Transition Year
SciFest 2023
Congratulations to Katie Devine, Aaron Kearney and Tara Redmond who won the Intel Technology Award for their self watering plant pot at SciFest today!! Well done to all our TY students who...
Meath County Council Deliver Trim Air Quality Community Project To Our TY’s.
This session addressed sources of air pollution, specifically fine particles (PM2.5), and how it is linked to carbon dioxide and climate change (focusing on transport). Students were organised into groups of five and built air pollution sensors in groups for around...
Transition Year Students Visit Butlers Chocolate Factory
The Transiton Year students enjoyed a great trip to Butlers Chocolate Factory in Dublin today. The students got the opportunity to learn the history of Butlers Chocolate factory, see how the chocolate is produced daily and decorate their own chocolate elephant. ...
Rubbish Film Festival in the Solstice Theatre
Congratulations to class Croiúil for winning the Oscar for Best Cinematic Display from the 81 entries submitted in the Rubbish Film Festival Competition!! TY students attended the awards ceremony in the Solstice today. The films our TYs produced looked great on the...
Barcelona Letter May 2023- Itinerary
Barcelona May 2023 - Itinerary
Strawberries Anyone?
TY students were busy all morning in Horticulture planting strawberries in our Polytunnel. We made sure that we left at least 50cm between the plants, and left about 1.3 metres in between the rows. This gives our strawberries enough room to grow and sprawl. We hope...
Transition Years Attend Student Enterprise Competition
Well done to our TY students who were highly recommended in the Student Enterprise Competition that MacDara, Max, Mia and Tara attended. They represented the school with distinction and Tara received multiple compliments from judges and spectators for her artwork. The...
Transition Year Future Leaders Event – 2nd Year Soccer Tournament
On Friday 20th April our TY Future Leaders organised a soccer tournament for all the second year classes. Each Class played matches against the other tutor groups on a round robin format. This...
Transition Year Newsletter March 2023
Transition Year Newsletter - March
ST Patricks Day Parade- TY Students Represent Trim Credit Union
Mia Dargan, MacDara Ó Raghallaigh and Max Kelly represented Boyne Community School on behalf of the Trim Branch of Drogheda Credit Union in the St Patrick's Day Parade. Trim Credit Union sponsored the Drivers Education Module on our Transition year programme. We would...
Prosper Meath-Disability Awareness Workshops
Prosper Meath provides Day Services to adults with an intellectual disability across County Meath. It is a ‘not-for-profit’ community organisation with charitable status, committed to improving the lives of people with disabilities and their place in society. rosper...
Trócaire Ireland- TY Game Changers
Trocaire Ireland visited our TY Students and delivered the Game Changers Workshop. Game Changers is a programme for young people who want to learn about issues affecting our world today. Game changers encourage young people to engage with global justice issues by...
What is Transition Year?
- This is a unique one year programme for students aged 15/16.
- It provides a bridge to enable students to make the transition from Junior to Senior cycle.
- It encourages personal and social development and recognises the need for students to grow in independence.
- Transition Year fosters academic achievement as students prepare for a Leaving Certificate programme, further study and adult and working life.
- The type of student to which Transition year is best suited is one who is an all-rounder or who wants to explore and develop their abilities, whilst learning new skills within a structured environment.
- The Transition Year programme is designed to provide pupils with the opportunity to discover their own talents, aptitudes, and abilities whilst developing skills and competencies within a well-defined academic structure.
- It challenges pupils to accept responsibility for their own learning, to improve their performance in many core areas, explore new subjects, develop their own interests, and to evaluate their progress.
- Work Experience plays a significant role in the programme as students gain first-hand experience of the world of work. Students arrange and complete Work Experience in a number of different workplaces in blocks throughout the year in areas relevant to their own interests and ambitions.
- Please note that due to an ongoing process of evaluation, review, and improvement the curriculum is subject to change
Points to consider before deciding to do Transition year
- Students have an opportunity to explore other interests and skills.
- D.O.S.S. Developing other skill sets!
- Students are older and more mature:
(i) doing the Leaving Cert
(ii) going to college
- Students who do TY have a lower dropout rate at Third Level
Application Procedure
- Application form.
- Interview
- Third Year head, AEN Department and Guidance Department consulted.
- Participation in school life and school record considered.
What Boyne Community School Leaving Certificate students’ said about the programme?
- I got to do subjects which I never did before which was class and helped me chose my subjects for the Leaving Cert
- We visited DCU and learned loads about college
- I made new friends because the class was small
- Work experience helped me to mature
- Going on trips and doing activities outside of school was brilliant
- I loved every minute of it.
- Go Karting was it for me
- I appreciated all the work we done in the Community and really learned a lot
- There was something new every week, it made the year very interactive.
- Team work was really at the centre of our activities
TY Programme Goals
- Education for Maturity and Personal Development
- Emphasis on Self-Directed Learning with focus on Process not Result
- Development of Social Conscience
- Education through Experience of Adult and Working Life.
Subjects in TY
- Core Subjects
- English
- Irish
- Maths
- World of Science
- Information Technology
- Home Economics
- Physical Education
- Career Guidance
Sampling Subjects
- Music
- Religion
- Spanish
- Mandarin
- Sign Language
- Enterprise and Construction
- Short Film Making
- Drama
- Forensic Investigation
- Environmental Studies
- Disability Awareness
- Aware Programme
T.Y. Programmes (6-8week blocks)
- GAA Coaching Course
- First Aid
- Self Defence
- Self-Development
- Enterprise Education
- Water safety/ lifesaving course
- A.I. Coaching Course
- Community Work (Sensory Garden)
- Future Leaders
- Gaisce (Presidental Award)
- Young Social Innovators
- BT Young Scientist Competition
Other Areas Students Will Experience
- Work Experience
- Outdoor Pursuits
- Fieldtrips
- Visiting Speakers
- Social Awareness Programme
- Day Trips – relevant to courses undertaken
- Voluntary work
- First Aid
Work Experience
Students arrange and complete Work Experience in a number of different workplaces throughout the year in areas relevant to their own interests and ambitions.
Assessment
Assessment is an integral part of teaching and learning in T.Y. Students are assessed using a variety of methods:
- Project Work
- Written Assessments
- Exhibitions
- Self-Assessment
- Peer Assessment
- Presentations
- Interview
- Portfolio
Meas, Mórtas, Muintearas.
Respect for ourselves and others, pride in our work, and a sense of community.