The Story of Your Stuff.

2019/2020 Announcement Coming Soon                   

The EPA runs a video competition for second level students called The Story of Your Stuff. To enter, students get creative and visually tell us about an everyday object and its life story - how it's made and what it becomes when it's recycled.

YAOTY Award 2020

Registration is open NOW.      Closing date is 31st January 2020            

Animation Dingle are delighted to announce their continued sponsorship with Disney Channels UK and Ireland for the YAOTY Award 2020. Secondary school students from all over the Island of Ireland are invited to submit their short animated films to the national YAOTY awards. Entry is FREE. The competition is open to 4th (Transition Year), 5th and 6th year students in the Republic of Ireland.
The theme for YAOTY 2020 is "THINGS IN THE SEA".

GAA Museum

Closing Date: 17th January 2020          

The GAA Museum is inviting secondary school students to show off their writing prowess with an essay, short story or poem using the theme ‘’A GAA Legend”. Entries will be judged by a panel of talent-spotting experts, including writer Paul Howard.

Six West and the Atlantic Flight Training Academy

Deadline: 8th January 2020        

Six West and the Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA) have jointly organised a Student Initiative Competition for students from 4th year (transition year) to 6th year to create awareness about Ireland’s thriving aviation industry. The competition is designed specifically to encourage and motivate students to consider an exciting career in aviation when thinking about their future. 

The Generation €uro Students' Award

Register by 1st Dec 2019          

The Generation €uro Students' Award is a leading economics competition for transition and 5th year students. It is run by the Central Bank of Ireland in conjunction with the European Central Bank (ECB) and is conducted simultaneously by other national central banks in the euro area.

They are searching for Ireland’s brightest young economists to enact the role of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council, perform their own analysis of the economy and set what they believe is an appropriate interest rate for the euro area.

Students enter the competition in teams of three to five, with a nominated teacher acting as mentor. Participants are tested over three different rounds – an online quiz, a written analysis and a presentation.

https://www.generationeuro.eu/

Logo Competition

Logo Competition

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 Closing Date: 06 December 2019          

The Minister of Education and Skills has announced a competition to select a design for a logo that represents Wellbeing in Education. This will be used on materials to support the good work being done on wellbeing in schools in Ireland. Senior Cycle students (including Transition Year) are asked to submit a drawing, painting or digitally-produced design. The winning entry will be selected by a panel of judges including design professionals and representatives of the Department of Education and Skills.

 More Information               Competition Poster

Ocean FM

Ocean FM are reaching out to schools across the region to offer a unique learning experience to your students.

We're accepting a maximum of 3 students per school (15 students total) to take part in the Ocean FM TY Media Week. This week long placement will take place from Monday 20th to Friday 24th January 2020 at the Ocean FM studios in Collooney, and is an ideal learning opportunity for students considering a future career in media.

There is no fee for taking part in the course, but we are expecting a high volume of applications! If you have any students interested in this placement just have them fill out the form attached & return to john.lynch@oceanfm.ie - the closing date is Friday December 13th at 5pm.

Ms. Farren has the forms for interested students. 

STEPS Engineering Your Future Programme 2020.

We would like to invite any Transition Year students in your school who have an interest in pursuing engineering to apply for the STEPS Engineering Your Future Programme 2020.

The full list of programmes and dates are available here: https://www.steps.ie/eyf.aspx

Applications are now open at this link:

https://steps.smapply.io/prog/2020_engineering_your_future_-_transition_year_programme/

The deadline for applications to be completed is Wednesday 11^th December 2020.

Please all students attending a DEIS school will not have to pay the fees for this programme.

We will be in touch with successful candidates by the end of January 2020.

What is Engineering Your Future

STEPS Engineering Your Future (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.

During the programme, which is run over three to five days, students attend interactive talks and presentations; get hands-on experience with group-based activities; visit local industry and meet engineers at various stages in their careers.

STEPS EYF is coordinated by the Engineers Ireland STEPS programme and is hosted by third level institutes and industry around Ireland. Entering its 8th year, the annual Engineers Ireland Transition Year initiative has grown from five programmes in 2013 to 18 programmes in 2020 and has engaged over 1,700 students.

