This years' Fourth year choir consisted of musicianship classes such as music appreciation, interpretative music making, rhythmic sessions, dance and general music theory. As part of the performance element of this module, the 4th year choir prepared a small rendition of Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" performed on a lovely May day. Choreography by […]
Sun shines on TYs at Curracloe Beach
All Transition Years were taken on a surfing trip to Curracloe Beach in Wexford on Tuesday 18th May. It was great to be able to finish off the year surfing the waves of the east coast of Ireland. Students relaxed and enjoyed the dunes and the lovely weather. « ‹ of 4 › »
Transition Years get stuck in the mud at Causey Farm
Last week, Ms McManus, Ms Murtagh and Ms Cluskey took Transition Years slightly out of their comfort zones. They went to Causey Farm in Co. Meath, where they baked bread, mingled with farm animals, and got completely soaked in the muddy bog! « ‹ of 7 › »
Transition Years turn to children’s storytelling
Ms Winter's Transition Year English class (4T) created these children's books for the Senior Infants class in St Catherine's. The TYs wrote the stories, illustrated them and bound them, as well as reading them aloud to the children in the Red Yard in St Dominic's College. The storytelling event was a great success and we […]
Goodbye to our Class of 2021!
With everything they've been through we were delighted to be able to go ahead with our annual Sixth Year Awards ceremony. It took place on Friday 14th May, and was followed that evening by an online virtual Graduation ceremony for students and parents. Sixth Year Awards and Graduation 2021 6A1 « ‹ of 56 › […]
Rugby star visits to coach second years
International and Leinster Rugby player Juliet Short joined our PE Department this week to coach some of our second year students. Juliet is a huge inspiration to our girls and we can't thank her enough for stopping by. Thanks to the PE Department for organising this. It was a fun way to end the year!
Young Social Innovators in Transition Year
The Young Social Innovators Programme promotes ‘The practice of using creativity to develop solutions which improve the wellbeing of people and society’. Since early November 4Y and Miss Hughes, have been taking part in the YSI programme. 4Y chose wellbeing as the topic they were interested in improving within our school community. This is the […]
Student feedback on remote Teaching and Learning
The outcome of this student survey is very positive. Students have shown evidence of being resilient and independent during this period of remote learning. The students have demonstrated a willingness to be flexible and open to change even though the time was challenging. Students displayed a very mature outlook on their experience and valued time […]
PE Xpo 2021: four St Dominic’s projects selected!
Congratulations to our students who were selected to participate in the PE Xpo 2021. St. Dominic's College had four projects selected for the first time ever. The students whose projects were selected were: Jefna Shaijo (5th Year); Abbie Purcell, Áine Delaney and Ciara Fisher (Transition Year); Aishling Lynch (also Transition Year), and Temple Isigwe (3rd […]
Smiles all around at Well Fest 2021
Of course, most of the smiles were hidden by face masks, but you could feel it in the air! Yesterday, students and staff enjoyed an afternoon filled with health and wellbeing. Staff put on events such as yoga and zumba, cooking demonstrations, foot golf, mindfulness, gardening and more. There was even an ice cream van! […]
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