TY Calendar of Key Dates is shared with all staff & TY students in ACS through Office 365 to keep them updated with what is happening is TY on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
Friday 24th August 2018
• TY Options Mezzanine 11.30 am-12.30 pm – all TYS
Monday 27th August 2018
• Deadline for Receipt of TY Options 3.00 pm – all TYS
Thursday 30th August 2018
• TY Induction Day Celtic Adventures Clogherhead – all TYS
Monday 3rd September 2018
• Work Experience Induction 11.00 am-1.00 pm – all TYS
Tuesday 4th September 2018
• TY Classes Commence – all TYS
Thursday 6th September-Thursday 25th October 2018
• ISL Sign Language Course 11.45 am-12.45 pm – 12 TY students – Day 1 of 8
Monday 10th September 2018
• School Summit 2018 National Show Centre Swords 9.30 am-3.15 pm – all TYS
Thursday 13th October 2018
• ISL Sign Language Course 11.45 am-12.45 pm – 12 TY students – Day 2 of 8
Monday 17th September 2018
• First day of TY Work Experience – all TYS
Wednesday 19th September 2018
• School Closed / Staff CPD
Thursday 20th September 2018
• Irish Society for Autism 11.45 am-1.05 pm – Life Skills Talk – (Speaker – Denis Sexton)
• ISL Sign Language Course 11.45 am-12.45 pm – 12 TY students – Day 3 of 8
• Kick Start Soccer Coaching Course – 28 TY students
Thursday 27th September 2018
• Irish Wheelchair Association Disability Awareness Workshop (3 groups)
• ISL Sign Language Course 11.45 am-12.45 pm – 12 TY students – Day 4 of 8
Friday 28th September 2018
• Bag Packing Ashbourne Senior Citizens at Tesco – 3 students at 3 slots 9.30 am-3.30 pm
• 5K Fun Run
Monday 1st October 2018
• School Closed
Thursday 4th October 2018
• DCU Space Careers Workshop – 10 TY students with 5th and 6th Year Physics
• Irish Wheelchair Association Disability Awareness Workshop (remaining 2 groups) in GP
o 10.25 am double Merino
o 11.45 am double Belclare
• ISL Sign Language Course 11.45 am-12.45 pm – 12 TY students – Day 5 of 8
• TY Show practice rotational – 40-minute slots
o 8.50 am Group 1 Belclare
o 9.30 am Group 2 Merino
o 10.25 am Group 3 Galway
o 11.05 am Group 4 Hampshire
o 11.45 am Group 5 Cheviot
Friday 5th October 2018
• Spanish Drama and Music Workshop for 3 Spanish classes – 1 double class each
Tuesday 9th October 2018
• Sports Leader Course – Day 1 of 4 – 20 TY students
Wednesday 10th October 2018
• Sports Leader Course – Day 2 of 4 – 20 TY students
• TY French Trip to IFI Cinema – 28 TY students
• Jigsaw Meath Peer Ed Talk in 10.25 am class – GP (Speaker – Damien Coyle)
Thursday 11th October 2018
• Irish Society for Autism Rose Campaign in Ashbourne – Class Merino – small groups of TYs in rotation
• ISL Sign Language Course 11.45 am-12.45 pm – 12 TY students – Day 6 of 8
• TY Show practice rotational – 40 minute slots – most TY students are involved but for those who are not they will go to classes as normal
o 8.50 - 09.30 Group 2 Merino
o 9.30 - 10.10 Group 3 Galway
o 10.25 - 11.05 Group 4 Hampshire
o 11.05 - 11.45 Group 5 Cheviot
o 11.45 - 12.25 Group 1 Belclare
Friday 12th October 2018
• Irish Society for Autism Rose Campaign in Ashbourne – Class Merino – small groups of TYs in rotation
• Dental Health Peer Ed Workshop 8.50 am-1.05 pm – 8 TY students – Day 1 of 2
Tuesday 16th October 2018
• Sports Leader Course – Day 3 of 4 – 20 TY students
Wednesday 17th October 2018
• Sports Leader Course – Day 4 of 4 – 20 TY students – half day only
• Team Hope Christmas Shoe Box Appeal Talk 10.25 am class – GP (Speaker – Nathalie Hand)
Thursday 18th October 2018
• ISL Sign Language Course 11.45 am-12.45 pm – 12 TY students – Day 7 of 8
• TY Show practice rotational – 40 minute slots in GP – not everyone from each base class is taking part so a small number of students from each class will be in class as normal
o 8.50 - 09.30 Group 3 Galway
o 9.30 - 10.10 Group 4 Hampshire
o 10.25 - 11.05 Group 5 Cheviot
o 11.05 - 11.45 Group 1 Belclare
o 11.45 - 12.25 Group 2 Merino
Friday 19th October 2018
• FAI Child Welfare Course – 23 TY students
• Dental Health Peer Ed Workshop 8.50 am-1.05 pm – 8 TY students – Day 2 of 2
