‘Un tour brillante e fantastico d’Italia!’
On Friday the 21st of April the sixty one of our students along with six teachers set off with great excitement on their annual school tour. The destination this year was Northern Italy. The group were based in the Lake Garda region, in the picture postcard town of Sirmione, from where they travelled to Verona, […]
Congrats to all the Transition Years on their Fashion show
The eighth annual Transition Year fashion show took place on on March 6th & 7th 2014. Inspiration for this years show came from the students favorite songs and also featured a complete section of the students interpretations of the designs of Vivienne Westwood. To a capacity audience the fifty six strong class danced, sand and […]
The Transition Year Students thoroughly enjoy their three day retreat
On April 28th, 29th and 30th the Transition Year Class and enjoyed their retreat in Cong. The students stayed in the hostel where their teachers cooked for the fifty one students while the girls prayed, meditated, played, laughed, sang and did the washing up. The gods were very king, and the sun shone brightly for […]
Congratulations to all involved in the Synod Hall Recital & Art Exhibition
Well done to all the students, parents and teachers who were involved in the annual art exhibition and music recital in St Mary’s Cathedral on Thursday night March 27th. Students art work from all years were displayed while the musical recital was performed by students who were about to undergo their practical music exam. This […]
Transition Year Students enjoyed their UNICEF Workshop
Well done to the Transition Year Students who reported that they thoroughly enjoyed their workshop with Vivienne Parry from UNICEF Ireland who came to do a Development Education Workshop with the students. Vivienne’s workshop was based upon the UNICEF’s “It’s About Us” programme and she concentrated upon hearing the students’ feedback on their visions and priorities […]
Well done to our Finalist in the Philosophical Society’s Pro-Am Debates
Well done to Thérése Kearns who was a Finalist in the Philosophical Society’s Pro-Am Debates held recently in Trinity College, Dublin. This competition involved twenty Secondary Schools students, who formed teams with students from the Philosophical Society, Trinity College.
Currylea School of Music & the Transition Year Choir perform at Soundbites
According to members of the audience a wonderful performance was given by the Currylea School of Music Ensemble and the Transition Year Choir who performed at the Soundbites session in Tuam library on Thursday.
Congratulations to the ‘Rags to Riches’ Build-A-Bank team
The team have qualified to be in the final of the ‘Build-A-Bank’ competition, which is to take place in Dublin on the 3rd of April. The bank is called ‘Rags to Riches’, as the name depicts the transition of moving from rags to riches by saving money with the school bank. The AIB ‘Build-A-Bank’ Challenge is an […]
Presentation Currylea mark Catholic Schools Week 2014
Presentation College, Currylea, Tuam, Co. Galway marked the beginning of Catholic Schools Week 2014 by preparing a special mass for the people of Tuam. The Transiton Year students from the college prepared the readings, prayers of the faithful, offertory, music and the homily for mass celebrated 26th January 2014. Principal Neasa Cosgrove recited a short […]
Fifth & Transition Year students go C.S.I. with Science
Transition Year and Fifth Year Science students all got an opportunity to investigate a simulated crime scene and find their ‘victims’ killer from evidence gathered using modern scientific methods. Some of the scientific techniques the students used to find their crime suspect were; Fingerprinting, DNA testing, Blood Typing and Deductive reasoning. The day was completed […]