OPEN NIGHT 2014 OPEN NIGHT 2014 GUIDANCE GUIDANCE JEANELLE GRIFFIN JEANELLE GRIFFIN
OPEN NIGHT 2014OPEN NIGHT 2014
GUIDANCE GUIDANCE
JEANELLE GRIFFINJEANELLE GRIFFIN
COMPREHENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE
ETHOS ALL WELCOME BOYS & GIRLS ALL ABILITIES SUBJECT CHOICE PROGRAMME CHOICE MIXED ABILITY CLASSES EXTRA CURRICULAR
“A HEALTHY MIND IN A “A HEALTHY MIND IN A HEALTHY BODY”HEALTHY BODY”
BELONGING &BELONGING & INTEGRATINGINTEGRATING
COMPREHENSIVECOMPREHENSIVE SUBJECT RANGESUBJECT RANGE
COMPREHENSIVECOMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME CHOICEPROGRAMME CHOICE
JUNIOR CERT 2018JUNIOR CERT 2018
TRANSITION YEAR 1YRTRANSITION YEAR 1YR
LEAVING CERTLEAVING CERT
LEAVING CERT LEAVING CERT VOCATIONAL PREPVOCATIONAL PREP
LEAVING CERT APPLIEDLEAVING CERT APPLIED
JUNIOR CYCLE 3YR
SENIOR CYCLE 2YR
YOUR CHOICEYOUR CHOICE
Five/Six Year PackageFive/Six Year Package
JUNIOR CERTIFICATE JUNIOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME
3 Years3 Years
2015 2015 –– 20182018
Junior Cert Junior Cert foundation for foundation for Leaving Cert Leaving Cert ProgrammesProgrammes..
JUNIOR CERTIFICATE JUNIOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME PROGRAMME
COMPULSORY COMPULSORY CORECORE
OPTION OPTION SUBJECTSSUBJECTS
COMPULSORY CORECOMPULSORY CORE PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME
IrishIrish EnglishEnglish MathsMaths FrenchFrench ScienceScience HistoryHistory GeographyGeography Civic, Social & Civic, Social &
Political Education Political Education (C.S.P.E.)(C.S.P.E.)
Religion (R.E.)Religion (R.E.) Physical Education Physical Education
(P.E.)(P.E.) Social, Personal & Social, Personal &
Health Education Health Education (S.P.H.E.)(S.P.H.E.)
ComputersComputers
EXAM NON-EXAM
& 2 OPTION SUBJECTS
OPTION PROGRAMMEOPTION PROGRAMME
77 OPTIONSOPTIONS
SELECT SELECT ANY TWOANY TWO
2 OPTION S
OPTION PROGRAMMEOPTION PROGRAMME SELECT SELECT ANY 2!ANY 2!
Materials Technology Materials Technology –– WoodWood
MetalworkMetalwork
Technical GraphicsTechnical Graphics
Business StudiesBusiness Studies
ArtArt
Home EconomicsHome Economics
MusicMusic
SAMPLING…SAMPLING…
Students sample all options up Students sample all options up to midto mid--term breakterm break
SAMPLING…SAMPLING…
GIVES THE STUDENT GIVES THE STUDENT AN OPPORTUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE TO EXPLORE INTERESTS AND INTERESTS AND ABILITIESABILITIES
MAKE AN MAKE AN INFORMEDINFORMED DECISIONDECISION
LOOKING AHEAD!LOOKING AHEAD! … TO LEAVING CERT… TO LEAVING CERT
CONTINUATION SUBJECTS
KEEPING OPTIONS OPEN
MATERIALSMATERIALS TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY --WOODWOOD
ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY
“HANDS ON”“HANDS ON”
PRACTICALPRACTICAL
TOOLS & MACHINERYTOOLS & MACHINERY
SKETCH FREEHANDSKETCH FREEHAND
THEORYTHEORY : WRITTEN 2 : WRITTEN 2 HOUR EXAM 100marksHOUR EXAM 100marks
PROJECTPROJECT : MAKING & : MAKING & DESIGNING & DESIGNING & PORTFOLIO 200 marksPORTFOLIO 200 marks
METALWORKMETALWORK ENGINEERINGENGINEERING
• “HANDS ON” • PRACTICAL • TOOLS & MACHINERY •THEORY : WRITTEN 25% •PROJECT : 4 MONTHS – COMPLETED AT SCHOOL 50% •PRACTICAL: 3 HOUR FITTING TEST HELD IN MAY 25%
METALWORKMETALWORK HAND SKILLS – MARKING OUT,
CUTTING, DRILLING & FILING
MACHINE SKILLS – TURNING, DRILLING, BENDING
JOINING SKILLS – SOLDERING, WELDING, BRAZING
SKILLS FOR LIFE – FROM WIRING A PLUG TO WELDING A TABLE!