• Primary School Rugby Blitz (9.00 am-12.30 pm) in Ashbourne Rugby Club – 10 TY students
Tuesday 23rd October 2018
• Volunteering for All Award Workshop 11.30 am-1.30 pm – 30 TY students
Thursday 25th October 2018
• ISL Sign Language Course 11.45 am-12.45 pm – 12 TY students – Day 8 of 8
• TY Show practice rotational – 40 minute slots – in GP
o 8.50 - 09.30 Group 4 Hampshire
o 9.30 - 10.10 Group 5 Cheviot
o 10.25 - 11.05 Group 1 Belclare
o 11.05 - 11.45 Group 2 Merino
o 11.45 - 12.25 Group 3 Galway
o 12.25-1.05 Solo Auditions – open to all
Break in TY Show rehearsals for November, December and January (start back Thursday 31st January 2019) as Grainne (the choreographer) is in pantomime
Friday 26th October 2018
• Criminal Courts of Justice visit 8.10 am-11.45 pm – 24 TY students
• FAI Child Welfare Course 8.50-10.10 am in YA08 – 23 TY students
Monday 29th October-Friday 2nd November 2018
• Mid-Term Break
Tuesday 6th November 2018
• Focus Ireland Talk 9.50-11.10 am in GP – half of TYs (Speaker – Susie Hall)
• Focus Ireland Talk 11.25 am-12.45 pm in GP – half of TYs (Speaker – Susie Hall)
• Stop Cyber Bullying Workshop Let’s B Safe 1.25-2.45 pm in GP – all of TYs (Speaker – John Dwyer)
Thursday 8th November 2018
• Irish Wheelchair Association Angels Campaign at Aldi and Dunnes – Class Cheviot in small groups
Friday 9th November 2018
• Irish Wheelchair Association Angels Campaign at Aldi and Dunnes – Class Cheviot in small groups
• Irish National Inclusive Karate Squad Bag Pack in Tesco – small groups
Tuesday 13th November 2018
• Zeminar Conference RDS – all TYS
Wednesday 14th November 2018
• Amanda Doherty Drama Workshop 11.45 am-1.05 pm – Drama module class only during Speech and Drama class time
Thursday 15th November 2018
• NutriSnax Healthy Eating Talk in GP – 11.30 am-12.20 pm – half of TYs – Galway, Hampshire and half of Merino (KB-RM)
• NutriSnax Healthy Eating Talk in GP – 12.20-1.05 pm – half of TYs – Belclare, Cheviot and half of Merino (HN-HW)
• Bake Sale in aid of Focus Ireland – in various locations in school lunchtime
Tuesday 20th November 2018
• Think Languages TY Language Fair 2.00-4.00 pm in Dublin Castle – 30 TY students
Wednesday 21st November 2018
• Pope John Paul II Achievement Award Talk 10.25 am in GP – all TYs
• TY Japanese Trip to Japanese Restaurant 12.30 – 3.00 pm – 24 TY students
Thursday 22nd November 2018
• Rory O’Connor of Rory’s Stories Talk 11.45 am in GP – all TYs
• Volunteer for All Award Team 12.25 pm in GP after talk to start on Charter
• Credit Union Youth Council Meeting 1.45 pm in GP – 15 TY students
Tuesday 27th-Friday 30th November 2018
• TY Activity Week
o Tuesday 27th November 2018 – own suitable clothes
o Causey Farm
o Wednesday 28th November 2018 – own suitable clothes
o First Aid Workshop in GP and Mezzanine – Cheviot, Hampshire, Belclare (PB – CMcG)
o Self Defence Workshop in Community Centre – Galway, Merino, Belclare (AMcG – EW)
o Thursday 29th November 2018 – own suitable clothes
o First Aid Workshop in GP and Mezzanine – Galway, Merino, Belclare (AMcG – EW)
o Self Defence Workshop in Community Centre – Cheviot, Hampshire, Belclare (PB – CMcG)
o Friday 30th November 2018 – full school uniform
o In school workshops
Radio Broadcasting in RA03 Group 1
Radio Broadcasting in WA08 Group 2
Film Production in Sports Hall
Drama in Mezzanine
Team Building & Leadership in GP
Monday 3rd December 2018
• Visit Out to Avaya Telecommunications Leopardstown 9.30 am to 1.45 pm – 10 TY students
Tuesday 4th December 2018
• Really Rubbish Film Festival Workshop 10.00 am to 3.00 pm in Demo Room – 12 students
Wednesday 5th December 2018
• Really Rubbish Film Festival Workshop 10.00 am to 3.00 pm in Demo Room – 12 students
Thursday 6th December 2018
• Community Awareness of Drugs Talk 11.45 am-1.05 pm in GP – Belclare and Cheviot
• APT Human Trafficking Life Skills Talk 11.45 am-1.05 pm in Demo Room – Merino and Hampshire
Monday 10th December 2018
• School Closed
Tuesday 11th December 2018
• Education through Recreation STEM Workshop – TY Science classes during Science 11.25 am double and 2.45 pm double
