TY Update Spring 2018 | Page 35

! OPEN DATA AWARD PODUMNA VILLAGE PRAMERICA SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS A Social Democratic youth organisation for youth. We have been at the forefront of several campaigns in recent years including: This award is for the use of CSO Data and aims at encouraging young people to use open data. ! Pod Umna is in a calm and peaceful setting in the heart of Portumna town, with all its history and amenities. ! ! An all-Ireland recognition programme that rewards post-primary students for outstanding acts of volunteerism. ! ! • Marriage Equality • Repeal the 8th Amendment • Challenging sexism, homophobia, and transphobia • Full & equal access to education • End pay discrimination ! [email protected] ! ! The award is open to all categories and age groups. Entries can be in any number of formats (statistical analyses, statistical processes or outputs, research, a visualisation or a data map, the development of a device, a software application, etc.) ‘Pods’ are set in a tree- lined village landscape. Pod Umna offers adventurers’ low-cost camping-in-comfort all y e a r. T h e v i l l a g e i s designed to be flexible and can cater for groups ! www.podumnavillage.ie ! For further information on how to apply and for updates, follow our Facebook and Instagram pages and Twitter feed; ! ! ! @Pramerica_SOC or visit www.pramerica.ie/spirit .. TY reland THE RICHARD BURKE personified AWARD PROBLEM SOLVING INITIATIVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO LAW RICHARD BURKE TY PERSONIFIED AWARD Encouraging students to hone their problem-solving skills through: The Mock Trial competition offers TY students an opportunity to gain an inside view of how our legal system works. The award aims to identify the student who best represents the Mission and Aims of TY and who has been proactive in fulfilling their own potential. ! All TY information in one place www.tyireland.com www.facebook.com/tyeire www.twitter.com/tyyearireland Annual celebration of TY, with exhibits, demonstrations, presentations and workshops. Everything TY under one roof. Best way to kick-start TY Quarterly Magazine for Teachers and Parents with an i n t e r e s t i n T Y. A r t i c l e s , information, ideas and more. ! • All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad • International Linguistics Olympiad • Problem solving festival day • B r a i n Te a s e r s a n d puzzles to sharpen your mind • Profiles of STEM careers requiring strong problem solving ability ! ! Students assume the roles of solicitors, barristers, jurors, witnesses and court reporters to form a team to compete with other schools in a mock court case. ! Each school team consists of a squad of 16 students. ! ! The competition is an opportunity for anyone to acknowledge the hard work and effort that an individual student put into their TY and to nominate them for recognition for a national award. WWW.T YIRELAND.COM