Simon Community Sleep In

Well Done to the the TY students who raised €220.50 in aid of the North West Simon Community.
See Thank You letter on TY Notice Board from Colette Ferguson.

TY Correspondence Courses

https://www.dcu.ie/sites/default/files/ctyi/ty_corr_brochure_2018-2019.pdf
CTY Ireland’s Transition Year Correspondence Courses offer students an opportunity to experience third level subjects in a supportive and encouraging learning environment. Over the course of six assignments, students will gain a deeper insight into their chosen subject, dealing firsthand with some of its core topics. The courses are also designed to help develop the skills in academic writing necessary in third level study. Students will learn to research, to handle difficult topics and to formulate their own opinions to construct their own piece of work. Over the course of the six assignments, these skills will advance and develop with the help and guidance of the tutors and course organiser. By the final assignment, participants should have a good feel for their chosen subject, which should assist in their future educational planning

TY Programmes

https://www.tcd.ie/study/other-courses/ty-programmes/
Find out more about TY progammes and Work Experience

STEM

https://www.smartfutures.ie/explore-discover/ty-opportunities/

Transition Year is a great time to try out different STEM subjects and to experience what it would be like to work in science, technology, engineering and maths jobs. 

Below you can find a number of resources that can give Transition Year students the chance to experience STEM first hand!

Ireland's Young Filmmaker Awards 2020

The search for Ireland's Young Film Maker is on - Closing date for entries is Jan 24th 2020.

Find out more by clicking on the following link
https://freshfilmfestival.com/

AIB Build A Bank Team.

AIB Build a Bank Team 2019/20

Niamh Kelly

Finn Devenny

Áine McKinney

Rachel Gill

Katie Wilson

Emma Mc Daid

BOI SCHOOL BANK

BOI  school bank team will be as follows,

Manager: Luke McDaid

Sales and Marketing Manager: Amy McGonigle

Operations Manager: Caoimhe Doherty

Digi Advisors: Dean P Doherty & Chaylee Green

 

History Competitions

 Information on two history competitions

The first is the  Decade of Centenaries History Competition and the second is the TCD Book of Kells Creative Competition (Theme of Irish Culture and The Book of Kells-link to it is below)

https://www.tcd.ie/visitors/competition/

The Book of Kells Creative Competition - Win Cash Prizes! 2019 Competition. For the second year in a row Trinity College Dublin has been inundated with hundreds of incredible pieces of creative writing and art for the annual, nationwide, Book of Kells Creative Competition. www.tcd.ie

TY NOTICE BOARD

1. Certified Irish Angus Beef School Competition
2. Relove Fashion Competition
3. Art and Photography Competition
4. Oireachtas TY Work Experience Pilot Programme
5.  Young Animator of the Year theme " things in the sea"

GAISCE AWARD/POPE JOHN PAUL 11 AWARD

8th Donegal Scouts, Carndonagh are offering TYs the opportunity to complete 20 hours community service as part of the Gaisce and John Paul 11 Award. Distribution of the weekly community newsletter before weekend mass. Contact Ms. Farren for more details or Ailish Tully.

TY NOTICE

TY NOTICE BOARD
Keep up to date with the following notices/posters:
1. Spirit of the Community Awards
2. Gaisce
3. One Act Play- schoolsplaywright@gmail.com
4. Build A Bank Dates
5. Law Programme- Work experience for TYs.
6. National Gallery of Ireland - Work Experience - online application
7. Arts4Youth Programme

TY 2019-2020

Welcome all TY groups to an exciting year 2019-2020

TY SMILE
S - SMILE and Stay Strong
M- Make friends
I - Invest Time ( in class, friends, in things you enjoy)
L - Look out for Each Other
E - Enjoy TY

Congratulations to the four teams from Carndonagh CS who have made it through to the Grand Final of Junk Kouture. Ms. McDermott and Ms. McGee will accompany these teams to the 3 Arena on Thursday, 2nd May. Seventeen teams from each region have made it through to the final. Click on the team names below to get a close-up of our fantastic four...

