Congratulations to all post primary schools who have introduced Computer Science to their Senior Cycle Programme especially our local schools St. Mary’s CBS Enniscorthy and Creagh College Gorey. The introduction of computer science at Senior Cycle is such an added advantage for those students who have an interest in pursuing Computer Science in college. […]
Category: Career Guidance
IDENTITY CONFUSION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CAREER GUIDANCE.
What do you want to be when you grow up? This question is often posed to students during primary school. With response including a fireman, a camogie star, a farmer etc. A recent family outing reminded me of this. The story goes 3 young boys in 6th class were asked by the school principal; What […]
Entering First Year of Post Primary School – What you really need to Know.
The time is coming for your child to start post primary school. This is an anxious and stressful time for both parent and student – particularly if this is your eldest child. We spoke to Bernie Murphy, Home School Liaison Co-ordinator at Selskar College Wexford, about this important and often difficult transition period. Following is […]
STUPID, STUPID, STUPID INTELLIGENCE.
Stupid is a word that annoys me especially when it is attached to a person. When a person refers to themselves as stupid it normally means that this is something that they have become conditioned to through reinforcement from an external source. Having experienced this and witnessed this during 6th class in primary school I can […]
Subject Choice – Getting it Right
“No one was Born into the World whose Work is not Born with him” (James Russell Lowell 1891-91). Our consultants see many Junior Certificate / Transition Year Students each year that are faced with the task of selecting their Leaving Certificate Subjects. This is an important decision and getting it right can have a positive […]