SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE - St. Kilian`s German School

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St. Kilian’s
Deutsche Schule Dublin
Eurocampus Dublin
Jahrbuch 2011/2012
Thank you...
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We would like to thank our colleagues, the students
and everybody involved for their help in contributing to
the yearbook 2011/2012.
Special thanks go to:
Dr. Baum-Sheridan and Frau Reuter for doing tons
of proof reading,
Dr. Scally for organizing the articles for the Transition
Year section,
Ms. Ní Ghallchóir for making Irish come alive as can
be seen by the number of activities
reflected in the book,
Ms. Farrelly and Ms. Martin for competing for the
longest article (who won?),
Alistair Harvey for organizing the sport section,
and to Annette Black for her great support.
We wish everybody a good summer break!
Wir wünschen allen schöne Sommerferien!
The Editors – Die Redaktion
Nicola Dihrberg
Ulrich-Ernst Theurer
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Grußwort des Deutschen Botschafters für das Jahrbuch der
Deutschen Schule Dublin St. Kilian’s
Im Herbst 2012 jährt sich zum 60. Mal die Gründung der
Deutschen Schule Dublin St. Kilian’s. In diesen sechs
Jahrzehnten ist Großartiges vollbracht worden: Die Schule
gehört zu den besten Ausbildungsstätten in Irland und
sie ist zu einem festen Bestandteil der deutsch-irischen
Partnerschaft geworden.
Alle, die daran auf vielfältige Art und
Weise mitgewirkt haben, dürfen stolz auf
das von ihnen Erreichte sein: Schülerund Elternschaft, Lehrkräfte und alle
Unterstützer der Schule. Ihnen allen
gebührt aufrichtiger Dank und großer
Respekt. Und das ist nicht nur mein
persönlicher Dank, sondern auch ein
Dank im Namen der Bundesrepublik
Deutschland, die die Schule über
Jahrzehnte hinweg gefördert hat.
Diese Unterstützung setzt sich fort. Zwar
wird es bis auf weiteres keinen deutschen Schulleiter mehr
geben, aber der Schule bleiben drei aus Deutschland
entsandte Auslandsdienstlehrkräfte (ADLK) für den Einsatz
im Fachbereich Deutsch. Auch die finanzielle Förderung
der Schule durch den deutschen Auslandsschulfonds geht
weiter. Damit sind die Voraussetzungen geschaffen für
einen qualitativ hochwertigen Deutschunterricht und die
Stärkung des deutschen Elements der Schule.
Besonders würdigen möchte ich deshalb die zahlreichen
curricularen und extracurricularen Aktivitäten und
Veranstaltungen, die den deutschen Charakter der Schule
hervorheben. Gerne hat die Botschaft im vergangenen
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Herbst vier Schüler im Rahmen ihres eintägigen
Schnupperpraktikums bei deutschen Institutionen
aufgenommen und ihnen einen Einblick in unsere Arbeit
gewährt.
Hervorheben möchte ich angesichts des
60. Jubiläums auch den „Eurocampus“. St.
Kilian’s ist dadurch zu einer besonderen
Schule in Irland und einer der wenigen
dieser Art weltweit geworden. Sie wird von
zwei europäischen Staaten gemeinsam
unterstützt und symbolisiert die deutschfranzösische Partnerschaft in und für unser
gemeinsames Europa.
Eine Schule ist zwar eine Institution, aber
sie lebt von Menschen: jenen, die in ihr
lehren und lernen; die sich für sie einsetzen
und für ihr tägliches Funktionieren sorgen.
Und Leben heißt dabei mehr als Leistung.
Natürlich müssen die Noten stimmen, aber Noten sind nicht
alles. Auch die „Stimmung“ an einer Schule muss stimmen,
denn in der Schule geht es nicht nur um individuelles
Wissen, sondern auch um kollektive Werte wie Fairness,
Respekt und Solidarität. In St. Kilian’s wird das praktiziert
und gelebt.
Mit Anerkennung verfolge ich die überdurchschnittlichen
Leistungen der Schülerinnen und Schüler sowohl
im Leaving Certificate als auch in nationalen und
internationalen Wettbewerben, z.B. die erfolgreiche
Teilnahme am Bundeswettbewerb „Jugend musiziert“
oder am landesweiten Debattierwettbewerb. Gleich zwei
Klassen haben einen Hauptpreis beim Schülerwettbewerb der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung 2011 gewonnen. Im
Fach Deutsch hat es großartige Ergebnisse im Junior Certificate gegeben. In diesem Jahr können 8 von 24 Stipendien
für Sprachkursaufenthalte in Deutschland im Rahmen des Prämienprogramms des Pädagogischen Austauschdienstes
an Schüler von St. Kilian’s vergeben werden. Meine herzlichen Glückwünsche zu all diesen Ergebnissen und Leistungen.
Mein besonderer Dank geht an Frau Alice Lynch, die St. Kilian’s als Acting Principal so fachlich kompetent und menschlich
angenehm geleitet hat.
Ebensolcher Dank gilt dem gesamten Schulvorstand unter Leitung von Herrn Dr. Heisterkamp für sein intensives und
erfolgreiches Engagement.
Schließlich kurz und kräftig: Die Botschaft will und wird der Schule ein verlässlicher Partner bleiben.
Ich wünsche allen Schülern, ihren Eltern und den Lehrern weiterhin viel Glück und Erfolg.
Dr. Eckhard Lübkemeier
Botschafter der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Ethos
St. Kilian’s School is a German – Irish school with
a European culture and spirit. It is a co-educational,
interdenominational school spanning the full
educational cycle from Kindergarten to Leaving
Certificate
It is named after the Irish saint, Kilian, who was known
for his love of study and who travelled through Europe
as a missionary. St. Kilian’s school cherishes the
values and traditions of Europe’s Christian civilisation.
We are committed to creating and nurturing a caring
environment where the individual’s dignity and integrity
are affirmed and valued in an atmosphere of honesty,
trust and compassion.
St. Kilian’s welcomes all peoples regardless of culture,
tradition and religious denomination, to share its
community and educational experience.
Mission Statement
St. Kilian’s is a German – Irish school with a strong
European focus. We offer a diverse, inclusive yet
challenging environment, enriched with a strong
sense of Irish, German and European culture. We
foster independence of thought, a love of learning,
personal responsibility, confidence and integrity. Our
aim is to enable all our students to fulfil their potential
and to take their place in an ever changing world. Our
mission as an educational community is the pursuit
of excellence from Kindergarten to Leaving Certificate
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Blick auf das vergangene Schuljahr
Im Jahr 2012 feiert die St. Kilian’s Deutsche Schule Dublin
ihr 60jähriges Jubiläum. In diesen 60 Jahren hat die Schule
in der Bildungslandschaft Irlands ihren Platz gefunden. Sie
hat außerdem ihren exzellenten akademischen Ruf gefestigt
und viele Schüler auf ihren beruflichen Weg in Wirtschaft,
Finanzen, Recht und Kunst geführt – hier in Irland, in
Deutschland und in anderen Ländern.
Während der letzten 60 Jahre war die Schule vielen Stürmen
und Herausforderungen ausgesetzt und auch dieses Jahr
war keine Ausnahme. Es begann mit den in Lehrerkreisen
als „Croke Park“ bekannten Tagen. Diese 33 zusätzlichen
Arbeitsstunden erleichtern die Schulplanung ohne dabei
Unterrichtsstunden zu verlieren. Obwohl diese Stunden nicht
sehr beliebt sind, verbessern sie die Planungsprozesse und
ermöglichen einen geregelten und lebendigen Austausch
von Informationen innerhalb des Kollegiums.
Der Monat August stand wie jedes Jahr im Zeichen der
Veröffentlichung der „Leaving Certificate“ Ergebnisse und
dem Vergleich der Leistungen St. Kilian’s mit dem nationalen
Durchschnitt: die Abschlussklasse von 2011 konnte
einen beachtlichen Notendurchschnitt von 421 Punkten
erreichen. Obwohl das Prüfungssystem unter ständiger
Beobachtung steht, zeigen unsere Ergebnisse deutlich das
Selbstbewusstsein und Selbstvertrauen unserer Schüler in
Bezug auf die Abschlussprüfungen. Diese Kombination aus
akademischem Erfolg und Selbstvertrauen unterscheidet
unsere Absolventen von vielen ihrer Altersgenossen.
Im derzeitigen wirtschaftlichen Klima haben sich die guten
Deutschkenntnisse unserer Absolventen als wichtiger
Erfolgsfaktoraufdem Arbeitsmarkterwiesen.Immeröfterhören
wir von ehemaligen Schülern, die jetzt in Deutschland oder mit
deutschen Firmen arbeiten, dass bei ihnen die Beherrschung
der deutschen Sprache ein Einstellungskriterium war. Vor
diesem Hintergrund versucht die Fachschaft Deutsch
weiterhin, die späteren Erfolgsaussichten unserer Schüler
zu verbessen, indem sie sie an das Sprachdiplom I und
II heranführt. Das Sprachdiplom
gilt als wichtiger Indikator für ein
hohes Sprachniveau, welches wir
anstreben. In diesem Jahr ist die Zahl
der Schüler, die am Sprachdiplom
teilgenommen und es erfolgreich
abgeschlossen halben, wesentlich
gestiegen und wir wünschen uns für
die Zukunft ein Anhalten dieser Entwicklung.
Die Erfolge im Fach Deutsch wurden dieses Jahr auch
beim deutschen Debattieren deutlich, in dem sich das
Team unserer Schule bis ins Halbfinale des nationalen
Wettbewerbs qualifizierte. Es zog ein schwieriges Los,
als es gegen den Standpunkt argumentieren sollte, dass
Schuluniformen veraltet seien. Die Ironie dieser Thematik
lässt sich auch auf die uniformierte Opposition übertragen.
Die Mitglieder unseres Debattierteams waren alles
Stipendiaten des Pädagogischen Austauschdienstes, die
für ihre hervorragenden Ergebnisse im Junior Certificate
2010 ausgezeichnet wurden und im letzten Sommer drei
bis fünf Wochen in Deutschland verbringen durften. Acht
Schüler der jetzigen 10. Klasse haben ebenfalls diese
Auszeichnung für ihre Prüfungsergebnisse im Junior
Certificate 2011 erhalten und auch sie sind für einige
Wochen im Sommer nach Deutschland eingeladen worden.
In diesem Zusammenhang sind zahlreiche Bemühungen
unternommen worden, um die deutschen Aspekte unserer
Schule stärker zu betonen. Deutsche Beschilderungen und
entsprechende Anschlagtafeln haben geholfen, aber es gibt
noch Verbesserungspotenzial. Letztes Jahr haben wir am 3.
Oktober die Vergabe der Sprachdiplome feierlicher als sonst
gefeiert. Unsere Kollegen der Grundschule haben uns zu
dieser Gelegenheit mit ihrem Popup-Museum auf eine Reise
durch die deutsche Kindheit von den 50er Jahren bis heute
mitgenommen. Dieses Jahr hoffen wir, die Feierlichkeiten
zur Übergabe der Sprachdiplome mit unserem 60jährigen
Jubiläum zu verbinden.
Der Hamburg-Austausch mit dem Immanuel-Kant-Gymnasium
in Hamburg ist weiterhin fester Bestandteil des Transition
Year Programms und feiert dieses Jahr sein 25jähriges
Jubiläum. Dieser Austausch verleiht nicht nur dem Transition
Year Programm eine besondere Note, sondern unterstreicht
auch die pädagogische Bedeutung, die wir und unsere
Austauschpartner in Hamburg dem Programm beimessen. Wir
sind weiterhin die einzige Schule in Irland, die ihren Transition
Year Schülern eine solche Möglichkeit bietet: Die einmalige
Chance, eine Sprache zu lernen und gleichzeitig die Arbeitswelt
kennenzulernen, unterstreicht die Bedeutung dieses Angebots
auch außerhalb des Klassenzimmers. Im November ist die
Fachschaft Mathematik vom irischen Kultusministerium
(Department of Education and Skills) inspiziert worden und
hat mit Bravour bestanden. Unsere Schüler erreichen bei den
nationalen Abschlussprüfungen stets überdurchschnittliche
Ergebnisse und die Zahl der Schüler der „higher level“ Kurse
steigt kontinuierlich. Diese Fakten wurden von der Inspektorin
gebührend zur Kenntnis genommen und positiv vermerkt. Sie
zeigte großes Interesse am Mathematikclub der Schule, der
wie auch unser Schachclub, von einem ehemaligen Schüler
der Schule geleitet wird. Andere ehemalige Schüler haben in
der Schule Vorträge über ihre Erfahrungen an der Universität
und in der Arbeitswelt gehalten, mit Schwerpunkt darauf, wie
Deutschkenntnisse ihre Möglichkeiten verbessert haben.
Auch der Dichter Paul Perry hat letztes Jahr zu unserer
Abschlussklasse gesprochen. All diese Unternehmungen
verdeutlichen ein weiteres Ziel der Schule, nämlich die Nutzung
all des Talents von Ehemaligen, die die derzeitigen Schüler
informieren und inspirieren können.
„Wir müssen uns das traditionelle Bildungsmodell mit seinem
Schwerpunkt auf Wissensanreicherung und Prüfungserfolg
anschauen und uns fragen, ob dieses Modell für die
Anforderungen von heute die beste Wahl ist“ (Richard Pring,
Oxford University). Diese Worte Richard Prings’ spiegeln die
Gedanken wider, die bei der Reformierung von Lehrplan und
Prüfungen des Junior Certificate eine Rolle spielen. Dieses
Jahr haben alle Schulen die Rahmenbedingungen für das
modifizierte Junior Certificate bekommen, welches das erste
Mal 2017 evaluiert werden wird. Das ist eine Aufgabe für uns
alle, aber auch eine Möglichkeit, die Schulinhalte in der Form
zu gestalten, wie wir sie gerne anbieten möchten. Im Lauf der
nächsten Jahre werden wir mit unserem Prüfungskomittee
das neue Programm auswerten und die Möglichkeiten
zur Umsetzung an St. Kilian’s prüfen. Dies wird eines der
wichtigsten pädagogischen Projekte der nächsten drei Jahre
sein. Während Europa und der Euro dieses Jahr kontinuierlich
auf dem Prüfstand standen, bleibt der Eurocampus weiterhin ein
erfolgreiches Modell europäischer Kooperation, das auf einem
Bildungsprojekt basiert und immer weiter wächst und gedeiht.
Teil der Zusammenarbeit war ein Filmprojekt der Initiative „Grüne
Schule“. Die einzelnen Fachbereiche für Naturwissenschaften
arbeiteten für die Produktion eines gemeinsamen Films
zusammen, der Frauen in Naturwissenschaften thematisierte
und am 8. März vorgestellt wurde. Beide Schulen arbeiten
weiterhin zusammen am „Schools Across Borders“-Projekt ,
in dessen Rahmen auch dieses Jahr Schüler des LFI und der
10. Klasse von St. Kilian’s an einem gegenseitigen Austausch
mit Schulen in Israel und Palästina teilnehmen durften. Unsere
Schüler hatten dieses Jahr während der Ferien im Februar die
Chance, Schulen in Jerusalem und Hebron zu besuchen.
Die Naturwissenschaft-Klassen des Eurocampus hatten
die Möglichkeit, am ersten schulinternen, von der Firma
Bayer gesponsorten, Wettbewerb für Naturwissenschaften
teilzunehmen. Das diesjährige Thema des Wettbewerbs
lautete „Das Herz und ein gesunder Lebensstil“. Die Resonanz
bei den siebten und achten Klassen war enorm und wir hoffen,
nächstes Jahr beim Wettbewerb Schulen aus der Umgebung
mit einzubeziehen. Wir freuen uns darauf, Gastgeber eines
solch aufregenden und innovativen lokalen Wettbewerbs zu
sein, der das Interesse an Naturwissenschaften außerhalb
des Klassenzimmers weckt und fördert und wir sind der Firma
Bayer für die Unterstützung dieses Projektes sehr dankbar.
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Dies war nicht der einzige Naturwissenschaften-Wettbewerb,
an dem St. Kilian’s teilgenommen hat. Zwei Schüler der
neunten Klasse repräsentierten die Schule beim „BT Young
Scientist Competition“ mit dem Projekt „Are you Dreaming“
und wurden dafür von den Richtern sehr gelobt. Solche
gemeinsamen Anstrengungen beider Schulen bei dieses
Projekten und Kooperationen mit dem gemeinsamen Ziel des
Junior Certificate sind es, die den Eurocampus weltweit so
einzigartig machen.
Die wirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen, mit denen sich Irland
konfrontiert sieht, wirken sich auch auf die Arbeit der Schule
aus und sie werden uns auch in nächster Zukunft noch vor
schwierige Aufgaben stellen. Im Zuge des Haushaltsplans
2011 ist die Lehrer-Schüler-Quote an Privatschulen auf 21 zu
1 erhöht worden und mit der Streichung des Beratungslehrers
hat unsere Schule einen zusätzlichen Anstieg von 0,59
zu verbuchen. Nichtsdestotrotz werden wir, mit Hilfe des
Schulvorstands und des Personals von St. Kilian’s, die jetzige
Vielfalt an Fächerkombinationen beibehalten.
Eines der wichtigsten Ereignisse dieses Schuljahres war
der Besuch des Holocaust-Überlebenden Tomi Reichental
am 14. März, der einen Vortrag vor der Oberstufe hielt.
Dieser Besuch wurde von den Fachschaften für Deutsch
und Geschichte organisiert. Im Alter von neun Jahren wurde
Tomi Reichental in das Konzentrationslager Bergen-Belsen
deportiert. Die Darstellung seiner Erfahrungen und die seiner
inhaftierten Familienmitglieder war sehr ergreifend und hat
alle anwesenden Schüler, Kollegen und Gäste sehr berührt.
Unter den Gästen waren auch der deutsche Botschafter Dr.
Lübkemeier und seine Frau. Dies war eine prägende Erfahrung
für die anwesenden Schüler der elften und zwölften Klassen
und ich bin mir sicher, dass dieser Besuch ihnen in Erinnerung
bleiben wird. In Bezug auf außerschulische Aktivitäten war
das Schuljahr 2011-2012 so aufregend wie jedes vorherige
Jahr. Seit September gibt es den St. Kilian’s / Eurocampus
Schulchor, der seinen seinen ersten öffentlichen Auftritt bei
der Weihnachtsfeier der Deutsch-Irischen Handelskammer
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hatte. Der Chor ist eine großartige Ergänzung zu den
zusätzlichen Angeboten der Schule und wir hoffen, dass die
Mitgliederzahlen steigen werden.
Auch in sportlicher Hinsicht gab es Grund zum Feiern. Unsere
Hockey-Mädchen haben die „Senior 3 League“ gewonnen
und das erste Mal den Pokal für St. Kilian’s ergattert. Aber
die Mädchen waren nicht die einzigen Hockey Gewinner
dieser Saison; das Team der Jungen hat mit dem Gewinn
der „Senior B League“ ebenfalls Großartiges erreicht. Unsere
Fußball-Jungen (senior) dagegen waren nicht so glücklich,
weil sie im „Leinster B Cup“ Finale und im „Senior League“
Halbfinale verloren. Dies sind jedoch sehr gute Ergebnisse
für eine so kleine Schule und alle, die sich in Finalen und
Halbfinalen geschlagen geben mussten, haben nächstes
Jahr eine neue Chance. Wir konnten außerdem weiterhin
Erfolge bei Wettbewerben im Vortragen und Debattieren, an
denen wir teilgenommen haben, verbuchen. Zum jetzigen
Zeitpunkt steht das „Concern Debating Team“ im Viertelfinale
des irlandweiten Wettbewerbs und unsere „Transition Year
Public Speakers“ haben sich für das „All-Ireland North-South
BPW“ Finale qualifiziert. Diese Kombination aus zusätzlichen
und ergänzenden Aktivitäten wertet die pädagogischen
Möglichkeiten, die wir unseren Schülern bieten können, auf.
Ohne Frage profitieren sie enorm von der Teilnahme an Sport,
Debatten, Vorträgen, Musik und Theater. Die Fähigkeiten,
die sie bei diesen Aktivitäten erwerben, beeinflusst auch ihr
akademisches Abschneiden in vielen Hauptfächern positiv.
Dieses Jahr hatten unsere Schüler bei mehreren Ausflügen
die Möglichkeit, ihren Horizont zu erweitern. Die Fachschaft
Kunst unternahm im Februar einen Ausflug nach London.
Über Ostern konnten die Schüler Rom und Pompei besuchen
und im Juni findet der Austausch mit Würzburg statt. Nicht zu
vergessen sind der Hamburg-Austausch und die Reise nach
Israel und Palästina. Bei den Kollegen, die diese Ausflüge
ermöglichen, möchte ich mich an dieser Stelle herzlich
bedanken. Ohne ihr zusätzliches Engagement wäre St.
Kilian’s nicht die Schule, die sie ist!
Schulen sind Orte des Wechsels und so wie Schüler
kommen und gehen, so kommen und gehen auch
unsere Lehrer. Im Juni diesen Jahres verabschieden
wir Frau Dihrberg, deren Zeit in Irland zu Ende geht. Sie
hat während ihrer sechs Jahre an St. Kilian’s viel zum
Schulalltag beigetragen, besonders durch die Organisation
des Hamburg-Austauschs und der Herausgabe dieser
besonderen Veröffentlichung, des Jahrbuchs. Wir danken
ihr vielmals und wünschen ihr für Ihre Rückkehr nach
Deutschland alles Gute. Des Weiteren verabschieden
wir uns von Helen Lennon, unserer Tennislehrerin.
Nach 31 Jahren im Dienst der Schule hat sie sich dafür
entschieden, ihren Tennisschläger zur Seite zu legen
und den Golfschläger zu schwingen. Wir möchten ihr an
dieser Stelle für ihre langjährigen Dienste danken und
wünschen ihr einen schönen Ruhestand. Was erwartet
uns also im nächsten Schuljahr? Nun, wir wissen, dass
es wie in jedem Jahr Höhen und Tiefen und größere und
kleinere Erfolge geben wird. Wir werden uns auf eine neue
Reise begeben, eine Reise, die mit den Vorbereitungen
zur Einführung des neuen Junior Certificate mit neuen
akademischen Herausforderungen beginnen wird und an
dessen Anfang Arbeiten für die Bundesländerinspektion
anstehen, ein Bekenntnis unsererseits zur ZfA und der
fortwährenden Mitgliedschaft in der Gemeinschaft der
deutschen Auslandsschulen. Wir werden unsere Pläne
zum webbasierten Lernen abschließen und werden EDV
verstärkt in Lern- und Unterrichtsprozesse einbeziehen.
Im September werden in einigen Fächern der Oberstufe
E-Books eingeführt werden und während ECDL schon
seit Jahren von uns im Transition Year angeboten wird,
hoffen wir, es im nächsten Jahr mit Programmierkursen
im Transition Year zu kombinieren und das Angebot somit
aufzuwerten. Das Vorankommen ist eine gemeinschaftliche
Anstrengung und ich möchte diese Gelegenheit nutzen,
mich ganz herzlich bei den Kollegen, den Eltern und dem
Schulvorstand von St. Kilian’s für ihre außerordentlichen
Bemühungen und ihre Unterstützung während des letzten
Jahres zu bedanken. Am Ende möchte ich den Schülern
folgendes mit auf den Weg geben: Ihr wart großartige
Botschafter eurer Schule, schaut über den Tellerrand
hinaus, schaut aufwärts, nutzt euer Potenzial und strebt
nach Größe.
Alice Lynch
Kommissarische Schulleiterin März 2012
A Note from the Principal
In 2012 St. Kilian’s Deutsche Schule Dublin will celebrate
its 60th Year. It has, over the last sixty years, carved out its
niche on the educational landscape in Ireland. It has also
consolidated its academic reputation as one of excellence
and has sent many pupils on their way to successful careers
in business, finance, law and the arts here in Ireland, in
Germany and further afield.
During the course of the last 60 years the school has
weathered many storms and faced many challenges
and this year has been no different. It began with, what
are known in school circles, as Croke Park days. These
additional 33 outside-school hours have facilitated the
school planning process without impact on class contact
time. Although not popular, these
hours have enhanced the planning
process and allowed the vital
exchange of information to take
place in a planned and open way.
August is marked each year by the
publication of the Leaving Certificate
results and the subsequent internal
analysis of St. Kilian’s performance against the national
average. The class of 2011 excelled attaining average
points of 421. Although the State Examination system is
continuously placed under the microscope, our results
clearly reveal the self awareness and confidence which
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underpins the performance of our studnets in the Leaving
Certificate. This combination of academic success and self
belief sets our graduates apart from their peers.
In the current economic climate the advantage of
proficiency in the German langauge has been another
significant factor in enabling our graduates achieve and
succeed in the work place. More and more we hear of past
pupils now working in Germany or with German companies
having succeeded in interviews because of their German
language skills. In this context the German department
at St. Kilians continues to enhance the prospects of our
students through its focus on the the Sprachdiplom I and II
as a benchmark of the language proficiency level we aspire
to. This year the number of students sitting and succeeding
in the Sprachdiplom exams has substantially increased
and we wish to see this trend continue in to the future.
The benefits accruing from the high standards in German
were also visible this year on the German Debating ciricut
where our school team reached the semi final of the AllIreland German debating competition. They got a cruel
draw having to argue against the motion that “School
Uniforms are Antiquated”. Indeed the irony was not lost on
the uniformed opposition. The members of the team had
all been recipients of scholarships from the Pädagogischen
Austauschdienst on their outstanding results in the
Junior Certificate exams 2010 and had the opportunity to
spend between 3 and 5 weeks in Germany last summer.
Eight students in the current 10th class have also been
acknowledged for their outstanding results from the Junior
Certificate 2011 and will have the opportunity to spend
some time in Germany during the summer months.
There has been a very concerted effort this year to
enhance the visibility of the German aspect of our school.
School signage and dedicated noticeboards have helped
but there are still areas we can improve upon. Last year we
celebrated the issuing of the Sprachdiplom Certificates on
the 3rd of October with a little more pomp and ceremony
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than previously. Our Primary School colleagues took us on
a journey through childhood experiences in Germany from
the 50’s up to the present day through the pop-up museum.
This year we hope to combine the celebration with our 60th
birthday.
The Hamburg exchange with the Immanuel Kant
Gymnasium in Harburg continues to constitute a core part
of the Transition Year programme and this year it celebrated
its 25th year. Apart from the value this exchange adds
to our Transition Year programme its life over the last
quarter of a century is a testament to the value we and
our counterparts in Hamburg place on it as an educational
exercise. We continue to be the only school in Ireland to
offer this opportunity to our Transition Year students. This
unique chance to combine language learning with the world
of work underpins its relevance beyond the classroom.
In November our Maths Department was inspected by the
Department of Education and Skills and came through with
flying colours. Our students consistently perform above the
national average in the State Examinations in Maths and
participation in the higher level courses has continued on an
upward trend. These facts were duly noted and positively
endorsed by the inspector. She was particularly interested
in the school’s maths club and the fact that this club is run
by a former student of the school. Our chess club is also
run by a former pupil. We have had past pupils in to talk to
classes and share their university and work experiences
especially in the context of how German has enhanced
their opportunities. Paul Perry, a published poet, addressed
our graduating class last year. These contacts have marked
another school objective, namely the utilisation of the vast
bank of talent that is our Alumni and to see in them the
opportunity they can provide to inform and inspire.
“We must look at the traditional model of education, with
its focus on the acquisition of knowledge and achieveing
examination success, and ask whether this model is the
best way to meet the challenges we now face” Richard
Pring, Oxford University.
The words of Richard Pring above reflect the thinking which
has informed the review and reform of the current Junior
Certificate syllabi and exams. This year all schools received
the Framework Document for the revised Junior Certificate
Programme which will be assessed for the first time in 2017.
This sets a challenge for us all, but it is also an opportunity to to
shape the kind of programme we wish to offer as a school. Over
the next year we, through our Curricular Advisory Committee,
will be examining the new Junior Certificate programme and
the curricular possibilities it can offer St Kilian’s Deutsche
Schule. It will become a significant pedagogical project over
the next three years.
As Europe and the Euro have been continuously tested
throughout this year, the Eurocampus continues as a model
of positive European cooperation centred on an educational
project which continues to grow and prosper. This year saw
collaboration on the Green School Initiative with the production
of a film for Green Week. Our respective Science Departments
collaborated in the making of a film to celebrate Women in
Science which was launched on the 8th March. Both schools
continue to work together on the Schools Across Borders
project which this year saw students from the LFI and St
Kilians’ 10th classes take part in a reciprocal exchange with
students from schools in Israel and Palestine. Our students
had the opportunity to visit the host schools in Jerusalem and
Hebron during the February mid-term break.
The Eurocampus science classes had the opportunity to
enter the first in-house Science Competition sponsored by
the Bayer Pharmaceutical Company. The topic for this year’s
project based competition was Heart and Healthy Living. The
response from the 7th and 8th class science students was
outstanding and it is hoped to extend the competition next
year to incorporate schools in the area. We look forward to
hosting what can become an exciting and innovative local
competition which will encourage and promote an interest in
Science outside the classroom. We are extremely grateful
to the Bayer Company for backing this project. This was
not the only Science competition we entered. St Kilians was
represented this year at the BT Young Scientist Competition by
two students from 9th class whose project “Are you Dreaming”
was highly commended by the judges.
The combined efforts of both schools in such projects and the
collaboration towards the common aim of the Junior Certificate
is what makes this Eurocampus unique and the most successful
model of its kind worldwide.The economic challenges facing
the the Irish economy have also impinged on the work of the
school and will continue to challenge us going forward for
some time to come. As a result of the 2011 budget all schools
in the fee paying sector experienced a direct increase in the
teacher-pupil ratio now at 21 to 1 and with the withdrawal of the
Guidance teacher from the ex-quota allocation our school has
experienced another .59 of an increase. However, together
with the support of the Board the Management and staff of
St. Kilian’s, we will continue to maintain our subject offers and
choices at the current level.One of the most significant events
in the school calendar this year was the visit of the Holocaust
survivor Tomi Reichental, on the 14th March. The visit was
organised by the History and German departments. At 9 years
of age Tomi was deported to the concentration camp BergenBelsen. His account of his experiences and those of his family
as prisoners in the Camp was both moving and disturbing
and drew an emotional response from the students, staff and
guests who attended. Among the guests were the German
Ambassador Dr Lübkemeier and his wife, Annegret. It was one
of those defining experiences in the life of a school and I have
no doubt it will remain in the memory of the 11th and 12th class
students who attended.
In the matter of extra curricular and co-curricular activities
the year 2011-2012 has been as busy as any previous year.
In September we launched the St. Kilian’s /Eurocampus
secondary school choir. They made their public debut at the
German/ Irish Chamber of Commerce Christmas lunch. The
choir has been a great addition to the palette of extra curricular
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activity in the school and we hope the membership will
increase year on year.
Once again our sporting year has brought us cause to
celebrate. Our senior girls’ team won the Senior 3 League
bringing the cup home to St Kilians for the first time. But
the girls were not the only hockey winners this season;
the Senior Boys team pulled off a significant achievement
in winning the Senior B-League. Our senior soccer boys,
however, were not so lucky. They lost out in the Leinster
B-Cup final competition, and the Senior League semi final.
This is no mean achievement for a small school and for
those who didn’t manage victory in their finals or semi
finals, well, there is always next year!
We also had continued success in the various public
speaking and debating competitions we entered. At the
time of writing the Concern Debating team have reached
the Quarter Finals of the All-Ireland competition and our
Transition Year Public Speakers have qualified for the
All-Ireland North-South BPW final. This combination of
extra and co-curricular activity enhances the educational
opportunity we can offer our students. There is no
question but that they benefit hugely from participation in
sport, debating, public speaking, music and drama. The
skills developed in many of the co-curriculr activities can
and do enhance their adacemic performance in many of
the core subjects. This year our students had multiple
opportunitites to broaden their horizons on trips abroad.
The Art department organised a trip to London during the
February mid term break. At Easter our students had the
opportunity to visit Rome and Pompei and in June they
will have the return visit to Würzburg, not to mention the
Hamburg exchange and the Conflict Studies trip to Israel
and Palestine. To the staff who make these events possible
I would like to extend my gratitude. Without the extra effort
and commitment of many I feel St. Kilian’s would be a
lesser school.
Schools are places of transition and as students come and
go, so too, do our teachers. This June we will say goodbye
to Frau Dihrberg as she comes to the end of her seconded
time in Ireland. She has contributed much to the life of the
school in the six years she has been here, most particularly
to the organisation of the Hamburg Exchange and the
editing of this particular publication, the School’s Jahrbuch.
We extend our sincere thanks to her and wish her good
luck on her return to Germany.
We also say goodbye to Helen Lennon, our tennis coach.
After 31 years service to the school Helen has decided to
hang up her racquet and reach for the golf clubs. We would
like to thank her for her long service to the school and wish
her every success in her retirement.
So what do we look to for the next academic year? Well,
we know that like any school we will have our ups and
downs, our great successes and our minor successes. We
will, however embark on a new journey and one which will
begin the preparations for the introduction of a new Junior
Certificate format with new academic challenges and we will
also begin the prepatory work for the Bundländerinspektion
as part of our commitment to the ZfA and our continued
membership of the familiy of German Schools abroad.
We will have completed our E-Learning Plan and will
increase the integration of IT into the learning and teaching
experience. In September some senior cycle subjects will
start using E-Books and while the ECDL is currently the
minimum benchmark of the IT skills base we offer and
assess, we hope to combine and enhance this with coding
and programming classes in Transition Yearn next year.
Moving forward is a collaborative effort and I would like to
take this opportunity to thank most sincerely the staff, the
parents and the Board of St Kilian’s for their outstanding
efforts and support throughout the last year. Finally, to the
students I would say: you have been excellent ambassadors
for your school, look outwards, look upwards and embrace
the heights of your potential and ambition.
Alice Lynch
Acting Principal, March 2012
A note from the Board of Management
In February you were informed that St. Kilian’s – with the
full support from the German government - was recruiting
for a new principal. Having gone through the necessary
advertising, interview and selection process, the Board of
Management is delighted that Ms. Alice Lynch has been
chosen as the new Principal of St.Kilian’s with effect from
the new school year 2012/13. Ms. Lynch is of course no
stranger to our school, having been our Deputy Principal
since she joined St.Kilian’s in 2003 and stepping up to
become our Acting Principal after the return of our previous
Principal to Germany last summer. Ms. Lynch has a
thorough knowledge and understanding of the German and
Irish school systems, cultures and languages. Combining
this with her indepth knowledge of St.Kilian’s makes her a
great asset for our school and an excellent appointment to
the position of principal. It will provide St.Kilian’s with much
welcome continuity and steady leadership. This was already
demonstrated during the 2011/2012 academic year and her
report in this year’s Jahrbuch is testimony that the school
continues to advance in all aspects of academic and extra
curricular life under her leadership. I am convinced that
under Ms. Lynch’s stewardship the students of St. Kilian’s
will continue to be encouraged to go further in so many areas
of school life and the teaching staff will have an able leader
in assisting them with implementing education reforms
and planning. Countless successes and achievements of
St.Kilian’s students during the last academic year have been
summarised in the Principal’s report. However, there are two
aspects in particular which I would like to comment on. Firstly,
that St. Kilian’s alumni continue to win significant Academic
Scholarships in Third Level Institutions and secondly the fact
that at nearly every turn, St.Kilian’s students seemed to be
heading off to different places with a sense of purpose - Lego
Leaguers to Galway, Art students and Musicians to London,
German students to Würzburg and Hamburg, Historians to
Rome and Pompeii, Irish students to Mayo and Donegal
Gaeltachts, Hockey and Football players to Stadiums,
Choirs to Chamber of Commerce
lunches, Debaters and Public Speakers
to UCD and further afield. The list is
endless and demonstrates the constant
commitment and enthusiasm in the
school for our childrens’ endeavours.
Both aspects are a great testament to
the professionalism and purposefulness
of the St. Kilian’s teaching body that
make these successes and experiences
possible for our students and I hope they will continue to
deploy their wealth of skills, vitality, energy and dynamism
for the benefit of our children for many more years. Finance
continues being an issue in nearly all aspects of public life
these days and the economics of learning and living seem
to dominate the airwaves. The costs of education, the drains
on families’ resources, the decreases in government funding,
teacher-student ratios, subject choices - the lists are endless.
And while money is a limited resource and the Board of
Management works with staff as best we can to deal with
these important issues, it is always important to remember
that St. Kilian’s is first and foremost a place of learning for
our children, a place where they are engaged, motivated
and challenged. Fortunately, and thanks to astute financial
management and steady enrollment figures, St.Kilian’s is still
able to weather the (severe) government cuts for education
spending while at the same time continuing to invest in
our building, classrooms, science labs, etc and generally
upgrading the current Campus facilities. On behalf of the
Board of Management I wish Ms. Lynch and all the teaching
and administration staff all the best for the 2012/13 school
year. A very special “Thank You” goes to Frau Dihrberg
who will be returning to Germany after 6 years in Ireland.
