Gaisce programme
Gaisce or ‘great achievement’ is a self-development programme for young people between the ages of 15-25 and has been in existence since 1985. To date over 300,000 young people have participated in the Gaisce programme.
Students apply online and complete the tasks during Transition Year. The school “Pal” monitors the students’ progress.
The four key areas are:
- Community Involvement
- Personal Skill
- Physical Recreation
- Adventure Journey
With exception to the Adventure Journey, each challenge area requires a minimum participation of 1 hour per week for 13 weeks. The Adventure Journey takes place over a minimum of 2 days and 1 night. Coláiste Muire students can use their week in Cappanalea or Aghado for their Adventure journey.
An additional 13 weeks must be completed in one challenge area of your choice. This could be an activity you really enjoyed, or an activity in which you feel you still have room for improvement. As a result, it will take at least 26 weeks to complete your Bronze Award, however everyone is free to complete the award at their own pace.
See link here
See Gaisce 2020 Awards here
Transition Year News
Gaisce Awards 2020
Lá Gasice was celebrated in Colaiste Muire by acknowledging the students who completed their Gasice training in 2020. They are credit to the school and we are all very proud of them. Here is some of their feedback #LaGaisce2020. Pictured above with Principal, Ms. Doherty [...]
Transition Year Work Experience
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Law Courts visit
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Glaxo SmithKline visit
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Transition Years Driving module
TY students visited the Munster Driving Campus on Thursday, 22nd November. Students were given a preporitry course for the Driver Theory Test. They tested their reaction times for stopping in an emergency. Best times were Patrick Cotter, Ben Ward and Sally McCarthy. Every student got [...]