Transition Year

The Transition Year programme is an integral part of our secondary school.

We see this programme as an opportunity for our students to build on the academic achievements and the character development attained in Junior Cycle in order to prepare them for the Leaving Certificate and for their future role in society.

The Transition Year Programme benefits from continuous reviewing and updating.

Rosemont’s Coaching system continues in TY, supporting your daughter in maximising her potential through Rosemont’s Core Programme and Powerful Opportunities. 

We encourage every girl to ‘personalise’ her TY, to jump in and start to discover new interests, skills, talents and passions!

Rosemont Transition Year: a year of EXTRA opportunities

Rosemont TY Programme outline 2023-2024
Rosemont’s Coaching system continues in TY, supporting your daughter in maximising her potential through Rosemont’s Core Programme and Powerful Opportunities. We encourage you to ‘personalise’ your TY, so jump in and start to discover new interests, skills, talents and passions!

Examples of CORE programme includes – for everyone

TY Carlingford Adventure Centre Trip

Sailing module

Mini-companies

TY Banking programme

Law Module (Public Access to Law – King’s Inn)

First Aid

Active Dance

Self Defence

TY trip to Belfast

TY retreat day – learning to reflect

Work Experience – Week 1: 9^th-13^th October; Week 2: 29^th January – 2^nd February

House Exams – late January / early February 2024

Social media and marketing

CATs – update from 1^st year testing

iWish Conference – Women in STEM careers

TY Parent-teacher meeting

TY presentation to parents – Term 1, November

TY presentation to parents – Term 2, 21^st March 2024

Gaisce Programme, including Gaisce Adventure Hike

Subjects studied in TY:

English, Maths, Irish, Careers, Chemistry, Biology, Business, Accounting, RE, PE, History, Geography, French, Art, Music,          Business, Spanish, Home Economics, Physics, Applied Maths, RSE, Wellbeing programme

All academic subjects are designed and delivered to form a strong academic foundation for Leaving Certificate success.

Optional Subjects from Junior Cycle:

Please note: students who took a particular subject option at Junior Cycle may switch to another option for TY, should they wish to do so.

Sampling 5^th years Subjects

All TY Students take part in ‘Sampling 5^th years Subjects’.

TY sampling will run for two weeks:    Monday 8^th January until Friday 19^th January 

For these dates, TY classes are taught as if the girls were already studying 5^th year syllabus.  Students can attend sample classes in any optional subject they choose.

Teachers select a short topic/unit that allows a meaningful insight into the subject at Leaving Certificate level.   Teachers give an overview of the subject syllabus, forms of assessment etc. to their students.  This facilitates the girls being well informed before they indicate their preferred subject choices for Leaving Certificate.

Careers – mock interviews; guest speakers; career research.

Our TY students are enrolled in the REACH+ programme on Careersportal.ie.  The Reach+ Career and College Preparation Programme is a blended Career Guidance Programme for Senior Cycle Students from TY to 6th Year. The programme encourages independent research and can help support your daughter in making informed career decisions through understanding themselves, the world of education, and the world of work. They will create a Career Portfolio which will contain all their career and course research and this can be assessed anytime from any wi-fi enabled device.  This programme is followed through a weekly Career Guidance class.

The Guidance Counsellor works closely with class groups and each girl individually to plan towards both their Leaving Certificate and their future studies toward a career.  Guest speakers, frequently past students of Rosemont, are invited to share their experiences of the studies and work related to their careers. This provides an excellent opportunity for our students to ask questions and gain a deeper understanding of possible careers.

Assessment:

TY students complete formal assessments in October, December, House Exams, and Summer Exams and parents receive written reports.  Assessments and reporting can be based on written exams, research, presentations, projects, performances, etc., and may be based on individual or group work. This approach develops the girls’ skills in the range of assessments used at 3^rd level as well as towards the Leaving Certificate.

Volunteering & community outreach opportunities:

Hospice Coffee Morning Fundraiser – TY organising Team

TY baking for Grandparents’ Mass and coffee morning

Sports Day – TY organising Team

Parents Association Fund-raising BBQ – TY Home Economics students host their own baking & TYs help in the organisation and running of the event

Christmas Shoebox appeal – TY organising Team

Carol singing

Making Connections letters

Powerful Opportunities – optional activities – Go for it!

DCU Talented Youth Programme.  CTYI Early University Programme. For more information, see CTYI website. https://www.dcu.ie/ctyi/secondary.shtml  Apply to TY Co-ordinating teacher

My Health TY programme. (RCSI). School application is usually in September – one place allotted per school; – check TY noticeboard.   Apply to TY Co-ordinating teacher

ESB Engineering your Future at ESB TY programme. Application usually September – check TY noticeboard.   Apply to TY Co-ordinating teacher & ESB

STEPS- Engineering Your Future TY programme at UCD Application usually March – check TY noticeboard.   Apply to TY Co-ordinating teacher and UCD

TCD TY Science programmes – further information will be shared with TY students when school receives the information from TCD; – check TY noticeboard.  Apply to TY Co-ordinating teacher and TCD

UCD TY Science programmes – further information will be shared with TY students when school receives the information from UCD; – check TY noticeboard.  Apply to TY Co-ordinating teacher and UCD

Iveagh Scholars Programme – Dept of Foreign Affairs. Apply to TY Co-ordinating teacher

Look into Law TY Programme – The Bar of Ireland. Applications are usually in October – check TY noticeboard.  Apply to TY Co-ordinating teacher

Junk Kouture.  Apply to Ms McKinley or Ms O’Connor

Debating. Apply to Ms Farrell

European Youth Parliament (EYP). Apply to TY Co-ordinating teacher

Model United Nations – Apply to TY Co-ordinating teacher

School Musical.  Apply to Ms J. Collins

Sports – after school training opportunities – hockey, basketball, netball, athletics, GAA, tennis

It’s a fun-filled year – go for it!

Optional Activities

• Gaisce Programme
• Debating
• European Youth Parliament (EYP)
• DELE – Spanish Language Exams (Certified by Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
• DELF – French Language Exams (Certified by Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
• School Musical
• Sports – After school training opportunities – hockey, basketball, netball, tennis, athletics