Throughout her stay in Ireland and aside from her general
teaching duties, Ms. Dihrberg did amazing work with our
annual Jahrbuch and we are very grateful for the many hours
of work and attention to detail that she put into this. We wish
her all the best for the future.
Dr. Frank Heisterkamp
Chairman, Board of Management
Mitteilung des Vorstands
Im Februar wurden Sie davon in Kenntnis gesetzt, dass St. Kilian’s
die Stelle des Schulleiters mit voller Unterstützung der deutschen
Regierung neu ausschreiben würde. Nach dem notwendigen
Werbungs-, Interview- und Auswahlverfahren möchte ich hiermit
meine Freude darüber bekunden, dass Frau Alice Lynch vom Vorstand
zur neuen Schulleiterin bei St. Kilian’s ausgewählt wurde. Frau Lynch
ist in unserer Schule natürlich wohl bekannt. Seit ihrem Dienstbeginn
bei St. Kilian’s im Jahre 2003 war sie als stellvertretende Schulleiterin
tätig. Nachdem unser vorheriger Schulleiter letzten Sommer nach
Deutschland zurückkehrte, hat sie darüberhinaus die Funktion der
amtierenden Schulleiterin übernommen. Frau Lynch verfügt über
umfangreiches Wissen und ein tief greifendes Verständnis des
deutschen und irischen Schulsystems sowie beider Kulturen und
Sprachen. Nicht zuletzt aufgrund ihrer eingehenden Vertrautheit
mit St. Kilian’s stellt Frau Lynch eine große Bereicherung für unsere
Schule dar. Ihre Berufung auf die Schulleiterstelle wird St. Kilian’s die
gewünschte Stabilität und Führungsstärke gewähren. Dies zeigte
sich bereits während des Schuljahrs 2011/2012. Frau Lynchs Bericht
im diesjährigen Jahrbuch ist ein Beweis dafür, dass die Schule in
allen Bereichen des akademischen und außerschulischen Lebens
unter ihrer Führung Fortschritte macht. Ich bin davon überzeugt,
dass die Schüler von St. Kilian’s unter Frau Lynchs Leitung dazu
in die Lage versetzt werden, in zahlreichen schulischen Gebieten
vieles zu erreichen, und dass der Lehrkörper eine fähige Leiterin zur
Seite stehen hat, die ihm dabei behilflich ist, schulische Reformen zu
planen und durchzusetzen. Die zahlreichen Erfolge und Leistungen
der Schüler von St. Kilian’s im Laufe des vergangenen Schuljahres
sind im Schulleiterbericht zusammengefasst. Doch gibt es zwei
Aspekte, die ich besonders hervorheben möchte. Erstens ist zu
betonen, dass Absolventen von St. Kilian’s nach wie vor bedeutende
akademische Stipendien an Hochschulen und Universitäten
verliehen bekommen. Zweitens möchte ich erwähnen, dass sich
St. Kilians Schüler zielstrebig in verschiedene Richtungen zu
entfalten scheinen: Teilnehmer der Lego Liga fuhren nach Galway,
Kunstschüler und Musiker nach London, Deutschschüler nach
Würzburg und Hamburg, Geschichtsschüler nach Rom und Pompeii,
Irischschüler in die Gaeltachtgebiete von Mayo und Donegal, Hockeyund Fußballspieler zu verschiedenen Stadien, Chöre zum Lunch
bei der Handelskammer, Disputanten und Redner zum University
College Dublin. Die Liste ist endlos und veranschaulicht das
fortwährende Engagement und den begeisterten Einsatz der Schule
für die Interessen unserer Kinder. Beide Aspekte sind Beweis für die
Professionalität und Zielstrebigkeit des Lehrkörpers bei St. Kilian’s,
der diese Erfolge und Erfahrungen für unsere Schüler ermöglicht. Ich
hoffe, dass die Lehrer noch viele weitere Jahre ihre breit gefächerten
Fähigkeiten, ihre Vitalität, Energie und Dynamik zu Gunsten unserer
Kinder einsetzen werden. Finanzierung stellt heutzutage in fast
allen Bereichen des öffentlichen Lebens ein Problem dar. Die
wirtschaftlichen Aspekte der Bildung und des Lebens schlechthin
sind in den Medien weiterhin ein zentrales Thema: Bildungskosten
und ihre Auswirkungen auf den Familienhaushalt, der Rückgang der
staatlichen Finanzierungen, das Zahlenverhältnis von Lehrern und
Schülern, die Wahl der Schulfächer - und vieles mehr. Obwohl Gelder
nur in begrenztem Maße zur Verfügung stehen und der Vorstand
mit dem Lehrkörper so gut wie möglich an der Auseinandersetzung
mit solchen zentralen Fragen zusammen arbeitet, sollten wir immer
daran denken, dass St. Kilian’s zuallererst ein Ort des Lernens für
unsere Kinder ist. Ein Ort, wo unsere Kinder sich entfalten können, wo
sie motiviert und herausgefordert werden. Dank eines geschickten
Finanzmanagements und der konstanten Schülerzahlen ist St.
Kilian glücklicherweise auch weiterhin in der Lage, die (massiven)
Kürzungen der Regierung für Bildungsausgaben aufzufangen, dabei
gleichzeitig in die Instandhaltung unserer Gebäude, Klassenzimmer,
naturwissenschaftlichen Labore usw. zu investieren und die
bestehenden Einrichtungen auf dem Schulgelände zu verbessern.
Im Namen des Vorstands wünschen wir Frau Lynch, dem gesamten
Lehrkörper und dem Verwaltungspersonal alles Gute für das
Schuljahr 2012/13. Ein besonderes Dankeschön gilt Frau Dihrberg,
die nach 6 Jahren in Irland nun nach Deutschland zurückkehren wird.
Während ihrer Zeit in Irland und zusätzlich zu ihren Lehraufgaben
leistete Frau Dihrberg hervorragende Arbeit an unserem Jahrbuch.
Wir sind ihr sehr dankbar für die vielen Arbeitsstunden und die Liebe
zum Detail, die in dieses Projekt einflossen. Wir wünschen ihr für die
Zukunft das Allerbeste.
Dr. Frank Heisterkamp
Vorstandsvorsitzender
Calendar 2011/2012 - Eurocampus
AUGUST 2011
Thursday
25.08.2011
Friday
26.08.2011
Monday 29.08.2011
Monday
29.08.2011
Tuesday
30.08.2011
Tuesday
30.08.2011
Wednesday
31.08.2011
Staff meeting 1 - Staff Planning Day 1 8:30am-3:30pm (CP)
Staff Planning Day 2 (MLL) 9:00am-3:00pm (CP)
School begins for 1st class Primary and NEW KG/VS and Primary pupils 8:30am – 10:30am
All 7th class students and new students for Secondary school 8:30am until 12:15pm
Year Head Class Teacher Meetings (1:00pm-3:00pm)
Normal school day for Primary school Afternoon Care and Supervised Studies until 6pm.
All 7th , 8th , 10th and 11th class 8:30am until 12:55pm All 9th and 12th class 1:30pm until
3:30pm No Supervised Studies for Secondary
Full school day.
SEPTEMBER 2011
Monday
05.09.2011
Supervised Study for Secondary School begins
Thursday 08.09.2011
Transition Year Science trip to Belfast
Monday 12.09.2011
Afternoon Activities for Primary School begin
Wednesday/Thursday 14-15.09.2011
Transition Year trip to Monaghan
Thursday
15.09.2011Wandertag
Friday
16.09.2011
Oxford Trip (Senior Cycle)
Thursday
22.09.2011
Primary Parent/Teacher Meeting 1st class at 7.30pm – 2nd & 3rd Classes at 8pm
Sunday 25.09.2011
Hamburg exchange begins Hamburg students arrive in Dublin
Thursday
29.09.2011
Primary Parent/Teacher Meeting (4thclass at 7.30pm) –(5th & 6th Classes at 8:00pm)
OCTOBER 2011
Monday
03.10.2011
Tag der deutschen Einheit Reception 2:00pm for 10th & 11th class
Wednesday
05.10.2011
Staff Zeugniskonferenz CAT Tests
Thursday
06.10.2011
PTM Kindergarten school
Friday
07.10.2011
Schulball at 7pm
Saturday 08.10.2011
Oktoberfest for Secondary Students 3pm – 5pm
Thursday 13.10.2011
Open Day (PS + KGS 4pm-6pm) Secondary School 6:00pm-9:00pm (CP)
Thursday 13.10.2011
Hamburg Students depart 9am from school
Monday
17.10.2011
Transition Year Work Experience week begins (until Friday 21st)
Wednesday
19.10.2011
PTM class 7 (Department Head and Class teachers)
Thursday
20.10.2011
Visit from European Commission Stephan Jaeger 11am 11th & 12th class.
Friday
21.10.2011
Würzburg exchange begins
Wednesday
26.10.2011
Zeugniskonferenz 1. Secondary School 4:15pm-6:15p (CP) No supervised study for Secondary
Thursday
27.10.2011
Closing date for Christmas Shoebox donations
Friday
28.10.2011
Craft/Coffee Morning – Craft Group (PA coffee morning)
Midterm Break from Sunday 30.10.2011 until Sunday 6th November 2011
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NOVEMBER 2011
Wednesday
09.11.2011
Thursday
10.11.2011
Friday
11.11.2011
Tuesday
15.11.2011
Tuesday
15.11.2011
Thursday
24.11.2011
Saturday
26.11.2011
Mon/Fri
21/25.11.2011
PTM 9th & 12th classes (8:00pm-10:00pm)
St. Martin’s KG, 1st & 2nd at 7:00pm
St Martins Primary School 3rd, 4th and 5th at 7:00pm
Staff Meeting 2 (4:15pm – 6:15pm) (Evaluation Arts) No supervised study for Secondary
Parents CAO meeting 7.30pm
Choices 2012 Careers Fair
Christmas Bazaar
Exams 9th and 12th class Winter Exams
DECEMBER 2011
Thursday
01.12.2011
Staff Planning Meeting (subject) 4:05pm-6:05pm (CP) E-Learning (subject planning)
Friday
02.12.2011
Scholarship Examination 6th class Primary
Tuesday
06.12.2011
Sprachdiplom II written exam
Tuesday
06.12.2011
St. Nikolaus KG, 1st and 2nd
Friday
09.12.2011
Focus Ireland cake sale
Thursday
15.12.2011
Report Conference Primary 3:00pm All classes finish at 2:55pm
Thursday
15.12.2011
Christmas Celebration (Secondary)
Friday
16.12.2011
Last day for St Vincent de Paul Charity collection
Thursday
22.12.2011
Primary School Reports given out. School breaks up for Christmas holidays - Primary 1:00pm
No Afternoon Care/No supervised study
Thursday
22.12.2011
Secondary Talent Show 2:00pm-4.00pm (K- Factor) Secondary 4:00pm
No supervised study secondary
Christmas Holidays Friday 23rd December 2011 to Sunday 8th January 2012
JANUARY 2012
Tuesday
17.01.2012
Thursday/Friday
12/13.01.2012
Monday
16.01.2012
Friday/Saturday
20/21.01.2012
Friday
20.01.2012
Monday 23.01.2012
Thurs
26.01.2012
Zeugniskonferenz 2 Secondary school (4:15pm-6:15pm) (CP)
Sprachdiplom II, Oral
Greenschool Awareness Day
Jugend musiziert
Secondary School reports sent home
T/Y Half- day Module Week begins to Friday 27th
PTM 7th and 8th class (8pm – 10pm)
FEBRUARY 2012
Wednesday
1./10.2.2012
Mock Exams
Wednesday
08.02.2012
Subject Planning 2 4:05pm-6:05pm (CP)
Monday
06.02.2012
Deutsche Filmwoche beginnt.
Friday
10.02.2012
School breaks up for Mid- term break
Friday/Sunday
10/12.02.2012
Art Trip to London
Mid-term Break from Saturday 11th February, to Sunday 19th.02.2012
Wednesday
22.02.2012
9th Class Junior Cert Meeting 7:00pm – 7:45pm Hamburg Exchange Meeting 7:45pm – 8:30pm
Senior Cycle Subject Choice + Bilingual Leaving Certificate Information for class 10 Parents (7.00-8:30pm)
Thursday23.02.2012
MARCH 2012
Thursday
01.03.2012
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Friday
09.03.2012
Deadline for entry of Mock results on E-Portal
Monday
12.03.2012
Staff meeting 3 (4:15pm – 6:15pm) Evaluation Science/Math/BS/Acc.
No supervised study for Secondary school.
Friday
16.03.2012
Deadline for submission of subject choice forms 10th class
Monday
19.03.2012
School Closed (Bank Holiday)
Thursday
22.03.2012
Würzburg Exchange begins until 29th March (Students here)
Monday
26.03.1012
Sprachdiplom I written exam Class 9
Thursday/Friday
29/30.03.2012
Sprachdiplom I oral exams - Transition Year Repeats and New 10th DF
Friday
30.03.2012
Craft Coffee Morning
Easter Break from Saturday 31st March to Sunday 15th April 2012
APRIL 2012
Monday
09.04.2012
Tuesday/Saturday
10/14.04.2012
Monday-Wednesday
16.-18.04.2012
Tuesday
24.04.2012
Hamburg Exchange begins to 27th April 2012
Classical Studies Trip to Rome.
Sprachdiplom I oral exams - Class 9 and Class 11 Repeats
MAY 2012
Thursday
10.05.2012
Tuesday
22.05.2012
Wednesday
23.05.2012
Thursday
24.05.2012
Thursday
24.05.2012
Friday
25.05.2012
Monday
28.05.2012
Monday
28.05.2012
Wednesday
30.05.2012
Confirmation for 6th class Primary (to be confirmed)
Staff Meeting 4 (4:15pm – 6:15pm) Evaluation German/Bio/Phys/Chem.
No supervised study for Secondary school. AGM Board of Management
12th class Graduation Night
Parent Evening for New 7th class students 2012/13
Sports day (Bundesjugendspiele)
Transition Year “Showcase” Evening at 8pm
Prize Day First Communion 2nd Class Primary (to be confirmed)
End of Year Examinations cl. 7, 8, 11 begin to Friday 1.06.2012
Transition Year trip to Cappanlea begins to 01.06.2012
JUNE 2012
Friday
01.06.2012
Secondary school breaks up for the Summer
Monday
04.06.2012
No afternoon classes for Primary School.
Wednesday
06.06.2012
State Examinations commence to Friday 24.06.2011 Zeugniskonferenz 3 (6:00pm-8:00pm) (CP)
Monday
11.06.2012
7th class Wúrzburg Exchange (Students in Germany)
Tuesday
12.06.2012
Report Conference Primary school 1:30pm
Saturday
16.06.2012Sommerfest
Monday 18.06.2012
Wandertag Primary
Wednesday
20.06.2012
Primary and Kindergarten break up for Summer Holidays 12 noon
School Year 2012/13
School begins for 7th Class and all NEW Secondary students
School begins for 1st Class Primary and NEW KG/VS. and New Primary Pupils 8:30 – 10:30am
Normal school day for Secondary
Normal school day for Primary
Parent Teacher Meeting 10th & 11th class 8:00pm-10:00pm
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Staff List
Attendance 2011 - 2012
°22 Finnegan, Sarah
PS, DepP
~1
Adelberger, Gabriele
ADLK, De
~23 Ni Ghallchóir, Eibhlin
Ir, BS
~2
Baum-Sheridan, Dr. Jutta
De
~24 Golden, Linda
Eng, His,
°3
Black, Annette
PS, Ir
Debating
°4
Bowen, Lucy
PS
^25 Hackbarth, Brigitte
Afternoon Care
~5
Bradbury, Carol
LFI, Art
°°26 Hahn, Katharina
KGS
°6
Browne, Mirja
PS, De
°°27 Hallinan, Ulrike
KGS,
°°7 Byrne, Elvira
KGS, Coord
Afternoon Care
~8
Callan, David
Bio, Ma
´`28 Harvey, Alistair
Asst.
°9
Collins, Siobhan
PS, Sp
Soccer coach
*10 Costello, Emma
LFI
°29 Hayden, Liz
PS
°11 Crouch, Fiona
PS, LS
~30 Hogan, Cian
Fr, En, SDT
*12 Danieu, Vincent
LFI, Art
School Plan
~13 Defaux, Claire
Fr, Eng, CSPE
~31 Holloway, Nuala
Ir, Rem E, Hort
~14 Dennehy, Patricia
His, CSPE,
~32 Kavanagh, Sarah
De, EFL
SPHE, LS
°33 Kempe, Nadine
PS
°15 Diestelkamp, Corinna
Rel
~34 Köhler, Dr. Dirk
De, Gesch,
~16 Dihrberg, Nicola
De, Gesch
SDT IT
°17 Dobey, Katy
PS
°°35 Küchenmeister, Annett
KGS
°18 Dobey, Lisa
PS
~36 Lacey, Ian
Art
~19 Doris, Connell
En, His, PE,
°37 Lange-Davitt, Barbara
PS, De
SDT lockers, SC
°38 Larras, Vivienne
Fr, CSPE, Geo
~20 Farrelly, Róisín
Geo,
*39 LeMer, Yann
LFI, PE
AP Attendance
°40 Luttig, Esther
PS, De
~21 Farrelly, Niall
Rem E
~41 Lynch, Alice
De, DepP
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~42 McCarthy, Catherine
PE
~64 Scally, John
Eng, CSPE,
~43 McCrea, Kate
Art
SPHE, Rel
~44 Macmillan, Nigel
Physics,
°65 Sherriff, Aisling
PS, Sp
Maths, AP YH9
°66 Smolenski, Kerstin
PS, Ger, PT
°45 Mc Dowell, Mervyn
PS, Sp
‘’67 Sugg, Albert
Soccer Coach
~46 Maher, Fiona
De
~68 Sundermann, Helmut
De, AP YH7/8
~47 Mahon, Annette
BS, Ma
°69 Theurer, Ulrich
ADLK PS
~48 Mahon, Mary
His
°70 Thielemans, Anne
PS, Mu, Art
*49 Marcelin, Johnny
LFI, Sci
°°71 Weimann, Leonie
KGS,
~50 Martin, Fiona
Chem, Ma,
Afternoon Care
SDT Detention
~72 Waters, Lisa
Bio, Ma
*51 Moore, Pascal
LFI, His,
Geo, YH7-9
~52 O’Brien, Elizabeth
BS, Acc,
C&G, YH SenC
~53 O’Dricsoll, David
Mu, Ir
~54 O’Gorman, Niamh
Ma, IT
~55 O’Leary, Anne
Rem E,
His, CSPE, Geo
°56 O’Reilly-Lechleiter, Miriam
PS
~57 O’Scanaill, Tadhg
Ir, TY Coord
´`58 Parsons, Tom
Hockey coach
~59 Reeves, Nicola
LFI: Eng, Rel
~60 Reinhofer, Eva-Sophie
De
*61 Renelle, Marlène
LFI: His
°62 Roth, Jean
PS, TT
°63 Shelley, Megan
PS, Sp
Staff List –
Administration 2010-11
#73 Bell, Ruth
Canteen
#74 Foley, John
Marketing
#75 Hannigan, Donal
Maintenance/
Supervision
#76 Kane, Jacinta
Secretary
#77 Kavanagh, Mary
Canteen
#78 Mac Mahon, Adrienne
Accounts
#79 Mitchell, Dorothy
Canteen
#80 Pel, Narding
Caretaker
#81 Reich-Quigley, Silja
Administration
Manager
#82 Reuter, Katrine
Administration
° Primary School | * LFI | °° Kindergarten School | ^ Afternoon Care | ´` Coaching | ~ Secondary | #Administration
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Welcome and
Administration
Maintenance Staff
L. to r.: Silja Reich-Quigley, Katrine Reuter, Jacinta Kane, Adrienne MacMahon
Catering
Donal Hannigan
IT Trouble Shooter
Alexandru Cojocariu
L. to r.: Dorothy Mitchell, Ruth Bell, Mary Kavanagh
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farewell
Hallo, mein Name ist Lena Stüber und ich bin in Rheinland-Pfalz an der Deutschen
Weinstrasse aufgewachsen. Ich studiere Deutsch und Englisch auf Lehramt an
der Universität Heidelberg und absolviere gerade ein sechswöchiges Praktikum
(Ende Aug. – Anfang Okt. 2011) während meiner Semesterferien an dieser Schule.
Das Kollegium im Allgemeinen und meine betreuenden Lehrer im Speziellen
sind sehr hilfsbereit und unterstützen mich stets. Neben Hospitationen und
eigenen gehaltenen Unterrichtsstunden erhielt ich auch die Chance eine einzelne
Schülerin in DaF zu unterrichten. Aufgrund eines Hamburgaustauschs konnte ich
an interessanten Ausflügen in der Umgebung teilnehmen. Dank der freundlichen
Lehrer, der aufgeschlossenen Schüler, vielen neuen Bekanntschaften und einer
Stadt voller Überraschungen und wundervollen Sehenswürdigkeiten werde ich
diese Zeit in Baile Átha Cliath immer in guter Erinnerung behalten.
John O’Brien – Englisch, History, (HDip)
(Secondary School
I began teaching here at St. Kilian’s in September, and have thus far enjoyed the
experience tremendously. I have been teaching English and History to seventh
and transition year classes, and have really enjoyed the interaction with the very
intelligent and interesting students of this school. This is my first year teaching,
having studied English and History in UCD, and I’m particularly enjoying the
experience of teaching these very important subjects to students from a multitude
of backgrounds. This makes the classes so much more interesting when studying
history, as students get the opportunity to hear multiple perspectives of events
that in most other schools simply wouldn’t be possible. Similarly with English, the
classes have been enriched by the opinions and perspectives of such a broad
range of students that often I find myself learning a lot from them! I’m looking
forward to the rest of the school year, and to many more interesting classes.
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Daithí Ó Drisceoil – Music (Secondary School)
Dia daoibh, is mise Daithí Ó Drisceoil. I teach Music and Irish here in St.
Kilian’s. I am from Kilkenny and studied Music and Irish in N.U.I. Maynooth. On
completing my undergraduate degree, I decided to spend some time traveling
whilst teaching English as a foreign language and playing music. Ultimately, it
was this experience that made me consider a career in teaching. Upon returning
to Ireland, I completed the Dioplóma Iarchéime san Oideachas in N.U.I. Galway.
I previously worked as a Music and Irish teacher in Coláiste de hÍde, Tallaght,
before starting in St. Kilian’s. I am passionate about my subjects and feel that
St. Kilian’s is an excellent school to work in. Staff and students have been very
welcoming and I really enjoy working within the positive atmosphere of the school.
With the setting up of Coiste na Gaeilge, The Secondary School Band and my
involvement in the Secondary School Choir, I hope that students will take the
opportunity to involve themselves in both Irish and Music here in St. Kilian’s. Beir
bua is beannacht!
Welcome and Farewell
Lena Stüber – Deutsch, DaF (Praktikantin
Sekundarstufe)
Jan Niklas Heinrich – Deutsch (Praktikant)
After five years I returned to St. Kilian’s – and felt at home.
Hi, my name is Jan Niklas Heinrich and I’m studying German and Religious
Education for teaching at secondary school level at the University of Freiburg in
southern Germany. After our second year we all have to do a work experience
either at a school in Baden-Württemberg or at a German School somewhere
abroad. What a good chance for me to return to St. Kilian’s where I was a pupil
myself for several months five years ago, and up to now I can say – a good
decision. The whole staff with its warm welcome made me soon feel at home and
together with all of the German Department they helped me a lot, whether it be
work like preparing a lesson or thinking about what to do at the weekend. (And the
students are nice as well, of course. At least they let me live...) After April I have
to go back to Germany and I already know: I will miss St. Kilian’s again. Thanks
to you all!
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My name is Ian Lacey and I’m the new art teacher at Saint Kilian’s. I am originally
from Gorey in County Wexford and studied for my Leaving Certificate at Gorey
Community School. I completed a portfolio course in what has become Gorey
School of Art and studied Fine Art Painting at the National College of Art and
Design. During my time at NCAD I was lucky enough to be chosen to study at
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in the United States as part of an exchange scheme.
I travelled for a while and returned to NCAD to complete my Hdip in Art Education
during which time my teaching practice was here at Saint Kilian’s. Outside of
school I enjoy painting, photography, set design and music. For the past few years
I have worked in various schools teaching art and I am delighted now to have
returned here to work. Though it is not unusual to find a school in Ireland with a
student base of diverse nationality St. Kilian’s is unique in that it aims to be diverse
and the staff and student base reflect this. It really does feel more European and
I am delighted to be here teaching.
Tiffany Brennan – History (HDip)
My name is Tiffany Brennan and this has been my first year teaching at St.
Kilian’s. As a past pupil, it has been an especially rewarding experience to return
to a place that holds such fond memories for me. St. Kilian’s is of course still home
to some truly inspirational former teachers of mine, and I feel so lucky to have the
opportunity to work along side them now. I have spent the last few years living
between Galway and Cork, having completed a BA in English and History at NUIG
and a Masters in English at UCC. I have also spent several years teaching English
as a foreign language. This year in Dublin has been a really great opportunity to
return to familiar terrain. My teaching experience here, working with teenagers
in the teaching of English and History, has been both exciting and rewarding,
as my teaching experience to date has been predominantly with adult groups.
The students here are open to new ideas; they have a strong sense of their own
individual identities and are warm and welcoming. It has been a pleasure to work
with the students and the dynamic and talented staff here at St. Kilian’s.
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Alex Cojocariu – IT Trouble Shooting
Hello everyone, my name is Alex Cojocariu and I am an IT Technician. It is an honour
for me to work in St. Kilian’s Deutsche Schule as Technical Support. Fixing PCs and
Computer peripherals and networks is what I am doing for a living and it is a pleasure
to work for St. Kilian’s and to have care of the IT Department. Here I meet people
with very advanced training and with great professionalism. I am proud that I have
come into such a nice place and I work with such kind and distinguished people.
Ian Lacey – Arts (Secondary School)
John Foley - Communication and Marketing
Coordinator
Hello to all, my name is John Foley and my role at St. Kilian’s is Communication and
Marketing Coordinator. I joined St. Kilian’s in November 2011. I come from a corporate
background, more specifically I am coming to St. Kilian’s having worked with one of
the leading mobile domain and mobile website creators, dotMobi. Currently I am
undertaking an MSc in Marketing at the National College of Ireland. My true passion
is anything sports related, having competed in everything from rugby to horse riding
over the years. As one can imagine, I have been extremely impressed with the sports
facilities at St. Kilian’s, and taken a keen interest in both the hockey and soccer. I
look forward to continuing my work within the Eurocampus and communicating with
all involved from facility to parents to consistently understand how campus life is
evolving.
Dr. Eva Reinhofer - Deutsch (Sekundarstufe)
My name is Eva-Sophie Reinhofer. My subjects are French, German and History.
I have been teaching in Germany for the last 13 years. First I worked at the University
of Munich, where I obtained a PhD while working as an assistant professor. Then I
was teaching French and German at secondary schools in Wertingen and Lindau,
Bavaria. I started at St. Kilian’s in August 2010. My subjects here are German and
International History. I am delighted to work at St. Kilian’s. The staff is very friendly
and helpful, and it is a pleasure to teach the pupils here. I am looking forward to
getting to know more students over the years to come.
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Einige von euch haben mich vielleicht gar nicht getroffen, andere nur ein paar Maldenn ich war nicht lange an eurer Schule. Ich habe sechs Wochen hier verbracht,
dann musste ich wieder zurück nach Deutschland, denn eigentlich studiere ich in
Greifswald Geschichte und Englisch auf Lehramt für Gymnasium mit Deutsch als
Fremdsprache als Nebenfach. Für Englisch musste ich aber für mindestens drei
Monate in ein englischsprachiges Land. Dafür habe ich mir Irland ausgesucht und
war vor meinem Aufenthalt an eurer Schule noch an einer anderen- das nannte
sich “Erasmus-Praktikum”. Ich bin überall sehr freundlich aufgenommen worden,
was in Deutschland bisher nicht immer der Fall war. Außerdem habe ich sehr viel
für mich gelernt. Das ist einer der Gründe, weswegen ich großartige fünf Monate
in Irland verbracht habe. Vielen Dank dafür. Alles Gute!
Teresa Kesting – Deutsch, Praktikantin
(Sekundarstufe)
Dia dhaoibh! Ich heiße Theresa Kesting und war von September bis Dezember
2011 Praktikantin an der Deutschen Schule St. Kilian’s. Ich habe im Mai 2011
mein 1. Staatsexamen (Lehramt für Gymnasien, Deutsch und Geschichte) an
der Justus-Liebig-Universität in Gießen erfolgreich abgeschlossen und hatte
das Bestreben vor dem Beginn meines Referendariats wertvolle Erfahrungen
im Bereich des Unterrichtens im Ausland zu sammeln. Dieser Wunsch hat sich
mit dem Praktikum im St. Kilian‘s erfüllt. So haben neben Hospitationsstunden
eigene Unterrichtsversuche den größten Teil meines Praktikums ausgemacht.
Dabei erhielt ich großartige Unterstützung und Hilfestellungen seitens der Lehrer
und Lehrerinnen. Zudem bekam ich die Möglichkeit auch außerunterrichtliche
Erfahrungen zu sammeln und ein Stück irische Kultur kennen zu lernen. Dafür
- vielen Dank!
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Fiona Crouch – Primary School
Hi! My name is Fiona Crouch and I’m from London, England. I studied at Lancaster
University and worked in the city of London before doing my PGCE at the Institute
of Education, University of London. After completing my PGCE I worked as a
class teacher in London for five years before moving to Dublin.
I’m currently the resource teacher in the primary school. It’s a wonderful school
and I thoroughly enjoy working with the children. The diversity makes St. Kilian’s
such an interesting place to work, everyday is different. I enjoy being part of it. I
would like to thank everyone for making me feel so welcome.
Anna-Maria Lehmann - Deutsch, Praktikantin
(Sekundarstufe)
Katy Dobey – Primary School
Hi, my name is Katy Dobey and I started working the primary school in St. Kilian’s
this year. I covered for Mrs Bowen as class teacher of 4A. As a past pupil of this
school, I feel very privileged to have the chance to come back here to start my
teaching career. In the primary, I teach lots of Maths, English, EVS and Science.
The children and teachers have been very welcoming and I have had a great time
getting to know everyone.
Farewell, Katrine!
ou!
sy
We’ll mis
Liebe Kollegen, liebe Eltern und liebe Schüler! Nach viereinhalb Jahren in Irland
und davon vier Jahren bei St. Kilian’s geht es jetzt zurück nach Norddeutschland.
Die Sehnsucht nach vier Jahreszeiten, deutschem Brot und der Familie war
einfach zu groß. In Erinnerung bleiben werden mir nicht nur die Geschichten um
„Klammeraffen“, das „B2 Guide Board“ und die „10 Milche“, sondern vor allem
eine wichtige Seite von Europa: Dass Europa mehr bedeutet als nur Eurobonds
und Rettungsschirm, sondern vor allem ein friedliches und respektvolles
Miteinander (wobei die Völkerfreundschaft am Kopiergerät manchmal an ihre
Grenzen stößt). In solchen Situationen immer daran denken: „In der Ruhe liegt
die Kraft.“ An dieser Stelle noch einmal ein ganz herzliches Dankeschön an all
die netten Menschen, die ich kennenlernen durfte, die vielen interessanten und
unterhaltsamen Gespräche und kleinen Aufmerksamkeiten. Beim Gedanken an
diese Persönlichkeiten fällt mir der Abschied dann doch ein bisschen schwer
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HELEN LENNON has retired as Tennis Coach to
St. Kilian’s after 31 years
Helen was capped more than 70 times for Ireland. She played and captained the
Irish Federation Cup team from 1974 to the late eighties. After a three month tour of
Australia and New Zealand in 1978/79 where she was crowned New Zealand south
island doubles champion with Jo Sheridan she decided she had enjoyed her tennis
career and was ready for a change. She took some coaching courses at Bisham
Abbey and she achieved the top grade as a Teaching Professional. Being in great
demand at national and interprovincial level she also gave a lot of time to coaching
in schools and clubs in Dublin and around the country. Her first appointment in a
school was at St. Kilian’s in 1980 and its at St. Kilian’s where she will finally hang up
her racquet. “Helen says, she enjoyed all her years in St. Kilian’s but its time now to
spend some time enjoying her other great love…..golf.” The staff and students in St.
Kilian’s wish Helen a long and happy retirement.
Farewell, Nicola!
What will I miss?
My friends l A fantastic German Department (never had such co-operative colleagues
l The craic with my students (Some will miss the Indian curry…) l So many nice
colleagues that I have to leave behind l Irish solutions (there always is one…) l The
west of Ireland l My regular run on the Great South Wall to the light house l The
IFI l Not getting a ticket when speeding l The full Irish breakfast l My garden l
The ever changing Irish weather l Spring starting 6 weeks earlier than in Germany
l O’Reilly’s of Sandymount.
What am I looking forward to?
My family l My faithful friends l Teaching English yet again l A real summer l
Sitting outside in a beer garden without a gas heater l Buses arriving on time l
German bread.
Auf Wiedersehen
ou!
sy
We’ll mis
ou!
sy
We’ll mis
Frau Dihrberg kehrt am Ende des Schuljahres nach 6 Jahren an der Deutschen Schule Dublin nach Deutschland
zurück. Wir wünschen ihr alles Gute und eine gute Rückkehr in die alten Heimat.
On behalf of the staff and management I would like to thank Frau Dihrberg for her contribution to the school
over the last 6 years, in particular her work and effort in organising the Hamburg exchange and the editing of the
Yearbook. Nicola, alles Gute und auf Wiedersehen!
Helen Lennon has decided to hang up her tennis racquet after 31 years service to St. Kilian’s. Helen we wish you
a very happy retirement. Rumor has it that you intend to replace the tennis racquet with a set of golf clubs! If that
is so, we wish you success in your pursuits and extend our sincere thanks for your many years of commitment
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to the school.
Eurocampus
news
Auch in diesem Schuljahr treffen sich die Schülerinnen
und Schüler von St. Kilian’s und dem LFI jeden Mittwoch
fleißig im Green School Committee. Nach dem Erfolg im
letzten Schuljahr, als die Schule ihre erste grüne Flagge
für das Vermeiden von Müll bekam, geht es in diesem
Schuljahr darum, die erste Flagge zu erhalten und an
der zweiten Flagge für Energie sparen zu arbeiten.
Once again this year, green school committee students
from St. Kilians and LFI have been meeting each
Wednesday. Following on from their success in gaining
the school’s first green flag for reduction of waste last
year, they have set to work this year on getting the
second green flag for energy efficiency.
Um die Schülerinnen und Schüler auf das neue Thema
einzustimmen, wurden einige Workshops in der Grundund Sekundarschule organisiert. Das Down to EarthTheater hat mit großem Erfolg die „R-Factor“- Show
gezeigt und die SEAI hat sowohl an der Grund- als auch
an der Sekundarschule sehr interessante und lehrreiche
Workshops zum Thema erneuerbare Energien und
Energiesparen durchgeführt. Im September letzten
Jahres nahmen Schüler der Sekundarschule an der
jährlichen Eco-Conference in Dun Laoghaire teil.
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In order to get students prepared for the latest theme
of energy, some workshops were held in the primary
and secondary school. The “Down to Earth Theater“
successfully put on the R- Factor Show and the SEAI
(Sustainable Energy Association Ireland) carried out
some interesting workshops on saving energy and
sustainable energy in the primary and secondary
school. In September of last year students from the
secondary school were also involved in the annual EcoConference held in Dun Laoghaire- Rathdown Council.
Ende November wurde auf dem Weihnachtsbasar das
neue Green School Logo bekannt gegeben. Es wurde
mit den Ideen von zwei Schülerinnen und einem Schüler
entworfen und auf umweltfreundliche Baumwolltaschen
gedruckt. Mit dem Gewinn des Taschenverkaufs sollen
auch zukünftige Aktionen der Green School möglich
gemacht werden.
At the end of November the new Green school Logo was
unveiled. The logo was an idea developed and designed
by three students and then printed on environmentally
friendly cotton bags. The money raised by the sale of
the bags will go towards helping finance future Green
school campaigns.
Vom 16. bis 20. Januar 2012 fand wieder eine Grüne
Woche statt. Das war ein voller Erfolg! Alle Klassen
haben Aktionen in ihren Klassen veranstaltet. Am
Ende der Woche entstand eine tolle Ausstellung mit
vielen Fotos, Informationen, Postern, Kunst aus Müll
und es gab einen großen Recycling-Verkauf von nicht
gewollten Weihnachtsgeschenken.
From the 16th to the 20th of January this year a Green
week was held in the school. This was a major success.
