After consulting with students, teachers and parents, Balbriggan Community College have started a new Transition Year Programme. Transition Year in the school aims to bridge the gap between Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate by both intellectually stimulating the students and helping them grow emotionally to meet the demands of the Leaving Certificate course. Transition Year...Read More
The student award ceremony for Balbriggan Community College took place in the Bracken Court Hotel on Thursday 19th May. It was a great day with students being awarded certificates and trophies in many areas. Huge thanks must go to Progressive Credit Union, especially Gabriel Beggs for their continued financial support for our school awards. Students...Read More
painted the tunnel leading to the beach on Convent Lane as part of their CSPE Action Project. This initiative was in conjunction with Balbriggan Tidy Towns and Irish Rail. A great mornings work completed with the aim of brightening up the local area.Read More
Balbriggan Community College followed up its hugely popular ‘Proclamation Day’ with a full day of historical enactments and historical themed fancy dress to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising on Friday 29th of April. Students dressed up in the clothes of the era, many donning caps and shirts as well as army themed...Read More
ong with their Home Economics teachers Miss Broderick and Miss Duffy recently attended Butlers Chocolate Factory. Here they enjoyed a variety of chocolates, watched a movie on the history of chocolate, tour of the factory, explored the museum and decorated their own chocolate piece. Students described their experience as inspiring, fun and educational. It was...Read More
The Fingal Student Enterprise Programme, which is an initiative of the Fingal Local Enterprise Office and Fingal County Council, is supported by the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB). Congratulations to both teams who participated in the recent Student Enterprise Awards. Balbriggan Community College won the DDLETB Enterprising School Award. The Student Enterprise...Read More
uploads/2016/04/IMG_1146.jpg”> Some photos from our recent Smile Week in Balbriggan Community College. There was plenty of exciting activities around our school including the making of a positive tree, drama workshops, CSPE classes and health and nutrition classes. A big thank you to Wooly Wards Farm for their visit. Read More
>th November). A number of events were held throughout the week. This included a careers seminar in the Bracken Court hotel for second and third years. A wide variety of careers were showcased – Solicitor, Computer programmer, aviation and vet etc. Career talks were also held in the school for other year groups. This week was...Read More
=”rand”] Balbriggan Community College kick of the Halloween Season with a morning of Pumpkin Carving organized by HSCL Mairead Doyle. Thank you to Gerry Arnold for the kind donation of pumpkins. The staff and students took to the task with great vigor.Read More
