We start episode two of Learning Local in Transition Year - an optional one-year programme taken after the Junior Cycle. Two local fifth-year students, Caoimhe Fitzgerald and Annabel Coonan, find out what their classmates, Amelia Wemyss, Elise Dooley, Kathy Phelan and Orla Greene, made of their Transition Year experience.
We also hear from the TY coordinator in Loreto, Marguerite Kehoe, who shares her insights into the benefits of TY.
We meet three Youthreach students, Rosie Ryan, Emily O’Brien Dunne and Abbie McDonald who share with us, the challenges they faced during their time at school, and how Youthreach helped them to move forward with their education.
We also speak to Michelle Murphy and Ann Marie Curley, Youthreach co-ordinators in Kilkenny and Carlow, who talk us through what the service offers, to whom, and how it can be accessed.
Learning Local is supported by Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board.
What is Learning Local on KCLR?
A 10-part series exploring real issues in education, from pre-school through junior and leaving certificate, apprenticeships to third level education and beyond, each episode features expert interviews and insights, tips, tricks and practical advice, pointing you towards supports and resources that will help you to take the opportunities, and navigate the challenges, within our education system.
Presented by Úna ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh and supported by Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board.