All classes carried out actions in their class groups and
at the end of the week a large exhibition with photos,
information, posters and art sculptures made from
rubbish was put on display as well as a bumper sale
of unwanted Christmas presents took place. There was
a green dress day and a switch off campaign where all
lights were turned off for an hour in the school.
Die Schule sammelt nun alte Handys und Kameras, um
sie zum Recycling zu geben. Damit wird die Jack&Jill
Foundation unterstützt. Ausserdem stehen weiterhin
die blauen WEEE-Sammelbehälter für das BatterieRecycling zur Verfügung.
The school is now collecting mobile phones and cameras
for recycling in order to support the Jack&Jill foundation.
The WEEE blue battery containers are still available at
designated points in the school for all battery recycling.
Am 26. Februar haben Transition Year Schüler ein
Konzert bei Kerzenschein veranstaltet. Es war ein
wunderschöner Abend mit tollen musikalischen
Beiträgen auf der Bühne. Die Assembly Hall wurde in
eine Oase der Stille verwandelt, die nur von 300 Kerzen
erleuchtet wurde. Es wurden den ganzen Abend keine
Lautsprecher, keine Verstärker und keine andere Form
von Elektrizität verwendet. Der Abend war ein Projekt
der Young Environmentalists, um ein Bewusstsein
für Energie sparen zu schaffen. Der Erlös kommt
zukünftigen Green School Projekten zugute. Die Green
School bedankt sich bei allen für ihren tollen Einsatz.
On the 26th of February, a group of students from
transition year put on a candle lit music concert for the
first years. It was a wonderful event with some talented
musical acts performing on stage. The assembly hall
was transformed into an oasis of calm for the evening lit
only by 300 candles. No speakers or amplifiers or any
other form of electricity was used on the evening. This
was a young environmentalist project aimed at raising
awareness about saving energy. The funds raised by
the event are to be used to support future Green school
projects and initiatives focusing on saving energy. The
Green School wishes to thank all involved.
von Sarah Kavanagh und Nadine Kempe
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Eurocampus News
Neues von der Green School – News from the Green School
It is with great delight that the green school committee
can announce that St. Kilian`s / LFI have been officially
awarded the Green School Flag. After much hard work
fulfilling the many criteria set out by An Taisce, our
application to be endorsed with the green school seal of
approval in the area of litter and waste was successful.
Three students Joshua Brown (secondary), Clodagh
Scott (primary) and Margot Berthe (LFI) represented
the green school committee with Felix Albrecht
(Zivildienstleistender) at Croke Park on Tuesday the
24th May where they were officially awarded the Green
Flag. The Green school committee will be presenting
the green flag to the school on prize giving day, Fri
27th May. All committee members did fantastic work
to get the green flag and An Taisce reported that our
application this year was particularly impressive. On
behalf of the committee we would like to thank all the
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students and teachers who have been recycling and
supporting our various initiatives. Next year we will be
working towards getting our second green flag in the
area of energy reduction and we look for ward to having
new members and renewed combine d efforts to make
this possible. Nadine Kempe
Dank der hervorragenden Arbeit unseres GREEN
SCHOOL Kommitees konnte unserer Schule
wohlverdient die Green School Flagge verliehen
werden. Dass Verleihung und das feierliche Hissen
der Green School Flagge gerade mit dem Pyjama Day
zusammenfiel, gab der Zermonie ein ganz besonderes
Flair: Die meisten unserer Schüler und auch viele der
Lehrer waren in Schlafanzügen zum Flaggenappell
angetreten. U.E.Theurer
Eco-Conference
Last September, members of the Green School
Committee attended an eco-conference in Dun
Laoghaire. This conference was aimed at secondary
schools and a number of other schools were represented
on the day. Throughout the day, we discussed
environmental problems such as global warming and
pollution. Various speakers from the council and other
environmental organisations, such as Friends of the
Earth, also held very informative presentations on these
issues. At lunch break, prizes were given to the schools
that had brought an eco-friendly lunch. After lunch we
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were split into groups to play a trading game. Each
group represented a different country with different
resources. Some had more raw materials and some
had more tools or machinery. At the end of the game,
the winning team was the one with the least waste and
most money. We then played a game where we had
to make up different meals using the least amount of
imported food as possible. These games helped us to
think more critically about waste and about the size of
our carbon footprint. We had loads of fun that day and
we learned a lot!
Clara Tatlow-Devally and Nina MacAuley.
What is Eurocampus….?
Educational
Universal
Recreational
Opportunities
Creative
Achievement
Multicultural
Possibilities
Unique
Successful
Maria Castro Scherianz
and Keava Mascott
(9B)
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Green School - Flag and Pyjama Day
Eurocampus News
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WITS (Women in Technology and Science)
Prof. Aoife McLysaght, Molecular Evolution & Genetics expert, speaking
to some 10th class students
Prof. Dervilla Donnelly & Lieutenant NS Niamh Ni Fhatharta speaking to 9C
In conjunction with the LFI and WITS (Women in Technology and Science), we had visits from some of the most
important women in technology and science today. As a staff we were very proud St. Kilian’s was selected as we
are strong promoters of women in Science. We work hard to maintain the high uptake of students we have at Senior
Cycle and are delighted to have such a large number of females taking Chemistry and Physics, going against the
national trend. All of our students’ interviews were recorded and have been put on a DVD which has been sent to
schools nationally by WITS. Mme. Magadoux, Mr. Marcelin and some students represented the Eurocampus at
the launch of this DVD in March. This was an amazing opportunity for our students and clearly showed both their
interest and confidence in Science.
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Prof. Nicole Moreau,
Head of IUPAC,
speaking to some 11th class students
Launch of WITS DVD
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Eurocampus News
New National Science
Competition launched by
Bayer HealthCare
“ Science for a Better Life”
At the beginning of the school year our Department
was approached by Bayer HealthCare to be the
pilot school for launching a new national science
competition, “Science for a Better Life”. Our eager
7th and 8th Class students jumped at the chance
to take part. They investigated two themes – “How
does the heart work?” and “Fit for Fun!”. Our students
created models, posters, slideshows and short
films to convey their information. In November our
assembly area played host to their amazing work.
The judging panel from Bayer HealthCare were
extremely impressed by the quality and creativity
of our students work, a great sign of the ability
of our Science students. The deserving winners
were Karim Abdel-Kader, Jonas Carew and Hugh
Perette (7th Class) for their project on the heart,
and Hanna Komes-Zingraf, Cecilie Lorenzen and
Emma Prehn (7th Class) for their project on fitness.
We look forward to continuing our work with Bayer
HealthCare and to hosting this national event next
school year!!
Department
news
“How does the heart work?”
winners – Karim Abdel-Kader,
Jonas Carew & Hugh Perette
“Fit for Fun!” winners Emma Prehn, Cecilie Lorenzen
& Hanna Komes-Zingraf
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As I write my annual report it is March already and the
school year is just flying along! We have had a packed
year and there is always something about to take place
or to look forward to in both the Primary and Kindergarten
Schools. It is thanks to the commitment and hard work
of all the teachers that we are in a position to give our
pupils such a diverse and interesting education. As
always the school year started well in September, the
highlight of that month being the Wandertag in Primary
School with outings to places such as Newbridge House
and Farm. October began with our “Pop-up” Museum
to celebrate Tag der Deutsche Einheit. Thanks to the
generosity of our parent body in lending us so many
exhibits this was a huge success and provided a great
learning experience for the children. On the second day
of our museum pupils from Scoil San Treasa visited
us and not only enjoyed the exhibits but also learnt
about the Berlin Wall, were taught some phrases “auf
Deutsch” and lastly and possibly the favourite activity
– made a gingerbread house. That day Frau Kempe
helped to make over 150 gingerbread houses as pupils
in Kindergarten also took part – I’m sure she never
wants to see one again!
November brought us our Sankt Martin celebrations:
two nights, two new plays, lots of excited children and
happy parents – two perfect evenings. Two new plays
were devised by our talented teachers, especially Ms.
Black and Frau Davitt, and on the evening involving
Kindergaten, Vorschule, 1st and 2nd class we had over
170 pupils taking part – no mean feat!
We celebrated Science Week with two assemblies
and each class demonstrated an experiment they had
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learnt in class – I particularly
remember the lava lamps.
Nikolaus visited the younger
pupils on the 6th December
and imparted his wisdom
and presents! Kindergarten
visited the theatre to see
the Lambert Puppet Theatre
perform “Snow White” at the
Pavillion Theatre. A noisy
somewhat scary performance I heard but enjoyed
by all! We started the New Year by taking 6A to the
R.D.S. Science Fair where they presented a project
on Classification and the Animal Kingdom. Science
continues to be one of the most enjoyed subjects in 5th
and 6th classes.
On another weekend in January the Lego League
group travelled to Galway with two teams to take
part in the First Lego League competition. We didn’t
win any prizes but we received high scores and are
already plotting our campaign for next year! However,
both teams were awarded Bronze Crest Awards and in
February we attended the awards ceremony in the Helix
Theatre in D.C.U. at which Marie Geoghegan-Quinn EU
Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science
presented the awards to our pupils. She commented
on the importance of Science teaching for children in
Ireland and the importance of the German language
as there are so many available jobs in Germany in the
Science and Technology sector – St. Kilian’s scores on
all points. Celebrating Karneval brought us up to the
mid-term break in February. During February and March
the music department was busy with Song School for
6th class and a visit to the National Concert Hall for the
rest of the school.This month, March, we started with
a reading, for all pupils in Primary and Kindergarten,
of “Zog” from Mr. Mansfield to celebrate World Book
Day. The Vikings visited 3A and 3B and we were also
delighted to welcome the World Harmony Run to St.
Kilian’s. During March some of our pupils will take part
in the Jugend Musiziert Competition in London.In the
coming months we will celebrate First Holy Communion
and Confirmation and there will be many more activities
happening throughout the school. None of the above
would be possible without the help and commitment of
the whole school community – the teachers, the parents
and the pupils.In the Primary and Kindergarten Schools
we have a staff who are abundant in enthusiasm,
fairness, effectiveness, knowledge and patience and
who develop a love of learning in the children and who
more importantly have a genuine affinity with the children
and treat them with empathy and respect. They must be
thanked for their professionalism, their commitment and
generous involvement in the life of the school.
To the parents of the Primary and Kindergarten pupils
thank you for your interest, enthusiasm and constant
support for our endeavours. To the pupils of the Primary
and Kindergarten Schools you make it all worthwhile,
your hard work and efforts make our hard work
worthwhile. There is a very happy, positive atmosphere
in both the Primary and Kindergarten Schools and both
pupils and teachers are happy to come to work! This
would not be possible without the continued support
of parents for teachers and vice-versa. A successful
school works together and St. Kilian’s strives for this at
all times.
Sarah Finnegan
Head of Primary and Kindergarten
Primary Teachers
Back row, l. to r.: Mirja Browne, Kerstin Smolenski, Megan Shelly, Anne Thielemans, Tom Parsons, Aisling Sherriff,
Ulrich Theurer, Katy Dobey, William Mansfield
Middle row, l. to r.: Esther Luttig, Fiona Crouch, Sarah Finnegan, Nadine Kempe, Lisa Dobey, Annette Black
Front row, l. to r.: Cathrine Mc Carthy, Miriam Lechleiter, Jean Ross, Barbara Lange-Davitt
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News from the Departments
Primary and Kindergarten Schools
Kindergarten Teachers
Back Row: Frau Leonie Weimann, Frau Kathrina Hahn
Front Row: Frau Ulrike Hallinan, Frau Elvira Byrne, Frau Anett Kuechemmeister
Kindergarten Report
In September 2011 I assumed responsibility for the
Kindergarten. Together with the Kindergarten teachers I
have worked to include the KG pupils in more activities
with the Primary School. While we will continue to
retain the two different identities it is also important to
remember that we are part of the same school with the
same ethos and goals.
The excellent work of all the KG teachers has continued
as in previous years and with the help of some of the
Primary School teachers we have endeavoured to
enhance this work.
Highlights of the year include Sankt Martin’s Night
when we managed to give every child in Kindergarten,
Vorschule, 1st and 2nd class a role to play on stage – it
was a magical evening. The outing to Snow White in
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December provided lots of “scary fun” and the visit of
Nikolaus was enjoyed by all.
Kindergarten attended one of the Science assemblies
and also the reading of “Zog” by Mr. Mansfield for the
World Book Day celebrations – he kept 340 pupils
entranced!
The extra-curricular music activities have continued
with a new teacher this year and Ballet has also started.
These activities are greatly enjoyed by the children and
add another dimension to their experience of school.
There is a very happy, positive atmosphere in the
Kindergarten and both pupils and teachers are happy
to come to work! This would not be possible without
the continued support of the parent body – my special
thanks for supporting me in my new role.
Sarah Finnegan
Im September 2011 übernahm ich die Verantwortung
für den Kindergarten. Gemeinsam mit den
Kindergartenlehrern habe ich daran gearbeitet,
den Kindergarten und unsere Kinder in noch mehr
Aktivitäten der Grundschule miteinzubeziehen, denn
obwohl wir auch weiterhin die Eigenständigkeit beider
bewahren möchten, ist es gleichermaßen wichtig, uns
stets zu vergegenwärtigen, dass wir beide ein Teil der
gleichen Schule sind - denselben Grundwerten und
Zielen verpflichtet.
Wie schon in den vergangenen Jahren konnte die
ausgezeichnete Arbeit aller Kindergartenlehrer auch
in diesem Jahr erfolgreich fortgesetzt werden und
wurde nun durch die Mithilfe einiger Grundschullehrer
nachdrücklich unterstützt.
Zu den Höhepunkten des Jahres gehörte der St.
Martins Abend, an welchem es uns gelang, jedem Kind
aus Kindergarten, Vorschule und den ersten beiden
Schulklassen eine Rolle auf der Bühne zu geben - ein
zauberhafter Abend. Der Ausflug zu Schneewittchen
im Dezember sorgte für etwas Nervenkitzel und der
Nikolausbesuch war eine Freude für uns alle.
Der Kindergarten nahm jedoch auch an einer Science
Demonstration der Primary Schüler in der Assembly Hall
teil. Und Mr. Mansfields Lesung aus dem Kinderbuch
„Zog“ zur Feier des weltweiten „Tag des Buches“ fesselte
gar 340 Schüler aus Primary School und Kindergarten
gleichermaßen.
Die außercurricularen Angebote im Fachbereich Musik
konnten mit einem neuen Lehrer fortgeführt werden - und
auch Ballett wurde in diesem Jahr neu miteinbezogen.
Gerade diese Aktivitäten erfreuen sich bei den
Kindern außerordentlicher Beliebtheit und fügen deren
Wahrnehmung und Erleben von Schule und Unterricht
eine weitere Dimension hinzu.
Im Kindergarten empfängt uns eine überaus positive
und fröhliche Atmosphäre – und beide, Schüler und
Lehrer, freuen sich, zur Arbeit zu kommen.
Dies alles wäre nicht möglich ohne die fortwährende
Unterstützung der Elternschaft – deshalb meinen
besonderen Dank, dass sie mich in meiner neuen Rolle
unterstützt haben.
Sarah Finnegan
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Übersetzung:
Deutschunterricht in der Primary School
Kerstin Smolenski, Mirja Browne, Barbara Lange-Davitt, Nadine Kempe, Ulrich Ernst Theurer
Im Fachbereich Deutsch der Primary School standen auch
in diesem Jahr viele Neuerungen auf dem Programm.
So wurden in den Klassen DM 1 bis 4 neue, aufeinander
abgestimmte Lehrwerke für Deutsch und Sachkunde
eingeführt – eine große Hilfe für Lehrer und Schüler. In
der Klasse 1 wurde mit den neuen Materialien gar der
gesamte Lese- und Schreiblehrgang umgestellt. „Lesen
durch Schreiben“ nennt sich die neue Methode und
möchte die Kinder von Anbeginn dazu motivieren, eigene
Gedanken zu formulieren und diese aufzuschreiben.
Zuallererst zweitrangig ist hierbei die Rechtschreibung,
wobei die Schüler dabei sehr schnell erkennen, dass es
Rechtschreibkonventionen gibt, die es zu erlernen und
einzuhalten gilt. Im DF-Bereich konnte das Lehrwerk der
Klasse 3 in die Mitte der 2. Klasse vorgezogen werden,
so dass Inhalt, Aufmachung und sprachlicher Anspruch
nun noch mehr dem tatsächlichen Entwicklungsstand
der Kinder entsprechen und ein früherer Einstieg in
den im letzten Jahr eingeführten Sprachkurs Planetino
ermöglicht werden konnte. Dies ist ganz sicher auch für
den weiteren Verlauf der Unterrichtsarbeit mit diesen
Lehr- und Lernmaterialien ein großer Fortschritt, zumal
wir den Anschluss zu den Planet-Folgebänden erleichtern
und somit den Übergang in die Secondary School besser
koordinieren können. Während der DM-Sachunterricht
in den Klassen 1 bis 4 nach deutschem Muster die
Themenbereiche Mensch, Natur und Kultur behandelt,
berücksichtigt der DF-Sachunterricht in den Klassen 1
bis 6 vornehmlich die sprachlichen Möglichkeiten der
Schüler und eröffnet gegebenenfalls Alternativen der
Wortschatzerweiterung. In den DM-Klassen 5 und 6
besteht die Notwendigkeit einer sehr starken inhaltlichen
Konzentration, da in Deutschland in diesen Klassenstufen
statt Sachkunde die Einzelunterrichtsfächer Geografie,
Geschichte, Gemeinschaftskunde/Politik, Physik, Chemie
und Biologie unterrichtet werden. Wir würden uns
hoffnungslos verzetteln, wollten wir all diese Fächer in zwei
Wochenstunden quetschen, zumal die irischen Lehrpläne
der Fächer EVS und Science deren Inhalte zu einem
großen Teil abdecken. So haben wir uns auch hier unseren
deutschen Referenzlehrplänen angepasst und behandeln
vorwiegend die Themen Welt, Zeit und Gesellschaft, was
schon auf die Landeskunde der Secondary verweist und
genügend Raum lässt, auch den Wünschen der Eltern
und Schüler zu entsprechen oder Theater, Literatur
und Gespräch einfließen zu lassen. Für das kommende
Schuljahr haben wir uns in erster Linie eine noch bessere
Koordination und Verzahnung des Deutschunterrichtes
von Primar- und Sekundarschule vorgenommen, um
den Schulübergang weiter zu erleichtern und unseren
Unterrichtserfolg und den Lernfortschritt unserer Schüler
nachhaltig zu gewährleisten.
U.E.Theurer
Frau Anne Thielemans
It has been an absolute pleasure
to work with the choir this year! The
have taken part in many celebrations
throughout the year: Tag der
Deutschen Einheit, Sankt Martin,
Christmas Bazaar, Jugend musiziert
opening
concert,
Confirmation
and First Communion. They also
participated in the ‘Interschool Music
Festival’ at the beginning of March,
representing with great pride the
school in the ‘Primary School Choir
Competition’. Many thanks to all the
children for their commitment and
hard work and to the parents for their
support.
Anne Thielemans
Music teacher in Primary
Primary Choir Orff Orchestra
The children of 5B have
represented the school this
year at the ‘Wesley Music
Festival’ in March. They played
two pieces with great rhythmic
precision and dynamics. Not
everyone can read music, but
everyone can find his place on
the Orff orchestra and enjoy
playing together.
Anne Thielemans
Music teacher in Primary
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Primary Choir and Orff Orchestra
We were back at school this year on the 29th of August, which was the first day of 1st class for the children of 1A
and 1B. Many of the children felt a bit nervous coming to meet their new teacher, and seeing who would be in their
new class with them. Parents accompanied the children into the classroom, helping to carry all the new books in.
The children had their hands full with their “Schülertüten”, filled with goodies and toys. After many photos, taken by
teacher and by parents and grandparents, it was time to wave “bye bye”, and start the very first day in “big school”.
Frau Dobey’s class began with a circle time game to get to know one
another. Next, the children were taken on a tour of the school. They
saw the office, and met Katrin and Silja there. They were shown the
way outside where they can play at break-time. They also saw the
gym, the music room and the canteen. It was a lot to take in, but all
of the children were excited and happy. Next the Sports teachers
came and introduced themselves. The children from both 1A and 1B
were taken together to play some Sports games. Finally, came the
moment the children had been waiting for all day! The opening of the
Schülertüten! With great excitement, the coloured paper and ribbons
were pulled off, and the tables were full of sweeties, stationary, toys
and all sorts of goodies! An fun filled first day. The next day, the “real
work” began!
Lisa Dobey
I.T. in the Primary School
It’s a changing world and the Primary School is working
hard to keep pace. And this year has been one of
extraordinary change: students in the Primary school
are now accessing teachers’ websites and utilising
podcasts and online homework on a day to day basis.
And things can only get better. Substantial investment
is now being made in I.T. in the Primary School because
of the very successful results from the trials we have
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2.
run this year. Throughout the year laptops and iPads
have been trialled in the school and the results were so
convincing that the Board of Management has eagerly
invested in new hardware and software. We will never,
of course, neglect the tried and trusted methods: books,
handwriting and chalk will never go out of fashion. We
like to think we have the best of both worlds.
Annette Blac
3.
1.
2.
3.
Milena and Saarah work on their
English project.
Sophie and Katie have a blast
with Maths on the iPad.
Cian and Róisín Walley are happy
to keep touch with the old ways.
Lebensgroße Bilder der
Klasse 1DM
Im Rahmen einer Unterrichtsreihe “Unser
Körper und Gesundheit“ hatten die Schüler
an einem Donnerstagmorgen im März die
Gelegenheit, sich selbst lebensgroβ zu malen.
Mit viel Begeisterung gingen die Kinder,
unterstützt von zwei hilfsbereiten Müttern, an
die Arbeit. Der Teppich in der Eingangshalle
wurde mit Plastikfolie abgedeckt und alle Kinder
hatten ausreichend Platz, sich auf vorbereitete
Tapetenpappen zu legen. Nachdem ihre
Körperumrisse aufgezeichnet waren, gingen
alle fleißig ans Werk, ihre Körper individuell
farblich auszugestalten. Es war eine Freude zu
sehen, wie abwechslungsreich und individuell
unterschiedlich die fertigen Arbeiten aussahen.
In einer anschließenden Sachkundestunde
durften die Kinder dann den verschiedenen
Körperteilen Namensschilder zuordnen. Voll
Freude durften sie ihre Meisterwerke aufgerollt
mit nach Hause nehmen. Dort schmücken sie
gewiss die Kinderzimmer.
Barbara Lange-Davitt
Co-teaching in the Primary School
As was begun this year, the Primary school has continued to
use co-teaching, in the core subjects of German, English and
Maths, in 1st and 2nd class. There have been very positive
results of this approach. Co-teaching in Maths and English,
takes the form stations. This involves 4 different tables with
different activities. Each table has an adult at it to help the
children with the tasks and activities. In Maths, we have a
variety of tasks which develop the children’s logical thinking,
spatial awareness and problem solving skills. The activities
include origami, tangrams, geoboards, building with blocks,
draughts, addition bingo and card games. The children are in
groups of 5 or 6 and within a forty minute period, they move
around to all 4 stations.
Similarly in English stations, the children work in their small
groups, on reading tasks, phonic activities, spelling and other
literacy activities.
In 1st class, co-teaching is being tried out in German too. Frau
Davitt has introduced it into DM 1st class. She works closely
with her colleagues and certain areas are focused on in detail
depending on the needs of the students.
The benefits of co-teaching have become obvious over last two
years, since it was implemented. The children receive greater
attention in their small groups, and teachers can really focus on
areas of difficulty with individuals. It is fantastic also, for quiet
children, who feel intimidated to give an answer in a whole class
setting, but feel much happier, when talking within a group of 5
or 6. Reading and comprehension activities can be carried out
at a level that is appropriate to the individual. Ms Crouch, our
learning support teacher, works closely with the class teachers
of 1st and 2nd class, to develop and continually improve the
maths and English stations. With the help of some parents, who
are very generous with their time, the stations that make up our
co-teaching approach, have been a great success! The beauty
of the co-teaching is the variety it provides to the children. From
their point of view, it is a lot of fun! And from the teachers’ point
of view, the children’s different needs can be catered for.
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First Day of Primary School
St. Kilian’s Lego League Team
St. Kilian’s Lego League Team
St. Kilian’s Crest Award Team
Lego League 2012 and Crest Award First
First Lego League is a team based competition that involves programming a robot to complete specific missions,
develop a ‘theme’ project, and give a presentation on your work. This year St. Kilian’s entered two teams and
preparations began in late October 2011. Taking part were students from 5th and 6th class, assisted by some 7th
class students who took part in last year’s competition.
The teams met each week on Friday and Saturday afternoons to work on their programming skills and projects:
‘Food Transportation’ and ‘Food Preservation’. As the year went on we realised there was a lot of work involved
and had to increase the weekly sessions. Some of us even came in to St. Kilian’s over the Christmas holidays!
We travelled by coach to Galway on Sat 21st January for the national competition. Both of our teams performed
well and had some good robot runs. The judges were very
impressed with our project ideas and presentation. There were 24
teams competing and both of our teams finished in the top 11 in
the robot game – a great result for such a young group. Team 1
were very unlucky to miss out on a semi-final place by just 1 point!
We were also entered for a Crest Award. These are internationally
recognised and this is the second year they have been presented
in Ireland. Both of the St. Kilian’s teams received a Bronze Award
from Maire Geoghegan-Quinn EU Commissioner for Research,
Innovation and Science at a presentation in DCU.
Lego League certainly involves a lot of work but it’s also interesting
and great fun! A special ‘Thank You’ to Ms Finnegan and Mr
Mansfield for their terrific support throughout, and to all those
parents who travelled with us to Galway. We’re already planning
St. Kilian’s Crest Award Team
our campaign for next year!
Hugh Perrette
7C
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National Science Week took place from the 11th to the 18th of November this year. The school embraced the theme of the week
with enthusiasm. The Science and Sachkunde teachers, carried out a variety of experiments in the classrooms, with all the year
groups. On the Friday, each class then demonstrated the experiment as a showcase on stage, for the rest of the school. It was
an exciting assembly, and the children learnt a lot, like how to stick a pin into a balloon without bursting it, or how to make an egg
bounce. They learnt about miscible and immiscible liquids, about density of solids and liquids, and what a flame needs to stay
lighting. 1B carried out an experiment which they called “Rainbow Milk”. This experiment demonstrated the chemical effect of
soap on the ingredients that make up milk. Food colouring was dropped into the milk, but the drops remained in the centre, and
did not mix around. However, the magic happens, once a drop of washing up liquid
is added. The colours begin to swirl around, as the washing up liquid breaks the fat
bonds in milk. Quite magical!
In another experiment the children, at the science assembly, were asked the
following questions: What would happen if a raw egg was dropped on to the
ground? What would happen if a boiled egg was dropped on to the ground? The
same answer for both, they would crack of course! However, the raw egg would be
considerably messier. Well the next experiment, showed how a chemical reaction
can occur, which would allow eggs to bounce! A raw egg was left soaking in vinegar
for 5 days. The acid in the vinegar broke down the shell, until after the 5 days, all that
was left around the egg was a thin membrane. The egg was taken out of vinegar,
rinsed and then held from a height above a table, for the whole school to see. To the
collective shock of the children, the egg, when dropped.... bounced!
Lisa Dobey
Engineering Week - Wer baut den höchsten Turm?
Einige Blätter Papier, Schere und Kleber: Mehr durften die Kinder der
Klassen 2A und 2B während der Engineering Week im Februar 2012
nicht benutzen, um in einer Gruppe von 5 bis 6 Kindern den höchsten
Turm zu bauen. Mit den Materialien auf dem Tisch wurde in allen Gruppen
zunächst eifrig überlegt, was man mit dem Papier machen kann, um ihm
mehr Stabilität zu verleihen. Nach einigen Diskussionen entschied jede
Gruppe ihre Vorgehensweise. In einigen Gruppen wurde das Papier
gerollt, in anderen Gruppen wurde es gefaltet. Nach und nach wuchsen
die unterschiedlichsten Türme heran. Auch wenn am Ende der Stunde nicht mehr alle Türme standen, war das
Bauen ein voller Erfolg. Alle Kinder hatten viele Freude am Überlegen, Experimentieren und Konstruieren und
haben mit Sicherheit einiges gelernt.
Mirja Browne und Nadine Kempe
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Science Week
Engineering Week - Wir bauen eine geodätische Kuppel
Wir rollten 65 DIN A3 Blätter zu langen festen Rollen.
Wir klebten mit Tesa immer drei Rollen zu einem Dreieck
zusammen. Anschließend versuchten wir aus den
Dreiecken eine Kuppel zu bauen. Beim ersten Versuch
ging fast alles schief. Beim zweiten Versuch hatten
wir schon mehr Erfahrung und fügten die Dreiecke so
zusammen, dass wirklich eine stabile Kuppel entstand.
Die Konstruktion der Kuppel machte allen großen Spaß
und jeder arbeitete gerne mit. Unsere Kuppel ist so
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groß, dass die ganze Klasse 5B darin Platz findet.
Tim Herzer 5B und Viktoria Stehle
5B
Geodome
We (class 5b) built a Geodome (a geodome is a
structure made of triangles) in art. We were going to
build it because it was Engineering Week. We started
by rolling up pieces of paper very tightly. Then we
stuck 3 together making a triangle. After that we stuck
the triangles together - making first the base and then
working up. When it was finished we (15 people) got
into the Geodome. We just fitted in.
Tess Purser
5B
In diesem Schuljahr hat die Grundschule viel Besuch
von außerschulischen Organisationen bekommen,
die das Green School Committee unterstützt hat, das
Umweltdenken in St. Kilian’s weiter voranzutreiben und
unsere Schule noch grüner zu machen.
Am 18. Oktober 2011 besuchte das Down to EarthTheater die Klassen 2 bis 5, um durch die Show „The
R Factor“ auf lustige Art und Weise auf Recycling und
Energie sparen aufmerksam zu machen. Inspiriert war
das Theater durch die Fernsehshow „The X Factor“.
Ein Müllmonster eröffnete die Show, zwei Kandidaten
traten in mehreren Runden gegeneinander an. Die
Kinder durften die Kandidaten tatkräftig und lauthals
unterstützen und ihnen Antworten zurufen. Es war ein
großer Spaß und alle Kinder haben viel gelernt.
Das haben die Kinder dazu geschrieben:
The R Factor was a successful puppet theatre about a
monster that is flicking around the TV channels and is
settling on a program in which it teaches you to Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle. (by Ben Schönfeld, Klasse 3A)
A ‘smart’ professor and a big woman contended for
the R Factor. It was very hot in the gym where they
performed it. It was about a rubbish monster watching
a TV program, the R Factor. The R stand for Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle. (by Oscar Toomey, Klasse 5A)
On the 18th October 2011 the Primary School saw a play
about saving energy. The play was very entertaining.
The characters were a rubbish monster, a crazy woman,
a silly man, a presenter and a TV show. The rubbish
monster collected loads of rubbish. On the show there
was a quiz. During the quiz there were saving energy
questions. Sometimes we answered them. In the show
the rubbish monster realised that if he does a small
thing to help the world, it will change the world.
Gillian Tang, Klasse 3A
und Sadbh Clissmann, Klasse 4A
Die SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland)
hat die 1. und 2. Klassen am 9. November besucht.
Die Handpuppe Guzzler hat das Umweltbewusstsein
der Kinder geschärft und auf viele Aspekte des
Energiesparens aufmerksam gemacht. Es wurden
Wettspiele organisiert und viele Experimente
durchgeführt.
Auch im Rahmen der Grünen Woche vom 16. bis
20. Januar 2012 kam die SEAI abermals zu Besuch,
um an 2 Tagen Workshops in den Klassen 3 bis 6
durchzuführen. An zwei Tagen lernten die Kinder viel
über erneuerbare Energien und Nachhaltigkeit. Neben
Postern mit vielen Informationen und spannenden
Experimenten durften die Kinder diesmal auch ein 3x3m
großes Boden-Spiel spielen, in dem das Umweltwissen
getestet wurde. Durch richtige Fragen konnte man
Energiepunkte sammeln, bei Pech landete man in dem
„Sin Bin“.
von Nadine Kempe
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Wir, die Klasse 5B, bauten im Februar im Kunstunterricht
eine geodätische Kuppel. Nachdem uns Frau Browne
erklärt hatte, was eine geodätische Kuppel ist, legten
wir sofort los.
GREEN SCHOOL PROJECT - Umwelt-Workshops in der Grundschule
Und natürlich endete unsere GREEN WEEK mit einer musikalischen und überaus informativen Assembly. Viele
Klassen hatten einen Beitrag vorbereitet und stellten nun ihren Mitschülern all das vor, was sie im Unterricht der
letzten Tage gelernt und erfahren hatten. Unter der Leitung von Frau Thielemans musizierte die Klasse 4B mit
selbst hergestellten Instrumenten und schließlich wurden die Preisträger des Umweltschutz-Wettbewerbes der
Klassen 1 bis 6 ausgezeichnet.
Ulrich Ernst Theurer
Life wouldn’t be life without trees! And
so we celebrated National Tree Week
throughout the Primary school. Each
and every class in the school undertook
National Tree Week projects, from getting
down and dirty with nature to imaginative
art work which was then displayed
throughout the school. We also planted
some saplings in the school grounds.
Annette Black
A tree with a difference: 2A made a Juliet
Tree as a National Tree Week project. It is
modelled on the Wishing Tree at the tomb
of Juliet in Verona. 2A enjoyed the story
the Romeo and Juliet immensely.
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Parents as Teachers
In the course of the school year many parents help out in many
ways – with reading in German and English, in the classroom
during Maths and English stations to name but a few. This year
2A had Mums and Dads in to give presentations on their work or a
hobby they are passionate about. At the time of writing, Ger Kealy,
who had recently completed a Paris to Nice cycle for charity, gave
a talk on cycling. It covered so many subject areas: geography,
science and healthy eating for starters. Deirde Hurley gave a
wonderful talk on her speciality, physiotherapy. Deirdre arrived
with a great range of equipment including a treatment bed. The
children got hands on practice at bandaging and using other
physio equipment.
Annette Black
Jake demonstrates exactly
how light Ger’s bike is!
Following Deirdre’s visit, 2A did an online
First Aid Course with the Red Cross and
were all awarded certificates.
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National Tree Week
The Primary School Library
Extra, Extra, Read All About It
The new playground
The Primary School Library has gone from strength to
strength this year. It is one of the busiest spaces in the
school with classes regularly using it for quiet reading,
research work or story time. This year it has been great
to welcome the Kindergarten children as regular users.
We have had many books donated – thank you for each
and every one of them. In addition hundreds of new
books were added to the shelves. The total stock of the
Library is now close to 4,000 books! The Library has
also had a mini make over with new shelves installed
last summer and cosy, colourful new seating in the
Spring. The early morning opening has proved of real
benefit to the younger children who can pop in after
7.45 a.m. and share a book with a friend or have a quiet
read. The Library is open for borrowing every day of the
week, except Friday.Many thanks to Frau Pahl and Frau
Rosenbaum who have given invaluable help by keeping
the shelves ordered and stocked.
Annette Black
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This year a playground was built especially for St.
Kilian’s. There was an empty piece of grass behind the
basketball court and the yard needed something new
and fun!
This new playground is big enough for one class to use
at a time. 1st class use it on Mondays, 2nd class go on
Tuesdays and so on. The Kindergarten use it during the
After Christmas, our teacher Ms Dobey, announced
that we would be independently writing, editing and
publishing a weekly newspaper for and by class 6B.
We were all really eager to start!Every week there were
three editors. Everyone in the class had to e-mail their
work to these editors. The three then had to edit the
articles, format them, add photos, headlines and bylines. They would also choose the newspaper’s title.
The articles were always very interesting. Each week
we learnt something new ranging from current events
to our classmates’ favourite books. It was very fun
learning to write articles and to read those our friends
come up with. Each week the quality got better and
better. By the end, we were producing articles fit for a
proper newspaper. One job the editors always loved
was the job of picking the newspaper’s name. Some
of the titles were: “The Bee Newsletter,” “The Weekly
Rectangle,” “Beyond News” and “Freshly Squeezed.”
Every Friday the editors brought the newspaper in,
Ms Dobey photocopied it and we all got to read it. The
newspapers always turned out really well. The whole
experience was fun, as at the end we produced a great,
entertaining and informative newspaper.
Written by 6B
week, too. It is also open from 2:30pm until 4pm every
day for Supervised Studies.
There is always a teacher supervising the playground in
case anyone gets hurt, but this is very unlikely, because
we have rubber on the floor which shouldn’t hurt if you
fall on it.
Maja Minieri 6B
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Class 6B publish a weekly newspaper.
