To take note of all that I have done in January, I will review and reflect my top 5 highlights of February
1. First Aid Training
One of the most eye-opening aspects of February, and also my Transition Year, was the First Aid training, which was undergone in the school gym. Facilitated by Siren Training & Consulting, we underwent the course in one school day. On Friday 26th of February. All TY students gathered in the school gym, before being greeted by our tutor for the day, who would be teaching us the ‘Basic First Aid’ course single-handedly. It was honestly one of the most eye-opening experiences for me in my TY, as I have underwent training in areas such as CPR, Wounds, Bandaging and Heart Conditions.
2. Finishing Work Experience at Highland Radio
I was extremely saddened to have finished my work experience at Highland Radio. I was such a fun, yet insightful placement. Since the start of the New Year, I have been working as part of the Highland Radio staff, and to sum-up my eight weeks there in one word it would be -‘Unbelievable’. This placement was simply amazing, and was something that was right up my street. I enjoyed my time there thoroughly, and to say goodbye and walk out the front door was very hard for me! Words cannot describe how much I enjoyed this placement. The station is a credit to the North-West, and it is also is a credit to its staff. Each and every one of the staff members have also been more than accommodating, and each of them have tried their up-most best to educate me on every aspect of radio.A special thanks has to be given to the staff member who had to put-up with me the most – Linda. She was an unbelievable employer, and an even better guide. I hope to return to Highland Radio some day. It will not be the last time that I will set foot in a radio station.
3. Preparing for Seachtain na Gaeilge 2016
This year Transition Year Students in Crana College, were entrusted with arranging of and coordination of Seachtain na Gaeilge events in Crana College. Along with our Irish teacher, and Transition Year Coordinator – Ms Bradley, my class – TY1 have began to arrange the celebrations! Our class was split up into smaller groups to organise varying events to occur over the seventeen days. I have been arranged into a group along with four other students in my class – Ciara, Sonia, Niamh & Máiréad, to arrange a ‘Tráth na gCeist’ or a quiz. I am really looking forward to carrying out the quiz for all 1st Year and 2nd Year Students.
4. Exam Attendance at the Crana College Mock Examinations.
I was given the task of something very different, and something that I have never had any experience at before. This is ‘Exam Monitoring’ in which I am asked to attend to and facilitate the Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate Mock Examinations in Crana College. I was working with another TY Student to undergo these tasks, and it was extremely interesting to be allowed to help to facilitate a series of exams similar to those in June ran by the State Examinations Commission.
5. Continuing the Irish Architecture Foundation’s Architecture Module
TY1 Students were working with local architect – Breedge Galbraith. Continuing with the Irish Architecture Foundation’s TY Architecture module, a local architect has been drafted in to inspire and support us in the designing section of the module, in which we aim to upcycle an old ‘Fruit of the Loom’ plant, to function as a possible new school campus fro Crana College. It was a really fun and exciting task, working to create and dream about a quite large, and possibly imminent building. I really liked this module, as it was based on creativity and students were allowed to go and source what they wanted to source in order to create a new school.
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