Acero - Aisling Doherty (model) Keelan Doherty and Kelsey McLaughlin

Aphrodite - Anais Doherty (model), Demi Donaghy and Sally Matthews

Bad and Boujee - Katie Doherty (model) and Aimee Porter

Cerasus - Amanda Duncan (model), Shaunah Ivers, Megan Doherty and Laura Doherty

Congratulations to Damian Duffy, Conor O Neill, Keelan Hegarty and Coran Donaghy who will be representing the school in the finals of the  Network for Teaching Enterprise ( NFTE) competition in Dublin on Thursday 9th May. Their enterprise project Game Time is a simple device aimed at reducing Screen time of young children.

Seagate Smart City

Emma McCloskey, Caoimhe Murray, Ciara Harkin and Demi Donaghy from TY, all took part in the ‘Seagate Smart City’ competition in St Mary’s College in Derry on Monday the 8th of April. The girls won the competition with their idea ‘Smood’, which is a student mood detector in the school which aims to combat mental health issues. Well done to the girls with their success!!

Spanish Competition

Closing Date:  29th of April 2019

The Post-Primary Languages Initiative in collaboration with the Consejería de Educación de la Embajada de España en Dublin is delighted to announce its annual competition for 5th year students of Spanish. La Junta de Castilla y León and the Spanish Tourist Office in Dublin are sponsoring the competition.

Need to download the application form or see your language teacher. 

FanTAXtic

FanTAXtic is a competition specifically for TY students where students work together in teams to research a topical tax issue, and present their findings and opinions in a short video!  The 2019 competition has now been launched!!!

Closing date 16th April 2019

STUDENT MICROGRAVITY FLIGHT CHALLENGE

IComp – PoSSUM Student Microgravity Flight Challenge Led by Scientist-Astronaut Candidate Dr. Norah Patten

(in collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada)

Irish second level students invited to create an experiment for testing in microgravity

Project PoSSUM (Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere) will fly a number of microgravity flights in Ottawa, Canada at the National Research Council this October and thanks to a unique partnership with The Irish Composites Centre (IComp) at the University of Limerick, Irish students will play a part on those flights.

We, IComp, are inviting 15-17 year old students to take part in an international effort to further our understanding of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and space exploration. As we move beyond Earth, past low Earth orbit, to the moon and beyond, we need to think creatively about living, working and sustaining life off our planet. This initiative runs parallel to the PoSSUM 13 International Microgravity Flight Challenge, created to celebrate the Mercury 13 and the achievements of women in space science. Students are required to team up, with either a female lead or a minimum of two females per team, and develop ideas for experiments focused on environmental issues.

Find out more details on 

http://icomp.ie/membership/communiations-and-outreach

Farriery Ireland

Transition Year Open day
Irish School of Farriery, RACE Campus, Kildare Town, APRIL 4th 2019
FLYER ON TY NOTICE BOARD

A LETTER HOME

Immrama Lismore Festival of Travel Writing. This year the theme is " A Letter Home". Create a 500 word story telling family and friends or your adventure real or fictional, in the form of a leatter.
Check out the TY Notice board for more information or Ms. Farren.

5th Annual " Environmentalist of the Year" 2019 Award

The Buncrana Tidy Towns Initiative ( BTTI) are now seeking applications for the Environmentalist of the Year Award for the school year 2018-2019.
The successful candidate will receive €100 and the Perpetual Trophy designed and donated by Maurice Harron.
Check out the TY Notice Board for entry requirements.
Essay must be submitted by April 5th 2019.

Public Access To Law Workshop

Mr Henry Lynch BL will be in CCS on Tue 2nd April 2019 to host the Public Access to Law Workshop. 

He will give an overview of the Irish Legal system in the morning and pupils will conduct a Mock Trial in the afternoon. TYs always enjoy this day. 

There is a small fee of 5 Euro to participate.  Make your way to Ms McGeehin in R.132 with the 5 Euro asap.  Places are limited to 25 pupils so don't delay.

CAREERSKILLS NATIONAL COMPETITION 2019

CAREERSKILLS NATIONAL COMPETITION 2019

Have you got the skills?

Are you a TY or Leaving Certificate Student?
Are you completing a QQI Level 4 or 5 Work Experience Module?

