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 Errigal College News 2012... 

The First year students who are participating in the LET programme this week have attended a residential camp as part of the programme.  The Learning and Education Together programme encompasses enterprise training and outdoor activities for 12-13 year olds.  LET focuses on team building and decision making, personal budgeting and the importance of money management in today’s society.  Students explore what it takes to start and run a business and undertake a mini company challenge.  They also have the opportunity to experience a wide range of outdoor pursuits such as bouldering, rock climbing and canoeing.  The programme is sponsored by Young Enterprise and Junior Achievement.  Mr Molloy co ordinates the programme and accompanies the students.

On Wednesday 21-12-2011, Errigal College PE teacher, Mr Robert Fabisiak attended a Christmas Carols reception in the Polish Embassy in Dublin. The reception was hosted by Polish Ambassador, Mr Marcin Nawrot, his wife Urszula and Polish Consul, Mr Piotr Apostolidis. At this annual reception Mr Fabisiak made presentations to the ambassador and to the consul. The first was a pen made in Mr Bernard Doherty’s woodwork class. The pen was fashioned from Irish yew and was inlaid in a natural yew branch presentation case.  The second presentation was a piece of stained glass designed and produced by the Transition Year students of Errigal College. The stained glass is from Classy Glassy Crafts, a Start Your Own Business initiative coordinated by Ms Margaret Russell Kelly and Mr Danny Mc Fadden. There are four Polish students in this class: Magda, Klaudia and two girls called Kamila. Mr Fabisiak has worked in Errigal College for seven years. In 2008 he opened a Polish School in Errigal College. This school is run every Sunday and currently has sixty-five students.  Delighted at making such an auspicious presentation to the Polish ambassador, Mr Fabisiak told us: “I was very proud to show the world just how good Errigal College’s work can be. He couldn’t get over the quality of the pen and the beauty of the stained glass”.

Three students have made it to the semi-final stage of the Doodle 4 Google “I wish…” competition.  The competition requires students to create a doodle based on the “I wish” theme.  Leaving Cert Christopher Cannon and TY student Letitia Spratt have qualified in the Senior post primary section, while 1^st year Dominika Blaszczok has qualified in the Junior post primary section.  An expert judging panel will select 75 finalists from the 300 semi-finalists country wide and these winners will go forward to the public voting stage where their doodles will be displayed online from January 23^rd.  Ms Mc Guinness is the Art teacher.

Polish Consul- Mr Piotr Apostolidis, Errigal College teacher- Mr Robert Fabisiak, Polish Ambassador- Mr Marcin Nawrot.  Below, the gifts presented at the Embassy.

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