Building Leadership

The Connected Girl Podcast Series

The Connected Girl Podcast Series

Rosemont and The International Coalition of Girls’ Schools are proud to present The Connected Girl, a compelling six-episode On Educating Girls podcast series that offers expert insights into important aspects of girls’ healthy development in a world that can often...

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The Kindness Revolution: Why choose it?

The Kindness Revolution: Why choose it?

When we think of kindness we can be tempted to think of it as a soft virtue, however it is a great strength and always leaves an impact. Mother Teresa once said "“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” In today's Building...

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Serving others: what’s in it for me?

Serving others: what’s in it for me?

Description:  We can all relate to the title of this Building Leadership talk; "Serving others: what's in it for me?".   Motivation is key in the life of a teen.  And what greater motivation can there be than personal happiness? In this Building leadership talk, Máire...

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Humility the missing virtue

Humility the missing virtue

Building Leadership: Humility the missing virtue Description: Humility is another word for self-knowledge and greatness of heart - it is a virtue of a true Leader.  Without it we cannot build leadership in our teens. Studies show that humility is a common trait in...

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Why will your daughter be wearing a gratitude bracelet

Why will your daughter be wearing a gratitude bracelet

Description: Gratitude bracelets are a fun way of getting the gratitude conversation going. We help our girls not just hear about Grateful Living but help them to make it their own. In Rosemont we try to create a culture of flourishing, of being the best person I can...

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How to support our teens when friendships change

How to support our teens when friendships change

In our series of Building Leadership, Máire Cassidy shares with Rosemont parents some ideas on the topic of How to support our teens when friendships change.Friendships are an important part of our teens lives. They are also a great opportunity for our teens to grow...

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How to support responsible teens

How to support responsible teens

How to support responsible teens:Responsibility is something every parent hopes their teen will be.  In this month’s Building Leadership talk Máire Cassidy explores one’s ability to respond to people, situations, choices – that space between stimulus and response, in...

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Step up and speak out

Step up and speak out

Topic: Step up and speak out:   Something wrong? When there is something wrong or a situation our teens are uncomfortable with, this is the moment when typically, they need to speak out.   Speaking out can look differently depending on the situation.  For some it is a...

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Resilience in our Teens

Resilience in our Teens

Resilience in our Teens In this month's Building Leadership presentation, Máire Cassidy explores the all-important habit of resilience; the ability to bounce back from adverse situations.  The good news is that emotional resilience is a learned ability, so our teens...

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How your teen’s brain can focus on flourishing or anxiety

How your teen’s brain can focus on flourishing or anxiety

In this month’s Building Leadership talk, Máire Cassidy explores the teenage brain, its plasticity, emotional responses, and hormones. As adults we can experience our teen's outburst; tears and irritability, enthusiasm and over-excitement.  How do we know when things...

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How to help our teens build Lasting Friendships

How to help our teens build Lasting Friendships

In our first zoom talk in our series of Building Leadership, Máire Cassidy shares with Rosemont parents some ideas on the topic of "How to help our teens build Lasting Friendships". Friendship is the source of some of the great heartaches and joys for our teens.  For...

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Service

Service

In this podcast Máire Cassidy explores the importance of volunteering in your daughter's life. Volunteering is at the heart of who we are, it's walking the talk. It is the action of helping or doing something for someone besides ourselves. There are 4...

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Personal Responsibility

Personal Responsibility

As part of our virtue of Responsibility we have looked at Personal Responsibility with students in September.  We have explored various aspects of Personal Responsibility: What does a responsible person look like?    How to choose well in...

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Family Responsibility

Family Responsibility

Topics of this podcast: Families and the digital age and Love and imperfection in the family. Teens cannot imagine a world without social media.  Reflecting on the impact of digital media – will help them to be more aware and more discerning...

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Overview of the Virtue Programme…

Overview of the Virtue Programme…

Welcome to Rosemont’s Virtue Programme for Parents.   As parents you are essential to our school and our Virtue Programme. Through our Virtue Programme for Parents we hope to share with you the content of the programme that your daughters are receiving and...

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Building Leadership is produced by Máire Cassidy

Máire is an Irish and Geography teacher in Rosemont. She started her career graduating in law with a BCL from UCD and a BL from Kings Inns. In addition, Máire graduated with a BA in Irish and Geography from NUI Galway and a PME from TCD.

Building Leadership is rolled out annually to students, staff and parents.

In addition,  Máire is one of the team which set up the Momentum Leadership Programme, a leadership programme for TYs based in Dublin.