The Big Kick-Off!
After the (relatively) quiet time that is summer in Oriel House, we’re getting prepared to welcome our first students of the 2012/13 school year. We’ll be working with some new schools this year, along with many we’ve been working with in the past, and we’re looking forward to meeting and getting to know a new [...]
Bridge21 Video Première
Over the last while, we’ve been working with the wonderfully creative team at One Productions to tell the Bridge21 story in a series of short videos. In this first one, some Bridge21 students (and staff) share their personal experiences of the programme and talk about the difference learning with us has made to them. If you [...]
Educate Together and Second Level education are finally a match
The announcement by Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn, that Educate Together will be involved in the patronage of two new second-level schools planned to open in 2013 and 2014 has brought great excitement and joy to the whole Educate Together family and organisation . Bridge21, sharing a similar educational philosophy and having been [...]
Lord Puttnam visits Bridge21
During his brief visit to Trinity College this past Thursday, Lord Puttnam took the time to visit the Bridge21, meeting with the students, staff and supporters of the programme. Conversing with the group during an open question and answers session, Lord Puttnam spoke about the vital role education plays in supporting other aspects of an [...]
Learning Circles
Over the past few weeks, over 80 Transition Year students have taken part in our Learning Circles workshops. This was a Bridge21 activity that involved learning Leaving Certificate material, without an expert teacher to teach it, and then creating learning experiences for your peers. There were three parts to the workshop. Part one involved each [...]
