Congratulations to the first year boys basketball in their opening season with Athy College.The team experienced the fun and competiveness of school basketball and are eager to do it all again next year.
Congratulations to all of the participants in the pilot Shackleton Challenge which tested their skills in product development and presentation. Thanks to the mentors and "Polar Bears" who put the students through their paces. Hopefully this challenge will be rolled out to other schools in coming years as the benefits are obvious.
Comhghairdeas le ár múinteoirí agus scoláirí a bhí ag rith ciliméadar don charthanacht RITH ar son Coláiste Ath I. The "Rith" started in Gweedore Co. Donegal on 8th March and will finish 669 km later on St. Patrick's Day on Inis Mór Aran Island. Each Km is sponsored by a club, school or organisation. Athy College were delighted to sponsor the Km starting at the Wall Board and carry the torch proudly to Athy. Our runners joined students, teachers and parents from the Gael Scoil and St. Michael's at Rathsteward to close the stage for the day at Emily Square.
Well done to the students of Athy College who helped as coaches and referees for the Gaelscoil GAA Blitz. A great campus event for all schools.
Athy College has been chosen by the NCCA from among the hundreds of applicants to be one of the 46 second level schools nationally to form the new Junior Cert Network which will pilot and help implement the new Junior Cert which will be introduced nationally in 2014
The Shackleton Challenge is an initiative to help develop entrepreneurial skills among post primary students emulating the leadership and exploratory skills of explorer Ernest Shackleton.
The programme is being developed and piloted in Athy College for the Athy Shackleton Committee and it is hoped that it can be rolled out to further schools after its development stage. Students are divided into groups andposed with challenges of developing and prodcing prototypes of different products with a polar theme - food, article of clothing, drinking vessel. Each group assigned a mentor who motivates and directs the team. The preliminary presentation of their work is to a group of POLAR BEARS ( similar to the Dragons in "Dragon's Den) and later a final presentation is made Well done to the students and teachers from Athy College who today gave Minister Quinn living examples of instructional leadership in the classroom. Students showed the Minister how mindmaps, team games tournament, placemats and other techniques can assist students in engaging in their own learning. A wonderful example of teaching and learning in action.
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