Open Night October 2017

Welcome Ciarán Keegan, Principal, Sarah Buckley, Deputy Principal 270 students and 21 teachers CK

What will happen tonight? This talk will be 20 minutes long, and will be repeated four times. (7.00, 7.30, 8.00 & 8.30) There will be student led tours of the building where you can: see the facilities, talk to current students as well as the teaching staff, see the work being done by students right now CK What will happen tonight?

What will happen tonight? You can register your child tonight. (application form, copy of Birth Cert and proof of address) You can make an appointment to meet with Ms Buckley who is also our Education Support Coordinator. I will be available to deal with your queries, if I can’t talk to you tonight then I will respond by email: opennight2017@naascc.ie CK What will happen tonight?

The Mission Statement is available for everyone this evening The Mission Statement is available for everyone this evening. This document was finalised this week after consultation with Staff, students and parents. CK Mission Statement

Small classes, usually 24. Maximum of 30 Top quality teaching using modern methodologies. One hour classes VLE and Teacher Generated Content Focus on Skills development as well as Academic Success. SB: Visit the classrooms, see how they are set up. IL Methodologies. Move to one hourclasses and the benefits throughout the building.

Easy transition to post primary: There will only be three year groups older than your children. They will be well known by all the school staff. A chance to be part of something new and exciting. We are setting up a new school, we are not encumbered by tradition or custom and practice. Anything is possible. SB

Core Subjects English, Irish, Maths, History, Science, European Language (French, German or Spanish) SB Core Subjects

Students then pick 3 exam subjects from the following suite: Woodwork, Technical Graphics, Home Economics, Art, Music, Business, Geography, European Language, Classical Studies SB: What you decide will determine the composition of the option lines. If you are late you may not get your first choice. 94% did though. CK butt in for Classical Studies. Optional Subjects

Short Courses PE Philosophy Coding SB: Choice at end of First Year to decide either coding or Philosophy. PE stays. This all fits with the Mission Statement Short Courses

SPHE CSPE RE SB Wellbeing/Non Exam

What is on offer at this school? Wide range of Extra Curricular Activities: Choir, Debating Club Chess Club Ukelele Club History Club Athletics Team Equestrian Team Team Sports: football, hurling, camogie, soccer, rugby, basketball. SB What is on offer at this school?

What is on offer at this school? Events in the school European Languages Day Maths Week Resilience Week Mental Health Week Science Week Active School Week SB What is on offer at this school?

Other Activities Overseas trip: last year Barcelona; this year Berlin Cultural Trips: Famine Museum, National Heritage Park, Dáil Eireann, Young Scientist and many others. Check the School Twitter account and Website for a flavour of the wide range of events @naascc and www.naascc.ie SB Other Activities

All students have their own iPad. All books are on the iPad All students have their own iPad. All books are on the iPad. No heavy bags. All the benefits of technology in education. Projectors and Apple TV’s in all rooms Schoology: our VLE allows us to access resources from anywhere, at any time. Use of Virtual Reality in a variety of subjects CK iPads & Schoology

Cost of Ipads More detail when places are offered We charge between €120-150 for all books and Teacher Generated Content, as opposed to €480 for text books over three years of JC. That goes a long way towards alleviating the cost of the iPad.* *(not counting novels and plays) CK Cost of Ipads

Technology should enhance not replace Technology should enhance not replace. One methodology alone is never enough. CK Technology?

The Future We will be in this building sharing with Naas Community National School. Your children will do their first year in this building This school will then move to Millennium Park. The new site is 6.8 hectares and the new building will be 10,000m2 in area. Big, bright, open and multipurpose.

Facilities in New School 27 General Classrooms 10 Small Classrooms 6 Science Labs 2 Multimedia Rooms 2 Art Rooms 2 Home Economics Rooms 2 Woodwork Rooms 2 Metalwork/Engineering Rooms

Facilities in New School 2 Technical Graphics Rooms 1 Music Room 1 Library (180 m2) 1 Meditation Room 1 Meeting Room

Facilities in New School Gym Fitness Suite Outdoor Basketball and Tennis Courts All Weather Pitch GAA pitch Rugby pitch

Facilities in New School Kitchen Canteen General Purpose Area (300m2) Lockers Social Spaces Wide Corridors and Stairs

Facilities in New School Education Support Area: with two entrances. Provision for two ASD classes, a multi-sensory area, a garden and OT space.

Timeframe for New School We are at Stage 3 (Tender)which will probably finish in April 2018. Construction will hopefully start in May 2018 and the Project Design Team indicate a 7 month construction. This suggests finishing in December 2018. It is prudent to add 6 months on to that, Timeframe for New School

Projected Growth of NCC This will start as a small school and will grow into a much bigger school. Next year we should be around 370-400. By the time your children finish it will be 1,000. We will move to a new building with the best facilities on offer. It will be set up and resourced as a large school, but will develop gradually into that.