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Celebrating German Week Across Our School Community
Students of German have been busy celebrating German Week by taking part in a variety of fun and engaging activities over the past week. Our Key Stage 3 students demonstrated fantastic creativity by designing T-shirts to promote and celebrate learning German. Meanwhile, our Year 11 and Year 13 students visited All Children’s IPS, where they delivered an interactive German lesson to the P7 class. We were delighted by how quickly the P7 pupils picked up German greetings and by


Sixth Form students learn more about CAO courses
We were delighted to welcome Christina Cuffe from Atlantic Technological University (ATU) today to deliver an information session to our Sixth Form students. She shared clear, sensible and highly informative guidance on course options, study pathways, campus life and the CAO process. Our students left feeling more confident and better equipped to make informed decisions about their next steps. ATU is one of Ireland’s newest and most dynamic universities, offering a wide range


Shimna holds first Open Morning in new school
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Open Morning event on Saturday 17 January. It was wonderful to welcome so many families. In addition to running activities across all subject areas, we were proud to give our own students responsibility for leading tours, sharing their experiences and answering questions about life at Shimna. With it being our first Open Morning in the new school, it was a great opportunity to showcase our fantastic new facilities, including a


Students enjoy vita nevosa on ski trip
The Shimna ski party is enjoying excellent conditions on the slopes of Passo Del Tonale in Italy. Students and staff are getting plenty of exercise and, in their spare time, finding time to create synchronised snowflakes. Everyone is trying their best with the language as well. All in all, a truly cross-curricular trip! Ci vediamo presto, ragazzi. See you all soon.
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