Die Fachbereiche Deutsch und Internationale Geschichte
blicken auf ein ereignisreiches Schuljahr zurück. In
vielen Unterrichtsstunden und zahlreichen Aktivitäten
wurde wie in den vergangenen Jahren ein intensiver
interkultureller Austausch realisiert. Einen Höhepunkt
irischer, deutscher und internationaler Begegnung
stellte der beeindruckende Besuch des HolocaustÜberlebenden Tomi Reichental dar. Der Besuch wurde
gemeinsam mit der Fachschaft Irische Geschichte
organisiert. Tomi Reichental erzählte den Schülerinnen
und Schülern der 11. und 12. Jahrgangsstufe von seiner
Kindheit im Konzentrationslager Bergen-Belsen. Seine
vorbildliche Haltung, die davon geprägt ist, niemals zu
vergessen und für eine Welt einzutreten, in der der Wert
jedes Menschen geachtet wird, kann auch an der St.
Kilian´s Deutschen Schule und für die Fachschaften
Deutsch und Geschichte eine wichtige Orientierung
sein.
Die tägliche Arbeit der Fachschaft Deutsch war von
solchen Highlights und von der doppelten Aufgabe
geprägt, die Schülerinnen und Schüler gut auf die
irischen Prüfungen Junior Certificate und Leaving
Certrificate sowie auf die deutschen Prüfungen
Sprachdiplom Stufe I und Sprachdiplom Stufe II
vorzubereiten. Deshalb wurden in den letzten beiden
Jahren einige Veränderungen durchgeführt.
Strukturveränderungen
Im Schuljahr 2011/12 wurde das Fach Landeskunde
in den Jahrgangsstufen 7-9 sowie in den Lerngruppen
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10 DM und 10 DS in den Deutschunterricht integriert.
Diese Integration erwies sich als erfolgreich und soll
weitergeführt werden. Damit erhalten die Schülerinnen
und Schüler an der St. Kilian´s Deutschen Schule Dublin
in den Jahrgangsstufe 7-12 einen sechsstündigen
Deutschunterricht, in dem sowohl die deutsche Sprache
als auch die Kultur deutschsprachiger Länder ihren Platz
haben. Die Schülerinnen und Schüler, die die deutsche
Sprache erst in der siebten Jahrgangsstufe oder später
lernen, erhalten einen achtstündigen bzw. in der zehnten
Jahrgangsstufe neunstündigen Sprachunterricht.
Auch im Fach Internationale Geschichte zeigten sich
nach der Trennung der Schülerinnen und Schüler
nach Sprachgruppen positive Auswirkungen: Der
Unterricht kann nun sehr gut an den Sprachstand von
muttersprachlichen und fremdsprachlichen Gruppen
angepasst werden.
Besondere Aktivitäten der Fachschaft – Preise für
Schülergruppen
Im Schuljahr 2011/12 gab es umfangreiche Aktivitäten
der Fachschaften Deutsch und Internationale
Geschichte. Diese sollen im Folgenden überblicksartig
dargestellt werden:
•
Hauptpreise für zwei Unterrichtsgruppen: Die
muttersprachlichen Kurse Internationale Geschichte 8
DM und 10 DM nahmen am Wettbewerb für politische
Bildung teil, der jedes Jahr von der Bundeszentrale für
politische Bildung angeboten wird. Beide gewannen
einen Hauptpreis, der mit 1000 Euro ausgezeichnet
wurde. Die Schülergruppen hatten sich im Rahmen
eines Projekts mit besonderen Ereignissen der irischen
Geschichte bzw. der irischen Politik befasst. Ein
gesonderter Bericht zu diesem großen Erfolg ist im
Jahrbuch abgedruckt.
•
Teilnahme
am
Debattierwettbewerb:
Großen Erfolg hatte eine Schülerrunde aus der 11.
Jahrgangsstufe: Imogen Grumley Traynor (Kapitän),
Sadhbh Hoban-Logan, Tereza Termerova, David
Kane sowie Juan Ruiz Ramos (Vorsitzender). Durch
die engagierte Unterstützung der beiden Lehrerinnen
Dr. Eva Reinhofer und Fiona Maher gelang es ihnen,
souverän bis ins Halbfinale vorzurücken.
•
Im
Rahmen
eines
eintägigen
Schnupperpraktikums
konnten
zahlreiche
Schülerinnen und Schüler des Transition Years einen
Einblick in die Arbeitswelt erhalten und gleichzeitig
auch Kontakte zu deutschen Institutionen bzw. zu
deutschen Firmen aufnehmen. Dank der Unterstützung
der Deutschen und der Österreichischen Botschaft,
der Evangelischen Gemeinde, der Irisch-Deutschen
Handelskammer, der Firmen Lufthansa und Siemens
konnten unsere Schülerinnen und Schüler einen
interessanten Tag außerhalb der Schulumgebung
erleben und wertvolle Erfahrungen sammeln.
•
Gerne griffen wir das Angebot des GoetheInstituts auf und luden die Jugendschriftstellerin
Tamara Bach in unsere Schule ein. Sie las nicht
nur aus ihren Büchern vor, sondern diskutierte mit
den Zuhörerinnen und Zuhörern über die von ihr
thematisierten Probleme des Erwachsen-Werdens.
•
Zum ersten Mal fanden an der Deutschen
Schule am Europäischen Sprachentag, dem 26.9.2011,
fächerübergreifende Aktivitäten statt: So konnte
man zum Beispiel in der Aula Lieder in französischer
Sprache hören, Kuchenrezepte aus unterschiedlichen
Ländern wurden ausprobiert und leckere Kuchen
zum Kauf angeboten. Viel Spaß bereitete auch der
Sprachenunterricht durch Schüler, z.B. in arabischer,
französischer, italienischer, spanischer, rumänischer
und russischer Sprache.
Schüleraustausche
Der im Schuljahr 2010/2011 ins Leben gerufene
Austausch mit dem Würzburger Siebold-Gymnasium
ist auch dank der engagierten Unterstützung von
KollegInnen und Kollegen - besonderer Dank
gebührt Helmut Sundermann - mit großem Erfolg
weitergeführt wurden. Im Schuljahr 2010/2010 nahmen
30 Schülerinnen teil, im Schuljahr 2011/12 sind 31
Schülerinnen und Schüler der 7. Jahrgangsstufe
beteiligt. Sie beherbergten 31 Würzburger Gäste,
die vom 22.3.- 29.3.2012 auf die Grüne Insel kamen
und an einem umfangreichen Programm in Dublin
teilnahmen. Am 11. Juni 2012 fliegen die Siebtklässler
von Dublin nach Deutschland und tauchen eine Woche
lang in die Welt der Würzburger Familien und in das
frühsommerliche Franken ein. Auf dem Programm
stehen zum Beispiel die Teilnahme am Unterricht des
Siebold-Gymnasiums, ein Stadtrundgang auf den
Spuren Kilians, eine Kanufahrt auf dem Main und ein
Besuch des Labors, in dem Willhelm Conrad Röntgen
die nach ihm benannten Strahlen entdeckte.
Auch der traditionelle dreiwöchige Hamburg-Austausch
unter der bewährten Leitung von Nicola Dihrberg wurde
für die Schüler des Transition Jahres wieder erfolgreich
durchgeführt. Zu beiden Schüleraustauschen gibt es im
Jahrbuch weitere Informationen.
Sprachdiplome
Diese Schülerinnen und Schüler haben 2011 die
Sprachdiplomprüfung, Stufe I bestanden und damit
den Zugang zu einem Studienkolleg in Deutschland
erworben:
Una Connolly
Samuel Fischer
Lukas Hallen
Emma Haran
Lukas Hegner
Mareike Henning
Kaja Kasperski
Marcel Kossack
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Imogen Grumley Traynor
Joshua Knipschild
Gregory van Cutsem
Carla Soden
David Kane
Julia Küchenmeister
Nicolas Guevara
Niall Carruthers
Sadhbh Hoban Logan
Aisling Meagher
Tereza Termerova
Megan O´Connor
Huw Rees
Ciara Mullarkey
Alexandra Gonzalez
Emanuel Mihaylov
Ellen Foley
Jack Hennessy
Katie Blackmore
Roger Gonzalez
Sian Madden
Shane Bourke
Donal Burns
Orla Clissmann
Rory McCullagh
Sean Mullen
Christopher Reilly
Aifric Kyne
Ben McCarthy
Daniel Sheridan
Folgende Schülerinnen
und
Schüler
haben
2011
die
Sprachdiplomprüfung,
Stufe II, bestanden.
Damit stehen ihnen alle
Türen für ein Studium in
Deutschland offen:
Christoher Berndt
Marie Feyerabend
Shanice Florea
Federico Garau
Philipp Hill
Philipp Kaufmann
Karoline Krobb
Harry Lachenmayer
Kevin Migge
Pressiana Naydenova
Lou Schürmann
Cathy Jenkins
Katie Eustace
Elena Vilkaityte
Martin Savov
Rebecca Hendrick
Emanuel Mihaylov
Ciara Mullarkey
Fergal Hamrock
Reane Macarulay
Jamie Scanlon
James O´Leary
Allen Preisträgerinnen und Preisträgern gratulieren wir
ganz herzlich.
Im letzten Jahr waren David Kane und Imogen
Grumley Traynor aufgrund ihrer hervorragenden
Deutschkenntnisse von der deutschen Regierung zu
einem fünfwöchigen Aufenthalt nach Deutschland
eingeladen worden. Einen Bericht von Imogen Grumley
Traynor über diese Erfahrung finden Sie in diesem
Jahrbuch.
• Der Schüler David Kane aus der 11. Jahrgangsstufe
wurde zum zehnten Europa-Kolleg der Stiftung
Niedersachsen und der Herzog-August-Bibliothek
eingeladen: Beworben hatten sich viele 16-18-jährige
Jugendliche aus europäischen Deutschen Schulen.
Zusammen mit 19 anderen Schülerinnen und
Schülern wurde David ausgewählt. Er wird sich
vom 20. Juli bis zum 3. August in Wolfenbüttel mit
folgendem Thema auseinandersetzen: Die Soziale
Frage in Europa in Geschichte und Gegenwart.
Wir freuen uns sehr über Davids Teilnahme und auch
darüber, dass die St. Kilian´s Deutsche Schule Dublin
schon zum zweiten Mal bei diesem Kolleg vertreten sein
wird. Im letzten Jahr hatte Cliona Weltecke teilnehmen
können. Einen kurzen Bericht von Cliona finden Sie in
diesem Jahrbuch.
Rückblick und Ausblick
Die Fachschaft Deutsch hat im Schuljahr 2011/12 den
neuen Rahmenplan Deutsch als Fremdsprache, der im
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Praktikantinnen und Praktikanten
Die Fachschaft Deutsch bedankt sich herzlich bei
unseren Praktikantinnen Lena Stüber, Teresa Kesting,
Anna-Maria Lehmann und unserem Praktikanten Jan
Niklas Heinrich für die tatkräftige Unterstützung des
Deutsch-Unterrichts.
Auszeichnungen und Preise für einzelne Schülerinnen
und Schüler
• Die Preisträger der sponsored trip-Auszeichnung
2012 für die 8. Jahrgangsstufe standen bei
Redaktionsschluss noch nicht fest. Im Jahr 2011
erhielten Norbert Rebow und Molly Flynn diesen
Preis.
• Folgende SchülerInnen haben die Junior
Certificate Examination 2011 im Fach Deutsch
besonders gut abgelegt:
Una Connolly, Luke Egan, Alexandra Gonzalez,
Lukas Hallen,, James O´Leary, Moritz Welz,
Alexander Witte, Cóilin Garvey, Fergal Hamrock,
Emma Haran, Lukas Hegner, Jack Hennessy, Kaja
Kasperski, Marcel Kossack, Emanuel Mihaylov,
Ciara Mullarkey, Mary O´Toole, Stefanie VollmerFox, Samuel Fischer, Ellen Foley, Mareike Henning,
Reane Macarulay, Niamh Sauter Cooke, Jamie
Scanlon, Lukas Singhoff, Jake Smith.
• Wir freuen uns sehr, dass folgende acht
Schülerinnen und Schüler im Rahmen eines von
der Regierung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
offerierten Sprachkurs-Stipendiums zu einem
dreiwöchigen Sprachkursaufenthalt nach
Deutschland eingeladen wurden. Sie gehören
zu den besten irischen JC-AbsolventInnen im
Fach Deutsch und haben auch einen Sprachtest
erfolgreich bewältigt:
Mary O´Toole
Ellen Foley
Auch die Zusammenarbeit mit der Fachschaft Irische
Geschichte soll weiter vertieft werden.
Personelle Veränderungen in der Fachschaft
Seit Beginn des Schuljahres 2011/2012 unterstützt Dr.
Eva Reinhofer die Fachschaft Deutsch. Wir freuen uns
sehr über ihre engagierte Unterstützung.
Leider wird Nicola Dihrberg mit Ende des Schuljahres
die Deutsche Schule St. Kilian´s verlassen und nach
Deutschland zurückkehren. Frau Dihrberg unterrichtete
6 Jahre lang als vermittelte Auslandsdienstlehrkraft
in den Fächern Deutsch als Fremdsprache sowie
Internationale Geschichte. Nach der Einführung des
Faches Internationale Geschichte war sie wesentlich an
der Entwicklung der Curricula beteiligt und damit an der
Etablierung des neuen Faches. Über ihren Unterricht
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hinaus fungierte Frau Dihrberg als Herausgeberin
des Jahrbuchs. Damit sorgte sie sechs Jahre lang
dafür, dass die Schulgemeinschaft sowie die geneigte
Öffentlichkeit wichtige Informationen über die Schule
erhielten und sich ein anschauliches Bild von wichtigen
Aktivitäten, die über den Unterricht hinausgingen,
machen konnten. Gleichzeitig war Nicola Dihrberg für
den Schüleraustausch mit Hamburg verantwortlich.
Durch die von ihr organisierten Praktika sorgte sie
dafür, dass viele Schülerinnen und Schüler Deutschland
kennenlernten, ihre Sprachkenntnisse verbesserten
und einen Einblick in die Arbeitswelt deutscher
Unternehmen erhielten. Wir bedanken uns sehr für
ihr Engagement und wünschen ihr für ihre private und
schulische Zukunft alles Gute.
Gabriele Adelberger
Hamburg Exchange
Hamburg - Austausch
St. Kilian’s German School has been running a very
successful exchange programme with the ImmanuelKant Gymnasium in Hamburg, Germany since 1987.
Every year about 20-25 Irish Transition Year students
from St. Kilian’s participate in a 3-week exchange
programme. They stay in their exchange partner’s
home during that time. As part of their exchange they
complete 2 weeks of work experience in placements
provided by the Rotary Club in Hamburg. In addition,
they do various day trips to places of interest around
Hamburg and also to Berlin. Their German partners
(boys and girls, aged 14 - 15 years) also complete two
weeks of work experience in placements provided by
companies in Dublin associated with / recommended by
parents from the students of our school.
Seit 25 Jahren führt die St. Kilian’s Deutsche Schule
Dublin einen außerordentlich erfolgreichen Austausch
in Partnerschaft mit dem Immanuel-Kant-Gymnasium in
Hamburg-Harburg durch. Jedes Jahr nehmen 20 bis 25
Transition-Year-Schüler an dem 3-wöchigen Austausch
teil. Während dieser Zeit übernachten sie bei den
Familien ihrer Partnerschüler. Der Austausch beinhaltet
ein 2-wöchiges Praktikum und die Praktikumsplätze
werden freundlicherweise vom Rotarier Club HamburgHarburg organisiert. Zudem werden den Schülerinnen
und Schülern Ausflüge in nahe gelegene Städte (z. B.
Lübeck) und auch ein Tagesausflug nach Berlin (u. a.
mit Besichtigung des Bundestages) geboten.
Die deutschen Partner (Jungen und Mädchen im Alter
von 14-15 Jahren) absolvieren ebenfalls ein 2-wöchiges
Praktikum in Dublin. Die Praktikumsplätze werden in
der Regel von der Austauschkoordinatorin organisiert
oder auch von Firmen angeboten, die der Schule nahe
stehen.
This programme offers an excellent opportunity to obtain
both work experience and to improve language skills. It
is part of the Transition Year programme in Class 10.
Nicola Dihrberg
Hamburg Exchange
Co-ordinator
rberg
Nicola Dih change Co-ordinator
Ex
Hamburg
Eine tolle Gelegenheit – Macht mit!
A great chance – join in!
Dieser Austausch bietet Schülern eine exzellente
Möglichkeit, nicht nur Berufserfahrung zu sammeln,
sondern auch ihre Sprachfähigkeiten zu verbessern.
Er ist ein fester Bestandteil des Transition-YearCurriculums.
Nicola Dihrberg
Koordinatorin für den
Hamburg-Austausch
Watch this space next year: There’s a Hamburg exchange alumni wedding coming up...
Achten Sie auf das nächste Jahr: Es wird eine Hochzeit geben - Und alles nur wegen uns...
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Auftrag der Zentralstelle für das Auslandsschulwesen
(ZfA) erstellt wurde, in ein schuleigenes Curriculum
integriert, das besonders auf kompetenzorientiertes
Lernen Wert legt. In diesem Zusammenhang nahmen
die Fachschaften Deutsch Grundschule und Deutsch
Sekundarschule gemeinsam an einer Fortbildung zu
folgendem Thema teil: Wie erwerben Schülerinnen
und Schüler Lernkompetenz? Als Referentin konnten
wir Petra Madelung, Prozessbegleiterin für Deutsche
Schulen in Nordwesteuropa, gewinnen. Die während
der Fortbildung entwickelten Ideen sollen im nächsten
Schuljahr weitergeführt werden. Damit wird auch
die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Grundschule und
Sekundarschule weiter vertieft. Ein besonders wichtiges
Thema für die Fachschaften wird im nächsten Jahr
der für viele Schülerinnen und Schüler nicht einfache
Übergang von der Primarschule in die Sekundarschule
sein. Er soll durch eine verstärkte Kooperation erleichtert
werden.
Rechts / Right:
Imogen Grumley-Traynor
The Irish students at Hotel Lindtner.
Every year, the Rotary club
invites the group for lunch – quite a festive occasion!
Das Praktikum in Hamburg – ein
Erfahrungsbericht
/ Work experience in Hamburg
Am Morgen des 5. Mai 2011 bin ich früh aufgestanden und
merkte sofort, dass ich sehr aufgeregt war. An diesem
Tag würde ich mein Praktikum in Hamburg anfangen
und, obwohl ich mich natürlich darauf gefreut hatte, das
Arbeitsleben in einem fremden Land kennenzulernen,
war ich nervös – was würde ich machen, wenn ich
die Bushaltestelle verpasste? Wie wäre es, wenn ich
etwas falsch bei der Arbeit machte? Schon am ersten
Tag jedoch (und vor allem nach den neun Tagen) stellte
ich fest, dass ich eigentlich keinen Grund für Sorgen
hatte! Ich hatte das Glück bei der Tageszeitung –
„Harburger Anzeigen und Nachrichten“ (HAN) - arbeiten
zu dürfen und konnte gleichzeitig vieles lernen und
Spaß haben. Während der neun Tage arbeitete ich in
drei verschiedenen Abteilungen. Die erste beschäftigte
sich mit Abonnenten und mit dem Vertrieb der Zeitung.
Dabei konnte ich gleichzeitig meine Deutschkenntnisse
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anwenden und mein Selbstvertrauen testen! Ich habe
beim Aktenablegen und -sortieren (auch per Computer)
geholfen und durfte sogar Kunden anrufen und mit ihnen
reden! Die zweite Abteilung, bei der ich arbeitete, war die
Redaktion. Die Arbeit dort umfasste u.a., Umfragen auf
der Straße durchzuführen und kurze Meldungen (über
bevorstehende Konzerte z. B.) zu schreiben. Ich lernte
dabei manche Regeln fürs Schreiben für eine Zeitung.
Es sind zum Beispiel keine Abkürzungen (auch nicht
„km“ oder „€“) und keine Anglizismen (wie „Event“ oder
„Show“) erlaubt und es gibt in norddeutschen Zeitungen
keinen Samstag, sondern einen Sonnabend. Da zu
der Zeit der „Eurovision Song Contest“ in Deutschland
stattfand, wurde ich gebeten, einen Artikel über die
irischen Kandidaten „Jedward“ zu schreiben. Obwohl der
Artikel nur sehr kurz war, war ich stolz darauf, als ich ihn
in der Zeitung sah! Die letzten drei Tage des Praktikums
verbrachte ich in der Anzeigenabteilung. Ich habe beim
Anordnen der herausgegebenen Anzeigen geholfen
und lernte, wie eine Werbungsbeilage hergestellt wird.
Ich lernte auch, wie teuer Werbeanzeigen sind und dass
sie so wichtig für die Finanzierung einer Zeitung sind.
Am Ende meiner Zeit in Hamburg hatte mein Gastvater
Sean Mullen und Aislinn Chubb im Hotel Lindtner
Geburtstag und es wurde mir erlaubt, eine Anzeige mit
Geburtstagswünschen für ihn umsonst in der Zeitung
herauszugeben! Insgesamt habe ich mein Praktikum in
Deutschland sehr genossen und bin der Schule und den
HAN gegenüber wirklich dankbar für diese Gelegenheit!
Imogen Grumley-Traynor
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My Work Experience in Hotel Lindtner /
Mein Praktikum im Hotel Lindtner
I was one of the lucky ones to be picked to go on the
Hamburg Trip, which was an unforgettable experience
and I would strongly recommend anyone interested to
go!
Tereza Termerova Hier bereitet Tereza ein von
KIWA organisiertes Entenrennen vor.
Helping the Company KIWA to prepare a duck race.
local area. All the teachers who are involved in the trip
organise every last detail to perfection, so on arrival it is
up to the student to get the most out of the experience.
My trip was incredible; I worked in a 5-star private hotel
“Hotel Lindtner”. I believe it was important to make a
good impression in the work placement. As you must
remember you are setting the standard for those that
follow. I was a waiter, bell boy and in housekeeping. I
thoroughly enjoyed my work experience and made such
a good impression that the sales director’s took me out
to the most expensive golf course for a round and asked
me to come back and do an apprenticeship with them.
So it’s not just a trip but an opportunity.
Seán Mullen
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The exchange is structured so that initially students
from Hamburg come over to Dublin for about three
weeks. We are then paired with the exchange partner
who will stay with our family. They work for two weeks
in their designated workplace followed by a week in
school. Through the course of their stay in Ireland they
will go on excursions to various places organised by
the teachers and of course you will take your exchange
partner out in your own time and show them around your
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Unsere irischen TY Schüler
Vor dem Hotel Lindtner.
Jedes Jahr werden die Schüler einmal vom Rotary
Club zum Mittagessen eingeladen – eine sehr festliche
Veranstaltung!
Seit 41 Jahren wird ein Schülerwettbewerb zur
politischen Bildung von der Bundeszentrale für
politische Bildung organisiert. Die Schülerinnen
und Schüler können entweder politische
Themen bearbeiten, die ihren Alltag betreffen,
oder historischen Themen nachspüren, die
frühere Generationen berührt haben. Der
angesehene Wettbewerb steht unter der
Schirmherrschaft des Bundespräsidenten.
Im Schuljahr 2011/12 nahmen 50 000
Jugendliche teil, die 2478 Projektarbeiten
einreichten. Die Konkurrenz war also riesig.
Nach Einsendeschluss im Dezember wurden
alle Arbeiten von Fachlehrkräften sowie
Mitarbeitern einiger Bundesländer bewertet.
Riesengroß war die Freude, als zwei zweite
Preise an Teams der Deutschen Schule St.
Kilian´s in Dublin verliehen wurden: Die Kurse
8 IG und 10 IG erhielten einen Scheck von
jeweils 1000 Euro. Die jeweiligen Themen
haben die Schülerinnen und Schüler offenbar
intensiv beschäftigt und zu Höchstleistungen
angespornt. Der Gewinn wird für eine
gemeinsame Aktivität genutzt, die an einem
schulfreien Tag stattfinden und die feiernden
Gewinn-Gemeinschaften
noch
enger
zusammenschweißen soll.
Gabriele Adelberger
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Hamburg Austausch–
Praktikum bei der deutschen Firma KIWA
Hamburg Exchange–
Work placement at the company KIWA
Während meines Schüleraustauschs im Mai 2011 in Hamburg
absolvierte ich ein zehntägiges Praktikum in einem Büro
der deutschen Firma KIWA. Die Firma KIWA ist spezialisiert
auf Qualitätsprüfung und Zertifizierung von Produkten und
Systemen. Ich habe das Praktikum zusammen mit meiner
Freundin Ailbhe Caffrey gemacht. Wir konnten erleben, wie
das Arbeiten in einem Büro einer großen Firma ist. Jeden Tag
mussten wir uns um 10 Uhr an der Rezeption melden. Dann
bekamen wir Aufgaben von den verschiedenen Abteilungen.
In der Regel mussten wir Dateien sortieren, Kopien machen,
Briefe und Pakete verschicken und abholen und Rechnungen
sortieren. Obwohl dies einfache Tätigkeiten waren, war
es eine gute Erfahrung. Wir arbeiteten auch zusammen
am Computer. Wir haben die Funktionen verschiedener
Computerprogramme kennengelernt und konnten ein
Zertifikat machen, mit dem wir unabhängig arbeiten konnten.
Ich glaube, meine Lieblingsaufgabe war das Übersetzen. Wir
mussten Verträge und Prospekte übersetzen und dann im
richtigen Format ausdrucken. Manchmal waren die Verträge
sehr lang und beinhalteten Fachbegriffe, die wir nicht kannten,
aber wir konnten ein Übersetzungsprogramm nutzen, das
sehr hilfreich war. Während der letzten Tage waren wir
hauptsächlich mit der Hardware im Büro beschäftigt. In
einem Büro haben wir Computer, einen Internet- und einen
Telefonanschluss installiert. Am Ende des Praktikums hatten
wir genug erlebt und gesehen, um zu wissen, wie die Arbeit
in einem Büro aussieht. Natürlich gibt es noch viel mehr und
viel wichtigere Aufgaben im KIWA-Büro, die wir nicht gemacht
haben. Wir haben aber auch viel erlebt und haben deshalb
jetzt eine gute Vorstellung vom Büroalltag.
Tereza Termerova
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Die irischen Schüler in Deutschland
Am Holocaust-Denkmal in Berlin
At the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin
Wettbewerb zur politischen
Bildung – zwei Hauptpreise
für die Gruppen 8 IG und
10 IG
Hafenrundfahrt am letzten Abend: Abschied auf der Barkasse
Boat trip through Hamburg harbour: Saying farewell
Die deutschen Partner bei uns in Irland
Tagesausflug nach Belfast / Day Trip to Belfast
Trip to the
Giant’s Causeway,
Northern Ireland
Ubernachtung in Portstewart
Nordirland. Overnight stay in
Portstewart, Northern Ireland
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Imogen gehörte mit David Kane zu den fünf Schülerinnen
und Schülern, die aufgrund ihrer hervorragenden
Leistungen im Junior Certificate sowie im Auswahltest zu
einer fünfwöchigen Reise durch Deutschland inklusive
eines zweiwöchigen Aufenthaltes in einer Gastfamilie
eingeladen wurden. Hier ist ihr Bericht: Am 6. August 2011
verabschiedete ich mich von meinem Eltern am Flughafen
und machte mit vier anderen irischen Schülern die ersten
Schritte in unseren fünf Wochen langen Aufenthalt
in Deutschland. Wir hatten alle das große Glück,
diese Auszeichnung erhalten zu haben - und welche
Auszeichnung! Der Pädagogische Austauschdienst
Deutschlands (PAD) organisiert jedes Jahr eine völlig
bezahlte Reise durch Deutschland für internationale
Schüler, die besonders gut im Fach Deutsch sind, um
ihnen das Land, die Kultur und die Sprache Deutschlands
näher zu bringen. Dafür werden fünf irische Schüler nach
ihren Junior Cert Ergebnissen in Deutsch und einem
Interview durch Vertreterinnen und Vertreter der Botschaft
und des Goethe-Instituts ausgewählt. Insgesamt waren
wir ungefähr 70 Schüler aus ca. 15 verschiedenen
Ländern. Zuerst wurden wir in kleinere Gruppen
aufgeteilt; in meiner Gruppe waren wir Preisträger zu
zehnt – zwei Iren, zwei Polen, zwei Türken, zwei Schüler
aus Gabun und zwei Bulgaren. Eine Reiseleiterin, ein
Reiseassistent und eine Begegnungsschülerin (alle aus
verscheidenen Teilen Deutschlands) begleiteten uns
auf unserer Reise durch Bonn, Berlin und München,
wo wir ein spannendes wunderschönes Programm
mit Stadtrundfahrten, Museumbesuchen, Ausflügen,
Theaterbesuchen, Essen in schönen Restaurants und
Freizeitaktivitäten (Shoppen, Schlittschuhlaufen, Kino,
usw.) erlebten. Danach haben wir zwei Wochen bei
einer deutschen Familie in Neustadt an der Weinstraße
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verbracht. In dieser Zeit konnten wir das alltägliche Leben
(inklusive Schulleben) in Deutschland kennenlernen.
Es war wirklich toll, so viel von Deutschland innerhalb
eines Monats sehen zu können – insgesamt waren wir
in 8 Städten (Bonn, Köln, Neustadt, Straßburg, Mainz,
Berlin, Potsdam, München), 5 Bundesländern (Nordrhein
Westfalen, Rheinland Pfalz, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bayern)
und 2 Ländern (Deutschland und Frankreich). Jedoch
wäre die Reise nie so gut gewesen, wenn die Betreuer
nicht so nett gewesen wären. Ich hatte wirklich das
Gefühl, dass das PAD-Organisationsteam immer für uns
da war und sich um uns gekümmert hat. An jedem Tag
habe ich Freundschaften geschlossen, etwas Neues
gelernt, einzigartige Erfahrungen gesammelt, meine
Deutschkenntnisse erweitert und natürlich auch meine
Zuneigung für die deutsche Sprache, für die Deutschen
und für Deutschland im Allgemein vergrößert. Obwohl ich
nicht immer wusste, was wir an einem bestimmten Tag
machen würden, war mir eine Sache immer klar – es
würde Spaß machen! Während der 31 Tage merkte ich,
wie Deutschland und Irland auf der einen Seite ziemlich
unterschiedlich und auf der anderen eigentlich ähnlich
sind. Im Allgemein glaube ich, dass Deutschland seinen
Ruf im Bezug auf Pünktlichkeit, Organisation und Direktheit
wirklich verdient. Diese Tugenden finde ich wichtig,
aber man muss sich als Ausländerin daran gewöhnen!
Abgesehen von den Unterschieden, die oft besprochen
werden (Schulsystem, besseres Transportsystem in
Deutschland usw.) merkte ich u.a., dass die Städte
„historischer“ wirken als in Irland, dass in Deutschland
Alkohol in der Öffentlichkeit getrunken werden darf, dass
Geschäftsleute die Kunden öfter grüßen und dass man
sich seltener entschuldigt, wenn man aus Versehen
jemanden anstößt. Es war für mich etwas schwierig zu
erkennen, wie ich fremde Leute grüßen sollte und wen
ich siezen oder duzen sollte (obwohl ich es im Prinzip
weiß)! Jedoch gab es auch sehr Vieles, das in beiden
Ländern gleich oder ähnlich ist, wie z. B. die Läden und
(außer den Spezialitäten) das Essen (was in vielen
Ländern jetzt fast international ist). Ich fand es lustig,
aber nicht wirklich lästig, dass es auch ziemlich oft
geregnet hat (unser Flug nach Deutschland hatte sogar
- trotz deutscher Pünktlichkeit - Verspätung wegen dem
Wetter in Deutschland!). Wollte man das Heimweh der
Iren dadurch verhindern? Eine interessante Erfahrung
war auch, zu erkennen, dass die Jugend in der ganzen
Welt eigentlich sehr ähnlich ist. Das merkte man unter
anderem an ihren Gesinnungen, Meinungen und ihrem
Musikgeschmack! Zum Schluss: das PAD-Programm
war für mich ein einzigartiges und wunderschönes
Erlebnis, wobei Lernen und Spaß haben gemeinsam
und gleichzeitig erreichbar waren. Schön war, dass
Jugendliche aus vielen verschiedenen Ländern und mit
unterschiedlichen kulturellen Hintergründen durch die
deutsche Sprache und durch gemeinsame Erfahrungen
in Deutschland befreundet und geeint wurden. Ich
empfehle das Programm allen Schülern, die nicht
Deutsch als Muttersprache haben (leider dürfen nur
diese Schüler am Programm teilnehmen). Strengt euch
auch deshalb im Fach Deutsch im Junior Cert an,
glaubt mir, es lohnt sich!
Von der Kilian’s-Schule in Dublin in die Kilians-Stadt nach Würzburg
From St.Kilian’s German School in Dublin to Würzburg-the City of St.
Kilian in Franconia-North-Bavaria
29 Schülerinnen und Schüler der St. Kilian´ s Deutschen
Schule Dublin waren vom 21. -28. Oktober 2011 Gäste
am Siebold-Gymnasium
29 Students of St.Kilian’s German School/LFI were
hosted by students from the ‚Siebold Gymnasium‘
between 21.-28.10.2011
Am frühen Freitagmorgen starteten 29 Schülerinnen
und Schüler der St. Kilian‘s Deutschen Schule in Dublin
mit Patricia Dennehy, Helmut Sundermann und Gabriele
Adelberger am Flughafen in Dublin ihre Reise nach
Würzburg.
Early on Friday morning 29 students of St. Kilian’s
German School/LFI started their journey to Würzburg
at Dublin Airport accompanied by their teachers Frau
Adelberger, Ms Dennehy and Herr Sundermann.
Obwohl der Flug zwei Stunden Verspätung hatte, war
die Laune sehr gut und alle kamen aufgeregt und voller
Erwartungen in der Mainmetropole an. Die Erwartungen
wurden auch nicht enttäuscht: es gab sieben Tage ein
abwechslungsreiches und sehr schönes Programm.
In spite of the fact that the flight had been delayed by two
hours everybody was in a very good mood and arrived
full of excitement and expectations in the Franconian
hub on the river Main. They were not disappointed in
their expectations: seven days of a varied and exciting
programme were ahead of them.
Am Samstag waren in den Gast-Familien interessante
Aktivitäten angesagt, zum Beispiel der Besuch eines
spannenden Bundesligaspiels oder des nur einmal im
Jahr stattfindenden Würzburger Fischmarktes. Andere
Gastfamilien organisierten für die Dubliner Gäste auch
Ausflüge nach Nürnberg oder in die Rhön. Am nächsten
Tag freuten sich alle während einer spaßigen Kanutour
auf dem Altmain, und Iren und Deutsche paddelten
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subjects. The class size at the Siebold appeared bigger
and lateness was not sanctioned in the same manner as
in Dublin. After 2 class periods all the Irish students left
school already in order to go on a guided walk around
the city of Würzburg with Herr Gottschalk of the GermanIrish Society following the footsteps of St.Kilian. This
guided tour demonstrated to everybody that there are
many connections between Ireland and Würzburg which
explain why Würzburg is referred to as the Irish city on the
continent. The programme this morning was completed
with a reception in the town hall by Lord Mayor Dr. Adolf
Bauer and a look at a model of the town of Würzburg
following its destruction during a bombing raid at the end
of the 2.World War. In the afternoon it was time for some
shopping in the city centre with its manifold malls and
markets.
Am Dienstag begeisterte im repräsentativen Treppenhaus
der Würzburger Residenz das überwältigende
Deckenfresko von Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Alle
bewunderten auch den von Tiepolo lebensecht gemalten
Hund im Kaisersaal und staunten über die echt wirkenden
Stuck-Vorhänge im Weißen Saal.
On Tuesday the visitors were overwhelmed by Giovanni
Battista Tiepolo’s magnificent fresco painting on the
giant ceiling in the staircase of the Bishop’s Palace (the
building currently features in the film ‚The 3 Musketeers‘
with Orlando Bloom). The true–to –life painting of a dog in
the emperor’s hall was also admired by all as well as the
plaster work curtains in the white hall which could have
been mistaken for real!
Nach zwei Kulturtagen war am Mittwoch Natur angesagt.
Die große Bedeutung des Waldes konnte bei einer
lebendig gestalteten Erlebnisführung im Gramschatzer
Wald eindrucksvoll erfahren werden. Danach erprobten
über 50 deutsche und irische Schülerinnen und Schüler
ihre Kletterkünste im Wald-Klettergarten in Einsiedel.
Leider ging der Tag viel zu früh zu Ende.
After 2 days of culture it was time to experience ‚nature‘
on Wednesday! Students were introduced to the huge
importance of forests in an impressive manner during a
lively tour of the ‚Gramschatzer Wald‘. Afterwards more
than 50 German and Irish students could test their climbing
skills in the High-Ropes of the ‚Wald-Klettergarten‘ in
Einsiedel. Unfortunately the day finished much too early.
