Extra Curricular Activities

Sport:

Rugby, GAA, Soccer, Basketball, Golf, Sailing, Badminton, Camogie, Table Tennis, Athletics, Cricket

(Sports Clubs in Skerries support the work of the College in many of the above sports)


Arts:

  • Musical: Produced by staff. 18 Musicals staged in the college since 1981.
  • Skerries Musical Sound: Variety Concerts staged in the College Participation in Co. Dublin VEC
  • Festival of Music staged in National Concert Hall.
  • Participation in “Soundwaves”. A Skerries Music Competition.
  • Dance workshops provided in the College by International Artist.(Past Pupil of College)
  • Participation in Skerries St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
  • Traditional Irish Group
  • “Peter’s Passion”: A musical version of the Passion of Christ Produced by the Chaplain and staged in Skerries parish Church each Holy Week.
  • Debating and Public Speaking: Intra and Inter competitions. Participation in “Mental Health” debates.
  • Participation in Coca Cola Form and Fushion Fashion Design Competition.
  • “Art in the College” with Resident Artist supported by Fingal County Council.
  • Drama Group which stages a short play, regularly in the College.

Social Justice:

  • Meals on Wheels: Transition Year students help with the delivery of hot meals to the Elderly in Skerries.
  • Collection for Trocaire campaign held annually in Lent.
  • €5000 donated by staff and students in one day for the Tsunami Disaster Fund. This money went towards the provision of a fishing boat for local fishermen. The boat was called “Signum Fedei”
  • Forty large hampers are provided each Christmas by students and donated to St. Vincent de Paul in Skerries.
  • Music students entertain Senior Citizens in Skerries Day Care Centre during the week before Christmas.
  • Sixth Year students host a Christmas Party for children and adults from St. Michael’s House.
  • Days of Reflection / Retreats held for classes during the year.
  • Students involved in various Charity Collections in Skerries: Daffodil Day, Aware, Santa Bear etc.
  • Young Social Innovators (YSI) Project based on facilities for the Elderly in Skerries.
  • Ballygall Project: The Sixth Year RE programme, which explores such issues as Addictions, Cults, AIDS, Mental Health ,Minority Groups etc. This programme is supported by outside Guest Speakers every week.
  • Staff and Students have travelled to Peru(2003), Poland (2004), Kenya (2005) and Mexico (2006) to help build and improve facilities at selected charitable organisations.

Tours and Trips:

  • Annual European Tour.
  • Trip to Stratford-on-Avon French Exchange with Guichen a town in Normandy twinned with Skerries.
  • Prefect Training / Transition Year weekends in Carlingford Adventure Centre and Glencree Leadership Centre.
  • Visit to Mountjoy Prison and Women’s prison. German and French Film Trips . Temple Bar Mapping project.
  • Ferrigcarrig History trip.
  • Visit to Stock Exchange and Bank of Ireland centre.
  • Prefect Trip to Panto.
  • History trips to Croke Park Museum.
  • Higher Options Exhibition / FAS Opportunities Exhibition Participation in and visit to Young Scientist Exhibition.
  • Training Day with Rosemary Smith Driving School Maths and Chemistry Olympiad.
  • School Sponsored Walk