TECHNICAL GRAPHICSTECHNICAL GRAPHICS DESIGN & COMMUNICATIONDESIGN & COMMUNICATION GRAPHICS (DCG)GRAPHICS (DCG)
DRAWING SKILLS, DRAWING SKILLS, PROBLEM SOLVING, PROBLEM SOLVING, AWARENESS OF AWARENESS OF SHAPE & DESIGNSHAPE & DESIGN
SUITS STUDENTS SUITS STUDENTS WHO THINK WHO THINK LOGICALLY, ARE LOGICALLY, ARE CAREFUL, ACCURATE CAREFUL, ACCURATE AND CREATIVEAND CREATIVE
COMPUTER AIDED COMPUTER AIDED DESIGNDESIGN
TECHNICAL GRAPHICSTECHNICAL GRAPHICS 3 HOUR EXAM
SHORT ANSWER Q’s
LONGER Q’s – allow student to show the drawing & problem solving skills learned
ARCHITECTURE OR ENGINEERING
BUSINESS STUDIESBUSINESS STUDIES
ACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING
BUSINESS STUDIES BUSINESS STUDIES
BUSINESS STUDIES
THEORY – INSURANCE, BANKING, TECHNOLOGY, MARKETING etc
ACCOUNTING – ORGANISE & RECORD FINANCIAL INFORMATION: FINAL, CLUB, FARM ACCOUNTS etc
RELATES TO LIFE: SAVING, SPENDING, RUNNING A BUSINESS, WAGES etc
EXAM: 2PAPERS : MIXTURE OF ACCOUNTING & THEORY …WIDE CHOICE ON PAPERS SO IF STUDENT IS NOT STRONG IN ACCOUNTS – THEORY SECTION CAN COMPENSATE THEM
STUDENT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE STRONG IN MATHS, BASIC +, -, and % calculation
HOME ECONOMICSHOME ECONOMICS SOCIAL SCIENTIFICSOCIAL SCIENTIFIC
THEORYTHEORY : FOOD : FOOD CHOICES, CONSUMER CHOICES, CONSUMER STUDIES ,SOCIAL STUDIES ,SOCIAL STUDIES, CHILDCARE STUDIES, CHILDCARE etcetc
PRACTICALPRACTICAL : : COOKERY, COOKERY, CRAFTWORK, CRAFTWORK, TEXTILES & FASHION TEXTILES & FASHION
HOME ECONOMICS
WRITTEN EXAM 50%WRITTEN EXAM 50%
PROJECT & FOLDER 15% (CRAFT)PROJECT & FOLDER 15% (CRAFT)
COOKERY TASKS & FOLDER 35%COOKERY TASKS & FOLDER 35%
“HANDS ON”, PRACTICAL “HANDS ON”, PRACTICAL –– ACTIVE LEARNINGACTIVE LEARNING
VALUABLE SUBJECT VALUABLE SUBJECT -- VITAL TO VITAL TO EVERYDAY LIVINGEVERYDAY LIVING
ARTART ART AND DESIGNART AND DESIGN
LEARN A VARIETY OF LEARN A VARIETY OF NEW CRAFTSNEW CRAFTS
SUITS STUDENT WITH SUITS STUDENT WITH CREATIVE, ARTISTIC CREATIVE, ARTISTIC FLAIRFLAIR
PREPARED TO WORK ON PREPARED TO WORK ON TECHNIQUE & TECHNIQUE & EXPRESSIVE STYLEEXPRESSIVE STYLE
CREATE AND MAKE SO CREATE AND MAKE SO THAT STUDENT LEARNS THAT STUDENT LEARNS BY BY DOINGDOING
ART
PROJECT: SCHOOL BASED, FROM A LIST OF THEMES
EXAM: DRAW AN OBJECT AND A PERSON
MUSICMUSIC
•SING •LEARN TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT •LISTEN TO ALL TYPES OF MUSIC: POP, CLASSICAL, TRADITIONAL •COMPOSING •PRACTICAL EXAM – SING OR PLAY AN INSTRUMENT •COMBINED AURAL & WRITTEN EXAM COMPOSING & LISTENING
SUBJECT CHOICESUBJECT CHOICE SOME GUIDELINES SOME GUIDELINES
STUDY SUBJECTS YOU STUDY SUBJECTS YOU ENJOY!ENJOY!
Aptitude for the subjectAptitude for the subject
Prepared to work at the Prepared to work at the subjectsubject
Don’t do subject Don’t do subject because the friend is because the friend is doing it!doing it!
All subjects are open to All subjects are open to girls and boysgirls and boys
NCCA Website & Fact Sheets
SUBJECT CHOICESUBJECT CHOICE SOME GUIDELINESSOME GUIDELINES
Our Our CORECORE subjects subjects keep all options keep all options open open
*French, *Science *French, *Science
(implications for (implications for third level courses) third level courses)
NEED A PASS IN A MODERN LANGUAGE AS AN ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR NUI COLLEGES
FRENCH (*CORE*)
SCIENCE (*CORE*)SCIENCE (*CORE*)
JUNIOR CERTJUNIOR CERT
LEAVING CERTLEAVING CERT
BIOLOGYBIOLOGY
CHEMISTRYCHEMISTRY
PHYSICSPHYSICS
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
ENTRANCE ASSESSMENTENTRANCE ASSESSMENT
SPRING 2015 2 HOURS (with break!) ENGLISH & MATHS IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO MAY NEED EXTRA SUPPORT –NO WORRIES!
SUBJECT LEVELSSUBJECT LEVELS
Higher and Ordinary Level in all Higher and Ordinary Level in all subjects.subjects.
Foundation Level : Irish, English & Foundation Level : Irish, English & Maths.Maths.
Common Level in CSPE.Common Level in CSPE.
LOOK SAY COVER
WRITE CHECK
LITERACY
LITERACY!
FINALLY …FINALLY …
BEST OF LUCK AS BEST OF LUCK AS YOU SELECT YOU SELECT
THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION YOUR ATTENTION