School News – Page 7 – Balbriggan Community College

17 November 2021Blog

LGBTI+ Talk for Stand Up Awareness Week

Two of our fantastic TY students Nathaniel O’Neill and Leah Cannon put together an excellent presentation and confidently delivered it to the staff ahead of Stand Up Awareness Week week (15th-19th November 2021). The students explained all things LGBTQIA+ related, including the meaning of the accronym, terminology, the variety of flags and how staff might...

16 November 2021Blog

TY PDP Kickstart Futsal Level 1 Coaching

A recent course that TY undertook to gain the PDP1 Futsal coaching course with Paul Keogh. Well done to our future coaches!

16 November 2021Blog

Garda Careers Talk for Transition Year

We had a talk on the Work of the Gardai from 6 local Garda to our Transition years. They learned about the training to be a Garda, the types of specialisms in the forces and the typical day in the life of a Garda. They learned about the Drug unit, road safety unit, Juvenile Liaison...

15 November 2021Blog

Climbing Wall Club

Junior students take part in climbing wall activities after school on a Friday. Thanks to the PE Department for faciliating this.

12 November 2021Blog

1st Year Friends & Mates Programme

The ‘Give it a GO, Friends and Mates programme’ is a transition programme for first year students. This is a social and communication skills programme which places an emphasis on and values friendship and the importance of peer relations. The programme is run through the BFL, Behaviour for Learning Department.

11 November 2021Blog

Leinster schools Orienteering

1st, 2nd and TY students attended the Leinster school Orienteering event in Santry Park yesterday. Thanks to Ms. Connolly for organising for our students to attend. Link to more photographs.

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