Coláiste Phobal Ros Cré news
School musical: Well done to our dedicated Transition Year students who put on four wonderful performances last week in the school musical. They were a credit to themselves, parents and the school. The two matinees and two night shows were very well received by all the audiences of primary and secondary students, families and the wider community. Congrats to the production team and a big thanks to all staff, who helped out in every way to ensure the smooth running of the musical. We also thank our very generous sponsors, without whom we could not operate from year to year. It is a memory that the TY students will have for many years to come. Well done to them all.
History trip: Coláiste Phobal Ros Cré’s Senior History students travelled to Derry on Friday, October 18th. After a 5am start, traversing nine counties and travelling over 550km, the students were treated to a magic day in one of Ireland’s oldest inhabited towns. Senior History students currently study ‘Politics and Society in Northern Ireland, 1949-1993’, and this educational outing enabled them to develop a deeper and more meaningful insight into events that have shaped and scarred society in the North.
Students were given a three-hour bespoke guided tour, which navigated iconic sites such as the city walls, Apprentice boy’s hall, Bogside, Free Derry Corner, Guild Hall and Glenfada Park. Students met locals and were given a personal and primary source account of events they had studied. A trip to the Free Derry museum was a highlight, where students immersed themselves in 'The Troubles'. It was here that statistics became faces as family stories were shared in an exclusive tour for the school’s students.
At 8.45pm students returned home safely thanks to FitzGerald coaches. Mr FitzGerald, Ms Quirke and Ms Nielsen, the accompanying teachers, with the group had created their own history that day by becoming the first group from the school to visit Northern Ireland. After such a meaningful trip, it is unlikely to be the last.