TY Update Summer 2018 | Page 3

! welcome ! 8 1 0 2 O P TY EX R DISCOVE T CONNEC RED BE INSPI 10 & 11 SEPTEMBER 2018 / PUNCHESTOWN RACECOURSE / NAAS / CO. KILDARE … to the Summer 2018 edition of TY UPDATE… we want to share some of the highlights. WEBWISE.IE Panelist Lorcan Tuohy-Donnelly. … and teachers; congratulations for making it through another year. I hope you’ll support us and bring your TY’s to Blanchardstown (yep…., see page 17) for this most important event of their TY. Our regular column “TeachShare” is an update of a previously published “Tips for TY’s”. This article was compiled from tips received from TY teachers around Ireland and remains a most relevant. ! ! April / May is a busy time in TY world. It marks the end of many programmes, projects and competitions; the culmination of hours of hard work and effort. ! We’ve included round-ups of some more widely known ones as a sample and demonstration of the tremendous cumulative output produced by TY students nation-wide. ! We’ve compiled a supplement for TY EXPO in September 2018. There’s much in store and ! ! Aidan Clerkin is back with his regular contribution. His research-based perspective on TY is much appreciated. ! TYI Ambassador Jiang O’Neill is also back with her column “TY from the Inside”. It’s always a treat to reflect on the experiences of a TY student. ! We’re pleased to include a contribution by TY Personified Award joint winner, Safer Internet Ambassador and About TY Update! TY Update is a quarterly e-publication by TYI (Transition Year Ireland). The magazine is distributed via subscriber list, email, social media and our website www.tyireland.com. Readership includes Students, Teachers, Guidance Counsellors, Parents, Service providers and other interested parties.! About the Editor! Edwin Landzaad has over 10 years experience in 3rd level education as Lecturer, Head of Department and Head of School (Architecture). He has a strong interest in In - Service Learning and is co- founder of Transition Year Ireland contents We would love to hear from you. If you have ideas, comments or articles you’d like to share please contact us. ! ! Please keep sending us your feedback and input, both critical and complimentary. It helps us make this magazine better and more relevant with each edition. ! Thank you as always to our contributors, advertisers and especially you, the reader. ! ! Have a super summer!! Ed Previous editions of this publication can be found at THIS LINK TY providing lessons to other countries Critical Thinking with Lorcan Tuohy- Donnelly HealthFest 2018 Supplement; TY EXPO 2018 YSI Awards 2018 Syndic8 F1 in Schools Finals All-Ireland Concern Debates Championships 2018 TY from the Inside Tips for TY Students and their Parents TY EXPO 2018 Listing www.tyireland.com [email protected] 089 212 1490 / 089 212 1417 Twitter : @tyyearireland Facebook: /tyeire page 5 page 9 page 12 page 15 page 27 page 31 page 34 page 36 page 38 page 40 TY Ireland 1 WWW.T YIRELAND.COM