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As the dust settles on another academic year in Coláíste Dún an Rí and with a new year about to commence it is a good time to remind ourselves of the achievements this school has continued to make over the past number of years. At the end of May, students and their parents were invited to our annual Evening of Excellence were they were presented with awards based on their achievements throughout the academic year. On the night our special guest was Mr. Colm O'Rourke, former All-Ireland winning footballer for Meath and current principal of St. Patricks Classical school Navan. Mr O'Rourke has also made a name for himself through his punditry with RTÉ. He spoke fondly of his memories of playing football in Kingscourt at the beginning of his footballing career. He recalled one particular occasion when Meath played Cavan, in Kingscourt Stars pitch and how a Kingscourt man playing full back had almost knocked football out of him for good!

We were also joined by Mr Michael Donohoe from Link Credit Union. Link Credit Union have generously sponsored our awards night for the last two years and without thier support the event would not be the success that it has proven to be.

In his address, Mr O'Rourke reminded students that when he was at school he had a keen interest in football and that opportunity had provided him with a platform for success. He highlighted the array of opportunities students where being offered in Coláiste Dún an Rí, based on how successful students had been in a number of sports and extra curricular activities ranging from Handball to Dancing and pointed out that whilst not everybody is born with the same talent, sporty, academic, musical. etc. it is important that students engage with the opportunities provided to them in order to find there talents, achieve their dreams and use it as their platform to success. 

Below are some photos taken on the night.

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Coláiste Dún an Rí are deighted to have won the accolade of best Educational Building in Ireland. The award was presented at the LAMA awards in Croke Park on Friday night. This award further highlights the state of the art facilities the school has to offer its students and the community.

It is with great excitement and anticipation that Coláiste Dún an Rí, Kingscourt is proud to present its inaugural Performing Arts school show. On January 19^th the school opens its doors to the renowned Young Americans, offering students the opportunity to participate in a number of intensive workshops that will be celebrated in two LIVE shows on Tuesday 21^st and Wednesday 22^nd of January. The international performers, known as The Young Americans are a world-renowned non-profit organisation, founded in 1962. They are dedicated to empowering young people by instilling passion, innovation and goodwill through music, dance, performance, academic education, and cultural interaction.  These amazing entertainers have performed on stages across the world with some of the biggest names in show business, including Julie Andrews, Bing Crosby and Judy Garland.

Coláiste Dún an Rí is among the limited selection of schools welcoming the Young Americans on their 2020 tour. The cast will hold three days of intensive workshops on music, song, dance, musical theatre, stage performance and sound techniques. The workshops focus on student wellbeing, developing self-esteem and confidence through the medium of performing arts. At the end of these workshops, students will perform live on stage with the Young Americans for family and friends for two nights only!

For more information please check out the website www.youngamericans.org. Admission on the night is €12 for adults and €6 for children. Tickets will be available directly through The Young Americans at the end of each workshop and on the door each night. Both shows take place in the school gymnasium at 7:30pm, doors open at 7:00pm.

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Coláiste Dún an Rí invites Sixth Class students to our Subject Sampling Morning on Saturday 10 November 

There were smiles all around in Coláiste Dún an Rí last Friday afternoon when the Transition Year students received their Junior Cert/Cycle results. It was a truly historic day for the students, their parents, staff and the wider community as this was the first ever class to sit a state examination in the new state of the art school, officially opened in Kingscourt in 2017. To mark this memorable day, and in keeping with the spirit of partnership that exists within the school, the students were joined by family members, staff and the third year students, when they received their results. The Chairperson of the school’s Board of Management-also Chairperson of CMETB-Mr Clifford Kelly, was also present to congratulate the students on their success. Mr Boyle, school principal, congratulated the students on the excellent results received, with top grades and Descriptors being received right across every subject. He thanked the staff for their hard work and paid tribute to the parents and guardians for looking after the wellbeing of their children during the run-up to the exams. Mr. Boyle stated that the outstanding results received bore testimony to the excellent teaching and learning environment that exists within the school.

Coláiste Dún an Rí is thrilled to have been chosen as the only school in Co. Cavan selected to participate in the Creative Schools pilot Arts Programme during the 2018-2019 school year. The Creative Schools Team at the Arts Council stated that they are delighted to have Coláiste Dún an Rí as one of the 150 participating schools nationwide.

The primary aim of the Creative Schools project is to put the arts and creativity at the heart of children’s and young people’s lives. Over the upcoming school year, the Arts Council will support the school to develop and begin to implement the school’s own Creative Plan. Working with a Creative Associate, the school will be supported to understand, develop and celebrate its engagement with the arts which will empower it to bring about real changes in the way the school works.

As a Creative School, Coláiste Dún an Rí will draw on the range of resources within the school and wider community to develop new ways of working that reinforce the impact of creativity on student learning, development and well-being. The children and young people in the school will have a central role in this process. The Principal of the school, Mr. Fergal Boyle expressed his delight at being one of the successful schools and praised the teaching staff for their promotion of the visual, literary, musical and dramatic arts in the school. He praised the work of the Arts committee within the school and looked forward to working on the pilot project.