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Main Features Course Structure Course Content Curriculum Parents Night Presentation The transition Year Option is designed specifically for students leaving junior certificate and moving onto senior level. It provides a breathing space between the two demanding examination oriented courses of junior cert and leaving cert, The course offered in Coláiste Lorcáin is designed to
The broad range of skills and competencies fostered during the TYP include;
The program consists of a number of components including academic / aesthetic / technological skills, social and personal development and career education. It is designed to give time to areas of learning which would not normally be possible. School Educational Trips are an integral part of theTYP. It is intended to arrange one educational tour every term, with a final term tour of three days away. Parents are asked to encourage their children to participate in all these trips as they are seen as an important part of the overall development within TYP Course content; The course consists of ; A continuation of the academic / technological subjects from junior cert to senior cycle.An extra array of subjects covering areas not previously included and also linked with the main stream subject. Contact with out of school agencies as in work experience to develop an awareness of the world of work. English, Irish, Maths, Religion, Media, Studies, French, Construction Studies, Business Studies, Physics, Technical drawing, European Studies, Energy, Home Economics, Accounting, Engineering, Minicompany, Physical education, Science across the World, Biology, History, Drama, Leadership, Computers (European Driver’s License), Step into Marketing, Keyboard skills, Music, |