Some photos of the recent Transition Year trip to Zipit Forest Adventures in Cork.
Tag: Transition Year
Marketplace Results
On Friday last the Business and Enterprise department in Hazelwood held their Marketplace allowing Transition Years and other interested students from first and second year to put on an Entrepreneurs hat for the day and to turn their innovative ideas into reality. Judged by local business people and entrepreneurs, attached are some photos of the prizewinners on the day
Picture 1: Overall winners “Ceneletterart” Nikita Doonet, Chloe Farrell, Ellen Reidy and Evelyne Mancassola. Also pictured are judges L-R Anne O Dea-Buckley, Dromcollogher Credit Union, Maura Meaney of Meaneys Centra, Catherine Hayes of the AIB, NCW, Clint Sexton of Weener Plastics and Noel O Grady of Hazelwood College
Picture 2: Runners Up “Cruelty Free Chocolate” Sinead Wright, Sarah Enright and Emma Healy pictured with Catherine Hayes,AIB, Ciara Broderick, Hazelwood College, Anne O Dea-Buckley, Dromcollogher Credit Union and Margaret Griffen, Hazelwood College
Picture 3: “Best Junior” Evan Quaid of Quaid Candles
Picture 4: Highly Commended “Munchy Magic” L-R Aisling Brennan, Aine O Sullivan, Aoife Sheahan and Shauna Cnningham
Picture 5 Highly Commended ” The Bobblemen” Jack Pierce, Eoin Finn, James Molyneaux and Brian Ahern
Picture 6 Most Innovative ” Mobile Legs” Daniel Cunningham, Conor Falvey and Sean O Ceallaigh
Picture 6 Highly Commended “Pak Smart” Roisin Normoyle and Ciara Mc Carthy
JBM Sorts ” Best Stand” Billy Ryan, Jamie O Connor, and Michael Quinn
Best Business Plan: “Life Savers” Kieran O Flynn, Jack Walmseley and Darragh Ryan
Legally Blonde Jnr DVD
The DVD of the recent performance of Legally Blonde Jnr was recorded by Kevin Daly and is now available to order. The cost of the DVD is €10 and should be paid to school reception by Friday 2nd February
Here is a short trailer of the evenings events.
International Volunteer Day
TY students who volunteered their time in Dromcollogher Respite Centre on International Volunteer Day. The residents of the Respite enjoyed a wide variety of talent from our students
Torc Mountain
Images from the recent Climb of Torc Mountain by Transition Years
The four hour walk took the students from the base of the Waterfall at Torc in Killarney to the top of Top Mountain, a 5km climb of 535m (1755ft) in just over 2 hours. The walk took the steep tourist climb from the base of the waterfall to the top of the waterfall. They followed the Old Kenmare Road between Torc and Mangerton mountains until they reached the south face of Torc. From there it was a trek along the OPW constructed trail to the top where a fantastic 360′ panoramic view was to seen on what was a cold but clear day. In the northly wind it was a crisp 7′C at the top.
Wheelchair Basketball
The TY classes take part in a workshop run by the Irish Wheelchair Association allowing them to experience first-hand the difficulties encountered by wheelchair users-while also having the fun of trying out a new sport.
Integrated Dance
The Transition Year class are currently taking part in an Intergrated Dance program at the Cheshire Home in Rathfredagh. Intergrated Dance involves disabled and non-disabled people working together to create and perform dance.
TY@Ballyhass
Hazelwood College Transition Year students participated on an induction programme at the Ballyhass Lakes Activity Centre. Students participated in a series of physical challenges in order to build bonds and to prepare them for the unique challenges and learning environment offered by Transition Year. The programme is designed to instil individual confidence and independence, while strengthening the group’s identity and awareness. The development of both the individual and group confidence are key in the TYP, where students are encouraged to become self-directed and autonomous learners, able to work collectively and individually on practical and academic challenges, without the pressure of state exams.
Picture 1: The TY class of 2017/18 are pictured with Ballyhass Instructors Cillian O Riordan and Jason Sheahan who are also past pupils of the Hazelwood.
Picture 2: TY students L-R Nicole Murphy, Fiona Wright and Aisling Shanahan enjoying their TY team Building trip in Ballyhass Lakes
Munster Driving Campus
Hazelwood College Transition Year students are pictured having participated in a day long driving course at the Munster Driving Campus, where the students were able to drive in real life conditions and attain competency in their driving.
Hazelwood Duo Charmed in China
by Ronan Cahill and Máiríde Bennis
Recently, Hazelwood College Transition Year students Ronan Cahill and Máiríde Bennis travelled to Shanghai University via Amsterdam. The trip was in conjunction with UCC Confucius Institute. When we arrived there we got on a 2 hour bus journey to the university, which brought our total travelling time to 24 hours since we left Cork. On the first day we went to a tea culture show which was interesting but was a very long process. The first meal we ate was in the Sheraton Hotel, it was a lunch buffet. Ronan tried wasabi and loved it! Wasabi is a traditional Chinese sauce which is very spicy. The next day we went to an ancient water village in Zhujiajiao. The village was over 400 years old and smelt very bad due to the polluted river. Throughout the 2 weeks we studied Chinese calligraphy and Mandarin Chinese. The classes were 2 or 3 hours long apiece. Calligraphy was very technical and it was hard to get the brush strokes right. In Chinese we learnt basic words and phrases so we could order food and talk about our family. We also went to a Chinese acrobatic show which was surreal.
We also had some Taiji classes in which we learnt basic self-defence, and the Chinese martial art of taiji.
We also went on an overnight trip to Suzhou and Hangzhou where we visited an ancient Chinese temple, which was over 1000 years old. In Hangzhou we went on a river cruise and saw a water light show. We visited a silk factory and saw the process of making silk from the worms to the shop.
The Oriental Pearl tower was amazing. We went up to the second highest floor because the top floor was closed. The glass floor was mesmerising. We also had to do a social evening performance, Máiride did Irish dancing and Ronan sang in a group.
There was a lot of Western food available in the supermarkets. We were told not to eat street food because we didn’t know the reputation of the business or how clean their food was. We tried dumplings, wontons and noodles. It was very spicy but no unbearable. We also had some unusual things like chicken legs and beef jerky. The food at the buffets that we went to was really nice they served things like crab curry and seafood pie.
Overall it was an unbelievable experience and we both agree that we would go back in a heartbeat.