College Awareness Week 2023

November 20, 2023

Schedule of Events College Awareness Week at Portumna Community School 2023

Monday 20th November: 

6th Year H Ec(N Murtagh)11.20-11.50:Public Nutrition Zoom Talk Dr Evelyn Hannon Linnane, BSc PhDATU 

Whole Year Group Talk 6th Year Time: Room M 12.40-1.20 Jessican Madden Past Student (3rdYr Student @ UL) 

TY– College Awareness Lunchtime Display Social Area/ Quiz 

Tuesday 21st November: 

LCA 5/6 & Registered 6th Year Students(14) 

9 am- 4.30 Pm: Trip Athlone TUS (AIT); Athlone Training Centre; Army Barracks  

6th Year RE 13.55-14.35(A Hough)Arts and Theology talk, SPPC Rachel Donnelly 

Wednesday 22nd November: 

10.20- 11am: 3rd Year Whole Year Assembly Room M Subject/ Programme Choice/ Importance of qualifications beyond school 

6th Year Applied Languages Talk 13.55- 14.35 Ms Shauna Keenan TEAMS annie.girardin.halpin@ul.ie 

6th Year Ag Science Talk Gurteen College Class 8 In person talk 

TY– College Awareness Lunchtime Display Social Area/ Quiz 

 

Thursday 23rd November: 

Sports Dept TUS AITMs Anna Postana Talk with 5th Year PE Class 5 Mr M Mullins Zoom Talk 

TY– College Awareness Lunchtime Display Social Area/ Quiz 

1st and 2nd Year College Awareness Activity-“How do you become a _________________ in Ireland”  

Active online research class during DMLPowerpoint/ Worksheet  (1st & 2nd years)

TY College Awareness Week Activity- “Qualifications Matter” Investigation into progression routes beyond PCS (All TY Students Ms. Lyons)