Das Austausch-Programm wurde am Donnerstag mit
einem Besuch der imposanten Festung Marienberg
abgerundet. Und am Nachmittag bedruckten Sieboldianer
und Kilian‘s-Schülerinnen und Schüler weiße T-Shirts mit
typischen Würzburger oder Dubliner Fotomotiven, damit
auch nach dem Austausch die gemeinsam verbrachte Zeit
lebendig bleibt.
On Thursday the programme of the exchange was
rounded off with a visit of the imposing fortress Marienberg
overlooking the river Main and the city of Würzburg. In
the afternoon students from St. Kilian’s and the SieboldGymnasium decorated white t-shirts with typical motifs of
Würzburg and Dublin in order to keep alive the memories
of the time spent together for the future.
Vor der Abreise am Freitag besuchten wir das RöntgenLabor. Durch die sachkundige Führung von Herrn Stadtrat
Felgenhauer erkannten alle die Bedeutung des berühmten
Nobelpreisträgers, dessen Entdeckung der sogenannten
Röntgen-Strahlen im Jahr 1895 nicht nur die Medizin,
sondern auch die Welt der Technik grundlegend veränderte.
Before the group was picked up by bus on Friday in order
to transfer to Frankfurt Airport for their return flight they
were given a unique insight into one of the most important
scientific discoveries of the late 19th century: they visited
the laboratory where Wilhem Conrad Röntgen discovered
X-Ray in 1895. The very knowledgable talk and tour by
councillor Felgenhauer impressed on everybody the
importance of the famous Nobel-Prize winning scientist
whose discovery not only changed the world of medical
diagnostics fundamentally but also the world of technology.
Allen Austauschschülern und bestimmt auch den SieboldSchülern mit ihren Gastfamilien wird der Austausch in
Würzburg sicher in sehr guter Erinnerung bleiben. Und alle
werden ein Würzburg-Bild mit nach Dublin nehmen, das
von überwältigender Gastfreundschaft, von vielen alten
Kirchen, imposanten Bauwerken, von grünen Weinbergen,
einer prächtigen Residenz und auch von leckeren Brezeln
und fränkischer Bratwurst geprägt ist.
All exchange students as well as their partners and hostfamilies in Würzburg will have many fond memories of this
exchange programme. Everybody will return to Dublin with
an image of the city of Würzburg that is characterised by
overwhelming hospitality, many old churches, imposing
buildings, green vinyards, a magnificent bishop’s palace as
well as tasty pretzl and Franconian ‚Bratwurst‘.
Im Namen von allen irischen Gästen bedanken wir uns
ganz herzlich bei den Gastfamilien und den engagierten
Lehrkräften am Siebold-Gymnasium, die den Austausch zu
einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis gestalteten.
On behalf of all the Irish Guests we would like to say a
big, heartfelt ‘Thank You‘ to all the host-families and the
enthusiastic staff at the Siebold Gymnasium who made this
exchange such an unforgettable experience.
Anna Heisterkamp, Slava Borodin, Áine Burns, Oscar
Küchenmeister, Phillip Redmond, Claire McKenna, Patricia
Dennehy, Helmut Sundermann, Gabriele Adelberger
Zu Gast im Europa-Kolleg
Dank der Empfehlung meiner Deutschlehrerin, Frau
Adelberger, bekam ich im Sommer 2011 die wunderbare
Chance, am Europa-Kolleg teilzunehmen.
Das Europa-Kolleg ist ein Programm für Jugendliche mit
sehr guten schulischen Leistungen, das jedes Jahr in
Wolfenbüttel in Deutschland stattfindet. Es wird von der
Stiftung Niedersachsen finanziert und kooperiert mit der
berühmten Herzog-August-Bibliothek.
Mit 18 anderen Schülerinnen und Schülern aus 13
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bei strahlendem Sonnenschein zwischen Volkach und
Sommerach um die Wette.
Saturday had been earmarked for interesting activities
with the host families, for example, some went to an
exciting Bundesliga match in Nürnberg others for a stroll
across the Würzbuger ‚Fischmarkt‘, an event that takes
place only once a year. Other host families organised
trips for their guests to Nürnberg or the romantic town of
Rothenburg and into the Rhön mountains. The following
day everybody was delighted to participate in a fun trip
with canoes on an old section of the river Main; German
and Irish students were racing each other on the river in
glorious sunshine between the towns of Sommerach and
Volkach.
Im Biologie- und Geschichtsunterricht wie auch in
vielen anderen Fächern konnten am Montag Vergleiche
zwischen dem irischen und deutschen Schulsystem
angestellt werden. In den Klassen im SieboldGymnasium sitzen viel mehr Schüler als in der St. Kilian’s
Deutschen Schule in Dublin und das Zuspätkommen in
Würzburg wird auch nicht wie in Dublin bestraft. Schon
nach zwei Stunden verließen alle irischen Gäste am
Montag die Schule, um mit Herrn Jürgen Gottschalk von
der Deutsch-Irischen Gesellschaft einen interessanten
Rundgang auf den Spuren Kilian’s zu unternehmen.
Besonders dieser Rundgang zeigte allen, dass es sehr
viele Verbindungen zwischen Irland und Würzburg gibt,
sodass man sogar von Würzburg als der irischen Stadt
auf dem Kontinent sprechen kann. - Ein Empfang im
Rathaus durch Herrn Bürgermeister Dr. Adolf Bauer
sowie ein Blick auf das Modell des zerstörten Würzburg
rundeten das eindrucksvolle Programm am Vormittag ab.
Und am Nachmittag war in den zahlreichen Geschäften
der Würzburger City Shopping angesagt.
On Monday the students had a chance to draw
comparisions between the Irish and the German school
system in biology- and history classes and in many other
verschiedenen Ländern Europas habe ich in einer gemeinsamen Unterkunft gewohnt, viel Spaß gehabt und
intensiv an folgendem Thema gearbeitet: „Bildung und Bildungstraditionen in Europa“. Das Kolleg, das zwei
Wochen dauerte, war manchmal anstrengend, aber ich habe daraus unendlich viel gelernt und ich bin mir sicher,
dass mir die vielen Erfahrungen, die ich sammeln konnte, im Studium und im späteren Leben bestimmt äußerst
hilfreich sein werden. Besonders freue ich mich darüber, dass ich mit den Teilnehmern des Kollegs immer noch eng
befreundet bin. So trafen wir uns alle an Silvester in Genua und feierten zusammen.
Thanks to my German teacher, Frau Adelberger, I was given the wonderful opportunity to participate in a course
known as the Europa-Kolleg in a small town called Wolfenbüttel in Germany, which hosts this programme every
year in the German language. It is funded by a Foundation of the Federal State of Niedersachsen and has a
close cooperation with the famous Herzog-August library. I shared accommodation, had loads of fun and worked
intensively on this year’s theme, “Education and education traditions in Europe”, with 18 other students coming
from 13 different European countries, aged between 16 and 19. The course, which stretched over 2 weeks, wasn’t
always easy, but I learnt a great deal from it and I’m sure that the experiences which I had there will be of great help
to me in college and later life. I am delighted that I am still in close touch with the Europa-Kolleg students, we even
celebrated together New Year´s Eve 2011 in Genoa.
Cliona Weltecke
Eine neue Beschallungsanlage
In diesem Schuljahr konnte für die flexible Nutzung in Primary
School und Secondary School eine neue, leistungsstarke und
dennoch transportable Beschallungsanlage angeschafft werden.
Verstärkermischpult, Lautsprecherboxen, neue Kabel und,
ganz wichtig, Mikrofone und Mikrofonstative stehen nun für alle
Veranstaltungen der Schule zur Verfügung und konnten ihre
Qualität schon das ganze Jahr hindurch unter Beweis stellen.
Durch diese Ergänzungen konnte auch die festinstallierte Anlage
der Assembly Hall wieder reaktiviert werden.
Das Beste: Wir haben durch unseren neuen Secondary
Musiklehrer Daithí Ó Drisceoil nun auch den Mann an der Schule,
der all das Equipment fachgerecht bedienen kann – ein Glücksfall,
wie wir bei den vielen Events des vergangenen Jahres feststellen
durften.
U.E.Theurer
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Wettbewerb zur politischen
Bildung – zwei Hauptpreise
für die Gruppen 8 IG und 10
IG
Seit 41 Jahren wird ein Schülerwettbewerb zur
politischen Bildung von der Bundeszentrale für
politische Bildung organisiert. Die Schülerinnen
und Schüler können entweder politische Themen
bearbeiten, die ihren Alltag betreffen, oder
historischen Themen nachspüren, die frühere
Generationen berührt haben. Der angesehene
Wettbewerb steht unter der Schirmherrschaft des
Bundespräsidenten.
Im Schuljahr 2011/12 nahmen 50 000 Jugendliche
teil, die 2478 Projektarbeiten einreichten. Die
Konkurrenz war also riesig. Nach Einsendeschluss
im Dezember wurden alle
Arbeiten von
Fachlehrkräften sowie Mitarbeitern einiger
Bundesländer bewertet.
Riesengroß war die Freude, als zwei zweite Preise
an Teams der Deutschen Schule St. Kilian´s in
Dublin verliehen wurden: Die Kurse 8 IG und 10
IG erhielten einen Scheck von jeweils 1000 Euro.
Die jeweiligen Themen haben die Schülerinnen
und Schüler offenbar intensiv beschäftigt und
zu Höchstleistungen angespornt. Der Gewinn
wird für eine gemeinsame Aktivität genutzt, die
an einem schulfreien Tag stattfinden und die
feiernden Gewinn-Gemeinschaften noch enger
zusammenschweißen soll.
Gabriele Adelberger
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Dieses Jahr nahmen wir, die Deutsch-Muttersprachlerklasse des 10. Jahrgangs in Internationaler Geschichte
(IG), am Wettbewerb „Politik brandaktuell“ der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung teil. Dieser Wettbewerb
richtete sich an deutsche Schulklassen oder andere Gruppen und soll junge Leute für Politik begeistern. Unsere
Klasse hatte sich, nach einigen hitzigen
Diskussionen, schließlich auf die Frage:
„Sollte ein Ex-Terrorist Präsident sein?“,
als Thema unseres Projektes geeinigt.
Wir beschäftigten uns mit allerlei Themen
rund um die Präsidentschaftskandidatur
von Martin McGuinness. Dabei konnten
wir auch die für das Junior Cert.
gesammelten Infos zum Nordirlandkonflikt
nutzen. Am Ende mussten wir noch alle
Texte, Bilder und Ideen auf einem Plakat
zusammenbringen und ab ging die Post. L. n. r.: Kaja Kasperski, Emma Haran, Stefanie Vollmer-Fox, Paula
Wir freuten uns riesig, als der Postbote die Stahlhut, Miles Taylor, Lukas Hallen, Lukas Hegner und Marcel Kossack
Nachricht über den Hauptgewinn brachte.
Der Beitrag der
Klasse 10 IG:
Sollte ein
Ex-Terrorist
Präsident werden?
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Stadtgeschichte hautnah – die Wettbewerbsarbeit des
Kurses 8 IG zum Schicksal von Veronica Guerin
„Ich habe sehr viel über die irische Geschichte und
die Probleme, die es in Irland vor kurzem noch gab,
gelernt. Ich habe auch gelernt, dass in Irland ein Gesetz
geändert wurde, um Drogenbosse zu überführen.“
(Noah, Kurs 8 IG)
Wir, die Gruppe 8 IG von Frau Adelberger, haben
das Thema Stadtgeschichte hautnah gewählt und
das Schicksal von Veronica Guerin untersucht. Ich
selbst wusste nichts von der Ermordung der tapferen
Journalistin. Aber ich habe in der Nachbarschaft gefragt
und eine Nachbarin informierte mich: Veronica Guerin
war eine Journalistin, die über Drogen und Kriminalität
geschrieben hat. Und sie ist auch in die Stadtviertel
hinausgefahren, in denen es Drogenkriminalität gab,
um herauszufinden, was da wirklich los war.
Ihre Recherche hat aber den Drogenbossen nicht
gefallen und das haben sie ihr auch gezeigt: sie
haben sie mehrfach bedroht und in ihrem Haus in der
Innenstadt auch angeschossen. Aber sie hat weiter
recherchiert und wurde schließlich erschossen.
Danach wurde das Criminal Assets Bureau gegründet:
dieses Amt darf mutmaßlichen Verbrechern Geld
wegnehmen, wenn sie nicht erklären können, woher sie
das Geld haben.
Wir konnten sogar einen Besuch unserer Lerngruppe
beim irischen Bildungsminister Ruairi Quinn
organisieren und ihn befragen. Er kannte die Journalistin
nicht persönlich, war aber zur Zeit ihrer Ermordung
Finanzminister und hat nach ihrem Tod geholfen, die
Gesetze zu ändern und das Criminal Assets Bureau zu
gründen.
Veronica Guerin ist ein Vorbild für Jugendliche und
besonders auch für junge Reporter. Sie werden
ermutigt, Verbrechen konsequent anzuprangern und die
Öffentlichkeit durch die Medien zu informieren.
Hanna Grohe
Kurs 8IG im
Bildungsministerium
L. n. r.: Samuel Hegner, Frau Nicola Dihrberg,
Jonathan Fischer, Tobias Hallen, Ruairi Quinn,
Minister for Education and Skills, Noah El
Shami, Hanna Grohe, Lorena Kiehle, Juna
Rungger, Daria Frolava
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Politik brandaktuell – die Wettbewerbsarbeit des Kurses 10IG zum
Thema: Sollte ein Ex-Terrorist Präsident werden?
This February, a group of students from 11th and 12th
class went on an Art trip to London with Ms. McCrea, Ms.
O’Gorman and Mr. Callan. The weekend was packed full
of gallery visits and sightseeing, from the moment we
stepped off the plane. Between the guided bus tour on
our first morning there, to the street art tour throughout
East London, we got a great feel of the city. On the street
art tour we got to see some amazing art work by famous
street artists such as Banksy and Invader, amongst others.
This was a great experience and we all really enjoyed it,
despite having to endure the freezing cold! Not only did
we see art on London’s streets, we also got to see it in
some of the world’s most famous art galleries, such as The
Tate Britain, The Tate Modern and The National Gallery.
Here we saw pieces by artists we have studied on our art
history course, including Monet, Constable, Turner and
Lichtenstein. Having studied such artists, getting to see
their work was a great opportunity and really benefitted
our appreciation of art whilst adding to our knowledge
of art history. The guided tour of The Tate Modern was
eye opening, as we were given a great insight into the
meaning and thinking behind the work on show by the tour
guide. Yet another highlight of the weekend was the WestEnd show, Hitchcock’s ‘The 39 Steps’, which we saw on
our first night in London. We really enjoyed the slapstick
comedy of the show and it was a great way to end our
first day in London. Looking back, the trip was thoroughly
enjoyable and really beneficial for our art history course.
We managed to get so much done within a short amount of
time. One thing
we didn’t enjoy
so much was
the 123 steps
only the students
seemed to climb,
every night in
our local tube Ms. McCrea
Mr. Lacey
station!
Mini Business
At the start of this year, each student in Business got into groups
to eventually form mini businesses. I grouped up with some of my
friends and we created pandacommandos. Our team of 5 students
created a miniature business that sold t-shirts on the internet. We
decided that our t-shirts had to be high quality and that they would
have memes on them (these are funny sayings or pictures). We
created a website in which our customers could easily shop for
our products, it was pandacommandos.webs.com and it was a
free website that is easy to maintain and to get analytics from. We
conducted surveys and asked people about what they thought about
the product. We got very positive feedback from friends and we got
quite a lot of members on our website. In our mini business I was the
project manager and I spread the responsibilities evenly throughout
the team. We managed to get the business plan finished without
any major problems and any other problems where dealt with easily.
From this project I learned a lot about how to run a business and
the process of manufacturing, marketing and selling a profit. If we
follow our cash flow forecast we will prove to be profitable. All of
the members of our group really enjoyed the project and working
together. Our business will continue trading and the website will be
updated regularly, which makes it a low maintenance business.
Luke Egan, 10B
Choosing Business Studies –
My first year in Business Studies
I have learned a lot in business studies so far. I chose to do
business instead of French because I knew I could benefit a lot
more from studying this subject. The atmosphere in the classroom
is good. I have done well in my work and tests so far. I do not regret
choosing business over French. I will probably continue studying
this subject all the way to Leaving Cert. I am sure that it will help
me in the future. It will provide me with a lot of opportunities in
the years to come. It is also useful in everyday life for example
keeping track on finances.
Harris Arimin, 7C
This year I have found business an interesting and useful subject. I think that I have learnt
a lot about everyday life and I understand a lot more now. I feel that it is a subject that is
linked to a lot of in and out of school situations. I have enjoyed this new experience and am
looking forward to continuing next year.
Laura Nolan, 7C
CSPE - Famine Memorial
Minister Jimmy Deenihan asked schools across the
country to support Famine Memorial Day on Friday,
9th September, 2011. It is a national day dedicated
to remembering those who suffered greatly, when the
Irish potato crop was destroyed through disease and
the people starved (1844-1848). Here at St. Kilian’s we
felt it was an important day to participate in, especially
as famine has not been eradicated yet, in places like
Somalia and East Africa. Our principal Ms. Lynch made
the announcement over the intercom system on the
Friday morning, to make staff and students aware of
the paramount day that was upon us. She encouraged
all to take full advantage of the time dedicated to the
Famine, to pay our respects. She also addressed the
fact that a project had been made by some students of
8A, 9B/9C and 12A, to share information about Famine
Memorial Day and its impact. Indeed, in preparation for
the event, these students set to work a few days in
advance on the special project. Throughout the week,
these pupils collected
information online and
printed
illustrations.
However, it was only on
the Friday morning of the
9th of September that the
project came together,
twenty minutes before the
announcement. Cianne
Cunningham 8A, Molly
Flynn and Tara Junghenn
9A, Kate Chambers and
Anna Heisterkamp 9C,
Sharifah Sarhan and
Daniel Sheridan 12A all
helped to assemble this visual presentation of facts,
dates and figures, stories of hardship etc. It was a
pleasure to work hand in hand with other dedicated
students under the watchful eye of the organising teacher
Ms. Dennehy. She encouraged us to collect information,
to comprehend it and to put the project together. We all
felt proud of our work when it was done and were filled
with excitement at the moment Ms. Lynch announced
our project to the school. She informed all students that
they could see our presentation at the assembly area.
The principal also arranged an opportunity for students
to commemorate this dark period of Irish history. At
twelve noon our school held a minute of silence, during
which we all reflected long and hard on the victims of
the Great Irish Famine. I felt very proud of our school
community’s gesture at this moment of remembrance.
Luke Egan
10B
Back, l. to. r.: Cianne Cunningham, Sharifah Sarhan, Eoin Butler, Molly Flynn, Alex Ainsworth
Front, l. to. r.: Tara Junghenn, Kate Chambers, Anna Heisterkamp, Jessica Murphy
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The Art Department - London trip
be established by presenting a chairperson, secretary and
guest speaker. The three girls participated as the political
society of St. Kilian’s with Ciara presenting a paper
entitled “Young People and Politics”. As a result of their
success, they then went on to participate in the NorthSouth Final where Steffi was honoured with a trophy for
the Chairperson of the evening. Well done to her and
her team-mates for great performances throughout the
competition!
CSPE - 8th Class Cake Sale
I remember I was happy as well because I got to skip
class to help prepare the canteen. I got to man the
table where my cakes were being sold and when break
began, people starting flooding into the canteen buying
cakes left, right and centre.
And we have another aspiring politician in Jack
Sargent, again from Transition year, who, with Ciara,
was nominated as delegate for the National European
Youth Parliament; both were selected on the basis of
their performances in the Leinster Conference. Imogen,
Megan and Orla of 11th Class also enjoyed a day in
Dublin Castle representing Poland in the Model European
Council debate. Participation in these competitions is
not only great fun but an invaluable experience for our
students with an opportunity to improve communication
skills and increase their confidence in self-expression.
We raised a little over €300 for the Famine victims of
Somalia.
Tom Eustace
8B
English Department
Debating news
Great success this year for our Junior and Senior
Debating/Public Speaking teams! At time of writing,
Imogen Grumley Traynor, Diane Maguire, Megan
O’Connor and Orla Clissmann have succeeded in
reaching the quarter finals of the Concern Debating
competition. They are now guaranteed a trophy which
will be presented at the All-Ireland final (regardless of
outcome of next debate) to be held in UCD on 17th May.
This is a great achievement as they are down to the last
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8 of the 103 teams who started out in the competition.
Catey Clarkson of 9th Class is also through to the semifinal of the Junior UCD debating competition. Catey was
winner of the Plate competition last year and we wish
her every success in pursuit of the Cup this year!
Three Transition Year students, Ciara Chambers, Steffi
Vollmer- Fox and Stacey Aleshko won the Leinster
Business and Professional Women’s Public Speaking
competition and were runners-up in the National Final.
The format demands a committee of a society or club to
Our in-house debating society which meets at lunch-time
in Room N16 on Tuesdays for Juniors and Wednesdays
for Seniors is going from strength to strength. This year’s
7th Class are particularly keen and have demonstrated
impressive skills in the art of argument. Ms Lynch and
Ms Maher adjudicated our annual Christmas Public
Speaking competition and were hugely impressed by the
high standard demonstrated by the participants. Those
new to debating were mentored by the 9th Class students
who have given very generously of their time. Cillian
Corcoran, Nina Heisterkamp and Nicolai Gladychev were
all commended for their performances.
European Model Council Debate
The debate chairman, Daithi O’ Ceallaigh and
the judges, Francis Jacobs of the European
Parliament and Noelle O Connell of the
European Movement, and the head of the
European Commission Representation,
Barbara Nolan, all commended the high
standard of debate.
The issue was a financial one concerning
the imposition of a European transaction tax
and students were asked to look at it from the
different perspectives of the 27 countries of
the EU. St Kilian’s represented Poland and
supported the directive. Many thanks to Mrs
O’Brien who provided an intensive course in
European Economics and Business to assist
the girls, Imogen, Megan and Orla, of 11th
Class in their preparation.
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Early in the year Mr. Scally and the 8c class held a cake
sale for Famine victims as part of our CSPE Action
Project. I was very excited to make cakes to help the
poor and I made caramel and chocolate rice crispies
bars that people seemed to love.
News from the Guidance Department
The annual careers fair Choices 2012 was held on
Thursday 23rd November 2011. It was hosted by St.
Kilian’s and this year there were over 650 students
and parents from 12 local schools in attendance. The
evening provided an excellent opportunity for students
in 4th, 5th and 6th year to gather information regarding a
range of third level courses available here in Ireland and
Europe. Forty-eight current third level students, many of
whom were past pupils were on hand for prospective
students to ask questions about courses and college life.
Twenty-five Irish universities, colleges and PLC’s were
represented in the main hall and making an appearance
for the first time at the event were DARE, Fullbright
and EUNICAS. The Army, Air Corps, Fire Brigade and
Garda Siochana also attended and proved to be very
popular with the students. A number of universities
and colleges from Germany, Spain, Switzerland and
France also attended Choices 2012, this gave students
a unique opportunity to consider studying outside of
Ireland and through the medium of a second language.
Many thanks to everyone who was involved in the
evening helping to make it a great success.
6th Year University Talks
The 6th Year students were given a series of talks
from School Liaison Officers and Lecturers regarding
University life and College courses. These took place
from September until December 2011 and included the
following universities and colleges: DIT, DBS, Griffith
College Dublin, DCU, Trinity, IADT, UCD (engineering).
Media Taster Day at Griffith College Dublin for 5th Year
Students The 5th Year Art class attended a Media Taster
day in Griffith College Dublin on Thursday 26th January
2012. Lecturers from the college took four seminars in:
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Photography
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Film
•
Radio
•
Layout and Design
This allowed the students access to media facilities
including Apple labs, photographic studios, film editing
rooms and the college radio station and sound studios.
In each session students were introduced to the basic
skills required to create their own media products to a
professional standard. They were instructed in the use
of equipment including cameras for photography and
film, layout and design software and the college radio
facilities.
School Careers Programme
On Tuesday 25th October 2011 a number of Transition
Year students attended a Schools Career Programme
at St. Vincent’s University Hospital. A number of
professionals working in the hospital gave a series of
presentations related to their specific roles, career paths
opportunities and the work/life balance. The careers
presented included Dietetics, Speech and Language
Therapy, Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Social
Work, Radiography, Research Science, Occupational
Therapy and Pharmacy. Students had an opportunity to
ask the professionals questions related to their careers
and this proved to be very beneficial for many students.
Work Experience for Transition Years
Transition Year provides an excellent opportunity for
students to expand their knowledge and experiences of
life in the world of work. In October 2011 the students
undertook their first week of work experience in a
range of jobs, careers and industries. These included
accounting firms, advertising agencies, schools and
crèches, nursing homes, a veterinary practice, farming,
The Class of 2011 – Where are they now?
Aisling Sherriff – Guidance Counsellor
RCSI Mini-Med Week - Mary O’Toole 10A
This year, I was fortunate enough to be chosen to attend
the annual Transition Year “Mini-Med Week” at the Royal
College of Surgeons. The RCSI programme took place
from the 16th – 20th of January. On Monday and Friday
it was held in the Royal College of Surgeons on St.
Stephen’s Green. The rest of the days our classes were
based in the college’s associated hospital in Beaumont.
During this week, I discovered firsthand what it is like
to train and work as a medical doctor. I also got a real
feel for the different stages involved in a medical career.
We had a considerable number of interactive lectures
throughout this time. These were delivered by some
of Ireland’s finest doctors and surgeons and covered a
wide variety of topics. Talks were given on the different
fields of activity, and possibilities that medicine offers
such as: Gastroenterology, Psychiatry, Radiology,
General Practice, Surgery and Forensic Science. The
lecturers posed searching questions and, in turn, we got
to raise issues of concern to us. It was stimulating to be
in direct contact with people who were able to answer
our questions definitely, from their own knowledge and
active involvement in medicine. We also heard lectures
on different diseases and specific problems with the
body such as: heart disease, head injury, brain surgery,
cystic fibrosis and diabetes. Not only did these lectures
give us an idea of what each area of work is like, and
provide detailed information on various diseases, but
they were also very interesting talks in themselves.
I’m convinced that anyone, regardless of their career
orientation, would have found them fascinating. In
Beaumont hospital we were allowed to view two
operations. We watched these procedures through a
live feed video camera from the lecture theatre. The
surgeon talked us through the operations as he worked.
Watching these intricate and skilful keyhole surgeries
made me very keen on becoming a surgeon. However,
it must be said, not every participant in the programme
felt the same way. One of the patients, a young woman
getting her gallbladder removed, was generous enough
to come down to talk to us in her surgical gown before
and after her operation. She explained her medical
history and symptoms beforehand, and discussed
how she felt about her successful surgery afterwards.
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Careers Fair – Choices 2012
voluntary aid agencies, photography, architecture,
legal firms, university departments, and a variety
of businesses. After Easter some of the Transition
Year students will travel to Germany for the Hamburg
exchange and work in companies and businesses.
This is a fantastic opportunity to gain work experience
abroad and further develop their language skills.
in medicine. Of particular interest in this session was
the series of frank talks given by doctors on their own
experience of life in the medical profession. I thoroughly
enjoyed my week in RCSI’s Mini Med Programme. I can
now be certain that a decision to choose medicine as
my first option on the CAO form will be a well-informed
choice, rather than a romantic notion derived from
those glamorized medical soaps we all know and love.
I am very grateful to both Ms. Sherriff and the school
for allowing me this rare and valuable opportunity to
explore my first choice for Third Level education.
Mary O’Toole
10A
The Mathematics Department
The Mathematics department has had a very busy year
with the continued roll-out of Project Maths and an
inspection from the Department of Education and Skills.
The report on our inspection noted that ‘the quality of
teaching was of a good or very good standard……
methodologies used were effective….classroom
atmosphere was very positive and conducive to learning’.
It also noted that the organisation of Mathematics within
the school is very good, with senior management and
the board of management providing excellent support.
The mathematics department is a dynamic one and we
strive to make Mathematics fun, as well as interesting
and relevant. This has been helped by the roll-out of
Project Maths, which aims to make Mathematics more
meaningful to students.
This year also saw the introduction of an in-house Maths
Club. The Maths Club is run on Thursday afternoons and
is open to all students. The Mathematics department
also encourages students to take part in competitions
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such as the Mathematics Olympiad and a number of
our students took part in Mathematics Olympiad training
in UCD this year. To date, two students have made it
through to the next round of training and we wish them
the very best of luck!
Once again this year, our Junior Certificate and Leaving
Certificate results were well above national averages.
This is a trend that we hope to continue and extend in
the future.
And remember…
News from the Geography Department 2011-2012
This year saw the Geography Department welcome
back Ms. Costello from her travels in China. She was
definitely missed by the Department and students alike.
We as a Department have been working hard to
introduce new events into Junior Cycle Geography
that will give students an added awareness of and
increases their interest in the world around them. 7th
class students took part in a Natural Disasters Project
at the beginning of the year where they completed a
poster or Power Point Presentation or model on an
earthquake, tsunami, volcano or rock formation of
their choice. The students could work in groups or on
their own. They all presented their projects to the class
very successfully and did a fantastic job overall. Even I
learned something new.... All students who participated
received a certificate and there was an overall winner
from each class for a combination of the best project
and presentation. The winners are....
7A: Finian Weltecke
7B:
Ailbhe O’Connor & Cecilie Lorenzen
7C:
Marija Simonenko
The 7th class students are also going to take part in a
Geography Photography Competition after the Easter
Holidays. They have to take a photograph of a physical
landscape feature and write a short paragraph on what
they have taken. Some of the students were asked how
they were finding Geography this year...
“Geography has been great fun this year; I think the
whole class enjoys it. We have been learning about
how the environment works around us. We also had a
Geography competition where we made power points
or models or posters or all of them! We chose the topics
on things we learnt from the beginning of the year.
The projects were very informative and we got to learn
interesting information on geographical locations. We
learnt about plate tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes,
rocks, and different types of erosion, rivers, glaciers and
the sea. Overall I am enjoying Geography. I would have
loved to go on a fieldtrip to experience the fascinating
areas we are studying. Geography is good fun!”
Karim Abdel-Kader
7A
My geography year
“We arrived in St. Kilian’s this year without knowing an
ounce of geography. Saying that, we knew the basics
for example we knew what a beach was but didn’t
know that it was made of so many features of erosion
and deposition and things like that. After learning what
we have learnt in the past year we are sure that we’ll
automatically notice and take in different features
of beaches, glaciers, etc. In the past year we have
covered many topics of physical geography. We also
did two geography projects this year. The first one was
for science week. Everyone in the class got involved
and it was great fun altogether. We all covered different
subjects. The Japanese tsunami, the Icelandic volcano
Eyjafjallajokull and Krakatoa were just a few of the many
projects made by the class .For the second one, we had
to turn into geographers and take a photography of a
truly interesting geographical feature in the landscape.
We have been extremely lucky to have so supportive
and enthusiastic teachers and thanks to them we have
learnt many things in this past year.”
Ferdia Geary and Freya Tacke
7B
Geography
“I thought Geography was very interesting this year. Our
class, 7C, learnt a lot about the earth, for example about
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This was very helpful in giving us an understanding of
medicine from a patient’s perspective. We took part in
a number of scientific practicals as part of this course.
Here we gained hands-on training in clinical skills. It
also gave us the opportunity to work in RCSI’s excellent
labs. We had full access to all training materials on
the college’s electronic Medical Information Technology
Platform, which is called Moodle. Lectures were hosted
in this platform as well as relevant additional information,
quizzes and competitions.
The final, and possibly
the most helpful seminar we received while attending
this programme, related to careers advice and entrance
requirements information for undergraduate courses
The Giants Causeway....
There was also a Geology Photography competition
running and as a result the students took hundreds of
pictures (I did too). The overall winner of this competition
was:
Stefanie Vollmer-Fox
10A
A student’s account of the causeway....
Giant’s Causeway
“This year’s Transition Year class went on a geography
trip to the Giants Causeway in Antrim, Northern Ireland.
After a long, long (and I do mean long) coach ride up
to the Causeway, we then discovered the wonder that
is the Giants Causeway. We learned about the legend
of the giant, Finn Mac Cumhaill, and the Scottish giant,
Red Man, and how they caused the causeway, which is,
of course, the truth. We saw Finn Mac Cumhaill’s piano,
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8th Class began their year with a Geography based
Wandertag with the annual trip to the bog. Nothing is
funnier than seeing students chase cows and then throw
themselves into the bog. They learn a lot and this trip is
directly related to one particular aspect of the course. 8th
and 9th class students are working hard and increasing
their knowledge in the societal aspect of Geography.
We are continually referring to the world around us, the
current economic climate and levels of emigration in
class to relate them to the class work being completed.
9th class students are working hard towards their Junior
Certificate especially as they have many, many exams
this year! Transition Year Geography changed a little
this year as we decided to do a Geology module. Within
this module we are studying the formation of specific
Irish landscape, the rock type that forms them and the
folklore that may be associated with the area. We are
focusing on two main areas, the Giant Causeway in Co.
Antrim and the Burren in Co. Clare. The aim is then to
visit these areas we have studied to add a practical
application to the class. In October we visited the Giants
Causeway. We had a great day, it was quite long (the
bus driver seemed to get a little lost on the way up),
but overall it was great fun. The rain held off, until we
got off the bus of course, and it was a typical Irish day,
weather wise. The students learned a lot in relation to
the formation of the Giants Causeway and it was great
for them to experience what we had discussed in the
classroom.
earthquakes, rocks and volcanoes. We did various
projects, which dealt with these topics and others, like
tsunamis, the features of the inner earth or the MidAtlantic Ridge. Most of the students put a lot of effort
into their work, so therefore there were many interesting
presentations of the projects. I like Geography as a
subject very much, because it is fascinating to know
about the features and phenomena of the Earth. These
are always new things to investigate and discover.
I really enjoyed first year Geography and I would like to
learn a lot more in second year.”
Hanna Komes-Zingraf
7C
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Miles looks very happy to be working...
Art doing his best Gollum impression....
Ryan is not cold at all....
The Hexagonal Columns....
The lads hanging out on/in Finn MacCool’s Boot....
Ryan ruining my Causeway Shot....
The Giants Causeway....
Steffi’s photo shows the Giants Causeway from a different perspective
Mr. Lacey taking artistic shots of the river.....
Alvaro pretending to fall while everyone else is working getting the CSA.....
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Andree takes a break while the others do ALL the work.....
Oengus takes a break in the river
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Hannah’s Eskimo impression....
Group work at its best.....
Boys and their Boulders......
Lots of concentration for the calculations......
Mr. Lacey’s group scaling the side of the valley.....
Andree is still taking a break while Colm and Katie do all the hard work....
his camel and even his boot which everyone had great fun
trying to climb up on.We all then sat, rather awkwardly, on
the magic wishing chair and each made our own wish.
It was hilarious.We also learned about the geographical
side of the Giants Causeway, such as the basalt rocks
which made up the incredible basalt columns, which
were nearly all in hexagonal shape, which made the
Causeway. It was fascinating to see the rocks which all
looked as though they were man-made. We all then sat,
rather awkwardly, on the magic wishing chair and each
made our own wish. We were accompanied on the trip
by the wonderful Ms Farrelly and the awesome Mr Scally.
The trip was brilliant. Everyone loved it and had a great
laugh together.”
Diane Maguire
10B
When finished the Giants Causeway, we moved onto
studying the Burren in Co. Clare and it formation and
folklore. We are planning a trip to the Burren in May to
study and see all the features formed in the distinctive
karst landscape. On the trip we will also go to the Ailwee
Caves and the Cliffs of Moher. As an assessment the
Transition Year students must complete a project, a
poster or Power Point Presentation, on the Geology of
one county in Ireland. They can work in pairs and they
must then present it to the class.The Leaving Certificates
took their annual Geographical Investigation fieldtrip on
Wednesday 7th March 2012. This year we had to study
the formation of a surface landform which formed as a
result of fluvial processes. We studied the formation
of a V-Shaped Valley in the upper course of the River
Liffey at Athdown Brook. The students were well warned
to wear appropriate clothing i.e. dress like an Eskimo,
however only some students paid attention to that! When
we arrived at the study site we had great expectations
for lovely weather as it was relatively sunny however, we
were very disappointed as the wind was so cold it would
cut you in half. Other than the cold we also had to endure
the rain, hailstones and even snow!!!! Needless to say
we all were absolutely freezing by the end of the day and
the cold made working more difficult. Despite the cold
most of the students were very motivated to find out how
the V-Shaped Valley was formed. The students got the
Velocity, the Cross Sectional Area, Discharge, completed
a Bedload Analysis (where Shane and Colm, Keanu and
Christopher tried to pick up the largest rocks/boulders they
could find to be measured) and a Valley and River Profile.
