Transition Year
Transition Year SciFest
Well done to all our TY students who presented their SciFest projects today! The judges were all very impressed with the high standard produced by the students. Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to Dr Billy...
TY Music Production Workshop
Over the last two week, TY students have participated in a music production workshop with @CreateSchool were they created their own raps! They learned how to use various different apps on their school Chromebooks, such as BandLab and Canva. All the TY students were...
Transition Year Interview Letter 2023/24
TY Interview Letter 2023_24
TY Students Complete FAI Programme
Over the course of the last week , our Transition Year students participated in an FAI programme that mixed academic subjects such as Maths and English with a range of football coaching courses and modules in Fitness Instruction, Media Skills and Personal Development...
TY Students Complete Hard Landscape Pathway Project
TY students completed their hard landscape pathway project improving access to our Polytunell. Thanks to the TY students and Mr. Mitchell for all their hard work.
TY& LCA Students complete a CPR AED Course
Our TY & LCA students were delighted to welcome the Community First Responders to the school today to learn how to deliver CPR and use a defibrillator. Students were able to practice valuable life saving skills using mannequins and successfully completed the CPR...
Transition Year Newsletter January 2023
TY Newsletter - January
TY Students Complete 10 Week Mandarin Course
TY students completed a 10 week Mandarin Chinese course for beginners which included an introduction to phonetics and daily expressions. After taking this class, TY students now have a basic understanding of Chinese Mandarin and are able to make basic conversations of...
TY Drivers Education Course Sponsored By Trim Branch of Drogheda Credit Union
Our TY students completed their certified Drivers Education Course today. We at Boyne Community School would like to thank: Each Student got the chance to: Drive a Vehicle with a Qualified Instructor Change Wheels Safely Experience ‘Beer Goggles’ Use Sat Navigation...
Programmes Information for Parents 2023/2024
3rd-Year-Parents-TY-Information-Evening-2023-24 LCA Information Evening Boyne CS 2023_24 Application-form-LCA-2023-2024 TY-Application-Form-2023-2024 Transition Year Information 2023_24 LCA Brochure 23-24 Letter to Parents TY LCA- 2023_2024
TY GoQuest Trip
TY students spent the day at GoQuest in Carrickmines completing a selection of physical and mental challenges. Each challenge gave them the opportunity to work on their teamwork and communication skills and required a lot of logical thinking. Many of the challenges...
Transition Year Home Economics
Miss Higgins’ Transition Year students happy to be back in the kitchen. Lovely smell of brownies coming from the kitchen
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.