Start of Work Life :)

This week we started our first block of work experience, which will be for 10 weeks, which takes us up to beginning of December . I thoroughly enjoyed my day in a local primary school. I got a chance to experience the work involved when you are a teacher. I really enjoyed my day there as I am considering a career in teaching and it gave me a taste of what teaching would be like.  As we started work experience this week, we did not have any workshops in school  like we have had in previous weeks. While the week started off quietly and uneventful it certainly improved by the middle of the week, with my first exposure to life at work. I am really looking forward to my second week of work experience as I enjoyed my first one so much :).

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The Carlingford Adventure :)

As a year group, we went to Carlingford Adventure Center as part of our Transition Year program to bond as a year. I really enjoyed this as I had a chance to make many new friends as there was forty one girls in my group. I shared a room with seven other girls and I really enjoyed this as we stayed up late talking and getting to know each other better. I found the trip very beneficial as I feel as though I have made very good friends :). I really enjoyed all of the different team activities that we got to do in Carlingford.
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After one long day of thrilling activities most of the girls decided to go and get a take away. After eating our delicious dinner we all got into our pyjamas and gathered together to talk about our day. When we went to bed, the girls in my room and myself stayed up talking about our Transition Year experience thus far and ate many of the sweets that we had brought with us.
We woke up very early to have our breakfast and start back into our hectic schedule of tiring activities. I really enjoyed our second day because we were doing team building activities that were really enjoyable and worthwhile. We then did an exciting game of lazer tag which was great fun. We were hidden away in a forest playing many different games with our lazer guns.
It was a very quite journey back on the bus as everyone was absolutely exhausted and in pain from all of the activities we participated in. When I returned home I wished that we could have stayed for just one more day as I enjoyed it so much. I look forward to returning to Carlingford Adventure Center in the very near future.
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The Start of Transition Year

I started Transition Year two weeks ago and I am already having a great time :). We had a workshop preparing us for work experience and I found it very useful as I think it will help me when I start my work experience. I am enjoying all of the classes that we are doing as it is nice to try different subjects that I did not do for my Junior Certificate.
I am really enjoying making new friends with girls that I did not know very well last year. I am looking forward to getting to know the girls in my year even better. I am sure that the friends that I make this year, will become friends for life.
I am really enjoying all of the different projects that I am getting the chance to do. I find them very beneficial, as I am learning and also improving many skills that I'm sure will be of some benefit to me later in life.

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