As part of their Gaisce Silver Award six students from Hamilton High School, Bandon decided to do something different for their Community section. They got together and created ‘Access Bandon’, a research based report on how wheelchair friendly their local town of Bandon, Co. Cork was. Darragh Healy, who was one of the students says, […]
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This Easter President Award Leader Barry Caulfield will walk the Camino with eight students as part of their Gold Award Adventure journey. “The adventure trip is where I gave the most help. I suggested the Camino but the kids went off and done all the research and they came back and wanted to do the
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Deirdre Coyle has been a PAL with Gaisce for over 15 years and firmly believes the programme plays a huge part in the development of students who take part. She says, “It gets them outside their comfort zone. Let’s say for a shy, quiet lad the community section can be really challenging. So it gets
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When Aoife started out on her Gold Gaisce journey she never imagined finding herself on a boat with 40 strangers sailing the seas of New Zealand. “Every day we would wake up at 6.30 and go for a swim in the sea. Then we’d have breakfast and clean the ship.” Aoife admits the experience was
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I really enjoyed my Gold Gaisce Journey. I did the hike with my brother (as he had hiked the route before) and two of my friends. We hiked from Marlay Park in Dublin to Hollywood in Wicklow. We hiked for four days and stayed in three hostels. We brought a large rucksack each which we
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The Residential Project is perhaps one of the most interesting and once in a lifetime aspects of taking part in your Gold Gaisce Award. It is a chance for you to step outside of your comfort zone and challenge yourself to take part in something you have never done before! The following are just
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As part of your Gold Gaisce Award, you must submit a portfolio detailing the work that went into your Gold Award. As you can imagine each portfolio is as unique as each participant, but here are a few helpful tips to ensure your portfolio stands out and shows just how much work you put into
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My name is Kate Kelly and I’m from a small rural village in South Kilkenny. I started my Gaisce journey in 4th year in secondary school, all the way back in 2011. From the moment I started my Gaisce journey I knew I would strive to complete my Gold Award. While the gold takes a
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A lot of times people can get stuck in a bit of a rut about what they want to undertake as part of the personal skill challenge area. So, to try and fix this, we have compiled a list of more ‘alternative’ personal skill suggestions! DJing – A lot of participants take up a
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Starting college can be pretty nerve-racking! Meeting new people, no one to wake you up in the morning and no one to cook your dinner. But college is also a great opportunity to make life long friends, take part in new activities and gain some independence. A great way to do all this and more
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