Thursday 13th December 2018
• DCU Engineering Talk for students interested in Engineering in RA02 – 11.45 am-12.15 pm
Tuesday 18th December 2018
• TY Spanish Trip to IFI Cinema – 3 TY Spanish classes
Wednesday 19th December 2018
• Class Galway Carol Singing in Scotch Hall Shopping Centre Drogheda to fundraise for their Music Memory Project with Kilbrew Nursing Home – 20 TY students
Friday 21st December 2018
• Christmas Holidays commence at 1.05 pm
Monday 7th January 2019
• School Re-opens
Thursday 10th January 2019
• Volleyball Ireland Coaching Course 9.00 am-3.30 pm in Community Centre – 17 TY students - postponed
Friday 11th January 2019
• TY Module Change Session End – in all Option Choices except Future Leaders and Wood
Monday 14th-Friday 18th January 2019
• DCU ComputeTY Programme 9.30 am-3.30 pm in DCU – 21 TY students
Wednesday 16th January 2018
• Law Education in Schools 2 Day Workshop including Mock Trial in GP – all TYs – Day 1 of 2
Thursday 17th January 2018
• Law Education in Schools 2 Day Workshop including Mock Trial in GP – all TYs – Day 2
Tuesday 22nd January 2019
• Physics of Waves Tyndall Lecture in Carlow IT – 9 TYs
• Breast Cancer Awareness Talk 12.05-12.45 pm in GP – TY girls
• Humourfit Value of Life Workshops for Mental Health Awareness Week
Thursday 24th January 2018
• TY Show Rehearsals 8.50 am-1.05 pm in GP – rotational groups with 40-minute slots
Thursday 31st January 2019
• TY Show Rehearsals 8.50 am-1.05 pm in GP – rotational groups with 40-minute slots
Thursday 7th February 2019
• TY Show Rehearsals 8.50 am-1.05 pm in GP – rotational groups with 40-minute slots
Monday 11th-Friday 15th February 2019
• TY Tutor Student Parent Meetings during school day
Tuesday 12th February 2019
• iWish Conference, RDS (TY girls)
Thursday 14th February 2019
• TY Show Rehearsals 8.50 am-1.05 pm in GP – rotational groups with 40-minute slots
Monday 18th-Friday 22nd February 2019
• Mid-Term Break
Tuesday 28th February 2019
• TY Show Rehearsals 8.50 am-1.05 pm in GP – rotational groups with 40-minute slots
Thursday 7th March 2019
• TY Show Rehearsals 8.50 am-1.05 pm in GP – rotational groups with 40-minute slots
Tuesday 12th March 2019
• Dublin Zoo Workshop on Sustainability/Conservation – all TYs
Thursday 14th March 2019
• TY Show Rehearsals 8.50 am-1.05 pm in GP – rotational groups with 40-minute slots
Friday 15th March 2019
• Dogs Trust Visit Out 12.00-1.00 pm – 30 TY students
Tuesday 19th March 2019
• School Closed / Staff CPD
Thursday 21st March 2019
• TY Show Rehearsals 8.50 am-1.05 pm in GP – rotational groups with 40-minute slots
Friday 22nd March 2019
• Dogs Trust Visit Out 12.00-1.00 pm – 30 TY students
Thursday 28th March 2019
• TY Show Rehearsals 8.50 am-1.05 pm in GP – rotational groups with 40-minute slots
Friday 29th March 2019
• TY Show Dress Rehearsal
Tuesday 2nd April 2019
• TY Show in Mezzanine
Wednesday 3rd April 2019
• TY Show in Mezzanine
Friday 5th April 2019
• Cookery Class Cake Decorating Workshop 8.50-11.45 am – 24 TY students
Friday 12th April 2019
• Easter Holidays commence at 1.05 pm
Monday 29th April 2019
• School Re-Opens
Tuesday 30th April 2019
• TY DCU Open Day 9.30 am-2.30 pm
Wednesday 1st May 2019
• 1stDrive Driving Skills Day Collon, Co Louth – 65 students – Cheviot, Belclare and half of Galway
• PALS (Positive and Assertive Life Skills) Programme Workshop 8.50-10.10 am in GP – Hampshire
• PALS (Positive and Assertive Life Skills) Programme Workshop 10.10-11.45 am in GP – Merino
Thursday 2nd May 2019
• 1stDrive Driving Skills Day Collon, Co Louth – Hampshire, Merino and half of Galway
• PALS (Positive and Assertive Life Skills) Programme Workshop 10.25-11.45 am in GP – Belclare
• PALS (Positive and Assertive Life Skills) Programme Workshop 11.45-1.05 am in GP – Cheviot
Friday 3rd May 2019
• PALS Programme Workshop 10.25-11.45 am in GP – Galway
Monday 6th May 2019
• Bank Holiday
Thursday 16th May 2019
• TY End of Year Activity Day Navan Adventure Sports – all TYs
Wednesday 22nd May 2019
• TY Graduation in Sports Hall at 4.15 pm
