Davitt College

TRANSITION YEAR

Recognition that the world and the workplace are changing rapidly, together with the fact that students are leaving second level education at too young an age resulted in the development of a Transition Year Programme in Davitt College. The programme has been running successfully for a number of years, as is evident by the number of students opting for this extra year.
We have devised our own programme in conjunction with Department of Education guidelines. Inspectors visit the school regularly to inspect and monitor our syllabus. Transition year is recognised as the first of a three-year Senior Cycle.

The key aims of the programme are:

• Education for maturity with the emphasis on personal development including social awareness and competence.
• The acquiring of General, Technical and Academics skills including
• Communication and enterprise skills.
• Education through experience of adult and working life.

The emphasis in Transition Year is on the development of skills which we believe will benefit the pupils in Leaving Certificate, Third Level Studies, and in working life. We attempt to develop self-confidence, study skills, information seeking skills, ability to work in groups, entrepreneurial and leisure skills to name but a few. Emphasis is also placed on self-regulated learning where students take greater responsibility for their own learning and decision-making.
The curriculum includes a wide variety of subject and study areas which could not be included in a Leaving Certificate programme. It gives students the opportunity to taste many different subject areas, which, in conjunction with a career guidance programme, is of great benefit when choosing their Leaving Certificate subjects.

Transition Year Activities First Term '09

11/09/09 - Climb of Croagh Patrick
14/09/09 - Cake Sale - Irish Department
15/09/09 - Film in the Dining Hall
21/09/09 - Bord Bia Demonstration
02/10/09 - Visit from CRC FM
05/10/09 - Mentoring Programme
07/10/09 - Astro Turf
13/10/09 - Visit from Permanent TSB
19/10/09 - Set Dancing in Mary Moran’s Cottage Ballintubber
20/10/09 - Enterprise Day in the Travellers Friend (D.C. won 1 prize)
03/11/09 - Transition Year Sports Day in Belmullet
04/11/09 - Life Saving Module
05/11/09 - 06/11/09 - Delphi Adventure Centre Outdoor Pursuits: Overnight - Excellent Trip
09/11/09 -10/11/09 - Visit to Turlough House
12/11/09 - Gardaí Visit Re: Road Safety
14/11/09 - Bag Packing In Dunnes Stores for Charity
16/11/09 - 27/11/09 - Work Experience
02/12/09 - Visit to the Courts
07/12/09,09/12/09,11/12/09 - Relationships and Sexuality Programme
14/12/09, 17/12/09 - Defibrillator Training