Transition Year Awards
Among the many awards for positive participation in project work, initiatives, enterprise and subject areas we were are delighted to be able to certify all of our TY students as qualified LIFT facilitators on Friday. . They will now play an important role in helping to spread the LIFT programme to students in other year groups.
Special awards were also presented to Lennon for being an exceptional Ambassador for TY, Sonny received the Robert Byrne Memorial Award and Jessica was selected as the overall Student of the Year. Well done to everyone!
LIFT, which stands for ‘Leading Ireland’s Future Together’, is an eight-part, group learning programme. It is a not-for-profit initiative aimed at increasing the level of positive leadership capabilities in Ireland. LIFT’s programme is being rolled out nationwide via a volunteer facilitator network with an overall goal of reaching 10% of the population within ten years.Schools are a vital component of LIFT Ireland. To create a nation of leaders, we need to show students from an early stage what it takes to be a leader. LIFT Ireland’s leadership learning process is based on eight key leadership values. While partaking in LIFT’s programme, participants are introduced to one value per week, for 8 weeks. LIFT’s leadership learning process provides students with the foundation to become leaders in their own lives. Students that have taken part in LIFT have improved their listening skills, increased confidence and become more emphatic, understanding and positive.