Transition year students of Colaiste Na Sceilge follow the yellow brick road to…. Barcelona!

Aisling Murphy

Transition Year students in Colaiste Na Sceilge have been busy preparing for the wonder that will be the ‘Wizard of Oz’. The performance will commence on February 22nd and 23rd for two nights only! It’s a show not to be missed, directed by Fiona Crowley and enhanced by the music and art departments here in school. Young Dorothy and friends are excited to welcome you all and to impress upon you ‘that there really is no place like home’.

Barcelona

The student preparations don’t stop there. Although Dorothy tells us there is no place like home, passports and permission forms are at the top of our Transition Year students’ priority list.

Students and their teachers are jetting off to Barcelona from May 2nd to 5th. Hoping for sunshine, craic agus ceol. Students will visit various sites while on their school tour - each offering a diverse range of educational lessons and language enrichment experiences. While on the trip, students will be building on their in-class learning. Their Spanish will be put to the test, they will experience a history-enriched walking tour, and for some dreams come true, visiting Camp Nou, to name just a few.

Above are just two events that Transition Years prepared for in 2022. To date, they have been involved in referring and coaching courses, filmmaking workshops, adventure days in Eclipse Kenmare, Dingle and the Blasket Centre, visited Croke Park, and Bernard Casey workshop, all the while taking the time to walk the length and breadth of our wonderful homeland – South Kerry! I think Dorothy is correct – there is no place like home.