Trinity Access, with whom we are a school of distinction has Mentoring as one of their core practices. We aim to exemplify this in our school. The mentoring core practice is as follows:
The Mentoring core practice involves various types of mentoring programmes, designed to foster academic and personal growth among all students. It includes, for example, college-focused mentoring, peer-to-peer mentoring, and career-focused mentoring. Mentoring provides all students with a supportive relationship with a more experienced individual who can serve as a role model-such as teachers, community leaders, peers, adults and/or college students. Mentoring is not a once-off activity; it involves a mentor engaging with a mentee/small group of mentees over a length of time.
In Firhouse community college we are embedding mentoring in the school as a whole, with the intentional aim that over the next few years that each and every year group will be involved in mentoring, either as a mentor to others, or as mentees.
Currently we have
5th Year Mentors
The 5th year Mentor Team for the year 2024/2025 are:
- James Balfe
- Mya Clare
- Grace Murphy
- Zoe Brewer
- Jodie Fishbourne
- Ava Kelly
- Eoghan Dunne
- Jason Wall
- Andrew Morrell
- Ellie May Carruth
- Killian Clare
- Vilte Vaitkute
Events: Set up a homework club for 2nd Yr students once a week, start in Jan/Feb.
Goals: Receiving training to be a 5th year Mentor.
- Lead a study skills session to 1st and 2nd year students.
- Receive training and participate in the program Big Brother, Big Sister from Foroige
- Work with the SSE committee.
- Each 5th Yr tutor group completes lift program during tutor class.
TY Digital Ambassadors
The TY Digital Ambassador Team for the year 2024 /2025are:
1.Sarah Meehan
2.Sean Kelly
3.Ryan Delappe
4.Khallad Abarttemid
5.Finn Dunphy
6.Mary Anderson
7.Emily Lyons Grant
8.Leah Gleeson
9.Paula Afumbom
10.Matas Kavaliukas
11.Sanya Singh
12.Monica Singh
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13.Shona Cross
Abby Kavanagh
Events: Safer internet day Feb 2025
Microsoft Dreamspace Ambassador training, as follows :
- Micro:bit 101 - Oct 16th (Wednesday)
- Micro:bit Next Level - Nov 18th (Monday)
- Hour of Code with Minecraft Education - Dec 11th (Wednesday)
- Older Wiser Learner (OWL) - Jan 20th (Monday)
- Safer Internet Day - Feb 5th (Wednesday)
- MakeCode Arcade 101 - March 3rd (Monday)
- MakeCode Arcade Next Level - March 24th (Monday)
- Python 101 - April 2nd (Wednesday)
Goals: Ipad management
- Computer Rooms
- Coding Club
- Training of students
- CBA assisting
- Internet awareness week
STEM Committee
Out STEM committee team for the year 2024/2025 are:
- Ava Cathart (Lead)
- Kayleigh Reilly
- Shona Cross
- Mary Anderson
- Jessica Lundberg
- Abby Kavanagh
- Adam Noone
- Leona Rogers
- Aoibheann Tierney
- Ava Walsh
- Sarah Meeh
Events:
- 14th October STEM week
- October Competition for designing STEM wall
- 8thNovember STEM QUIZ
- 13th January STEAM Wall presentations delivered to all first-year students
- 22nd January STEAM Wall quiz
- 3rd of March Primary School visit to carry out Experiments
- 9th of April Scifest for all 2nd Year Students
- 9th of May Science Fair for all 1st Year students
Goals:
- Students participate in BT young scientists
- Raise awareness of STEM subjects
- STEM committee will mentor 1st year students for science fair
The current staff team are as follows:
Ms Crossan |
TAP mentoring lead |
Ms Scally |
6th year |
Ms Martyn |
5th year |
Ms Delagic and Ms Wisely |
Community Rep |
Ms Margaret Kavanagh |
Kindness Ambassador |
Ms Doyle |
Kindness Ambassador |
Ms Crossan |
Archbishops Nominee |
These groups have all received training to date and will be instrumental in setting up and facilitating our mentor programs and initiatives going forward.