This year we are trying a new approach. Colleges will present mainly online, with some onsite visits meaning that all sites in Wicklow, Kildare can come together to meet colleges. This is also to support our green agenda by cutting down on the corban footprint of travel

Various events and activities for all year groups throughout CAW promoting colleges and further education routes.

During College Awareness Week, we will be hosting speakers, workshops, a past-pupil panel, mock interviews and a careers fair with 20+ exhibitors attending. The speakers, both from industry and academy, will give talks on college courses, businesses and career paths, Motivational talks will also be given to classes from across all year groups.

The TY CAW team have organised various events and activities that will happen throughout the week such as college guest speakers, career talks, and the 6th years will attend the Maynooth Open Day on Friday 22nd.

A variety of events over the course of the week 1st Years - My Dream Job. 2nd Years - Research College Prospectuses 3rd Years - Talk with 6th Years - Subject Choice & CAO TY - Make Graduation Hats/College research. Trip to TUD Open Day 14th 5th years - Trip to Maynooth University Open Day...

Lunchtime quiz for Junior Cycle students Vlogs of former students Hall of Fame in the main area for the school College of the Day announcement In class activities

A Variety of class activities and role model activities for ALL YEARS AND TEACHERS

College Awareness Week 2024 Sandford Park School

Speakers from Universities, Careers in series of talks in every subject area delivers by teachers, find the teacher who… college and qualification quiz for 1st years , 1st and 6th year sit down (1st years interview 6th years about future plans) morning.talk on future pathways including FET, Higher Ed, Tertiary Degrees, and apprenticeships. Key Word...

College Awareness Week

Throughout College Awareness Week, TUS, UL, and MIC Access Services will partner with a number of secondary schools across Limerick City and County to facilitate information sessions to support parents/guardians of students in senior cycle. These sessions are in conjunction with partners and not open to the public.

Teachers' and SNA's classroom doors will highlight their Alma Maters and the title of their degrees/ qualifications. Students will be encouraged to ask their teachers about theri college experiences. There will be a quiz at breaktime with small prizes for students if they can name who went where? What a specific teacher studied etc

Scoil Uí Mhuirí staff and parents/guardians create short videos on college experience based on the following guidelines 1. Your name 2. What is your job now? 3. What was your major or field of study? 4. Why did you choose that particular major? 5. What institute, apprenticeship, university etc. did you attend? 6. Did you...

A Whole School Table Quiz with 5 rounds. Questions based on college courses, entry requirements, acronyms of universities, famous irish celebrities and where they studied

Students will watch a variety of pre recorded videos of people explaining their jobs and day to day duties, their pathways. benefits and what can be difficult. it is to promote diversity and get students thinking.

15-20 past pupils represent the college they went to. Students walk around and chat with past pupils about their college experience and their experience of the course they studied. We have past pupils lined up that went to DCU, UCD, MU, IADT, NCI, TCD, Queens University etc and from disciplines as varied as Pharmaceutical Science,...