - ranked No 1 in Ireland and one of Europe’s top 50 CrossFit athletes and Gary Burns, strength and conditioning coach and physical therapist. Daily activities will be divided between boxing training, strength & conditioning, guest speakers and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/Judo. There will be plenty of time allocated each day to rest, recover and refuel. Classes will take place in Chapter 2 Fitness, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18. 10am - 3pm daily. Please dress in sports gear for the week. TYs are expected to bring their own lunch/lunch money. They will be given an opportunity to get lunch in nearby shops - please note that they will not be supervised during this time.

The gym address, timetables and transport options HERE

Law

GROUP 5

Colm MacCarvill BL and Simon Matthews BL will introduce TYs to the fascinating world of the Irish legal system. On the first day of the course, students will be thought the basic criminal principles of Murder, Manslaughter, Rape, Drug offences, Assault, Property Offences and petty offences. For the remainder of the week the students will attend the Criminal Courts of Justice. The students will be finished in time to return to the school (or home) by 3:30pm. It is recommended students have a good breakfast, as there will be no ‘little break’ prior to lunch (around 1 o’clock). Please dress as if attending for work experience i.e. Shoes, trousers & shirts/jumper. ( No Runners or Hoodies.) All details (TIMES, ADDRESS & ACTIVITIES) relating to the week can be found HERE.