Transition Year

Transition year

Transition Year is a one year school based programme between Junior and Senior Cycle.

It is designed to act as a bridge between the two by facilitating the smooth transition from the more dependent learning of the Junior Cycle to the more independent self-directed learning required for the Senior Cycle.

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Why you should do Transition Year:

• You’re learning through a different manner without serious study.
• You get the opportunity to work together, as a team and bond as a group.
• You get a taste of the subjects that are available in the Leaving Cert course.
• You use your own initiative by planning and organising all events in transition year, such as calling the company, organising a bus, collecting money, etc.
• You gain a range of skills such as communication, confidence and planning skills.
• Through this year, T.Y students also learn great independence skills and build themselves as people.

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Benefits of Transition Year:

• Personal development.
• Developing life skills.
• Make better career choices because of career classes/career investigation during the year which enable students to study different careers available.
• Higher maturity levels and better life skills for going to college.
• More responsible and trusted to make your own decisions, whether it is decisions for school or for after school life.
• A greater understanding of the working world because of work experience.

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The subjects the Transition Year students sampled this year were:

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Trips:

• Lilliput
• Paintballing
• Go karting
• Agricultural science trips
• Surfing
• Great Escapes
• Cinema
• Skiing
• Nursing Homes
• NUI, Galway. University of Limerick and other college open days
• Garda Road Safety Programme
• Youth Connect