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Welcome to Coláiste Lorcáin

Colåiste Lorcåin aims to develop all aspects of the individual student and to provide an education that is relevant to his/her needs and which will prepare him/her for life and living in the modern world. As part of this, we help our students to attain the highest academic standards, each to the level of their ability.

Our students are encouraged to participate to the fullest possible extent in the social, physical and cultural activities of the school so that on completion of their formal second level education, they may emerge as self disciplined, responsible and well adjusted citizens, capable of playing an active and positive role in modern society.

Parents are encouraged to maintain close contact with the school. There is a need to work closely so that home/school can have a shared sense of purpose and mutual respect with the sharing of information, responsibility and skills.

Announcements

House Exams - 17 May 2012

The House exams will take place in school on the last week of term. Second Years will have their exams in the Gym and they will start on Monday the 28th of May. First Years will start on Tuesday the 29th and will have their exams in the Music Room. Fifth Years also start on the 29th of May, their exams will be held in the Gym.

Talk in School by John Lonergan - 17 May 2012

John Lonergan, the former Governor of Mountjoy Prison, will deliver a talk to parents on Thursday the 17th of May, from 8 to 9pm. This talk is open to all parents and light refreshments will be served afterward.
Mr Lonergan is a very popular speaker and has addressed many schools about "The Challenges faced by Parents of Teenage Children". Please click on the link below to read a review of a similar visit he made to a school in Donegal.
http://www.inishowennews.com/011PrisonGuv235.htm

state exams link - 23 December 2011

Students and parents may be interested in getting the exam timetable for the state exams including deadlines for various projects. Copy the link below and paste it into your address bar in your browser to bring you to the STATE EXAMS site and follow the appropriate links on the right hand side of the page.

http://www.examinations.ie/index.php?l=en&mc=ex&sc=tt

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CivicLink - Trip to Belfast 25/11/11 - 12 December 2011

On November 24^th and 25^th 16 students from Colaiste Lorcain took part in an exchange with Ashfield School for Girls in Belfast. This exchange was organized by Cooperation Ireland as part of their Civiclink programme. This programme was started to foster positive links between schools, north and south of the border, as part of the ongoing Peace Process.

The sixteen students from Transition Year, travelled up early on the Thursday morning accompanied by Mr. Cawley and Miss McFarland. They met their counterparts in Belfast and had a tour of the school before a series of workshops and activities. Over the course of the two days of the exchange, students from both schools did a number of activities together, including a bus trip around Belfast and a trip to the Peace Wall.

The students from Colaiste Lorcain were splendid ambassadors for the school, and they contributed positively to a very worthwhile programme. Thank you to all concerned, especially Miss McFarland for organizing the trip. There will be a return visit from Ashfield School in the New Year.