Example of Main Events from TY 2023/2024:

Michaelmas Term

Form Meeting

Mentoring Group Meeting

Causey Farm trip or similar

Autumn Hikes

Charity Collections

Transition Year House Speeches

Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal

Community involvement in the College - tuck shop, mentoring younger pupils, clean-ups, painting, gardening

Guest Speakers & Workshops

Art trip to the Botanic Gardens 

Biology trip to Dublin Zoo

Theatre trip

Charity events 

Charity trip planning

Camino trip

School fundraisers 

Work Experience workshop

In-person courses and online webinars - Medicine, Aviation, etc.

Pumpkin-carving

Work Experience 1

Examinations

Christmas Activity Day - Escape Room challenge, Ice-Skating, Dundrum Shopping Centre, Cinema

Gaisce 

Modules

Competitions

Hilary Term

Winter Hikes

Charity Collections

Community involvement in the College - tuck shop, mentoring younger pupils, clean-ups, painting, gardening

TY Bakealong 

STEPS Engineering Ireland virtual work experience

TY Activity Carousel Day - Barista Training, Reptile Haven, Segway Driving

Irish Drama workshop

Careers in Screen event

Geography trip to Dublin city

Guest Speakers & Workshops

Charity trip 

Ski trip

School fundraisers

Charity events

In-person courses and online webinars - Medicine, RCSI, Aviation, Law, RNLI Water Safety, DNG Real Estate etc.

First Lego League Robotics Competition

TYPE (Transition Year Physics Experience) - Trinity College

TY Academic Prize submissions

Work Experience 2

Subject Choice Seminar

Careers’ Seminar

Gaisce

Modules

Competitions

Trinity Term

Transition Year Academic Prize

Transition Year English Evening

Transition Year Modern Languages Evening

Summer Hikes

Transition Year Final Presentation and Prizes Evening (including Subject Prizes and Spirit of Transition Year award)

Achill Expedition

Drama Showbuild and Performance

Gaisce

Modules

Competitions

School fundraisers

Charity events

Guest Speakers & Workshops

Community Involvement in the College 

Charity Collections

Careers in Animation event

The Big Legal Q&A - The Bar of Ireland

Parents and Old Columban's Careers Evening

TY Skills Day - DIY, Sewing, Hospitality Skills

Theatre trip

Trip to see a Hurling/Football match

Activity Day 3 - Dublin city 

Final examinations 

Sports Day 

In-person courses and online webinars - Medicine, RCSI, Aviation, Law, RNLI Water Safety, DNG Real Estate etc.

The above are the core events and activities that occur each year. They may occur during terms other than those listed above. Many other activities also take place. In addition to specific TY activities, all pupils play a full part in all the other whole-­school activities.