Today is Le Chéile Day across Ireland, so we have had a 'pay it forward' initiative in school all week. At the beginning of the week, each staff member picked a name for their 'random act of kindness'. There was a lovely atmosphere in the staff room, with teachers receiving gifts and kind gestures - […]
Le Chéile – Drop Everything and Pray
St Dominic's College joined other Le Chéile schools across Ireland this morning to 'Drop Everything and Pray' at 10am. Well done to Libby Dunne and Blathnaid Murray who are part of the nationwide virtual choir featured here as our student representatives. It is history in the making for us as this is the first virtual […]
St Dominic’s College Lenten Service
Please join School Chaplain, Ms Elbay, along with some of our teachers in this Lenten service, which begins with some words from Principal Ms Cameron. It also features a collection of photographs taken by our students in the Lent Photo A Day Challenge run by the Religion Department. Thanks to Ms Elbay, Ms Brilly and […]
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2021
Seachtain na Gaeilge usually sees St Dominic's College awash with green posters. The sound of céilí music fills the School Library all week and there is usually a tráth na gceist (table quiz) at the end of the week. This year, Seachtain na Gaeilge was a little different. There were still plenty of posters. There […]
St Dominic’s College Lockdown Hobbies and Pastimes
This time last year, our students were entering their first Lockdown. Home schooling was a novelty, expected to last a short time. Teachers, students and parents were slowly learning to adjust to this new reality. Hobbies had an air of novelty about them. Online schooling was finding its feet. Teenagers experienced a summer holiday like […]
Fifth Year Gradam Awards (2019-2020 cohort)
The Gradam Award in St Dominic's College is a very prestigious award for students to receive. They are usually presented to students annually at the end of each academic year. The Gradam Awards for 2019-2020 were delayed due to school closure last March, April and May. A Gradam is presented to a student who in […]
Geography: Who needs Met Éireann when you have St Dominic’s students?
Here's a small update about how some of our students are learning from home. Ms Goulding's second year geographers in 2 Allium got to work creating weather instruments using recycled materials in a sustainable way. See below how some of the students created rain gauges and weather vanes using water bottles, cardboard and plastic. Rain […]
Literacy Week 2021
Literacy Week ran from Monday 8th March to Friday 12th. It was run by the School Library and the English Department. This was the first time the week was run entirely online. There were a number of competitions, including two poetry contests, a poster competition and a book quiz. Students and teachers gave book recommendations […]
Feedback from Parent Survey on Remote Teaching and Learning
Results from a survey given to parents of St Dominic's College students on the topic of Remote Teaching and Learning.
Catholic Schools Week: 24th January – 31st January 2021
Catholic Schools Week 2021 will be celebrated from Sunday 24 January to Sunday 31 January 2021 on the theme ‘Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith and Resilience’. Faith and resilience, two words that are so needed in our lives today. During this CSW, we can take some time to focus on what these words mean to […]
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