Cappanalea Outdoor Education

Some pictures from the recent 1st Year Bonding trip to Cappanalea Outdoor Education Centre.

As well as getting to know there new colleagues for their coming years in Hazelwood College, students experienced Hillwalking, Kayaking, Rock Climbing, Abseiling, Orienteering and Team Building.

Our thanks to the Transition Year assistants who helped make it such a successful trip.

Picture 1 Hazelwood College first years students prepare for rock climbing at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre during their induction programme. Pictured are (left to right) Conor Falvey, Fiona Wright, Aisling Brennan and Melissa Duggan.

Picture 2 Hazelwood College students at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre scale new heights during their induction days. Pictured are (from left to right) Brian Stack, Aaron Buckley, Michael Quinn, Jack Walsh, Conor Falvey and Brian Ahern.

Picture 3 First year Hazelwood College students (left to right) Melissa Duggan, Molly Roche and Chloe Dineen prepare to go rock climbing at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre.

Picture 4 Brian Ahern, Hazelwood College first year, rests after scaling the heights during rock climbing at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre.

Picture 5 Pictured (from left to right) Melissa Duggan, Sarah Sheehan, Fiona Wright and Aisling Brennan make their final preparations as they prepare to absail down the rock face at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre.

Picture 6 Brian Ahern, Hazelwood College first year student, uses the absailing skills he learned while at Cappanalea Outdoor and Training Centre.

Picture 7 Hazelwood College’s Brian Stack scales the heights at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre at the first year induction programme.

Picture 8 Transition Year student Niamh O’Brien (right) helps Melissa Duggan (left) into her harness during rock climbing at the Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre.

Picture 9 Hazelwood College students receive instruction as they prepare to go kayaking at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre.

Picture 10 Hazelwood College students Conor Stack (left) gives Jack Walmsley (right) a push as they learn how to surf at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre

Picture 11 Jack Walmsley, first year Hazelwood College, finds his feet as he learns to surf at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre during the first year induction programme.

Picture 12 Colm Ryan, first year Hazelwood College, plunges in while at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre during his induction programme.

Picture 13 Pictured (from left to right) Daniel Cunningham, Michael Simcox and Darragh Ryan, all first years attending Hazelwood College who participated in the induction programme for first years at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre.

Picture 14 Keith Falvey (left) and Conor Falvey (right) share some fun after kayaking at the Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre, during the Hazelwood College induction programme.

Picture 15 Big Smiles! Shauna Cunningham (left) and Sarah Sheehan (right) are all smiles after coming out of the water at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre during the Hazelwood College induction programme.

Picture 16 Hazelwood College students participate in their induction programme at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre as they prepare to go hill walking. Pictured are (from left to right) Claudia Walsh, Clodagh Watson, Jack Walmsley, Michael Barrett, David Condon, Connor Davy, Darragh Stack, Rachel Doody, Aoife Sheehan, Sarah Enright, Jenny Prunty (TY), Ms Noreen Daly, Shauna Cunningham, Ms Betty Cotter and Íde Collins. .

Picture 17 First Year Hazelwood College students on their hill walking event in Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre. Pictured (from left to right) Íde Collins, Rachel Doody, Aoife Sheehan, Darragh Stack, Jack Walmsley, Connor Davy and Michael Barrett.

Picture 18 Darragh Ryan, first year student at Hazelwood College, makes his way through at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre.

Picture 19 Hazelwood College students while hill walking at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre. Pictured are Shauna Cunningham (top), (from left to right) Aoife Sheehan, Connor Davy, Jack Walmsley, Ms Katie Kelly of Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre, Darragh Ryan, Claudia Walsh, Sarah Enright, Íde Collins, Jenny Prunty (TY), Michael Barrett and David Condon

Picture 20 From left to right Ms Katie Kelly, an instructor at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre, with Hazelwood College first years students Íde Collins, Shauna Cunningham and Michael Barrett.

Picture 21 Hazelwood College first year students participate in Orienteering at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre. Pictured are back row (from left to right) Clodagh Watson, David Condon, Rachel Doody, Aoife Sheehan, Ide Collins, Darragh Ryan, Jenny Prunty (TY), Michael Barrett, Jack Walmsley and Claudia Walsh. Front row (from left) are Sarah Enright, Shauna Cunningham and Connor Davy.

Picture 22 Hazelwood College first year students receive instruction before beginning their Orienteering Course at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre.

Picture 23 Sarah Shanahan (left) and Melissa Duggan (right), both Hazelwood College first year students, participate in Orienteering during the induction programme at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre.

Picture 24 Hazelwood College first year students at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre rest before participating in events at their induction programme. Pictured are back row Melissa Duggan, Fiona Wright, Sarah Sheehan, Brian Aherne, Aisling Brennan and Niamh O’Brien (TY). Front row (from left) Jack Walsh, Aaron Buckley and Connor Falvey.

Picture 25 Making a Splash! Hazelwood College first year students enjoy themselves at their induction programme at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre. Pictured are (from left to right) Jack Walmsley, Shauna Cunningham, Íde Collins, Jenny Prunty (TY), Darragh Ryan, Michael Barrett, Sarah Sheehan, Connor Davy, Rachel Doody, Michael Quinn, Chloe Dineen, Clodagh Watson and David Condon.

Picture 26 Hazelwood College first year students at Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre during their induction programme there.