Have you done a Work Experience placement?

Tell us about the career skills you discovered during your Work Experience and you could win a GoPro Hero 6 and €1,000 for your school!

Closing date 12^th April 

https://careersportal.ie/careerskills/skills_competition.php#.WLx3yTvyjIX

British Youth Music Theatre Auditions

British Youth Music Theatre Auditions

Derry/Londonderry: Performer (2019)

Saturday, 9 February 2019 - 2:30pm to 6:00pm
Derry/Londonderry: The Playhouse Theatre

What to expect on Audition day

BYMT Auditions are for anyone aged 11-21 looking to kick-start their career in the performing arts - join BYMT 2019 Company!

You are auditioning to be part of BYMT’s 2019 Summer Season where, if successful, you’ll be placed on a two/three-week project to create a brand-new piece of music theatre with a team of theatre professionals. BYMT projects are residential - so you'll be living away from home - and take place in July/August across the UK. The selection process is not based on geography, so you may not be placed on the course closest to where you live.

The audition is a 3.5 hour group workshop where you’ll be led by a professional director, a musical director and a choreographer. Please read the full details of the auditions process and what to prepare, before attending the audition, found HERE.

What should I bring to the audition?

You will need to wear loose comfortable clothing (NOT JEANS), trainers or jazz shoes and bring a bottle of water. If you haven't already supplied a photo when booking, you will need to need to download and fill in our Audition REGISTRATION FORM (on the right) and bring it along with you with two colour passport sized photos attached to the form.

BYMT offers the special audition rate of £5 to those in receipt of Pupil Premium (free school meals). This offer can be claimed by using promotion code FSM-19 when booking online or booking over the phone 020 8563 7725; the participant will need to bring proof of their receipt of Pupil Premium to their audition.

DERRY AUDITION - SATURDAY 09 FEBRUARY 2019
Session 1: 14:30 - 18:00

PRICE £15:00

Book by Phone

National Pool Lifeguard Qualification

National Pool Lifeguard Qualification course starting on 18.02.2019 and finishing on 22.02.2019 (Monday to Friday). Test will be held on Friday 22.02.2019 The price for the course is 350 euro and you need to be over 16. Will take place in Letterkenny. 

Youth Exchange Summer 2019

Want to go to France all expenses paid? Youth Exchange Summer 2019

Donal Walsh Film Competition.

“All Works Out” The Livelife National Film Competition

'Take my Hand' Livelife Film Competition - Donal Walsh #LiveLife

donalwalshlivelife.org/?page_id=321

“Take my Hand” The Livelife National Film Competition. In May 2013, young Donal Walsh lost his cancer battle at 16 years of age. Prior to his passing he ..

The National Live Life Film Competition for 2019 was officially launched on Thursday 10th January 2019 in Kerry College of Further Education.  This is the 6th year of this hugely popular competition in memory of Tralee teenager Donal Walsh. The Competition aims to continue to spread Donal’s positive message as he began an anti-suicide conversation before he lost his cancer battle in 2013. Groups and individuals of all ages and abilities are invited to submit a two min film clip on a theme linked to positive thinking/living. This year’s theme is “It All Works Out!”

St. Patrick's Day Parade- Dublin

Inishowen Carnival - St. Patrick's Day Parade, Dublin
The theme this year is "  Children of the Sun"

“Children of the Sun” a star travelling people who have roamed the universe for millenia, collecting and sharing knowledge, contributing to great architecture, stories and art on the worlds they visit and bringing the knowledge and stories back to their home world.
It promises to be a vibrant, fun, energetic day and an opportunity not to be missed.
Get you name down asap.

The Story of your Stuff

EPA - The Story of your Stuff

 Get creative by telling the story of your stuff.all you have to do is pick an object (any object!), research its life story (how it's made and what it becomes when it's recycled), and visually tell us its story. We look forward to lots of wonderful entries!

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SciFest

SciFest

Second-level schools can hosts their own in-house SciFest science fair

SciFest is a series of one-day science fairs for second-level students hosted locally in schools and at regional level in the Institutes of Technology. SciFest@School science fairs should be hosted before 11 March if you wish to select projects to go forward to SciFest@College 

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