There was a lot of information to be recorded and the
students remained diligent and completed their tasks to
a very high standard. It was difficult in the cold especially
as we all had hoods up and this meant we couldn’t hear
each other! The group got fantastic compliments from
the centre saying they were the best group at answering
questions they had ever had. We moved down to the
river Liffey to compare the upper V-Shaped Valley with
the broader based valley in the lower course. My group
(obviously the best one!) took advantage of this site and
got the velocity of the river to be used as a comparison
to the upper course. This investigation was led and run
by the boys Keanu and Alvaro (who actually did a good
job except for the last result where he forgot to stop the
stopwatch??!!!). Now, to the hard work of writing up the
investigation in the booklets.... As Head of the Geography
Department I would like to thank all the Geography
teachers for their help and support in the running of the
Department. Ms. Costello, Mr. Moore and Ms. O’Leary
have been fantastic this year in helping to expand the
department and develop new projects and increase
the interest in the subject. A Geography website is also
currently under construction and when it is published they
will be informed by their subject teachers.....
Until next year........
Róisín Farrelly
Head of the Geography Department
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15.
L. to r.:
Mr. Tadgh O’Scanaill,
Ms. Nuala Holoway,
Ms. Ní Ghallchóir,
Mr. Ó Drisceoil
Coláiste Uisce: Márta 2012
Dia daoibh, Nathalie agus Catey is ainm dúinn!
On the 2nd March, we along with a group of 2nd, 3rd,
5th and 6th years went to Coláiste Uisce i gContae
Mhaigh Eo (Mweee-yeeeoo). The bus journey was long
but we had a lot of craic agus spraoi!
Once we arrived we were immediately greeted by the
Uisce Team who were very friendly and assigned us to
our rooms. We were all with our friends and so we were
very happy! We were introduced to the people who
would be looking after us on our weekend away and
it was starting to sink in that we might actually have to
speak Irish for the whole weekend. Some of ous were
apprehensive but ready and excited.
Once in our rooms we were told to meet down in the
bialann, nervousness spread through our group.
However once down there we were told to get changed
into our wetsuits and be ready for the bus journey to a
nearby beach. The Uisce Team were very helpful when
explaining what activities we were doing and were very
patient if we found it hard to understand! Our first activity
was bodyboarding. They split us into four teams, Na
Siorcanna (Sharks), Na Capaillí Bána (White Horses),
Na Galaí (The Gales) agus Na Tintreacha (Lightning).
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We were split up into our groups for bodyboarding.
Many of us had not done this activity before and it was
an amazing experience! Albeit a little cold.
We returned to Coláiste Uisce where we slowly
defrosted ourselves and ate dinner. After dinner we had
a little time to relax before our next activity. We then met
back in the bialann to start on our night activity which
was archery. Many of us had done it before and were
very enthusiastic! We were split into our teams and
began the competition. We were all ready to go and
were very competitive! There was a lovely atmosphere
and everyone was hyper and laughing. Na Gálaí won
archery that night. After supper on Friday night prizes
were awarded by the teachers for Cailín an Lae (Girl
of the Day), Buachaill an Lae (Boy of the Day) agus
Iarracht is Mó (Biggest Effort). Before each name was
called our group excitedly banged on the tables as a
drum roll! Sally Twomey, Comhall Fanning and Catey
Clarkson won the prizes that night.
On Saturday we went pierjumping, played a geometry
team building game, ping pong and then windsurfing
in Eskimo conditions! It was a great experience and a
lot of craic even though we almost froze. On Saturday
evening the Uisce Team organised a
Fancy Dress Céilí for the night. The
costumes were very funny and people
put a lot of effort into them. Aifric Kyne,
Jenny McDonnell, Olena Hural and
Clíona Weltecke won the prizes for
the best fancy dress. Maith sibh! The
céilí was so much fun and everyone
had a fun time. The sixth years taught
us a new céilí dance! It was very
funny. That night we were all hyper
and decided to dance to Irish céilí
music in the corridor before going to
bed. After the céilí we all had supper
and the prizes were awarded. Sophie
Gordon, Nathalie Henry and Hugo
Warner won that night.
On Sunday we got up early and went
surfing. Afterwards, we went down to
the beach and had a Céilí ar an Trá.
Prizes for the day were awarded to
Caroline McKeown, Sean Mullen and
Stephen Murray. We then got ready
for the long bus ride home. We were
all feeling tired but happy with our
weekend in Mayo! It was a wonderful
experience and we encourage
those who have the chance of going
next year to take it. It has changed
our opinion of the Irish language
completely as this was our first time
in the Gaeltacht. We were very sad to
leave and still to this day wish to go
back soon.
Nathalie Henry & Catey Clarkson
Rang 9
The Irish
Department
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In the week from the 12th to the 16th March St. Kilian’s
took part in Seachtain na Gaeilge. Seachtain na Gaeilge
is a week designed to promote the Irish culture and
language and is celebrated in many schools around
Ireland. During this week schools are involved in cultural
activities through the Irish language. The Irish teachers
and the newly-established Coiste na Gaeilge organised
various activities in our school for the secondary
students, such as céilís, tráth na gceisteanna (table
SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE – TRÁTH NA gCEIST
quizzes), luas dátáil (speed dating), blind dating, films,
poster competitions, Rith 2012 and traditional music
sessions. This means we have a very action-packed
and thrilling week, which we can look forward to every
year. During Seachtain na Gaeilge the language comes
alive. Being an international school we can sometimes
overlook the Irish culture and Seachtain na Gaeilge
helps remind us of the heritage of the country we live in.
Fergal Hamrock and Steffi Vollmer-Fox, Rang 10
SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE
Class 7 Students having some fun while participating in an Biongó Mór
Caith Amach É – (Oral Irish Workshop)
Chuir “Caith Amach É” seó ar siúl dúinn trí úsáid
pupadóireacht agus drámaíocht bunaithe ar na fiche
sraith phictiúiri ar an 20ú Eanáir. Bhí an seó anghreannmhar agus ní féidir a shéanadh go gcabhróidh
sé linn go huile agus go hiomlán lenár ullmhúcháin don
bhéaltriail. Bhí gach duine inár rang páirteach leis agus
bhíomar ag gáire an t-am ar fad. Sheinn siad ceol freisin
agus bhí ár mbanna ceoil féin againn freisin.
Tar éis sin, bhris siad muid suas do na ceardlanna,
ionas go mbeimís féin ag obair le chéile ar na pictiurí.
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Thug siad ceann de na pictiurí dúinn agus chuir siad
eochair focal ar an urlár. Thug seo stór focail Ghaeilge
leathan dúinn. Thóg muid cúpla eochair focal agus
chleachtaigh muid iad ar feadh cúig nóiméad. Ansin,
dúirt muid ár bpictiur os comhair de na rang. Bhuaigh
an fhoireann is fearr duaiseanna. Bhí an-lá againn agus
bhain gach duine taitneamh as an lá. Ba cheardlann
den chéad scoth é!
Michael Mc Dermott & Jenny Mc Donnell
Rang 12
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SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE
1. Posing with their wonderful posters
are Maria Simenenko, Freya Tacke &
Ellen Kane of Class 7.
News
News
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Departments
Departments
SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE –
Winners of the Seachtain na Gaeilge Poster Competition
2. Nina MacAuley and Orla O’Boyle
Callaly are proud winners of the class
8 poster competition.
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SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE – BLIND DATE
Tá paisean agus rómáns san aer!
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This year class 11 students took part in Rith 2012 and ran in
support of the Irish language on the Clonskeagh Road. Rith
2012 is a national Irish language festival that took place this
year between the 8-17 March during Seachtain na Gaeilge. A
700km course was laid out for a massive cross-county relay
race, running from morning to night, starting in Gaoth Dobhair
(Gweedore, Donegal) to Inis Mór (Aran Islands, Co. Galway),
over a 10 day period, with over 20,000 people taking part across
the 200 towns/townlands on the route. A hand carved baton with
a concealed message hidden inside was carried in the run from
start to finish. Our students Imogen Grumley-Traynor, Sadhbh
Hoban-Logan and Kristian Leonard carried the baton on behalf
of our school. This message was read out as part of the closing
ceremony on St. Patrick’s Day in Inis Mor, Aran Islands.
SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE – CÉILÍ SESSION
Get your dancing shoes on...
SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE Rith 2012
An Séisiún Ceoil
An Céilí Mór
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One rainbowy Tuesday into our class came two
students from class 10, Jack and Éna, with interesting
instruments. They introduced themselves and then
started a seisiún ceoil. They played the bodhrán and the
traditional flute. We never heard the bodhrán before and
it was a lovely treat for our class. Traditional music has
a lovely beat and rhythm. At the end of the session we
all got a chance to play one of the instruments (badly).
It was a lovely treat.
Éile Watson & Maria Simeneko, Class 7
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News from the Departm
One sunny Wednesday when we were least expecting it our Irish teacher
told us that we were going to have a Céilí. Everyone started chatting
and dancing. We were brought down to the hall outside the gym to start
the Céilí. We were shown how to dance in a Céilí and then paired up
with boys. We were together and we danced and danced. It was so
much fun. We also played musical statues in the Céilí. It was hilarious.
Lots of us went out during this game. It was a great experience. We are
looking forward to the Céilí during Seachtain na Gaeilge.
Éile Watson & Maria Simeneko, Class 7
The main reason people go to an Irish college is to
improve their Irish. However, there are many more
reasons why going to an Irish college is a good idea.
As well as being immersed in the Irish language,
being able to try out your own vocabulary, phrases,
accent and grammar, you can get involved in loads of
great activities, all being held “as Gaeilge”. The whole
experience is aimed at improving your Irish, so you
don’t have to worry about making mistakes. After all “is
fearr Gaeilge bhriste na Béarla cliste”
I spent two weeks in the summer in Colaiste Uisce in
Belmullet, Co. Mayo. Although most Irish colleges last
three weeks, Colaiste Uisce lasts for two. Whilst I went
with a friend, going on your own is also an option, as
you make friends really quickly! Because the weeks are
all about learning Irish, everything, from the activities,
to the classes, and making new friends is in Irish. This
makes it so easy to learn Irish because after a while you
won’t even notice you’re speaking Gaeilge.
At first, it’s hard to get into the habit of speaking Irish,
but it becomes easier every day. People shouldn’t be
worried about being given out to if they try, because the
cinnire, or mentor, will help you along.
For me, the best thing about Irish college are the
activities you do and the new friends you can make.
In Colaiste Uisce, the main activities are “Eachtrai
Uisce”, or water activities. You can go pier jumping,
swimming, body boarding, surfing, windsurfing, sailing
and kayaking. Other activities include archery, wallclimbing and orienteering. Every Irish college has their
own activities, and the weeks are always fun-packed.
Going to Irish college is the best way to improve your
Irish. It will be of huge assistance in the Irish oral for both
the Leaving and Junior Cert, but anyone who wants to
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get better at Irish should go. An Irish College is the best
place to go if you want to improve your Irish, make new
friends or have some “craic agus spraoi”, agus sin i an
fhírinne glan.
Anna Heisterkamp, Rang 9
Although it might seem expensive, the Gaeltacht is an
experience that is fantastic for the student. Last year I
stayed in Colaiste Uisce for two weeks in June. It was
my first time going to the Gaeltacht and it was amazing!
I have to admit that for the first few days speaking Irish
was slow and infrequent. However, after three or four
days, everyone was able to speak 90% Irish (the other
10% was words we didn’t know). Water-sports in Uisce
were really great; fun activities in the water and pretty
good weather (considering it’s Mayo). I got to know
many people in Uisce and we had a lot of “craic agus
spraoi”.
Going to Irish College benefits students of all levels of
Irish. It can be for those who really need to improve,
and those who find it easy in class. As well as learning
new vocabulary, the Gaeltacht gives you a confidence
that is beneficial for oral exams. It shows students the
real side to the language; that people can actually hold
conversations in Irish and that there are areas in Ireland
that speak Irish as a first language. The Gaeltacht gives
students not only the ability to give one worded answers
but string words together in sentences like those we use
in English. If you’re able to be more conversational in
the exam, you are more likely to get an A instead of a B
or C. The oral Irish exam is now worth 40% in both the
Junior and Leaving Certificate.
While also improving your Irish, you have loads of
fun. Making new friends and having fun are two other
reasons why you should go to the Gaeltacht. People
from all over the country, who you would have never
met otherwise, are suddenly sharing a room with you, or
eating breakfast with you. You create such strong bonds
with some friends that it is really upsetting to leave. It
can’t be denied that you do have to have classes but
they aren’t the same as those we have in school. The
classes involve games, both inside and outside, that
help you to learn through speaking. It’s a fantastic way
to improve your Irish; you have fun and make friends!
Mholfainn duit cuairt a thabhairt ar an ngaeltacht, aka
I would recommend you go to Irish College. Your Irish
really improves, you make loads of new friends and
have so much fun!
Molly, Rang 9
The Inside Story
Gaeilge i Rang a Seacht (Irish in Class 7)
At St. Kilian’s, we start learning Irish in 5th class. You’d
think this is a major disadvantage for all of us, especially
since the other schools would have more experience
speaking Irish since they start learning it from an earlier
age. The transition from Irish in primary school to Irish in
secondary school is huge but it is also very surprising.
We all thought Irish was going to be so much harder
and the grammar and spelling would be so much stricter
and in a way, it all is, but really it’s just going one level
up from primary! We all learn loads of vocabulary and
basic phrases, sayings and conversation topics and we
have had our first oral exam, which was in December.
The oral exams are very important as they are worth
40% in the Junior Cert.
People think Irish is really confusing and tough but
really, if you have the right attitude and dedication, Irish
is almost like a second language by the time you have
finished first year! Ok, maybe you would make some
mistakes here or there but by now, it is really easy for
nearly all of our Irish class to start a conversation and
discuss a topic with another Irish speaker. Irish is also
such a fun language and it’s also nice and in a way
we suppose it gives you pride to be Irish, to be able
to speak the native language that no one else knows
except for the Irish!!
And just one more thing, Irish is also really fun. Some
may not agree but we have trips to the Gaeltacht,
Seachtain na Gaeilge, club scannáin (Film Club In
Irish!), Coiste na Gaeilge, céilís, songs and loads of
parties and raffles. In fact, I think most would agree Irish
is one of the best classes!
So just some advice to all the incoming 1st years, pay
attention in class, learn the ‘scrúdú litriú’ (vocabulary
tests which we typically get EVERY WEEK!!) and just
make an effort to speak Irish in class at all times. As
the proverb goes “Déanann cleachtadh máistreacht”!
(Practice makes perfect)
Emma Prehn, Ailbhe O’Connor, Ellen Kane and
Nina Heisterkamp Rang 7B
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The Gaeltacht Experience
Class 7 Poster Competition
Students from class 11 and 12 who attended a production of the Irish language drama
“An Triail” in the Axis Theatre, Ballymun in November.
Coiste na Gaeilge
Walking through the corridors of St Kilian’s, you can
expect to be greeted from all sides by English, German
and French. Yet one very important language is
missing: the language of our heritage, an Ghaeilge. It
was with the aim of rectifying this that an Irish language
committee was set up this year to promote the use of the
Irish language on the campus. The committee consists
of students from 1st to 6th year, who meet every Friday
during breaktime to discuss ways of promoting Irish,
as Gaeilge of course! Throughout the course of the
year the committee has been coming up creative ideas
to show the pupils that Irish is fun to use and that it is
something we can be proud of. So far we have initiated
an Irish Film club for first years, put signs up in Irish
all over the school and carried out a crash course in
céilí dancing for several year groups. Our main project
this year is a short film which will introduce our school,
its students and facilities through Irish. The committee
will, of course, play a central role in Seachtain na
Gaeilge, which will involve Irish quizzes, songs, céilís,
speed dating, blind date, as well as traditional music.
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As a member of the committee, I am very pleased to
have a medium to share my love for and pride in an
teanga Gaelach. Coiste na Gaeilge is a wonderful way
of proving how relevant and fascinating Irish can be. As
the old Irish saying goes “Beatha Teanga í a Labhairt” –
a spoken language is a living language.
The main project that students from ‘’Coiste na Gaeilge ‘’ was involved
in this year was the making of a short documentary detailing daily life
in St. Kilian’s , the subjects , students and brief history of the school
itself , but all done through Irish . All members played an active role
in the making of this , each allocated a task or role involved in some
aspect of the whole process .This film project will hopefully be shown
to the students in the school and hopefully will give them that little
bit of encouragement they need to speak the cúpla focail! Tír gan
Teanga, Tír gan Anam.
Jack Hennessy 10b
Club Scannáin
Since Christmas Coiste na Gaeilge have organised a Film Club
for all of class 7 every breaktime on Wednesdays. We go to the
Irish classroom and watch a film in Irish. It has become very
popular and almost all of class 7 attends, even the students that
are exempt from Irish. We really enjoy watching films such as
Aifric and hopefully Club Scannáin will become a permanent
event in second year as well.
Cillian Purser Rang 7
Scannán Coiste na Gaeilge
Nina Heisterkamp, Kieran Spellman
Molphy, Hugh Perrette and Freya
Tacke
Proud Winners of the Class 7
Poster Competition that was held in
September
Imogen Grumley-Traynor, Rang 11
Committee Members
Imogen Grumley-Traynor, Megan O’Connor, Jack
Hennessey, Fergal Hamrock, Éna Lochrin, Stefanie
Vollmer-Fox, Comhall Fanning, William Worrall, Sally
Twomey, Ferdia Geary, Nina Heisterkamp.
Coiste na Gaeilge: Imogen Grumley-Traynor, Megan
O’Connor, Jack Hennessy, Fergal Hamrock, Éna
Lochrin, Stefanie Vollme- Fox, Comhall Fanning,
William Worrall, Sally Twomey, Ferdia Geary & Nina
Heisterkamp.
Fergal Hamrock and Stefanie Vollmer-Fox assigning
Irish signs to all the classrooms in the school
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Tír Gan Teanga, Tír Gan Anam
féidir leat labhairt. Ní chaithfimid an iomarca scéalta nó
dánta a dhéanamh cosúil leis na blianta roimhe seo. Is
í an Ghaeilge an pháirt tábhachtach dár gcultúr mar a
deir an seanfhocail: “Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam”.
Michael Mc Dermott
12A
Some Words of Wisdom - Higher Level Irish in Class 8
The beginning of second year Irish proved to be a
challenge. However with the help of our teachers and
by making a big effort, we can now work independently
and the quality of our work has improved dramatically.
Higher Irish wasn’t as much of a drag as we expected.
We tried our best in class, took part in games and even
won some prizes! Our main tip would be to participate
in class, work hard and go into class with an open mind!
We have been encouraged by how much our Irish has
improved within just two years and we look forward to
seeing how much we will improve in the years to come.
We would encourage all future 1st years to really work
hard in first year to get into the honours class as,
although it is a struggle at first, take our word that it
does get easier.
Áine Burns 8C, Isabel Clissmann 8C
and Athena Barrett 8A
As usual, this school year has seen the
Science Department as busy as ever!!
This year we welcomed Mr. Farrelly
to the Department. He has been an
excellent addition and we hope he has
enjoyed his year.
We began the year with our annual
Transition Year visit to the W5
Museum in Belfast. An enthusiastic
group of 10th class students met us
in Connolly Station where we boarded
the Enterprise train to Belfast. Our
visit was extremely successful. Our
students built cars and raced them,
found out why popcorn pops, entered
the world of forensics and one student,
Ena Lochrin, designed and constructed
an architectural masterpiece so
impressive that the staff asked could
they photograph it!
Racing on the track!!
Kevin & Jamie at tempt to
Ciara & Reanne
with their car, ready to go!
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Is é seo an chéad bhliain a bhfuil an cúrsa nua Gaeilge
i mbun don Ardteist. Tá alán athruithe tar éis tarlú ach
tá a fhios ag madraí na sráide go bhfuil an cúrsa nua
níos fearr ná an seanchúrsa. Tá an bhéim ar an scrúdú
cáinte anois. Is 40% é den scrúdú iomlán anois agus
tá sé níos fearr dar linn mar is é an chaint an rud is
tábhachtaí. Is cur amú é ag foghlaim teanga éigin nach
News from the Science Department
save some goals!!
2011 was the International Year of Chemistry. Naturally this became our
theme for Science Week. Our 7th Class students competed to produce
posters of the elements from which we constructed our very own giant
periodic tables to put up in our classrooms. The 8th Class became budding
photographers and directors, submitting photos or short films depicting
“Chemistry in our Life”. All year groups included Chemistry in their classes
that week with quizzes, posters and projects.
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Ms. Martin’s 7th Class
Periodic Table of the Elements.
Emer Clissmann (8B), Electricity - “Chemistry in Our Life”
Max Wharton (8B), Sugar – “Chemistry in Our Life”
Yaroslava Leivshina (8B), Bathroom products –
“Chemistry in Our Life”
Sara Temboury (8B), Water - “Chemistry in Our Life”
Theo Pieussergues (8B), Water - “Chemistry in Our Life”
Kris McCauley & Comhall Fanning at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition!!
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In January we had another successful entry to the BT
Young Scientist. Comhall Fanning and Kris MacAuley
from 9C entered a project, “Are You Dreaming?”. This
was an intriguing topic and lead to a lot of attention
at their stand with visitors including Shane Ross T.D.,
Alex White T.D. and Colm O’Neill CEO, BT Ireland,
as well as an interview for Newstalk. The boys were
also successful at the awards show collecting Highly
Commended in their very competitive category. Huge
congratulations to Comhall and Kris!
Class 8B entered DCU’s crystal growing competition
in April. This competition is run in conjunction with the
Royal Society of Chemistry. The students worked in
groups of three to grow the largest alum crystal they
possibly could. We have entered their work and are
awaiting the results. Good luck to all involved!
We would like to extend our thanks to the Board of
Management. They have been very generous in their
support of our Department. We are extremely excited
about the conversion of two classrooms into a fourth
laboratory, which will take place over the summer
holidays. This will ensure our students have even more
time to conduct practical work, which can only be of
benefit to them!
Last but not least, our 9th and 12th Class students have
been hard at work preparing for their State Exams. We
would like to wish them all the best of luck in June!!!!
On the 27th of March, both 5th year Biology classes
went on a school trip to Dublin Zoo to do our field study.
In the morning we walked to UCD and got the 46a to
Phoenix Park in order to meet the woman that would
help us with our field study report. When we arrived we
walked to the Education Centre in the Zoo and were
told, step by step, what we would be doing for the next
3 hours. After each group received a field study kit,
we walked to the grassland area we would be working
in. Each group began with setting up their own pit-fall
trap to possibly catch insects. We then proceeded
with mapping out the area, throwing quadrates and
noting down what plants we encountered and also how
frequently we encountered them. The next step was to
capture and observe animals we found in our habitat,
where we each took the nets and began desperately
trying to capture the annoyingly aggressive hover flies
that buzzed around our heads. We noted everything we
found and then went back to collect our pit-fall traps,
where we had unfortunately been outsmarted by the
insects and left empty handed. The final thing we did
was set up a line transect to note the change in air
temperature, soil temperature and soil pH along it. We
then went back into the zoo and after having lunch in the
“Meercat Restaurant” and everyone could enjoy the zoo
and the good weather until 3 o’clock, when we left to go
back to the school. All in all it was great fun, everyone
enjoyed themselves and we all managed to work on our
tans.
Carla Soden
11 A
impressive and eclectic range of classes covering areas
such as the history of Music in the Middle Ages, Dr Dee Astronomer to Queen Elizabeth I, St. Patrick’s Battalion
in the Mexican War and Operation Bernhard, as the
Germans tried to cause massive inflation in Britain by
flooding the markets with counterfeit money. It was also
lovely to welcome two new young staff members, both
full of enthusiasm and passion for our wonderful subject:
Tiffany Brennan, who is a past pupil, and John O’Brien.
John includes a piece on his experiences studying
History in U.C.D. Once again the History and German
Departments continue to work closely together as Dr.
Jutta Baum-Sheridan continues to give her lecture on
“The History of Anti-Semitism in Europe from the Middle
Ages”. This provides our senior students with a unique
context when studying the Holocaust. However, the
undoubted highlight of the year was when the History
and German Department invited Tomi Reichental to the
school on the 14th March 2012. Tomi is a survivor from
History Department
Back, l. to r.: Ms. Brennan (HDip), Mr. O’Brien (HDip), Dr. Dirk
Köhler, Ms. Ann O’Leary, Ms. Cassan
Front, l. to r.: Mr. Doris, Ms. Mahon (Head of Department), Ms.
Dennehy
This year has been another busy and interesting year
in the History Department. As I write our Junior Cycle
students are studying a range of different periods from
Knights in the Middle Ages in 7th Class, to Political
Revolution in America and France in 8th Class, and 9th
Class are in the midst of the Battle of Britain. 12th Class
are in the final stages of their Special Research Studies.
Here students carry out their own research on any area
of historical importance that excites and interests them.
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The finished essay, which is pre-submitted, accounts for
20% of their total exam. This year’s topics include such
areas as the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War
and the Abolition of Slavery.Our Transition Year Students
continue to give wonderful presentations as they each
teach a History Class. This is part of the Transition Year
History Course and gives them great skills and training
for when they will be giving presentations later in their
academic careers. This year we were treated to an
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how privileged we were to share in this experience.
You will find some of the students’ responses below.
The German Ambassador, Dr. Lübkemeier, was also
in attendance and gave a powerful address. The most
remarkable lesson for us all is the way Tomi holds no
bitterness, as he himself said, “hatred is a self-inflicted
injury”. He has since studied and worked in Germany
and has a number of German friends. He has certainly
made many new friends at St. Kilian’s. We look forward
to his next visit and wish him and his partner Joyce all
the very best. Once again a big thank you to all our
History students for their enthusiasm and hard work.
Good luck to 9th and 12th Class in their exams and we
hope everyone has a lovely summer.
Mary Mahon
Parents
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Class 11th Biology Ecology Fieldtrip
Studying History at University
Tomi Reichental and his
Herr Reichental shows a Michael McDermott (representing Dr. Lübkemeier responds
partner Joyce with the German typical day-to-day scene class 12) responding to the talk.
to the talk of Tomi
Ambassador, Dr. Lübkemeier.
of the Bergen-Belsen
Reichental.
camp.
When choosing what to study after sitting the Leaving
Cert, it can be very easy to think solely along the lines
of: “What course is most likely to get me a job? And
what will pay me the most?” I left school in 2007,
with all the advice at the time saying to go and study
construction related courses such as Architecture and
Civil Engineering in order to find employment in these
high-paying and job-rich fields. I was fortunate in that
my parents put no pressure on me with regards to what
I should go on to study, and so the decision was an
easy one for me to pursue my favourite subjects from
secondary school, History and English, at third level.
Signing his book
“I was a Boy in Bergen-Belsen”
Tomi Reichental with the German Ambassador, Herr Dr. Lübkemeier, Frau
Lübkemeier, and History and German teachers.
“Listening to Tomi speak about his life was not only an eyeopening experience for me as a History student but as a
person. To me, he represents the human ability to survive
and moreover, to forgive.”
“It was a great privilege and honour to listen to Herr
Reichental. His lecture was invaluable as we listened first
hand to one of humanity’s darkest chapters. It was inspiring
to listen to someone who suffered through a truly monstrous
time but still has his humanity intact.”
Sharifah Sarhan 12A
Orla Clissmann 11B
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Whilst studying history for the Leaving Cert
was a great preparation for what it would be like to
pursue the subject at third level, it was nonetheless
a major change from anything I had experienced at
secondary school. Studying history at third level is a life
changing experience which changes the way one views
the world, as one begins to realise that there is no one
“true history”, but rather that history is a living thing that
changes depending on the angle that it is approached
from and requires constant updating and reassessing.
I studied history at UCD, where it was taught through
large lectures and smaller tutorials, which consisted of
groups of between ten and twenty in which we would
discuss the topic being covered each week. Through
these tutorials you get to know the lecturers personally,
as well as making friends on the course. At these
tutorials, many debates and arguments would break out
over the different opinions held by people on historical
episodes, which made the course enjoyable to attend
and spurred one on to study the background readings
on each text so as not to be caught out!
This year I’ve been teaching history to first
year students, and have so far covered Celtic Ireland
and Ancient Rome with each of the 7th classes.
History is such an interactive subject that relies greatly
on classroom discussion, and these classes have
reminded me of why I wanted to be a history teacher
in the first place. With each new section covered, we
can understand a little bit more about the world we live
in; just as history changes depending what angle we
look at it from, the modern world starts to make much
more sense when viewed with a strong knowledge
of history. With the benefit of hindsight, the advice to
study construction related courses in 2007 now appears
short-sighted to say the least; however, one has to bear
in mind that it is impossible to predict today what jobs
will be in high demand in four or five years time. So my
advice to anyone doing the Leaving Cert would be to
choose an area that you’re very passionate about, and
for anyone with a particular interest in history to take the
chance of studying it at university.
John O’Brien (HDip)
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History and German Department welcome Tomi Reichental
Make Believe - News from the Student Council
During the course of 8th class Louis Vidalinc and myself,
Federico Minieri designed and presented a school
playground project for the school back yard. As part of
our project we presented our design to the members of
the Board of Management and two qualified architects.
We got a very positive response and hope that our
project might be considered in the future as a valuable
design to enhance the school building and environment.
Sadly due to every ninth class student’s worst nightmare
– the junior certificate – we were forced to temporarily
halt any work on the project. We have also proposed
a design for a multi-purpose hall which was also
presented to members of the Board of Management,
School Management, and Teaching Staff. We made
some changes to the original design but the fundamental
aspects of the original design remain the same. We
would like to present this new modified drawing at
some stage to the members of the school’s Board of
Management. We are now trying to help the school
become a greener place with the assistance of Herr
Sundermann and Miss Kavanagh we are exploring the
possibility of replacing all existing lights with LEDs (light
emitting diodes). This development would help decrease
the school’s electricity by 75%, which would set us on
the path to getting a second Green flag. Although the
Junior Certificate is imminent, we still have many ideas
in our minds to make the school a better place for the
staff and students and we hope we can bring some of
these ideas forward in the next school year. Personally,
we would like to express special thanks to the entire
Board of Management, Mr. Doris and Ms. Lynch for all
of their support. Thank you
Louis Vandalic , Federico Minieri
9B
Transition Year
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TRANSITION YEAR 10 A & 10 B
Another exciting year for 10A+B pupils ~ 15 different
modules, subject sampling and projects, social action
and schools across borders, outdoor pursuits and
debating, Hamburg exchange and Cappanalea, field
trips (and not forgetting one to a musical) ~ some of the
many highlights encountered along the way. For pupils
School trip to Stratford-on-Avon
who are motivated and actively want to engage with
the opportunities on offer, TY is a wonderful year within
which to develop those other talents!
Form Teachers:
Ms. Ní Ghallchóir & Mr. Scally
This year has been our fifth year linking with the
organisation called Schools Across Borders. This project
involving over twenty five other schools, promotes
awareness, reflection and action on the issues and
realities of conflict, as experienced and expressed
directly by young people. We wish to empower pupils by
recognising and articulating themes of local and global
inter-dependence based on our individual and collective
responsibilities and roles as citizens committed to
maintaining universal values and human rights. We
focus primarily on our own ‘story’ here in Ireland and
through SAB, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Pupils
identify areas of contention and explore means of
conflict resolution, other than violent ones.
During our Conflict Studies module, we hosted ten
Israeli teenagers in December, and ten Palestinian boys
and girls in January. The main aim of the project is to
facilitate an exchange of first-hand accounts and to foster
teenager-to-teenager presentation and participation.
Over the last three years pupils from Eurocampus
have travelled to Palestine/Israel to experience for
themselves life as it is lived on both sides of the dividing
wall which separates the two communities. This year six
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pupils from Eurocampus joined ten TY pupils from four
other schools in visiting three schools in Jerusalem and
four schools in Hebron during February. It was a unique
and memorable experience and helped enormously in
our understanding of the conflict.
Stacey Aleshko, Jack Sargent & Jake Smith
The Palestinian students in Dublin.
Hosting the Israeli students
The flight took off at 6 am. In order to get together and
be ready to board the plane punctually, we arranged
to meet at 4.30 in the arrivals area of the airport. Mr.
Scally and Herr Sundermann were the teachers that
accompanied us. Everyone was tired after waking up
so early but it was also amusing seeing classmates
exhausted and groggy. The exhaustion began to wear
off as we boarded the plane. We sat near our friends
and had a chat. We were all curious about what was to
come and what Stratford would look like.
We arrived with no problems. As soon as we left the
airport we took a coach from Birmingham airport to
Stratford. On the bus most of us were tired and tried
to sleep, while others simply relaxed. It was a very
pleasant journey. Instead of going straight to the B&B,
we spent the morning going to museums. Our first stop
was Anne Hathaway’s cottage. It was very quaint. The
gardens were picturesque. There were many variations
of flowers; each of them had vibrant colours. We learnt
about Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare’s wife, and her
relationship with Shakespeare.
Afterwards, we went to Shakespeare’s mother’s farm.
There were many animals there that we could pet. We
watched a falconry display. We saw predatory birds
flying between two employees. Even members of the
audience could try it. The staff told us about the origins
of falconry and how the birds were used.
The next museum we went to was Hall’s Croft. John Hall
was the first husband of Shakespeare’s granddaughter.
He was a doctor. It was very interesting learning about
medicine during Shakespeare’s time.
It had seemed like a long morning, but finally we went to
the B&B. Most of us rested then.
Our next destination was the play. For me the play
was the highlight of the journey. We saw a production
of Macbeth. It was very captivating. Ambient music
emphasised the dramatic moments. I would definitively
recommend this production.
The next morning, we ate our breakfast and soon
afterwards we travelled to Shakespeare’s birthplace.
It has furnishings from that time and other exhibitions
that illustrated life in the time of Shakespeare. A good
example of the kind of thing we saw was Shakespeare’s
father’s glove making studio. Next, we went to Nash’s
House. This was where Shakespeare’s granddaughter
lived. Tragically, the house had burnt down and only the
foundations and the garden remain. The house next to it
from the same era is now used as the museum.
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Schools across borders
On Saturday the 16th of May, class 9 was given
an opportunity to go to England. Our destination
was Stratford-on-Avon, the birthplace of William
Shakespeare, and later on his city of residence. My
English teacher Mr. Scally headed the project. It was
fitting to travel to Shakespeare’s birthplace as Mr. Scally
introduced us to Shakespeare, when we had studied
the “Merchant of Venice” in class. The play struck me
as a work of genius. When I first heard about the trip, I
knew it would be a unique and memorable experience.
Bringing Hope
Pearse Musem Visit
As part of our Social Action Module we took part in Daisy Day
last September. This is a fundraiser for Aware, the charity that
supports people suffering from depression and families that
are affected by suicide. We raised 182 Euro for the cause. We
are grateful to all of you who supported our charity projects
this year.
For our Social Action Module group we went to the
Pearse Musem in Rathfarnham. When we arrived at the
musem, we first watched a short movie clip on Pādraig
Pearse. After the clip was over we were given a tour of
the Pearse Museum.
We then took the bus to Warwick Castle. This was
a great attraction. There was a castle surrounded
by plains. There was lots of information about the
Middle Ages. That evening, we went on a ghost
tour. The tour guide led us on a tour around a
haunted house and told us scary stories which
happened there, and spirits that are believed to
live there. It wasn’t very convincing
The next day we went to Alton Towers theme
park. We spent the whole day there. There were
many fast and frightening rides and there were
also other attractions. The resort was huge; it
would be impossible to be bored there. The food
and drink was delicious.
I would like to dedicate a special thanks to
Mr. Scally for organising the trip and to Herr
Sundermann for stepping in at the last moment.
May 2011
Fergal Hamrock, 9B
With each room we saw, we learned a piece of the
school’s history and what they did in the rooms. For
Jack Hennessy 10A
Saint Michael’s House
YSI - Speak Out
On a bright March day 10B represented the school in the
Young Social Innovators “Speak Out” Competition. In front of
a audience of almost a thousand people we presented a short
summary of our charity work during the year in a theatrical
way: drawing on a unique mix of bodhran playing, sign
language and an Abba song! Our presentation was greatly
appreciated by the crowd and confirmed our status as the
best class ever.
Sophie Govzman
10 B
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The Pearse Museum was once a house that was bought
by the Pearse family and was converted to a boarding
school where it was run by the Pearse brothers and their
sister. In the tour we saw where the hall was, where the
bedroom dorms were, where the headmaster’s room
was and so on.
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Cóilín Garvey
10A
example, we learnt that in the hall they would have had
games and assemblies there. When the tour came to
an end, we headed out to the gardens to take a photo
of the trip.
Chris Hendrick
10A
In November both 10th classes had a visit from Sean
Hennessy (father of Jack) and a team of people from
Saint Michael’s house who care for people that have
intellectual disabilities. They told us how the focus of
Saint Michael’s House was to empower people to have
as much independence as possible and each of the
team had a part-time job. Mr Hennessy made a very
informative presentation to us about disability issues.
Probably the highlight of the visit was when the team
taught us a little bit of sign language.
