Schull Community College

WELCOME BACK TO OUR STUDENTS AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR YEAR AHEAD.
WELCOME OUR NEW FIRST YEARS.
1. This month see's the introduction of a one year full time Further Education course in Tourism at the college. The course is FETAC approved and offers participants an opportunity to gain the experience, background and qualifications to work in the area of hospitality and tourism. It will concentrate on the following areas of study;
Customer Service
Tourism awareness
Safety & health at work
Sport and recreation studies
Appreciation of Irish Culture
Communications and Information Technology Skills
This course, along with the existing Further Education course in Outdoor Sport and Recreation, will contribute significantly to the Mizen Peninsula.
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2.In March, college staff members completed an in-house First Aid course, which included training in vital areas such as Family and Friends CPR, and choking. Ms Mary Keohane facilitated the course and in April, she also provided training and full assessment certified by the HSE in the use of Defibrillators. As a result there are now 15 qualified First Responders, who are trained to use the defibrillators in an emergency whether in or outside the college. As a further support, in recent years, all Transition years also complete a Basic First Aid course, that includes Basic Life Support training, which is certified by the Red Cross. It is hoped that in the near future, the second defibrillator, which is stored in the college, will be kept in a place that is accessible for the local community in case of emergency.

3. On Friday 29th September, first years took part in "Friendship day", as part of the SPHE (Social, Personal and Health Education) programme. During the morning session, students engaged in activities in small groups, designed to help them make new friends and settle into the school. The afternoon was devoted to sports activities, which took place on the pitch outside. The day was a great success and even the damp weather in the afternoon could not dampen the first years enthusiasm. Thanks to Nicola Mc Cormick and Karen Sheehan.
4.Amnesty started the new year with a small group meeting in the glorious weather, with lots of ideas for the committee. Watch this space for more updates!
5.Ellen O'Regan and Pearse O'Flynn won the "Taste of West Cork" food festival cookery competition held in Skibbereen.
6. 5th year LCVP went to Beara Army Barracks, with a full description on the LCVP page.
7.Sr. Patricia and the transition years raised over €700 for Hospice Ireland, and they would like to thank everyone for their support.
8. The school teams are training in ernest with Mr. David Mc Carthy teaching boy's soccer and Ms Marion Barrett training the girls team.
9.6th year Biology went on their Ecology trip to Killarney with their teacher Eugene Mc Sweeney.
10.The Adult Education classes have started in the college. Look at the link for details.
11. Agricultural Science classes visited pig farms and an organic farm.
12.The Irish Ambassador in Lesotho Mr. Paddy Fay came to the school to talk to the transition years, and some of the 5th years, about the impending visit of Lesotho teachers and students to Ireland.
13.Awards were won by Laura Reaney in a Teaching English magazine, for write a poem competition.She also won a Piano scholarship at CCSM. Rachel Draper won a flute scholarship there also. Susan O'Toole won an award for her creative engagment project in transition year.
14. Our cross country teams went running in Dunmanway.
15.Girls U 16 and U19 basketball teams, started their campaigns this month.
16. First years have been sailing on the 22nd, 25th and 27th of September.
17. Ann Copplestone from the HOPE foundation, came to talk to transition years in the hope that some of them would fundraise and go to Calcutta with her in March.
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