Academic & Curriculum

A comprehensive window into the classroom frameworks at Davitt College. This category spans our Junior, Senior, and Transition Year programmes, highlighting academic excellence, departmental clusters, and student subject showcases.

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Outdoor Education: Cycling the Turlough Greenway

🚲 Outdoor Education • Physical Wellbeing Outdoor Education: Cycling the Turlough Greenway 10 April 2025 Taking full advantage of the glorious sunshine, our First Year and Transition Year students recently took to the Turlough Greenway for a brilliant day out as part of our outdoor PE programme. Using our own fleet of Davitt College bicycles—perfectly timed for our National Bike Week activities—the students traded the sports hall for the open road. It was a fantastic way to build up some cardiovascular fitness while enjoying the fresh air and connecting with the beautiful local scenery. Of course, no proper Greenway excursion is complete without a well-deserved treat, and the day was brilliantly capped off with a stop for ice creams! A massive well done to everyone involved for bringing such great energy and making it such a fun, memorable trip. 🍦🚴‍♂️✨ ×

Academic & Curriculum, Core News & Information, Extra-Curricular, School Life, School Life, Culture & Achievements, School News, Soccer, Sports, Transition Year

And That’s a Wrap! TY Volunteers Complete Fantastic FAI Primary 5s Season

⚽ Community Sport • Transition Year Leadership And That’s a Wrap! TY Volunteers Complete Fantastic FAI Primary 5s Season 8 April 2025 After months of incredible action, our students have officially wrapped up their time volunteering at the FAI Mayo Primary 5s competition at Umbro Park, Milebush. It has been an amazing few months on the sidelines and pitches for our Transition Years, who braved the elements, managed logistics, and refereed hundreds of games to support grassroots primary school football in the region. ⚽ On to the Connacht Finals A massive congratulations goes out to every single primary school that traveled to Milebush and competed with such great sporting spirit throughout the tournament stages. The standard of football this year was exceptional, and we want to wish the very best of luck to all the qualifying Mayo teams who have earned their spots and are now moving forward to represent the county in the upcoming Connacht Finals! 🤝 Proud of Our Leaders A huge thank you to our students for their dedication, reliability, and leadership over the last few months. Programs of this scale simply cannot run without community volunteer support, and our TYs represented the school brilliantly every single week. Well done to all involved on a fantastic and impactful season! ⚽🧤👏 ×

Academic & Curriculum, Awards, Core News & Information, Extra-Curricular, Gaeilge, Public Speaking, School Life, Culture & Achievements, School News

🇮🇪 Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025: Tráth na gCeist & Caint Phoiblí!

🇮🇪 Cultúr & Teanga • Seachtain na Gaeilge Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025: Tráth na gCeist & Caint Phoiblí! 20 March 2025 Agus SnaG thart do bhliain eile, ba mhaith linn ár mbuíochas a ghabháil le Conradh na Gaeilge as na himeachtaí iontacha go léir a d’eagraigh siad dúinn. Go raibh míle maith agaibh do na daltaí sóisearacha agus sinsearacha go léir a ghlac páirt sa Tráth na gCeist, agus comhghairdeas mór leis na buaiteoirí! Rinne seisear daltaí ionadaíocht thar ceann na scoile sa Chaint Phoiblí chomh maith, agus táimid thar a bheith bródúil astu as ucht a gcuid iarrachtaí. Maith sibh go léir! Clár iontach oibre! 👏 With SnaG officially wrapped up for another year, we would like to express our sincere thanks to Conradh na Gaeilge for organizing such fantastic activities for our school. A massive thank you to all of our junior and senior students who took part in the Tráth na gCeist (Table Quiz), and a huge congratulations to our winners! We also had six talented students represent the school in the Irish Public Speaking competition—we are incredibly proud of how they represented Davitt College. Well done to everyone involved! Gaeilge Abú! 🇮🇪✨ ×

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Spreading Joy for St. Patrick’s Day

☘️ Community Action • Active Citizenship Spreading Joy for St. Patrick’s Day 14 March 2025 Action in the community! 🌟 First-year C.S.P.E. student Rory Brogan visited the residents of Abbey Breaffy Nursing Home this week to present them with these beautiful, personalised St. Patrick’s Day cards. It’s moments like this that show what active citizenship is all about—connecting with our neighbours, brightening someone’s day, and showing kindness to those in our wider community. So proud of Rory for taking the initiative to reach out and share some festive spirit! ☘️🤝✨ ×

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LCPE: Movement Analysis & Injury Screening

🏃 Senior Cycle • Sports Science & LCPE LCPE: Movement Analysis & Injury Screening 6 March 2025 As part of their rigorous Leaving Certificate Physical Education (LCPE) studies, our 5th Year students regularly visit the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence. These dedicated sessions are designed to seamlessly bridge classroom theory with elite, real-world sports practice. Session Highlights: Professional Fitness Testing: Assessing baseline physical metrics using high-level sports science protocols. Movement Analysis: Evaluating biomechanics and technique to optimise sporting performance. Injury Screening: Identifying physiological risks and understanding preventative conditioning strategies. A sincere thank you to Daniel Forde (Connacht GAA Strength & Conditioning) and Oran Hester from Connacht GAA for their continued expert work and guidance with our LCPE groups. Their support and top-tier facilities are invaluable to our students’ academic and practical development! 📊🏋️‍♂️✨ ×

Academic & Curriculum, Core News & Information, Extra-Curricular, School Life, School Life, Culture & Achievements, School News, Soccer, Sports, Transition Year