As a small gesture of thanks the social action group
of Laura, Marcel, Reane, Ciara, Diane, Lukas, Kevin
and Jack sold Christmas cards as a fund-raiser for
Saint Michael’s House. Overall it was a very enriching
experience for both parties.
Isobel Lorigan
10A
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The Write Stuff
On Thursday the 10th of November, the Transition Year
students of 10A planted crocuses to remember the
Holocaust victims. We did this as part of Community
Development and in union with the crocus project which
brought about this way of honouring their spirits
Last year as part of their English studies with
Mr. Scally, a number of transition year students
entered an essay competition for schools in the
South Dublin area. The competition was on the
theme of saving the environment. Four students
from the class were shortlisted for the two awards:
Tereza Temerova, Caroline McKeown, Siobhán
McKenna and David Kane. In a clean sweep for St.
Kilian’s, the Special Merit Award went to Siobhán
McKenna and the Overall Award went to David
Kane. Congratulations to all concerned.
The crocus project focuses on representing the colour
of the Star of David with the deep, vibrant yellow of the
crocus. It is a way to not forget what happened and works
as a reminder that even after such a deep cleft time
heals. The crocuses will show respect to those who died
during the Holocaust. Some schools planted their flowers
in patterns. There was an atmosphere of peace and of
respect when we planted the crocuses. The growth of the
bulb into a flower helps to symbolise that even after rough
patches life grows again, blossoming into something
beautiful.
Barnardos - Children in Need
Luke Egan
10A
Fergal Hamrock
10 A
Barnardos and we passed at least four other schools
who were also fundraising for the same thing. All of our
Social Action group worked really hard for two and a
half hours of fundraising and in the end we collectively
made around 200 Euro for the charity. It was a good
day, we all enjoyed ourselves and it was also a success
for Barnardos.
Sara McQuaid
10A
Thank you for the Music
A Nobel Event:
Alexandra Gonzalez,
10 B, meets
Nobel Prize winner
Seamus Heaney.
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On October 28th, as part of our Social Action module,
Isobel Lorigan, Ellen Foley, Jake Smith, Jack Hennessy,
Paula Stahlhut, Ryan Mejia, Molly Brady and myself
went to town to fundraise for Barnardos. Barnardos is
a children’s charity that helps to support children and
their families. Every year Barnardos works directly
with over 5,000 children and families across Ireland,
who struggle with a range of issues such as families
living in poverty, children who have been abused and
family counselling for the loss of a loved one. It was
the Barnardos Halloween campaign and we were
selling glowstick bracelets and taking donations. We
met up with the Barnardos staff in St. Stephen’s Green
outside the shopping centre, where we got our donation
buckets and glowsticks. We were also given Barnardos
T-shirts to wear while fundraising and the option to wear
a dress-up cape. We were put in pairs, one person
to hold glowsticks and one person to take donations
in the donation bucket, and separated all around
the area. Most of us were along the road of College
Green. We weren’t the only school volunteering with
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Jenny McDonnell, song-writer, Aine Fellenz, singer,
and Hugh Rees, guitarist, winners of the South Dublin
School ‘Music and the Environment’ competition.
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Focus Ireland - So This Is Christmas
On Monday the 19th of December, 39 students of St.
Kilian’s walked to Dundrum town centre with Mr. Scally.
We were carol singing to help stop child labour.
The Christmas Spirit is as much about giving as about
getting presents. For this reason the school organizes
a cake sale before Christmas to raise money for Focus
Ireland, the charity that helps the homeless. We are
very grateful to all the parents and students who baked
cakes and supplied confectionery for us. Thanks to your
generous support we raised €520 for this important
project.
By Jamie Scanlon
10A
Transition Year
We sang some well-known Christmas songs such as
Jingle Bells and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,
however most people’s favourite song of those we were
singing was the Fairy Tale of New York.
in total. It costs €10 to feed and educate a child in
Guatemala for a year, thus, we can save 52 Children
from child labour.
Éna Lochrin
10B
Jake, Hugh and Chris accompanied us on the guitar
while Imogen, Jack and I played along on the flute.
We were singing from 1.30 until 3pm. We raised €520
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Christmas Carolling in aid of Stop Child Labour
Operation Shoebox - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Focus Ireland - Reaching out to those in need
On the 18th of November, Mr Scally took his Social Action
module group to the city centre. This group was made up
of Isobel, Sara, Ellen, Paula, Molly, Ryan, Jack and Jake.
We where fundraising for Focus Ireland who are a charity
that help homeless people. We where selling key-rings for
2 Euro. Overall we made approximately 100 euro for Focus
Ireland and it was a great success.
Isobel Lorigan
10A
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Every year the school
organizes a collection where
students donate a Christmas
shoebox full of little presents
for children in need in Africa
and Eastern Europe. This
year our Transition Year
group collected about 100
shoeboxes. Thanks to all who
supported our charity event.
By Kevin Tipper
10B
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In October both 10th classes took a trip to the Giant’s
Causeway in Northern Ireland with Ms. Farrelly and Mr.
Scally as a part of our heritage module. We gained an
invaluable insight into this unique geological treasure
despite the bad weather. It was a long journey but it will
linger on in our memory.
Art Skehan
10B
This year, myself and a few of my fellow Transition Year
students (Ellen Foley, Sophie Govzman, Mary O’Toole
and Ciara Mullarkey from 10B) arranged a “Candy
Cane Delivery” service, in aid of Project Peru. Project
Peru is a project set up by St. Kilian’s to help those less
fortunate in Peru, and a school in Peru, named after
St. Kilian’s has been established thanks to fundraising.
The “Candy Cane Delivery” service allowed students to
order candy canes, where they could add personalized
messages, to send to friends or loved ones. Then, on
the last day of school before the Christmas holidays,
we delivered the candy canes to their classes with their
messages. The project was a success, with over €250
raised over a period of 4 days, all going to Project Peru.
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Candy cane delivery service in aid of Project Peru
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A Day to Remember –
Trip to the Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland
Reane Macarulay
10B
Unicef - The Least, The Last And The Lost
In September 10th class had a talk from Eleanor Flew
of UNICEF on the frightening levels of poverty among
children in the developing world. As a result we decided
to have a bucket collection for UNICEF as part of our
Social Action module. We raised a total of 260 Euros
on that day.
Ryan Mejia
10B
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A Visit to the Mansion House
On Monday the Twelfth of December, St. Kilian’s
Tenth class braved the cold for an outing to one of the
largest stadiums in Europe, Croke Park. After the first
three classes flew by on that cold Monday morning,
I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who wondered what
was in store for us. With very little interest in GAA, I
was skeptical of its worth. In hindsight, I was wrong as
it was not only interesting, but fun, too.
Once we arrived, we were greeted by our tour guide,
Gwen. She brought us into one of the many lecture
halls which is used for a multitude of things, in our
case to show us a half hour long video chronicling the
history of the GAA, in a very hollywoodesque manner.
Following this, we were brought into one of Croke
Park’s six changing rooms. Here we a learned that
there is no “home team”, this is so, that Croke Park
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can preserve its identity as a neutral venue.
When we abandoned the changing rooms for the
stands, we were pleasantly surprised by the view we
had from the top of the Hogan Stand, where we were
introduced to its three other accompanying stands:
Hill 16, the Qusac Stand and the Nally Stand.
To round off the trip, we were brought to one of
the private boxes, which were great, bar the three
hundred thousand Euro price tag. We then tried the
various games the Museum had to offer, but many
like me, headed home quite quickly. It was worth
braving the freezing cold bus stops for a trip that had
as much interest as it had fun.
Jack Sargent
10 B
On the morning of the 2nd September the Transition
Year Module group “Social Action” left St. Kilian’s to visit
Dublin’s Lord Mayor Andrew Montague in the Mansion
House. After catching a surprisingly punctual bus, our
group of 9 made our way to the Mayor’s residence
in Dawson Street. There we were met at the door by
the friendly Mansion House Guide who served us tea,
coffee and biscuits and gave us a special tour of the
house. We were told how the Mansion House had been
built by Joshua Dawson in 1710 and then sold to the
Dublin City Corporation in 1715. We were also shown
the famous Oak Room, given this name because of its
oak-panelled walls. It was the location for the meeting of
the first Dáil in 1919 but today it accommodates several
conferences and official ceremonies. It also contains
the coats of arms of all previous Lord Mayors.
successful Dublin Bike scheme and is currently looking
to increase the number of bikes from 500 to 1500.
Although the job of Lord Mayor can be stressful, it can
also have its privileges: for example, getting free tickets
to concerts and matches and having the chance to live
in an historical and beautiful house for a year. At the end
of our visit we had a photo taken with the Lord Mayor
and as we left the Mansion House, still starstruck, we
seriously considered a career in politics. The role of
Lord Mayor is often under-valued but in truth he has the
most demanding job of all: keeping Dublin City clean,
modern and attractive for its people, businesses and
tourists. But then again, who would not want to be in
charge of running our capital city?
Steffi Vollmer-Fox
10A
However the most interesting aspect of the Mansion
House is that it houses the original portrait of George
IV. The Mansion House Guide informed us that King
George IV of England presented his portrait to the
people of Dublin as a gift after he succeeded in getting
his marriage annulled here in Ireland. The story goes
that George’s portrait in Buckingham Palace is a copy
of the Mansion House’s original.
After our tour of the Mansion House, we finally got to
meet the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Andrew Montague. We
all shook hands with him and listened intently as he
explained to us what his job entails and what he has
planned for the future. Many may not know it, but Mr.
Montague was responsible for the setting up of the
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Horticulture Module
Transition Year
The Horticulture module in Transition year
allows students that “sense of escape” from
their academic study. Through their active
involvement and practical experience they
discover how plants and flowers and herbs
contribute to the well being and quality of life.
In the modern world students are constantly
bombarded with so much noise, movement and
visual complexity that can overwhelm the senses
and lead to damaging levels of psychological
and physiological excitement. Environments
dominated by plants, flowers and herbs on the
other hand, are less complex and have patterns
that reduce stress.
Students can demonstrate their creativity
and artistic skills in wreath making and floral
arranging. The Christmas wreaths made by the
students each year are popular with the school
staff and money earned from the sale of them
is given to the charity, St. Vincent de Paul. This
affords the students an opportunity to help a
worthy cause.
Therefore, having the opportunity to experience
Horticulture in Transition Year can be very
beneficial to the student and can help his/her
environment now and in the future.
Ms. Nuala Holloway
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Left to right: Susan Tapella (German
Embassy), Aislinn O’Farrell (Parent Rep.),
Linda Golden (Teacher Rep. Secondary), David
Walley (Parent Rep.), Daniel Simms (Vice
Chair), Dr. Frank Heisterkamp (Chairperson),
Ralf Zimmermann (Parent Rep.), Alice Lynch
(Principal), Annette Black (Teacher Rep.
Primary), Conn Clissmann (Hon. Treasurer),
Tanja Junghenn (Secretary), Susan Byrne
(Parent Rep.), Imelda Maher (Parent Rep.)
The Chairperson of the Board of Management,
Herr Dr. Frank Heisterkamp, can be contacted
by e-mail at [email protected], by post at
address below or by leaving a message at the
numbers below.
Back row, l. to r.: Mirja Browne,
Kerstin Smolenski, Megan Shelly, Anne
Thielemans, Tom Parsons, Aisling Sherriff,
Ulrich Theurer, Katy Dobey, William
Mansfield Middle row, l. to r.: Esther
Luttig, Fiona Crouch, Sarah Finnegan,
Nadine Kempe, Lisa Dobey, Annette Black
Front row, l. to r.: Cathrine Mc Carthy,
Miriam Lechleiter, Jean Ross, Barbara
Lange-Davitt
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Board of Management 2011-2012
Kindergarten Gruppe A
Frau Elvira Byrne
Primary Teachers
Back Row (left to right): Astrid Kirsten, Dany Kannhäuser, Rebecca Costache, Isabelle Whitehouse,
Mikhalis Barrett, Harvey Quill, Finn Adler, Laura Nolan, Emily Mc Elwain
Secondary School Teachers
Back row, l. to r.: Mr. Doris, Ms. Defaux, Ms. Holloway, Ms. O’Brien (Deputy Principal), Ms. Maher, Frau Adelberger, Mr. O’Brien, Ms. Mahon, Mr. Farrelly,
Dr. Köhler Middle row, l. to r.: Frau Dihrberg, Dr. Reinhofer, Dr. Baum-Sheridan, Mr. O’Driscoll, Ms. Brennan, Ms. O’Leary, Mr. Macmillan, Ms. Farrelly, Ms.
Reeves, Ms. Sherriff, Mr. O’Scanaill Front row, l. to r.: Ms. Lynch (Principal), Ms. Kavanagh, Ms. Mahon, Ms. Ní Ghallchóir, Mr. Parsons, Ms. McCrea, Ms.
Martin, Ms. O’Gorman, Ms. McCarthy Not in the picture: Mr. Callan, Ms. Costello, Ms. Dennehy, Ms. Golden, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Lacey, , Mr. Marcelin, Mr. Moore,
Ms. Reeves, Dr. Scally, Herr Sundermann, Ms. Waters
Middle Row: Alex Norman, Leah Del Monte, Felix Zimmermann, Matthew Hollowed,
Federico Ruiz Montoya, Conrad Brockman, Astrid Kristen, Frau Byrne
Front Row: Niklas Pahl, Maria Carthy, Raphael Planterose, Fiona Geis, Juan Colimodio, Noah Hartwell
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Kindergarten Gruppe C
Frau Ulrike Hallinan
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Kindergarten Gruppe B
Frau Anett Kuechenmeister
Back Row: Tom Breslin, Arno Rohling, Aya Inakoshi, Alyson Voinot, Tara Butler,
Janik Tapella, Robyn Mc Tiernan, Ben Taylor
Back Row (left to right): David Knauf, Sarah Longo, Andrea Theurer, Ilia Pushkin, Andrew Cadle-Byrne, Rory Small,
Ali Ahmad Khan, Sean Deja, Albert Kemps, Ulrike Hallinan
Middle Row: Isabella Armendariz-Athie, Amy Wacker, Lola Breslin, Benjamin Wacker,
Lila Kus, Ellen Earner-Grote, Beata Maksimova, Alexandru Petrovici
Middle Row: Esmerelda Korolkova, Zahra Mac Auley, Paulina Kozlov, Leopoldine von Buenau,
Lara Romero-Hentric, Tom Huber, Hannah Kreetz
Front Row: Maxim Le Houcq, Emmi Mc Tague, Thomas Browne, Peter Simms, Dara Garvey, Ella Cullivan
Front Row: Ritsu Mochizuki, Konrad Leitner, Alexander Travers, Cathal O’hallin, Dominic Whitehouse, Patrick Moellhoff
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Inset: Markus Fagan
Inset: Frederick Harty
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Klasse 1A
Klassenlehrerin: Esther Luttig
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Kindergarten Gruppe D
Frau Leonie Weimann
Back Row: Lincoln Gotham, David Boychak, Massey Raven-Hurley, Mara Montgomery, Olivia Kealy,
Emma Durak, Maria Conyngham
Middle Row: Ethan Leahy, Rija Ahsan, Setanta Mc Laughlin, Finn Redmond, Edward Mc Laughlin,
Lucas Schmidgall-Hogan, Luca Conroy
Front Row: Constanze Winnefeld, Harry Sherwood, Jacob Rodriguez, Christopher Dobberstein,
Leon Ryan,Nicolo Minieri, Amanda Travers, Sophia Larionova-O’Connor
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Inserts: Andrew Scully (left), Maximilian Sendtner (right)
Back Row (from left to right): Karin Kristen, Vidyarthi Sethuraman, Thomas O’ Grady, Shervin Sedaghat,
Oisín Wynne, Louis Prehn, Filip Mikovic, Nina Podoska, Natalia Mc Cullagh-Travers
Front Row: Zeynep Aksoy, Alixe Dobozy, David Scanlon, Dylan Mc Gowan, Jonathan Heneghan,
Nicolas Beier, Ryan Schäckermann, Niamh Schidlack, Jonas Zimmermann
Inset: Ava Mc Glynn-Levins
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Klasse 1B Klassenlehrerin: Lisa Dobey
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Klasse 2A Klassenlehrerin: Annette Black
Back Row (from left to right): John Gotham, Olivia Boychak, Daniel Giles, Ana Berriochoa, Sophia Garavan,
Daniel Sirman, Leni Kerscher, Philip Maier, Luca Fusciardi, Federico Vallejo-Fuccella,
Back Row (from left to right): Alexander Brenner, Milosz Kozielec, Hugh Harnett, Jake Nourse, Jack Norman,
Jonathan Grohe, Cian Walley, Anouk Taylor Schaffer, Rosa Lang, Sinah Theurer, Razvan Maioru, Cara Osing.
Front Row: Nathan Raffelt-Smyth, Eoin Jones, Cian Brennan, Nour Al-Sayegh, Carolina Gerhards,
Oscar Foley, Abigail Bolger, Mikkel Bune, Alexander Belik
Front Row: Róisín Walley, Isabel Fellenz, Sophia Murphy, Arianna Kealy, Fatimah Ahsan, Emily Geis, Marta
Murphy, Katie McElwain, Olwyn Quill, David Flynn, Clara Scholz, Khalid Al Eraky.
Inset: Amy Scully
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Klasse 3A
Klassenlehrerin: Miriam Lechleiter
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Klasse 2B
Klassenlehrerin: Mirja Browne
Back Row (left to right): Maxim Mulcahy, Wakana Mochizuki, Eva Carthy, Eve Nolan, Clara Murphy, Felix Welz,
Daniel Sheeran, Maxim Koloskov, Paul Huber, Jake Dempsey, Katie Doyle Wahl, Andrey Uliyanov
Back Row (left to right): Andre Otto, Alexandros Tritsch, Kayla Kokhan, Sarah Theurer, Traoloch Butler,
Katya Pavlova, Tadhg Connolly, Diarmuid Gleeson, Noah Migge
Front Row: Julia Smith, Lukas Kelly-Voigt, Emily Moriarty, Charlotte Harvey, Oisin Taylor, Ben Mc Tiernan, Emilia
Pahl, Karla Cadle-Byrne, Isabel Zimmermann, Sophia Alves Mourao Ranner, Lasse Rosenbaum,
Clemens Winnefeld, James Sherwood
Front Row: Benjamin Schoenfeld, Lucy Staunton, Shane Murray, Rod Mc Auliffe, Gillian Tang,
Clara Conyngham, Arthur Simms
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Klasse 4A
Klassenlehrerin: Katy Dobey
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Klasse 3B
Klassenlehrerin: Kerstin Smolenski
Back Row (left to right): Hannah Mae Earner-Grote, Sophie Gotham, Noura Abdel Kader,
Gustav Kemps, Alexander Otto, Anton Foley, Robert Scanlon, Kareem Ouhalla-Knipschild,
Back Row (left to right): Aisling Walley, Naomi Smith, Cillian O’Connor, Edda Tacke, Diana Maioru, Catherine
Jordan, Francis Bruder, Nina Conroy, Andrea Gonzalez, Anna Sheeran, Síomha Watson
Front Row: Ferdinand Beier, Sebastian Toomey, Tristan Spellman Molphy, Declan Scott,
Haruka Inakoshi, Joshua Rodriguez, Cesar Gonzalez, Una Havel Kizic
Front Row: Sadhbh Clissmann, Brian Scully, Andrew Wyatt, Jennifer Kinsella, Lucas Basset, Hugo Heisterkamp,
Louis Murphy, Ivan Berriochoa Khodeev, Sergio Gonzalez, Luke Tolkachov
Inset: Nikita Koush
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Klasse 5A
Klassenlehrer: Ulrich Ernst Theurer
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Klasse 4B
Klassenlehrerin: Liz Hayden
Back Row (left to right): Claudio Vallejo Fucella, Freddie Clarkson, Emma Donohoe, Eoghan O’Connor,
Denis Popov, Marvin Müller, Sebastian Guevara, Leon Montgomery, Gregor Mc Cullagh-Travers,
Joshua Wynne, Ethan McGlynn-Levins
Front Row: Anders Lorenzen, Ben Coffey, Gregory Weafer, Gabriel Cullivan, Serena Ryan, Suzanna Nolan,
Viktoria Gerhards, Maria Molchanova, Klara Lang, Alanah Sherwood
Back Row (left to right): Oscar Toomey, Aisling Burns, Lillian Danaher, Filippo Cicognati,
Felix Kerscher, Leah Fellenz, Hannah El Shami
Front Row: Andrew Harrington, Ferdinand Gerhards, Sebastian Stehle, Emily Coffey, Milena Cuk,
Saarah Khan, Tom Simms
Inset: Daniel Lynch
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Klasse 6A
Klassenlehrerin: Barbara Lange-Davitt
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Klasse 5B
Klassenlehrerin: Jean Roth
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Back Row (left to right): Samuel Staunton, Tess Purser, Tim Herzer, Laura Ivanova,
Rebecca McDonnell, Alanna Roche, Isabella Redmond, Viktoria Stehle
Back Row (left to right): Anna Offergeld, Coleen Wells, Jakob Grohe, Franki Witte, Jonathan Guevara,
Elliot Meinert, Domhnall Mc Cullough, Conor Mc Crea, Maximillian Murphy, Kaelan Pepping
Front Row: Siddarth Sethuraman, Eoin Brennan, Daniel Bune, Samuel Nourse,
Oscar Carruthers, Grace Glynn, Markus Kozlov
Front Row: Cian Ohlendieck, Sasha Kuechenmeister, Arthur Raven-Hurley, Killian Schoenfeld, James Jennings,
Katie Clissmann, Ciara Connolly, Georgina Eberle, Sophie Linnane, Joanna Harnett
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Class 7A
Class 7A Form teacher: Ms. Waters
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Klasse 6B
Klassenlehrerin: Aisling Sherriff
Back Row (left to right): Felix Kaufmann, Sebastian Bals, Juliette Douet, Ivan Li, Lia Taylor Schaffer, Alex Henry,
Celine Muller, Shomik Chakraborty, Victoria Vallejo-Fuccella, Khaled Al Sayegh.
Front Row: George Ainsworth, Nathan Mc Auley, Cieran Mullen, David Durak, Killian Conyngham,
Moritz Rungger, Stephen O’Kelly, Stephen Kinsella, Maja Minieri, Laura Fagan
Inset: Ivana Samoylenko
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Back Row (left to right): Vlad Micu, Adam Ajjuri, Timothy Kelly Lester, David Noone, Marlene Komes-Zingraf,
Pierse Ryan, Oceane Thompson, Manon Illouz, Coline Melennec.
Middle Row (left to right): Benjamin O’Neill, Thibault Mazeman, Matthis Clavijo, Denis Jaursch, Marcela
Gonzalez, Charlotte Warner, Emma Prehn, Marie Rubiella
Front Row (left to right): Cian Handschuh, Clement Cayer-Barrioz, Ben Norman, Finian Weltecke, Frank
Pierce, Bláthín Sheehan, Karim Abdel Kader, Ross Connolly.
Inset (left to right): Daniel Raymond, Elizabeth Chambers, Ms. Waters (Form Teacher)
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Class 7C
Class 7C Form teacher: Ms. Reeves
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Class 7B
Class 7B Form teacher: Ms. O’Leary
Back Row (left to right): Freya Tacke, Anoushka Flanagan, Ellen Kane, Cecilie Lorenzen, Eloise Tassy-Bunyan,
Robert O’Leary, Philipp Zimmermann, Nicholas Weafer, Luke Murphy
Back Row (left to right): Maela Cren, Max Mc Cabe, Cillian Purser, James Murphy, Nikolai Gladychev, Marija
Simonenko, Hanna Komes-Zingraf, Jonas Kossack, Nikolas Ranner
Middle Row (left to right): Raphael Clavijo, Ezra Laroche, Alexandre Ancelin, Ailbhe O’Connor,
Nina Heisterkamp, Maïa Lopes, Roko Stojanovic
Middle Row (left to right): Camille Lindlahr, Laura Nolan, Clodagh Scott, Mariya Stepanova, Sophia Magadoux,
Nick Carswell, Cillian Corcoran, Philippe Lorigan
Front Row (left to right): Kieran Spellman Molphy, Cillian Bourke, Ferdia Geary, Zachariah Iremonger, Erasmus
Bruder, Jonas Carew, Patrick Junghenn
Front Row (left to right): Eile Watson, Lucile Marchand, Hugh Perrette, James Wyatt, Louis Pourprix,
Rodrigue de Decker, Clement Mouton, Harris Arimin
Inset (left to right): Emily O’Hanlon, Matthew Barker, Ms. O’Leary (Form Teacher)
Inset (left to right): Dillon Fox, Maximilian Traem, Ms. Reeves (Form Teacher)
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Class 8B
Class 8 B Form teacher: Ms. O’Gorman
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Class 8A
Class 8A Form teacher: Ms. Defaux
Back Row (left to right):Alexander Roebers, Sean Garvey, Nina MacAuley, Athena Barrett, Mollie McCullough,
Rhiannon O’Connor, Charles Dupoux-Hechinger.
Back Row (left to right): Max Wharton, Noah El-Shami, Orla O’Boyle Callaly, Dan Rees, Paula Garcia,
Sara Temboury, Sinead Parmantier, Tobias Hallen
Middle Row (left to right):Awa Gon, Lina Barrage, Cianne Cunningham, Maxime Levra-Juillet, Jonathan Bruels,
Lauri Gayer, Antonio Cicognati, Juna Rungger, Aine Fellenz.
Middle Row (left to right): Come Neyrand, Hamza Khales, Yaroslava Leivshina, Rianne Rowan,
Jonathan Fischer, Phillip Redmond, Eve O’Leary, Emer Clissmann
Front Row (left to right): Oriane Eymery, Chloe Mougel, Hannah Grohe, Joshua Brown, Rhianna Mc Carthy.
Front Row (left to right):Oscar Küchenmeister, Iona Ross, Sally Twomey, Clara Tatlow-Devally,
Alicia Simon, Theo Pieussergues
Inset (left to right): Joshua Leonard, Ms. Defaux (Form Teacher)
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Class 9A
Class 9A Form teacher: Mr. Callan
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Class 8C
Class 8C Form teacher: Ms. Costello
Back Row (left to right): Risto Gayer, Andrew Van Cutsem, Samuel Hegner, Oliver Witte,
Ellen Nolan, Elizabeth Murphy, Daria Frolova
Back Row (left to right): Alexandre Cadillon, Caleb Rowen, Sophie Gordon, Jake Linnane, Frederic Carew,
Eoghan Alton, Katie Mullen, Viktor Ivanov, Henry Kassouny
Middle Row (left to right): Jonathan Trane, Nicklas Bune, Tom Eustace, Bakir Hussain, Emma Jane Sheridan,
Siobhan Merriman-Breuer, Isabel Clissmann, Hannah Cogan
Middle Row (left to right): Clement Roumegoux, Naira Fahmy, Marie Sztana, Theophile Puech, Marie Bonnot,
Leah Cullen, Camille Basset, Kris Mac Auley, Yeo Cheung
Front Row (left to right): Ines Guilbert, Anna Line Vancon Hermet, Julie-Alexia Dias,
Julie Carret, Daniel Derhy, Aine Burns
Front Row (left to right): Ela Gough, Norbert Rebow, Damien Barois, Florent Cayer-Barrioz, Jules Marchand,
Comhall Fanning, Eoin Weltecke, Lukas Soden
Inset (left to right): Sadhbh Skehan, Ms. Costello (Form Teacher)
Inset (left to right): Brian Reynolds, Alison Kelly, Mr. Callan (Form Teacher)
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Class 9C
Class 9C Form teacher: Mr. Marcelin
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Class 9B
Class 9B Form teacher: Ms. Golden
Back Row (left to right): Theo Ager, Eric Prehn, Jake McCarthy, Finn Schönfeld, Alexis Chapeau, Molly Flynn,
Stephen Murray, Slava Borodin, Tadhg Connolly
Back Row (left to right): George Sidorov, Mark Noone, Mahmoud Al Eraky, Jessie Kamm, Robert Fanning,
Ben Raymond, Henry Connolly, Eoin Butler
Middle Row (left to right): Kyle Ohlendieck, Anna Heisterkamp, Maria Castro Scherianz, Alan Egan,
Ambroise Lavenir, Hugo Warner, Elio Gambuli, Jessica Murphy
Middle Row (left to right): Enzo Franco de Medinaceli, Paloma Rebuelta Merino, Vesna Pepping,
Nathalie Henry, Derek Egan, William Worrall, Kate Chambers, Alexandra Ainsworth, Sergii Reva
Front Row (left to right): Oleksandr Milinevsky, Louis Vidalinc, Federico Minieri, Catey Clarkson,
Noemie Derhy, Tara Junghenn
Front Row (left to right): Benjamin Parmantier, Augustin Grillet, Beatriz Castro Scherianz,
Alexia Magadoux, Crystal Gon, Henri Monnin Valles
Inset (left to right): Denis Lebrun, Keava Mascott, Ms. Golden (Form Teacher)
Inset (left to right): Saoirse Weaver, Mr. Marcelin (Form Teacher)
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Class 10B
Class 10B Form teacher: Dr. Scally
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Class 10A
Class 10A Form teacher: Ms. Ní Ghallchóir
Back Row (left to right): Stefanie Vollmer-Fox, Stacey Aleshko, Fergal Hamrock, Jamie Scanlon, Jack Sargent,
Úna Connolly, Moritz Welz
Front Row (left to right): Emma Haran, Ciara Chambers, Christopher Hendrick, Coilín Garvey, Sara McQuaid,
Isobel Lorigan, Laura Ashmore
Inset (left to right): Emanuel Mihaylov, Sara Olafsdottir, James O’Leary, Ms Ní Ghallchoír (Form Teacher)
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Back Row (left to right): Kevin Tipper, Éna Lochrin, Ronan Adamson, Art Skehan, Lukas Hallen, Miles Taylor,
Ryan Mejia
Middle Row (left to right): Diane Maguire, Tiffany Nappi, Jack Hennesy, Luke Egan, Ciara Mullarkey,
Ellen Foley, Jake Smith
Front Row (left to right): Adam Tonge, Mary O’Toole, Sophie Govzman, Reane Macarulay
Inset (left to right): Alexandra Gonzalez, Kaja Kasperski, Lukas Hegner, Dr. Scally (Form Teacher)
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Class 11B
Class 11B Form teacher: Ms. Mahon
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Class 11A
Class 11A Form teacher: Mr. Doris
Back Row (left to right): Juan Ruiz Ramos, Mark Murphy, Julia Küchenmeister, Caroline McKeon, David Kane,
Kristian Leonard, Eoin Kavanagh, Jake Cunningham, Jasper Warner
Back Row (left to right): Imogen Grumley Traynor, Huw Rees, Vladislav Verbitskiy, Joshua Knipschild,
Patrick Saloranta, Gregory Van Cutsem, Christopher Reilly, Nika Arevadze, Nicolas Guevara.
Middle Row (left to right): Niall Carruthers, Katie Blackmore, Sadhbh Hoban-Logan, Noah Sandys, Melanie
Müdder, Lara Berndt, Rory McCullagh, Brian McCann
Middle Row (left to right): Orla Whyte, Teresa Montanari Reggiani, Pia Pommerening, Carla Soden,
Jesus Alejandro Toral Torres, Sean Mullen, Shane Bourke, Orla Clissmann.
Front Row (left to right): Megan O’Connor, Aisling Chubb, Ailbhe Caffrey, Victor Boghiu, Roger Gonzalez
Front Row (left to right): Anna Carew, Tereza Termerova, Sian Madden, Aisling Meagher,
Conrad Taylor, Donal Burns.
Inset: Ms. Mahon (Form Teacher)
Inset (left to right): Marc Lucas Taylor, Mr. Doris (Form Teacher)
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Class 12B
Class 12B Form teacher: Ms. Maher
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Class 12A
Class 12A Form teacher: Herr Dr. Köhler
Back Row (left to right): Oengus Skehan, Oscar Manzke, Daniel Sheridan, Anya Aleshko, Michael McDermott,
Christopher Raymond
Back Row (left to right): Steven Carey, Daniel Tatlow-Devally, Shane Hudson, Alvaro Garcia, Stuart Gourlay,
Katie Leahy, Yannik Ohlendieck
Middle Row (left to right): Olena Hural, Hannah Barkhoff, Gareth Coughlan, Jung Hur, Aifric Kyne, Sharifah
Sarhan, Athrú Cheung
Middle Row (left to right): Keanu Fischell, Marianne Kehoe, Jennifer McDonnell, David Lennox,
Ben McCarthy, Colm Healy
Front Row (left to right): Kate O’Hanlon, Aislinn Page, Sarah Carroll, Neil Rowan, Oona Halme
Inset: Dr Köhler (Form Teacher)
Front Row (left to right): Sulyn Pepping, Zita Kirk, Cliona Weltecke, Deirdre Fitzgerald,
Andree Lebrun, Colm Fitzpatrick
Inset: Ms. Maher (Form Teacher)
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Primary Sports 2012
Physical Education in St. Kilian’s Primary School
PE and Girls hockey report and photos compiled
by Aisling Sherriff
Boys hockey report
by Megan Shelly and Daniel Mc Farlane
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Physical Education plays an integral part of the primary
school curriculum in St. Kilian’s. Thus ensuring the Latin
phrase Mens sana in corpore sano meaning A healthy
mind in a healthy body is valued within the academic,
creative and sporting opportunities provided within the
school. St. Kilian’s is unique in providing such access
to sports and physical education throughout the school
day unlike many other primary or national schools in
Ireland.
Primary students in First, Second, Third and Fourth
Class have five forty minutes classes of sport every
week, while the Fifth and Sixth class students have
one double and one single class during the week. In
the Sixth Class groups St. Kilian’s and LFI students
participate in sports class together. This allows students
from both schools to get to know one another a sporting
environment before they merge in the Secondary
School.
Aside from the obvious physical benefits to participating
in sport regularly, the students develop a range of social
skills including verbal and non-verbal communication,
respect, fair play, developing an awareness of tactics,
encouraging and helping others, planning, performing
and evaluating, health and safety and developing a
positive attitude to sport that will stay with them for life.
The Physical Education programme within the school is
designed to encourage individual skills and teamwork.
In the First and Second class the emphasis is very much
on developing the physical skills of jumping, running,
throwing and catching, co-operation and co-ordination
skills. From third class onwards the focus becomes
more sports specific. A range of sports and activities
are taught throughout the year and include: Hockey,
Soccer, Tag Rugby, Gymnastics (with and without
apparatus), Athletics, Tennis, Rounders, Handball,
Basketball, Olympic Handball, Ultimate Frisbee and
Gaelic Football.
Sport is a universal language, which is essential in a
school with such a diverse range of nationalities and
where different languages are spoken regularly. The
key components of each class are participation, respect
for one another and the environment, learning physical
skills, tactics and developing an awareness of various
sports and activities in a fun learning environment.
These components make Physical Education a much
loved subject on the Primary School Curriculum.
Throughout the Summer term there are a range of team
and individual competitions that take place. First to Sixth
class participate in the Team Event Challenge, whereby
mixed teams in each year group compete against one
another in a variety of events including: sprinting, long
distance running, jumping, throwing, an obstacle race
and a relay race. The students work as a team to decide
which member of the group will compete in each event.
Points are awarded to each team and the scores are
added up at the end of the competition to see which
group are the winners. This encourages teamwork,
decision making and allows everyone to participate in
activities they enjoy.
Internal soccer, hockey and tennis competitions also
take place towards the end of the school year. They
always prove to be very popular with all the year groups
involved. The mini marathon takes place about two
weeks before the end of term and it great to see so
many enthusiastic runners participating in the event.
The Sports Assembly takes place on the last day of term
and celebrates all the hard work and achievements of
the all the classes throughout the year.
This year we have welcomed new members of staff who
have joined the Primary Sports Department including
Catherine Mc Carthy and Megan Shelley, who has
taken over from Siobhan Collins in January. We send
our congratulations to Siobhan and her family on the
arrival of Chloe in February.
After school hockey for fifth and sixth class students
takes place every Wednesday afternoon and on
Thursday afternoon for the Third and Fourth classes.
It is fantastic to see such a large amount of students
participating in what is an integral part of the school
Ms Collins & Ms Shelley’s
3rd/4th Class hockey group
Back row - Left to right
Joshua Wynne, Ben Coffey, Gabriel
Cullivan, Gregory Weafer, Claudio
Vallejo Fuccella, Anders Lorenzen, Anna
Sheeran, Naomi Smith.
Front Row - Left to right
Serena Ryan, Freddie Clarkson,
Suzanna Nolan, Maria Molochava,
Catherine Jordan, Sadhbh Clissmann.
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Sports
After School Hockey
community in St. Kilian’s. St. Kilian’s entered two teams
into the U12 Leinster Schools League this year, one
boy’s team and one girl’s team, with the boy’s team
being coached by Ms. Collins/Daniel and the girl’s
team being coached by Ms. Sherriff. Both teams had
the opportunity to play both friendly and league games
throughout the season.
