Transition Years completed a self defence course on Monday. They learned about self awareness, self defence and life protection. It was a great day and hopefully they learnt useful skills. All students who participated in the workshop will receive a certificate of completion. Thanks to Brian for a great day and thanks to Ms. Murray...Read More
TY completed a full day First Aid course today as part of their Social Education module. This course provides each student with a two year certification as a first responder. Thanks to First Aid Coaching for their efficient and effective training. Read More
TY organised & held a successful bake sale fundraiser that took place at both break on Thursday 4th May. The money raised will go towards an up coming fieldstudy trip to Kippure Estate in Glendalough. Thank you to Ms. Johnston and Ms. Shearman for organising the bake sale.Read More
The Transition Year Enterprise group participated in the Enterprise in Action programme organised by Junior Achievement Ireland which encourages students to examine the role of an entrepreneur in today’s society. Students reviewed entrepreneurship and acknowledged the importance of developing entrepreneurial skills for future roles, as well as the value of ‘intrapreneurship’ and social entrepreneurship in today’s...Read More
Transition Year students organised a sports tournament for second years for their Sky Sports project. They have been organising it for a few weeks after participating in a leadership workshop through the Sky Sports Living for Sport programme. The tournament also linked in with the CFES programme in the school. Transition years had to recruit...Read More
Wednesday Night (22nd March) will see the first performance of Balbriggan Community College’s Transition Year drama production. As the first ever Transition Year at BCC the group have chose a stage and screen classic in ‘Grease’ to debut their talents. The students as managing every aspect of the production themselves from acting to costumes and crew to the publicity...Read More
A big thank you to Balbriggan Community College TY students for their hardwork this morning. TY students are looking forward to working with Tidy Towns again in the near future.Read More
TY students have been studying a diverse range of subjects in BCC this year. The photography course is run in conjunction with media studies. Both TY classes are studying photography and media studies for this academic year. The students have been using their compact cameras and also learning to use manual settings on a DSLR....Read More
A massive congratulations to Jack Whelan (3rd Year) who was the overall winner in the DDLETB photography competition which took place in the Rua Red Arts Centre in Tallaght. There was over 250 entrants from DDLETB (Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board) schools. Jack’s image won the judges over and he collected the top...Read More
Best of luck to Adam Worthington, Noah Geraghty, Jack Whelan (3rd Year) and Sarah Phelan (4th Year) who will be representing the school in the DDLETB Photography Competition this evening. Each student entered a black and white image along with a caption about what happiness means to them. Well done to everyone who entered the...Read More