TY Leaders Shine at FAI Schools Primary 5s Regional Qualifiers

⚽ Youth Sport • TY Leadership & Officiating TY Leaders Shine at FAI Schools Primary 5s Regional Qualifiers 14 February 2025 Fourteen of our fantastic Transition Year students had a highly productive, busy, and thoroughly enjoyable week assisting at the FAI Mayo 5-a-side Primary Schools competition. It was another monumental week for the tournament, which saw over 750 energetic primary school students competing across the intense West and South Mayo Regional Qualifiers. Our TY students took a central role on the sidelines and pitches, ensuring matches ran smoothly, officiating fixtures, and supporting the young players throughout the days. 🤝 Community & Club Partnership A tournament of this massive scale succeeds entirely on collaboration, and a huge well-done goes to all the participating players, dedicated teachers, and schools who traveled to make the qualifiers so competitive. Special thanks are extended to the TY cohorts from Davitt College, Sacred Heart School, and Rice College for their brilliant leadership and peer support. We also want to give a massive shout-out to Westport United FC and the Mayo Football League for acting as superb, welcoming hosts and providing top-tier facilities for the games. 📅 What’s Next? The regional action isn’t slowing down! The tournament shifts focus immediately after the weekend, moving directly on to the East Mayo Regional Qualifiers, which kick off from Tuesday onward. Best of luck to all the primary teams and the coordinators involved! Well done to our brilliant Transition Year leaders on representing Davitt College with such distinction! ⚽🧤👏 ×

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Fifth Year Students Achieve John Paul II and Peer 4 Peer Awards

🌟 Student Leadership • Community & Faith Fifth Year Students Achieve John Paul II and Peer 4 Peer Awards 28 January 2025 We extend our warmest congratulations to our exceptional Fifth Year students who were recently presented with their official Peer 4 Peer certification and the prestigious Pope John Paul II Awards. The John Paul II medals are awarded to young people who demonstrate an enduring commitment to their faith, proactive community service, and personal development. Running parallel to this faith journey, the Peer 4 Peer programme specifically honours senior students for their leadership, kindness, and active willingness to mentor and guide younger pupils within our local national schools. Our award recipients have shown outstanding resilience, compassion, and dedication, beautifully embodying the spirit of community partnership that defines our school. Well done to all involved! 🏅🤝✨ ×

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Fifty Senior Graphics Students Awarded University Level 6 Certificates in 21st Century STEM Skills

🎓 Academic Excellence • STEM & University Certification Fifty Senior Graphics Students Awarded University Level 6 Certificates in 21st Century STEM Skills 5 November 2024 The entire Davitt College community is incredibly proud of fifty of our Senior students who were officially awarded their Certificate in 21st Century STEM Skills from the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Sligo. Our students successfully completed three intensive “STEM Passport for Inclusion” workshops facilitated by industry experts and academic mentors during their Transition Year cycle. Having submitted their high-level technical assignments, they have now officially qualified with an NFQ Level 6 Certificate in STEM Skills, fully recognised by the National Framework of Qualifications. Pioneering STEM Inclusion & Industry Pathways This national initiative, led by Dr Katriona O’Sullivan at Maynooth University and jointly backed by Microsoft Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland, directly addresses gender inequalities in technical fields. By combining a formal university qualification with structured mentoring from industry role models, the programme provides an elite pathway for students to progress to third-level education and secure high-value STEM qualifications. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to Mr David Nevin (TY Co-ordinator) and our Career Guidance Department for supporting and encouraging our engineering and graphics students on this prestigious academic journey. Comhghairdeas le gach duine! 🎓📐💻✨ ×

Academic & Curriculum, Core News & Information, Engineering, Extra-Curricular, Gallery, Media, School Life, Culture & Achievements, School News, STEM

Robotics Workshop Sparks New After-School Engineering Initiatives

🤖 STEM Innovation • Robotics & Engineering Robotics Workshop Sparks New After-School Engineering Initiatives 21 October 2024 A sincere thank you to Mr Hassan Dabbagh from ATU MakerSpace and the ATU Innovation Hubs team for facilitating an outstanding Robotics Workshop with a group of our enthusiastic Junior Cycle students this week. The interactive, hands-on session focused on mechatronics, circuit assembly, and basic automation logic, giving students an authentic taste of real-world design engineering. Armed with their new skills, our students and department mentors Mr Moylette and Mr Newcombe are officially ready to kick off the new Davitt College Robotics Club, which will begin running immediately after the midterm break. Thank you again to ATU for opening up new STEM pathways for our junior students! 🤖🔧💡✨ ×

Academic & Curriculum, Core News & Information, Creative Schools, Creative Schools, Extra-Curricular, Practical & Creative Arts, School Life, School Life, Culture & Achievements, School News

Davitt College Selected for Arts Council Creative Schools Initiative

🎨 Arts & Culture • Creative Ireland Davitt College Selected for Arts Council Creative Schools Initiative 17 October 2024 Davitt College is thrilled to officially announce our selection for the Arts Council Creative Schools Initiative! Led by Creative Schools Coordinator Ms. Veronica Morley, this two-year flagship program puts student voice and creative design thinking at the heart of school life. Over the course of the initiative, students will collaborate with creative practitioners and staff to design innovative learning environments, lead whole-school artistic installations, and explore creative career paths across all subject areas. We look forward to an exciting journey ahead as we empower our students to shape the cultural and aesthetic landscape of Davitt College! 🎨✨🎭 ×

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