The Annual Report of the Board of Governors’ 2014-2015
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
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- Euroscola 2015
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- 2.6 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL VISITS
- ST MARY’S SKI VISIT TO BIBERWIER, AUSTRIA (DECEMBER 2014)
- SPANISH DEPARTMENT VISIT TO CATALONIA, SPAIN (june 2015)
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPSGermanIn September 2014, we received a visit from two members of the English Department and twenty students from our German Partner School, Gymnasium Oesede. The German group attended classes with Year 11-12 students and students in Years 11 also took part in the following trips and activities: Guided tour of the school and cookery classes with Mrs Carr; group visit to The Giant’s Causeway and Carrick A Rede Ropebridge, took part in a science project led by Mr McAuley; group visit to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum and the Titanic Exhibition. In addition, Year 8 students were taught German by visiting members of staff from Gymnasium Oesede. Evening activities were also provided for our visitors in the form of coaching in Gaelic sport, Irish language classes, set dancing and traditional music and a talk on Irish History. SpainOn 15 June 2015 a group of 11 students accompanied by Miss MacOscar and Miss McCloskey spent a week in the beautiful Spanish sunshine with our partner school Colegio Aristos, Getafe. St Mary’s students participated in Colegio Aristos’ first ever International Week which saw students from Northern Ireland, USA, France and Spain doing a range of activities together. Students visited many beautiful cities including Toledo, Segovia and Madrid itself. Highlights included climbing the many, many steps of “Cinderella’s” castle, the escalators of Toledo, microphone time on the bus, being a (sub) squad, “vamos” and Al Campo (maybe just the teachers!) Five students from Colegio Aristos returned with St Mary’s students to learn about Irish culture and history through making soda bread and taking part in a ceili along with visiting some attractions. Euroscola 2015Miss McAllister led team of seven Year 12 students who considered the 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) due to expire in 2015. They then created a leaflet informing their peers about one of the MDGs and what progress has been made towards achieving this Goal. They were also tasked with proposing a future global development goal and justifying the need for such a goal. In the face of tough opposition St. Mary’s were awarded first place and a trip to Strasbourg in February and took part in the Euroscola in the European Parliament. The trip was in conjunction with Rainey Endowed and all involved enjoyed a full day of activities at the European Parliament. Sarah Gallen made a splash when she asked the opening question of the first parliamentary sitting as well as being selected as rapporteur for her group. James McTeague also took a leading role in the European quiz, winning among other things a sweater and hat. All St. Mary’s pupils were exemplary ambassadors for the school and the trip was thoroughly enjoyed by all. In March 2015, Emma Boyle, Hannah Neely and Lauren McStocker attended The Hilton, Templepatrick to address a conference of educators from across Europe about their experiences participating in Euroscola. The winning pupils were: Jake Kuczogi, James McTeague, Hannah Neely, Emma Bradley, Lauren McStocker, Sarah Gallen and Emily Hinds. EURO QuizSix Key Stage 3 students represented St Mary’s in the Euro Quiz competition in the Guildhall, Derry in April 2015. Curriculum ActivitiesAll Year 11 students in St. Mary’s participated in the European Studies Programme. They undertook a number of curriculum projects based on Learning for Life and Work, the results of which were shared with a number of European partners on the ESP Communication Platform. This sharing of curriculum work is extended to on-line discussion and video conferencing. 2.6 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL VISITSThroughout 2014-15, students had opportunities to engage in a wide range of educational visits, both residential and non-residential. Educational visits involved students in off-site academic, sporting, cultural, creative and personal development activities which contributed to their learning and development beyond the classroom. Details of the educational visits organised by each subject department are available in the Department Achievements and Activities section of this report. The following section provides an overview of the residential educational visits that took place in 2014-15. ST MARY’S SKI VISIT TO BIBERWIER, AUSTRIA (DECEMBER 2014)In December 2014, seventy Year 9 and Year 14 students set off on the annual Ski Trip to Biberwier in Austria. Led by Mrs Carr, the students were accompanied by Mr Dunlop, Mr McElholm, Mr Teague, Mr Tracey, Miss McCloskey, Miss McAllister, Mrs Henry and our principal, Mrs Gillespie. The group spent seven nights in the very comfortable Mc Tirol hotel in Biberwier and despite a lack of snow in some areas, had a great week skiing on the Zugspitze glacier and in Ehrwald. Whilst there, they were also able to shop in the village of Ehrwald, visit the picturesque local church and in the evenings could also avail of the hotel swimming pool, games room and disco. On the journey home the group visited Christmas markets in Garmisch and Zurich. SPANISH DEPARTMENT VISIT TO CATALONIA, SPAIN (june 2015)In June 2015, the Spanish Department took a group of Year 10 and 11 students on an educational visit to the region of Catalonia in North Eastern Spain. Led by Mrs Mateo-Loughlin and accompanied by Mrs Gillespie, Mrs Hynds, Mr Quinn, Mr Francis, Mrs McAuley, Miss Cassidy and Mrs Anne McCormick, the 61 students spent five days learning about the Spanish culture. During the trip, students enjoyed a tour of Barcelona and visited the Nou Camp, the Aquarium, Maremagnum Shopping Centre, the Sacred Family of Gaudi and Poble Espanyol, an open-air museum with replicas of Spanish buildings from different centuries and regions. They also spent half a day visiting the Monastery in Montserrat where they enjoyed a trip on a cable car and on a zip train to the top of the mountain. Another day was spent in Portaventura Theme Park. They also had a guided tour of the beautiful city of Tarragona and its roman ruins with some time to shop in the afternoon. Pupils were also allowed time to swim in the hotel pool, play volleyball at the beach, eat ice-cream and play ten-pin bowling. 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