Galway Civic Trust Local Heritage Competition Winners 2019
Congratulations to the Transition Year students, who recently won the Galway Civic Trust Local Heritage Competition, which took place on April 4th at GMIT in Galway. The winning project was centred on the iconic Ballyglunin railway station, which is currently in the process of being restored by a Local Community Group. As many of the […]
Well done to all the Transition Year students who took part in the Driver Education classes.
Congratulations to all the Transition Year students who took part in the Driver Education classes. The girls received their Certificates of Achievement in recognition of completion of modules for Driver Education, Road Safety and Preparation for the Driving Theory Test. The students got to drive a car, learn about the theory test, see how the […]
Congratulations to the Transition Years on receiving a WorldWise Global Schools Passport Award
Last Thursday in Croke Park WorldWise Global schools acknowledged our work relating to Development Education and we were awarded the ‘Citizens Passport’. Our Development Education theme for 2018/2019 focused on Gender Equality. Throughout the year, our Transition Years in particular organised a variety of events and workshops relating to gender equality such as ‘I am […]
Well done to all the Transition Year’s who completed their First Aid course
Well done to all the Transition Year’s who completed their First Aid course and received their First Aid Certification. Many thanks to Louie Casserly and Oranmore Civil Defense for giving the course. Transition Year’s working on completing their First Aid course
Second Years Visit to Brigit’s Gardens
Our class went to a workshop in Brigit’s Gardens in Pollagh Rosscahill, Co. Galway for a CSPE Action Project where we did different activities that all had something to do with the Sustainable Development Goals. When we arrived, we were greeted by the very friendly staff. Our class got split into groups, and then into […]
Numeracy Challenges for April
Below you will find some of this month’s numeracy challenge. All answers must be emailed to the following address by the end of each month to numeracy@prescurrylea.com You must submit an answer for each problem separately using Minor, Junior or Senior as subject. All Junior Certificate students (1st , 2nd and 3rd year) can enter the Junior category. The Minor […]
Intel talk to Fifth Years about Careers in Technology
Ciara Loftus, past pupil, recently visited the school with some colleagues from Intel. They spoke to fifth years about Careers in Technology and brought along some demos to highlight what working in this field involves.
A sincere ‘Thanks’ to all our supporters
Now that the Senior A competition is complete with Scoil Críost RÍ coming out on top, we would like to sincerely thank all those who provided financial support to our team, who were only beaten in All Ireland semi final after winning Connacht for the 3rd year in a row. Thank you to: Feely’s Pharmacy […]
All Ireland Ceist Bake-Off 2019
Congratulations to our talented 5th year student Lora Dimitrova who came second in Ireland in the Senior category of the 5th annual Ceist Bake-Off held in Athy on Friday the 8th of March 2019. Lora was one of the six finalists in the Senior category. In the senior category entrants had three hours to design, […]
Sunshine, fun and laughter, the Fun Run it was a great day for everyone
Well done to all involved in the Fun Run it was a great day and everyone involved had a great time. The money raised was for Pieta House. The run was organised by Athletics Club in the school, and created a great atmosphere of fun and rivalry between the teachers and students around the school. […]