Monday 27th - Killorglin CC - Gaelic Football

In spite of the horrible weather (cold, windy and wet) I decided to go with a group of students that played a match of Gaelic Football in Tralee...
Strange sport, a mixture between soccer (our football) and rugby... It is considered the Irish National Sport...

Sunday 26th - The Ring of Kerry

1. Lough Caragh
2. Rossbeigh Strand
3. Kells Bay Beac-h
4. Cahersiveen
- Ballycrbery Castle
-Whitestrand
5. Valentia Island
6. Portmagee
7. Kerry Cliffs
8. Glen Pier
9.Waterville
10.Kenmare

Saturday 25th

For a real immersion experience with locals, what better than a running morning at Muckross Park organized by Parkrun Killarney...

And after a coffe with some locals, let's visit the most interesting spots around Killarney:

Muckross House

Torc Fall

Ladies View

Ross Castel

And at 2pm, a nice surprise!

Not only carriages in Seville!

At 18:00h, Christmas Parade in Killarney...

And in the evening...

Such a funny play... even without understanding half of the jokes because of the strong Irish accent and the local context! 

A day full of local experiences!

Friday 24th - Killorglin CC

But before school a short visit to the Gap of Dunloe that is in the way...
Amazing landscape! It has to be fantastic  in a sunny day!! Unfortunatly I had to enjoy it under the rain, anyway, was worth it to visit!


14:00h - Home Economics 1st Year

Interesting class!
There is something we don't have in Spain and that I have seen is popular in most other European countries, Iceland, Finland, Norway... We should have something similar...
They don't only cook or sew, but learn general things related with housing: how to use a washing machine, how to read some labels... Things that nobody teachs us and normally we learn ourselves... or not!

Would you know the meaning of all these symbols? ;-)

Thursday 23rd - Killorglin CC

9:40h - TY ICT 
They work on PIXLR, an Online Photo Editor very similar to Photoshop...

12:40h - 2A Year Spanish
14:40h - 2C Year Spanish

13:20h - Running experience with TY (Transition Year) students and their teacher Gavin.
A group of TY students join at lunch time every Thurday to run 5km around the town. They have a challenge for 100km! A great experience!

Wednesday 22nd - Limerick University

Saint John's Cathedral (Limerick)

Campus

Campus

Health Sciences Building 

Computers Lab in Millstream Building
Teacher: Marta Giralt

King John's Castle 

"A flat tyre is a common mishap when driven" !? :-)
"A puncture"

Tuesday 21st - Killorglin CC

9:00h - DCG (Design & Communication Graphics) 6th Year

10:20h - Spanish 1st Year

14:00h- Spanish 2nd Year

14:40 - Irish 1st Year

Monday 20th - Killorglin CC

10:00 - Meeting teachers in the Staff Room.

  12:00 - 5th Year Spanish with Saoirse 

Only 6 students in the classroom. They enjoyed my presentation although some of them were a bit shy to participate, specially in Spanish...

12:40 - 2nd Year ICT with Gavin

Working on WeVideo
Second Year students, 13 years old, were practicing with this application. Later, they will have to create a video with their own material, photos and records, to participate in a national competition...
That's an interesting alternative for Movie Maker!

From 13:20 to 14:00 they have a break for lunch. Some students go home but most remain at school and eat a sandwich they bring from home or they buy something at school. There is not a real cantine, just a woman cooking hot sandwiches and a common place to stay...

14:00 - 1st Year Spanish with Saoirse

More than 20 students this time. I do my presentation mostly in English because it is the first year they study Spanish and they only know a few words... They are very enthusiastic about it, they asked me a lot of questions...

14:40 - "College Awarness Week" - room 21

Very interesting talks from "old students" that are now at university or working in a company to promote and encourage students of 6th Year.

My FIRST WEEKEND

Saturday 18th
A short running to Ross Castle in the National Park of Killarney, to start the day...

Ross Castle

Kerry Science Festival in Tralee.

The typical Science Festival with a lot of workshops, specially for kids. I attended an interesting talk about "Learning with Minecraft" and walked around to have a look to the workshops...

Visit Tralee in the afternoon

Sunday 19th



Nice tour around Dingle Peninsula...

https://www.wevideo.com/view/1019979130

IRLAND - Proffesional Stay (MECD) - KILLORGLIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Thursday 17th November

Landing in Dublin at 13:30h, one hour late!! Take the car at Sixt Office, a red Toyota Yaris, and drive to Killarney. Only one stop in Adare for a coffe and a cake. I didn't want to drive in the dark, it was enought to drive on the left! The drive wasn't too bad, the roads were fine, the worst at the end because of tiredness and darkness! No problems with the left...

I arrived in Killarney around 18h, phone the owner of the appartment who appears in 5 minutes and accomodated. The appartmet was great and very well located in a quiet area in the town center! Out for a walk and some shopping and rest.

Friday 18th

9:30h - Wellcome at Killorglin Community College

Donal O'Reilly, Deputy Principal, was waiting for me and first we did a tour around the school and later I met the Principal, Con Moynihan and other teachers in the Staff Room. I agreed with Saoirse, the Spanish teacher to attend some of her classes and even show a presentation for her students. I also agreed with Gavin (ICT teacher) and Anthony (Graphics teacher) to attend some of their classes.

The uniform: most public schools in Ireland have an uniform

They have recently decided to change individual tables by group ones

A summary of the main rules of the shcool

What are students expected to aquire in their Junior Cycle 

Already that Friday I stayed for a while with Donal in his Trantition Year class where they were working on a Padlet for an Erasmus+ KA2 Project. He also showed me the managment program they use at school: VSware, number 1 Irish administration platform.

Later, Anthony allowed me to attend a very interesting class of Graphics and Design where a few students were working on Solid Works. I found it quite difficult for students of that age, but they managed very well!

And  I also could go for a short walk with Claire and Eva, and the Trantition Year Students!

A very much profitable morning!!