The U.12 B boy’s team coached by Ms Shelley trained
hard throughout the year improving their hockey skills
and ability. The team played a friendly match against
Sandford National School in the latter stage of the
season. All students involved in this game played
fantastically, worked hard and done St. Kilians proud,
with a final score of 3-3. Onwards and upwards for all
students involved!!
There has been a vast improvement in the standard
of hockey among all students involved in after school
hockey and this is as a results of the student’s hard
work, diligence and commitment to training during the
year. A huge well done to all involved throughout the
season!
Ms Sherriff’s
3rd/4th Hockey group
Tom Parson’s
3rd Class hockey group
Sophie Gotham, Noura Abdel Kader, Una Havel
Kizic, Kareem Knipschild, Ferdiand Beier, Gustav
Kemps, Robert Scanlon, Alexander Tristsch,
Declan Scott, Diarmuid Gleeson , Lucy Staunton,
Kayla Kokhan, Haruka Inakoshi, Ben Schonfeld.
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Louis Murphy, Eoghan O’Connor, Gregor
Travers Mc Cullough, Edda Tacke, Emma
Donoghue, Josephine Rentschler, Brian
Scully, Noah Migge.
Francis Bruder, Ethan Levins, Sebastian
Twoomey, Denis Popov, Rod Mc Auliffe,
Hugo Heisterkamp, Tristan SpellmanMolphy
Missing from photo: Viktoria Gerhards
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U.12 Boys Hockey
For the first time this year the boys competed in Section A of the U.12 Leinster League. The boys narrowly missed
out on a place in the Section A semi finals by one point, having one win, one draw and one loss from their group
games. The boys are currently competing in Section B of the league, with the league being split into two sections
after the first round of games, with two more games to be played we are optimistic that we can go all the way and
win the section. Regardless of the final outcome the boys should be proud of themselves and their performance
throughout the year, having competed against schools that are much bigger than our own.
Alex Henry, Sasha Kuechenmeister, Conor
Mc Crea, Frankie Witte, Kaelan Pepping,
Max Murphy, Shomik Charaborty, Johnathan
Guvera, Tom Sims, Ivan Li,
Flippo Cicognati
Felix Kerscher, Ferdiand Gerhards, Khaled Al
Sayegh, Sam Staunton, Makus Koslov, Daniel
Lynch, Andrew Harrington, Jacob Grohe.
Missing from photo: Eoin Brennan
The highlight of the season (so far!) was an away trip to St. Andrews who finished top of the Section A League. On
the day we matched them all over the pitch coming away with a draw, we were unlucky not to win it towards the end.
It was an exceptional performance and result from the boys, given the standard of St. Andrew’s hockey.
All students in this group have came on leaps and bounds over the past academic year and are currently in a great
position to move forward to senior school hockey, which many of the boys are already playing, where the tactical
side of the game becomes increasingly important.
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U.12 Girls Hockey Team
coached by Ms Sherriff
Laura Fagan, Lia Schaffer, Georgina
Eberle, Sophie Linanne, Joanna
Harnett, Ciara Connolly, Caroline
Rentschler, Juliet Douet.
Leah Fellenz, Katie Clissmann,
Isabella Redmond, Alanna Roche,
Aisling Burns,
Lillian Danaher
Success
at the AIJS
Tournament
for the
U.12 Girls
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U.12 Boys Squad coached by
Ms Collins, Daniel Mc Farlane
and Ms Shelly
U.12 Girls Hockey
The girls U.12 hockey team reached the semi-final of the Leinster Primary and Junior Schools league. Unfortunately
they lost 2-0 in extra time to Hollypark in a very exciting game. In February the team were group winners in the
Association of Junior Schools (AIJS) Hockey tournament, which was held in Mount Anville. The team have worked
really hard throughout the season to develop their skills and understanding of the game. Many of the sixth class
players also play on the first year team on a regular basis. This helps to develop the level of hockey in primary
school. It is fantastic to see the foundations that are created in the primary school hockey being carried on through
into the secondary school by Tom Parson, Ms McCarthy and Daniel McFarlane. This has resulted in fantastic
successes this season particularly by the Boys and Girls Senior Teams. Congratulations to all involved, the future
of hockey is very bright within St. Kilian’s and this is due to the dedication and commitment of the pupils and staff
alike and the huge amount of parental support.
Sports Awards from June 2011
Team Event Challenge Winners
2nd Class - Team Ireland
Diarmuid Gleeson, Tristan Spellman-Molphy,
Gustav Kemps, Nikita Koush, Hannah Earner
Grote, Haruka Inakoski
Boys
Sprint 1. 1. Alexander Brenner
2. Cian Walley
Girls
Anouk Taylor Schaffer
Arinola Adigun
3. Daniel Sheeran
Roisin Walley
Throw 1. Alexander Brenner
2. Jack Norman
Karla Cadle-Byrne
Roisin Walley
3. Patrick Owens
4th Class – Team Japan
1. Cian Walley
Flippo Cicognati, Sam Staunton, Felix Kerscher, 400m
Pia Fuhrmeister, Leah Fellenz and Aisling
2. Daniel Sheeran
Burns.
3. Jake Norse
5th Class – Joint Winners
Jump
1. Alex Brenner
USA
2. Cian Walley
James Jennings, George Ainsworth, Killian
Conyngham, Elliot Meinert, Georgina Eberle, 3. Maxim Koloskov
and Shania Stockbauer.
England
Conor McCrea, Ruben Ramos Mc Guinness,
Nathan MacCauley, Killian Schonfeld, Ariana
Kurzmann and Coleen Wells.
6th Class – South Africa
Jonas Kossack, Hugh Perrette, Ben Norman,
Charlotte Warner, Tarini Lal and Eile Watson.
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Emily Moriarty
Anouk Taylor Schaffer
Roisin Walley
Sophia Murphy
Arinola Adigun
Isabel Fellenz
Rosa Lang
Prizes for Effort and Participation in Sport
1st Class
Patrick Owens 1A, Wakana Mochizuki 1B
2nd Class
Lucy Staunton 2A, Declan Scott 2B
3rd Class
Brian Scully 3A, Serena Ryan 3B
5th/6th Tennis Competition (doubles)
Girls (cup)
Winners
Laura Frischauf and Hanna Komes-Zingraf
Runners Up
Emma Prehn and Marcela Gonzalez
Boys (cup)
Winners
Daniel Raymond and Max McCabe
Runners Up
Ferdinand Meyer and James Wyatt
Mini Marathon Results
1st/2nd Class
Boys
Girls
1.
Nikita Koush
Kayla Kokhan
2.
Robert Scanlon
Aimee Stockbauer
3.
Tristan Spellman-Molphy Roisin Whalley
3rd/4th Class
1.
Lucas Basset
Leah Fellenz
2.
Oscar Toomey
Milena Cuk
3.
Sam Staunton
Leonie Frischauf
5th/6th Class
1
Robbie O’Leary Georgina Eberle
2
David Noone
Nina Heisterkamp
3
Sasha Kuechenmeister Marlene Komes-
Zingraf Soccer Awards
Soccer Blitz 3/4th class result - Argentina
Oscar Toomey, Edda Tacke, Laura Ivanoska, Milena
Cuk, Ethan Levins, Ferdinand Gehards, Leon
Montgomery and Gabriel Cullivan.
5th/6th Class - Argentina
Ferdinand Meyer, Pierse Ryan, Domhnall Mc Cullough,
David Durak, Khaled Al-Sayegh, Johnathon Guvera,
Tarini Lal, Marlene Komes-Zingraf, Daniel Raymond.
Most Improved Player of the Year
Nina Heisterkamp and Philip Zimmerman
Player of the Year
Ferdinand Meyer and Kieran Spellman-Molphy
Most improved hockey players
Mrs Collins
Emma Donohoe
Mr Doran
Gregor Mc Cullagh-Travers
Tom Parsons
Maria Mc Keever
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3rd Class – Team Tonga
Ethan McGylnn-Levins, Matthew Cawley,
Joshua Wynne, Alanah Sherwood, Catherine
Jordan and Suzanna Nolan.
1st Class Individual Competition
4th Class
Lillian Danaher 4A, Rebecca Mc Donnell 4B
5th Class
Georgina Eberle 5A, Shania Stockbauer 5B
6th Class
Philip Zimmerman 6A, Marlene Komes-Zingraf 6B
5th/6th Class Players of the Year
Mrs Collins
David Noone
Mr Doran
Cillian Purser
Ms Sherriff
Siofra Watson
Annie Lawlor
Clodagh Scott
Team of the Year
U.12 A Boys hockey team
Runners up in the Leinster League and
8-a-side Tournament
Clissmann Cup - Runner of the Year
Robbie O’Leary
Sports Person of the Year
Emma Prehn and Erasmus Bruder
match. We also managed to get games in against Taney and Zion School, which finished in a draw and a defeat.
Since the New Year, our ‘B’ team have played two league games. They drew 1-1 in their opening fixture against St
Patricks in a very exciting and open game. In the second, they lost to a very good Kill of the Grange team.
Our Primary School soccer season has taken on it’s
usual format, with challenge games in the period up
to Christmas determining the relevant divisions in to
which teams are entered in the New Year. However,
as has been the trend in recent years, despite the
meeting to organise divisions and fixtures being held
in mid-January, we are yet to start our league games
with our ‘A’ team at the time of ‘going to press’, in midMarch. The 5th and 6th Class girls will be participating
in friendly matches during the summer term and have
played one game to date.
With the increasing numbers playing at 3rd and 4th class in recent years, we have embarked on organising some
games for these groups, though sourcing suitable opposition can be difficult. Our third class group played Zion
School before Christmas at Leicester Celtic’s grounds and Tristan Spellman-Molphy scored the winning goal. At 4th
class level, we have played two friendly games against Sandford School and have enjoyed good success in these
games, winning on both occasions.
Report and photos by Alistar Harvey
The period up to Christmas was relatively busy, with the
challenge games, as well as the annual tournaments
in Rockbrook Park and St Gerard’s. Our 6-a-side team
entered the Rockbrook Park Primary School tournament,
alongside seventeen other school teams. We qualified
from the group stages and beat St Olafs in the quarter
finals, before losing to St Mary’s in the semi-final by the
solitary goal in the game. In the 3rd/4th place play-off,
we rediscovered our winning touch by accounting for
Our Ladys to emerge with a bronze medal for our team.
In the AIJS 5-a-side tournament in St Gerards, our team
fared similarly against fourteen teams. From a group of
seven teams, we qualified for the semi-finals but were
narrowly beaten 2-1 by St Conleths, despite taking an
early lead.
In our pre-Christmas games, we played Rathmichael at
‘A’ and ‘B’ team level, resulting in 4-0 and 1-0 respective
wins. We also played Kill of the Grange at both levels,
with us recording a resounding 5-1 win in the higher
ranked game but suffering a 2-0 defeat in the other
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Primary A Team
Back Row: Moritz Rungger, Kaelan Pepping,
Shomik Chakraborty, Conor McCrea,
Frankie Witte, Max Murphy, Alex Henry,
Filippo Cicognati
Front Row: Oscar Carruthers, David Durak,
James Jennings, Sasha Kuechenmeister,
Andrew Harrington, Samuel Norse,
Jakob Grohe.
4th Class Team
Back Row: Gregor, McCullagh-Travers,
Eoghan O’Connor, Sebastian Guevara,
Denis Popov, Hugo Heisterkamp, Ethan
McGlynn-Levins, Claudio Vallejo, Cillian
O’Connor, Leon Montgomery, Lukas Basset,
Moritz Loeffler
Front Row: Anders Lorenzen, Joshua
Wynne, Gregory Weafer, Gabriel Cullivan,
Andrew Wyatt, Brian Scully, Louis Murphy,
Sergio Gonzalez, Francis Bruder
Missing: Ivan Berriochoa, Viktoria
Gerhards, Josephine Rentschler, Alannah
Sherwood, Siomha Watson
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U.12A Girls hockey team
Winners of the Leinster League Tournament and the
AIJS Hockey Tournament.
Primary School Soccer Report
Primary School
Hockey Report 2011/12
Before I go into our report I would like to start with this
poem as it sums up our hockey boys and girls, who
never say die no matter what school we take on, no
matter what the opposition or league we play in.
From The Man who thinks he can, by Walter D.
Wintle
What can I say other than what a fantastic season of
hockey we have had in St. Kilian’s, historic as well, with
two senior league titles. Our first ever by our senior boys
and girls. Two finals that were thrilling from start to finish,
which were won with the utmost skill and determination
and heart and spirit. Not to be outdone our first year
girls won the Mary Kelly cup on our last day of hockey to
bring our haul of trophies to three for the year.
I am delighted to report that all our boys and girls teams
were competitive. Our first year girls playing in the A
league were unlucky not to make the quarter final of
the league. They finished the season in style winning
the Mary Kelly Cup in a penalty shoot out. Our minor
girls reached the quarter final of the cup and went down
1-0 to the eventual cup winners. What about our senior
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Not to be out done our senior boys also won the senior
B league. All our boy’s teams reached a semi final in
the cup or league with our first year boys making the
A league semi final and the semi final of the cup. Our
minor boys went into extra time against Mount Temple
before losing in their league semi final and our junior
boys lost in the semi final of the junior cup. .
None of this success would happen without the effort
put in by our boys and girls in training. They are a joy to
coach and rarely miss a session.
Coaches
It is important to note the effort and high standard of
coaching by our coaching staff. This effort has been
instrumental in our success and brought our standards
up over the last seven years. We are now a recognized
hockey school. So sincere thanks to Mervyn McDowall,
Daniel McFarlane and Mrs. McCarthy for all their hard
work. Thanks to David McGivern and Leanne Gourlay
who left us at Christmas.
I want to thank Mrs McCarty for organising all our girls’
games and for umpiring most of their games. I also
want to thank Mrs McCarthy for organising the First
year A Tournament and also the Minor A Tournament
which were hosted by St. Kilian’s. Finally thanks to Joe
Connolly who has umpired our games for the last five
years.
Management and board
Sincere thanks to the management and the board as
our success would not happen without the continued
support of the board and the management of the school.
Parents
Finally not forgetting our wonderful parents who give up
their time on Saturdays to bring their girls to hockey and
also those parents who take time to come and support
us at games.
It is an honour and a privilege to coach hockey in St.
Kilian’s. It has and continues to be the most rewarding
and enriching experience I have ever had. Long may it
continue!
Player of the year awards 2011/12
As we near the end of our hockey season we approach
the time when we reflect on the players of the season.
A most difficult task as we have had many fine
performances by several players at each age level.
We judge player of the season on the following criteria,
which players must show across the season.
1.
2.
3.
Leadership on and off the pitch.
Skill. Consistent during all matches.
Something special to turn games. I.e. a save,
a superb goal, a match saving tackle.
Thanks to all our coaches for their input to selecting our
players of the year.
Boys player of the year awards 2011/12
Under 13A player of the year.
Our under 13 team had a great year reaching the semi
final of the A league and the semifinal of the cup. We
have some excellent talent in our under 13 team making
the player of the year a very difficult decision. Up for
consideration Dan Raymond who played up front and in
midfield. Oliver Witte at centre midfield, Robbie O’Leary
another who played in different positions, David Noone
who went to centre forward and scored lots of goals,
and Hugh Perrette at sweeper. From our sixth class
boys Max Murphy and not forgetting our two keepers
Alex Henry and Shomik Chakraborty.
And the winner is ..... David Noone who gave his
all in every game. Just pipping Dan Raymond and
Robbie O’Leary.
Goal of the season..... Oliver Witte for his second in
the cup semi final, when he drilled home at a short
corner to level the game and bring us to extra time.
Under 14 (Minors)
With seven first years in the squad our minors were
unlucky in the minor B semi final losing in extra time.
Players who stood out in our minor team Goalkeeper
Noah Delmonte, Dan Rees in centre midfield, Finn
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If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you’d like to win, but you think you can’t
It is almost certain you won’t.
Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or
faster man,
But soon or late the man who win’s is the man who
thinks he can!
girls? A team made up from minor to senior girls and
they went on a fantastic voyage and won the senior 3
league. An outstanding achievement!
None of our success would happen without the great
work being done in our primary school by Miss Sherriff
and Mrs Collins, who are doing excellent work coaching
our boys and girls in the primary school. The quality
of the players coming to me on Fridays has risen
considerably over the last seven years.
4.
Attendance at training and matches.
It has taken much discussion and reflection between all
the coaches to decide the player off the season at each
age level.
Schönfeld who played several positions, Samuel
Hegner at sweeper, Oliver Witte who played in midfield
and at the back. From our first years David Noone and
Robbie O’Leary.
And the winner is..... Finn Schönfeld who was
excellent in every game. Finn never gives up in any
game. Just pipping Samuel and Dan.
Under 16 player of the year (Juniors)
Our under 16 team was a mixture of second and third
year boys yet they still reached the semi final of the cup.
Some excellent performances during the season Jake
Linnane who was superb in goals, Eric Prehn who
played at sweeper and midfield, Ben Raymond up front,
Freddie Carew at centre forward and midfield and Mark
Noone who ran himself into the ground all season and
Finn Schönfeld.
And the winner is..... Eric Prehn, for his all round
play and aerials. Just pipping Mark Noone and Ben
Raymond
Goal of the season. Mark Noone who raced onto an
Aerial ball against KH in the league and smashed
the ball past the KH keeper.
Senior player of the year.
What a year for our senior boys making history winning
the B league and two boys David Kane and Alvaro
Garcia making the winning Leinster under eighteen
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And the winner is..... Captain Alvaro Garcia who
scored the winner in the final and also for his
Leinster under eighteen cap.
Goal of the season.... Alvaro Garcia who scored the
only goal in the final to seal the league title.
Goalkeeper of the Year.
We now have five brilliant keepers in Shane Bourke,
Jake Linnane, Noah Delmonte, Alex Henry and Shomick
Chakraborty.
All our keepers performed to the highest level.
final of the A league just losing out in their final league
game. They finished the season in a blaze of glory
winning the Mary Kelly Cup in a penalty shoot out.
They played really well in the A league and we have
some up and coming stars in the team. Emma Prehn at
sweeper and Freya Tacke are hard to get by. In midfield
Charlotte Warner runs all day. Captain Ellen Kane is
a strong centre midfielder and Nina Heisterkamp is a
wizard with her hockey magic, turning players inside
out.
And the winner is..... Nina Heisterkamp for her
silken skills. Just pipping Ellen Kane and Emma
Prehn.
Goal of the season..... Ailbhe O’Connor when she
smashed home a short corner in the dying minutes
against Muckross to level the game at 3-3.
Girls player of the year awards 2011/12
We had three teams competing this year, senior, minor
and first years. Our first year team and our minor team
moved up to play “A” league hockey. It was a great
challenge but we rose to the occasion.
Minor Girls
Our minor girls were in one of the toughest groups in
the minor A league and played with distinction and their
“never-say-die” attitude was a joy to behold. Several of
the girls stepped up towards the end of the season to play
for our league winning senior team. Elizabeth Murphy in
goals had a great season and is a great prospect for
the future. Eve O’Leary was excellent in every game
and scored the winner for our senior team in the league
final. Rhiannon O’Connor at sweeper is a rock and gets
better week by week, Captain Emer Clissmann who is
excellent in midfield and not forgetting our dynamic duo
up front Ellen Kane and Nina Heisterkamp who scored
lots of goals for the minor team.
First Year girl of the season
Our first year team were unlucky not to make the quarter
And the winner is….. Eve O’Leary who has had a
great season. In every game she gave her all. For
And the winner is..... Jake Linnane for saving his
team in the under sixteen cup quarter final. Several
great saves during the game and three penalties
during the shoot out and his super performances in
all their league games.
a minor to step up to senior and score the winning
goal in a final merits the Player of the Year Award.
Eve also made the last sixteen in the Leinster
development squad and is eligible again next year
and fully deserves the Girl of the Year. Just pipping
Rhiannon and Emer and Elizabeth.
Goal of the season.....
Junior Girl of the year
We did not have a junior team as our junior girls
combined with our senior girls to make up a team. What
a team it turned out to be going on to win the senior 3
league. It is therefore right we should honour our junior
players. A very hard decision for Mrs McCarty and I to
make!
We had some excellent junior girls. Anna Heisterkamp
who caused havoc in the opposing circle. Katie Mullen
at right midfield had some super games. Tara Junghenn
is a top class midfielder and super fit and never gives up
running and she had a great partnership with Sadhbh.
And the winner is..... Tara Junghenn who is a
brilliant midfielder. Tara stepped up to play senior
and was excellent. Tara is one of the fittest people
in the school and allied to her hockey skills is an all
round super hockey player. Tara just pips Anna and
Katie who were not far behind.
Senior girl of the year
As we had few senior girls playing hockey we put
together a team from several ages to make up a senior
team. What a team it turned out to be.
It’s hard to believe a team of minors, juniors and fifth
year girls could take on sixth year girls and win every
game to take the senior 3 league title.
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Goal of the season..... Kieran Molphy when he
deflected the ball through his legs against Mount
Temple in the minor semi final.
An amazing goal from his first touch.
team. Some excellent performances during the year
none more so the win in the semi final and final when
the boys raised their game and beat two excellent
teams. The team was led by Alvaro Garcia who put in
two storming performances in the semi final and final.
Christopher Reilly who came on in leaps and bounds
during the year, Shane Bourke in goals and Roger
Gonzalez who was sensational in the final.
We only conceded two goals and both of them were in
the quarter final. Led by captain Sadhbh Hoban-Logan
who came back on in the final despite being injured they
have done the school proud.
We have some great talent in the team from minor to
senior. Captain Sadhbh Hoban-Logan who is a major
talent in the making and is an inspirational captain. Anna
Heisterkamp who was excellent in every game. Orla
Clissmann who stopped every team attacking down the
right. Tara Junghenn who had a great partnership with
Sadhbh and they wore down the opposition centre mid.
Aisling Meagher at sweeper had a great season.
Goal of the season. No contest here Anna
Heisterkamp’s goal in the final. A goal of the highest
skill and under the severest pressure to put her
team 1-0 up.
Girl’s goalkeeper of the season
Elizabeth Murphy gets the goalkeeper of the season.
To step up to senior level and play in a league final
speaks volumes for Elizabeth.
Beginner of the year
Two beginners share the beginner of the year. Hanna
Finally I would like to finish this year’s report with a
quotation from Teddy Roosevelt:
Under 13 team
“ is not the critics who count: not the man who
points out how the strong man stumbles or where
the doer of deed could have done better. The credit
belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;
who strives valiantly; who errs and comes up short
again and again, because there is no effort without
error or shortcoming; but who knows the great
enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends
himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows,
in the end, the triumph of high achievement; and
who, at the worst if he fails, at least he fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with
those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory
or defeat.”
Tom Parsons
Hockey Coach
Back row, l. to r.:
Oliver Witte, Maximilian Murphy, Frank
Witte, Patrick Junghenn, Timothy KellyLester, David Noone, Pierse Ryan, Robert
O’Leary, Daniel Raymond.
Front row, l. to r.:
Kaelan Pepping, Alex Henry, Sasha
Küchenmeister, Kieran Spellman Molphy,
Hugh Perrette, Shomik James Chakraborty,
Cillian Bourke, Erasmus Bruder. Coach
Mervyn McDowell.
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And the winner is …... Sadhbh Hoban-Logan who
was outstanding in every game and scorer of lots of
goals. An inspirational captain!
Komes who scored lots of goals for our first year team
and her sister Marlene who went into goals for our first
year team, and improved so much week by week.
Minor Team
Back row, l. to r.:
Finn Schönfeld, Dan Rees, Oliver
Küchenmeister, Oliver Witte, Samuel
Hegner, Daniel Raymond, Pierse Ryan,
Robert O Leary, David Noone.
Front row, l. to r.:
Cillian Bourke, Timothy Kelly-Lester, Noah
El Shami, Erasmus Bruder, Kieran Spellman
Molphy
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Girls Senior Team
Back Row, l. to r.: Elizabeth Murphy, Orla Clissmann, Anna
Heisterkamp, Molly Flynn, Marta Garcia
Front Row, l. to r.: Julia Küchenmeister, Katie Mullen, Sadhbh
Hoban-Logan, Tara Junghenn
Missing: Ciara Chambers, Stefanie Vollmer-Fox, Saoirse
Weaver, Claire McKenna, Orla Whyte
Senior Team
Back row, l. to r.:
Mark Noone, Donal Burns, Eoin Butler, Rory
McCullagh, Jake Linnane, Frederic Carew,
Christopher Reilly, Slava Borodin, Ben
Raymond, Jake Cunningham.
Coach Daniel McFarlane
Middle row, l. to r.:
Huw Rees, Finn Schönfeld, Sean Mullen,
Roger Gonzalez, François De Decker, Eric
Prehn.
Front row:
Alvaro Garcia and Shane Bourke
Girls Minor Team
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Back Row, l. to r.: Elizabeth Murphy,
Mollie McCullough, Rhianna McCarthy,
Eve O’Leary, Emer Clissmann, Rhiannon
O’Connor, Emma Prehn
Front Row, l. to r.: Áine Burns, Paula Garcia,
Freya Tacke, Áine Fellenz, Charlotte Warner,
Nina Heisterkamp, Ellen Kane
The Senior girls who won the
league!
Girls First Year Team
Back Row, l. to r.: Georgina Eberle, Sophie Linnane, Charlotte
Warner, Elizabeth Chambers, Marlene Komes-Zingraf, Hanna
Komes-Zingraf, Lia Taylor Schaffer
Front Row, l. to r.: Cecilie Lorenzen, Freya Tacke, Ellen Kane,
Marcella Gonzalez, Clodagh Scott, Nina Heisterkamp, Emma
Prehn
Missing: Ailbhe O’Connor
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Girls Senior Team
Back Row, l. to r.: Aisling Meagher, Sadhbh Hoban-Logan, Katie
Mullen, Leah Cullen, Jessica Murphy, Ellen Nolan, Mary O’Toole
Front Row, l. to r.: Melanie Muedder, Tiffany Nappi, Rianne
Rowan, Beatriz Castro Scherianz, Rhiannon O’Connor, Anna
Heisterkamp
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Back Row, l. to r.: Ellen Nolan, Emer
Clissmann, Tiffany Nappi, Katie Mullen,
Vesna Pepping, Claire McKenna, Siobhan
McKenna, Mary O’Toole
Front Row, l. to r.: Cianne Cunningham,
Eve O’Leary, Anna Heisterkamp, Rhiannon
O’Connor, Rianne Rowan, Nathalie Henry,
Leah Cullen, Nina Heisterkamp
Girls Under 15 Team
Back Row, l. to r.: Vesna Pepping, Cianne Cunningham, Anna
Heisterkamp, Katie Mullen, Ellen Nolan, Emer Clissmann, Sara
Temboury, Eve O’Leary
Front Row, l. to r.: Rianne Rowan, Rhiannon O’Connor, Emma
Prehn, Nina Heisterkamp, Leah Cullen, Tara Junghenn, Beatriz
Castro Scherianz
In the Under 17 cup, following two convincing wins
over Mount Temple and Dunshaughlin, in which
Siobhan McKenna and Mary O’Toole played starring
roles, we went away to our traditional rivals Alexandra
College. Alexandra have a huge pedigree at this level,
and featuring a number of Irish international players,
controlled possession throughout the game. The
Kilian’s girls produced a truly remarkable performance
in frustrating, harrying, and outworking their opponents,
and with Tara Junghenn, Nina Heisterkamp and
Rhiannon O’Connor dominating the centre of the park,
Alexandra found it increasingly difficult to find their
rhythm. Ellen Nolan in goals was finally beaten just
before half time, but her performance in this game,
and in so many others this year, was of international
calibre. In the second half, the girls continued to excel,
The league campaigns this year at every age group
have seen Kilian’s go unbeaten, thus qualifying to
the quarter final stages at all levels. At Senior level,
led by captain Sadhbh Hoban-Logan, wins over St.
Raphaela’s, Grange Donaghmede, St. Laurence’s and
Gaelcholaiste Reachrann have all been achieved, with
goals in these matches from Melanie Muedder, Emer
Clissmann and in her outfield role as an attacking
midfielder, Ellen Nolan. Having scored 14 and conceded
only one goal along the way, our quarter final opponents
St. Kevin’s Dunlavin must be extremely worried about
their chances! The Under 17 league has seen a Vesna
Pepping inspired win against Loreto Bray and a draw
against Alexandra College, whilst the Under 15 league
has seen us progress thanks to another draw against
Alexandra College, and a big win against a very good
East Glendalough side, in which Katie Mullen and
Rianne Rowan marshalled the defence, with Sara
Temboury coming off the bench to great effect, sealing
our progress through to the knock-out stages. In
previous years in the league, we have been repeated
runners-up and losing semi-finalists, without going all
the way and winning the competition; with the quality
we have at all age groups this year we have a fantastic
chance of putting that right!
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Our season started in the Senior Cup, where we were
unlucky to lose to a very strong Grennan College team
from Kilkenny. Grennan have now defeated us in three
of the last four years at this level so we will certainly be
on the lookout for revenge next year. Indeed, the nature
of our performance in out-playing an older and physically
stronger team indicates that in the next few years we will
without doubt repeat our success of 2010, when we won
the Leinster title and reached the All-Ireland final.
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Girls Soccer in St. Kilian’s in 2011 / 2012 has reached
new heights, and we are well on our way to our most
successful year ever! At the time of going to press, the
girls have just been beaten on penalties in the SemiFinal of the Under 15 Cup, but will in the next coming
weeks be looking to make amends and reach the finals
of all three age groups at league level!
Eve O’Leary in defence putting in an incredible display
to contain Irish international striker Caroline Healy, and
towards the end of the game, with Alexandra getting
nervous about their slender lead, Kilian’s very nearly
drew level, which would have been no more than
their magnificent display deserved. Alexandra coach
and former Irish international manager Dave Collins
commented that this was the finest performance he had
ever seen from a St. Kilian’s team, and that trophies are
surely on the way for these girls.
In the first half, the Kilian’s girls found it difficult to
find their rhythm, and found themselves a goal down
after twenty minutes. Bit by bit, the girls clawed their
way back into the game, and approaching half time,
were beginning to show why they are one of the
top teams at this age group. Just before half time,
Cianne Cunningham anticipated a defensive slip from
MacDara’s and fired a shot into the bottom right hand
corner of the goal to make the score 1-1 at the break.
In the second half, Kilian’s raised their level, and Anna
Heisterkamp began to terrorise the opposition defence,
deservedly scoring with a poacher’s finish mid way
through the half. As full backs Leah Cullen and Beatriz
Scherianz got to grips with the MacDara’s wingers,
allowing Kilian’s to dominate the flanks, and with our
midfield trio in ascendancy, it looked as if Kilian’s would
prevail and make it to the final. Unfortunately a long ball
from MacDara’s just approaching full time caused havoc
in the Kilian’s defence, and against the run of play the
score was now 2-2. In extra time, Kilian’s again looked
more likely to win, and when a shot from Cianne after a
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corner hit the MacDara’s post with just two minutes to
go, the match was destined for penalties. Unfortunately,
MacDara’s hit four immaculate penalties which gave
them the upper hand, and for the second year in a row, a
brave effort from the Kilian’s girls wasn’t rewarded with
a deserved trip to a final.
Soccer - Boys Soccer
Boys Senior Team
Despite this cruel exit in the Under 15 Cup, the level of
girl’s football in the school has risen to new standards
this year. With record numbers participating in training,
with more girls than ever playing club football, and with
the help of Tom Gallagher (who we wish the best of luck
on his American adventure!) and now Eoin Clarkin, the
girls are poised to continue to make St. Kilian’s one of
the top sides in Leinster schools football. Well done to
all involved this year – the dedication and hard work of
the girls is the cornerstone of our success and all the
girls deserve huge praise for all their efforts!
Back Row, l. to r.: Moritz Welz, Keanu
Fischell, Noah Sandys, Joshua Knipschild,
Alvaro Garcia, Viktor Ivanov, Eoin
Kavanagh,
Sean Mullen
Front Row, l. to r.: Conrad Taylor, Kristian
Leonard, Jessie Kamm, Brian McCann,
Damien Maucolin, Nika Arevadze, Niall
Carruthers
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At the time of writing, we have just been defeated on
penalties in the Semi Final of the Under 15 cup, the
second year in a row we have confirmed our status as
one of the very best teams in Leinster at this age group
by reaching the last four. In 2011, we were knocked
out 1-0 by the eventual Leinster champions Alexandra
College. That game saw the girls put in a tremendous
performance, and win praise from all those who saw
their effort levels, their skill and quality, and above all
their determination to never give up against a very
strong opposition. This year we beat St. Mary’s Killester
9-0, and Wilson’s Hospital 5-1 en route to the Semi
Final, played at Peamount FC against St. MacDara’s
from Templeogue.
Boys Under 16 Team
Back Row, l. to r.: Mark Noone, Frederic
Carew, Eoghan Alton, Eric Prehn, Jessie
Kamm, Kyle Ohlendieck, Mahmoud Al
Eraky, Finn Schönfeld, Henry Connolly
Front Row, l. to r.: Philipp Zimmermann,
Antonio Cicognati, Dillon Fox, Denis
Lebrun, Phillip Redmond, Nick Carswell
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Boys Under 15 Team
Back Row, l. to r.: Eric Prehn, Finn
Schönfeld, Eoghan Alton, Alessandro Del
Gener, Kyle Ohlendieck, Frederic Carew,
Mahmoud Al Eraky, Henry Connolly
Boys Under 14 Team
Back Row, l. to r.: Robert O’Leary, Antonio
Cicognati, David Noone, Dillon Fox,
Jonathan Bruels, Max Wharton, Denis
Lebrun, Phillip Redmond, Matthew Barker
Front Row, l. to r.: Philipp Zimmermann,
Cillian Purser, Ferdia Geary, Roko
Stojanovic, Nick Carswell, Jonas Carew,
Erasmus Bruder, Kieran Spellman-Molphy
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Under 14’s:
The under 14s started their league campaign with a
convincing 3-2 victory against Ballinteer Community
School. In a game we dominated, despite a gale force
wind, the scoreline could have been considerably
greater but goals from Jonas Carew, Dillon Fox and
David Noone sealed an opening game victory. Our
second game saw us take a two goal lead against
Patrician College, Finglas, a school with a strong soccer
pedigree over the years, with former Irish international,
Ronnie Whelan, amongst its past pupils. However, they
showed their ability by clawing their way back into a
tightly contested affair, with two late goals that cancelled
out the brace scored by Philip Redmond in the first half.
We entered our last group game not knowing what
was required to qualify, though now know that a draw
would have sufficed for us to progress to the knockout
Under 15’s:
Our under 15s also started their league with a victory,
as we ran out convincing winners against Adamstown
College by four goals. The first half had ended in
stalemate before Freddy Carew, Denis Lebrun and
Philip scored four goals between them to give us a great
start to the campaign. We then played Rosary College
in Crumlin but, in an evenly contested game, we ended
up losing two-nil, despite good defensive displays by
Mahmoud Al Eraky, Finn Schonfeld and Eric Prehn – we
just didn’t have any luck in front of goal and chances
went inches wide or came back off the woodwork.
This put us under pressure entering our final game
against St Aidan’s, as we needed to win to enter the
knockout stages of the league. Despite goals from
Dillon Fox, Philip Redmond and Freddy Carew, it
wasn’t enough as we conceded five, to bow out of the
competition.
Senior:
Our senior team kicked off their league group against
Colaiste de Íde, the team we had lost to in the Leinster
Cup final two years ago. We exacted revenge with a
convincing 5-2 win, thanks to goals shared amongst
Brian McCann, Jessie Kamm and Nika Arevadze.
Our next league game must rank as one of the most
incredible games that any of our school teams have
played. Despite playing well, we found ourselves 4-0
down at halftime, against Greenhills College, who had
beaten us in the Leinster Senior B Cup last year before
going on to capture that trophy. However, a second half
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Front Row, l. to r.: Marc Gans, Joshua
Leonard, Antonio Cicognati, Dillon Fox,
Denis Lebrun, Philip Zimmermann, Nicklas
Bune
This year, our senior team have taken centre stage but
our under 14s and under 15s have also performed well.
stages. However, with the game against Gaelcholaiste
Reachrann delicately balanced at one-all after Philip
Redmond’s equaliser, we succumbed to a late goal that
resulted in our elimination.
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from the previous round but Josh Knipschild deputised
well. Despite going a goal behind early in the first
half, our players applied sustained pressure. We were
rewarded for our efforts midway through the second half
when a Jessie Kamm corner was powered to the net
by Edward McDonagh. Jessie then broke through their
defence before scoring past their advancing keeper.
The final was played at Leixlip United’s grounds and we
faced a strong St Kevin’s team. We opened well and
were slightly ahead in terms of possession before falling
behind midway through the first half. We started the
second half brightly and were enjoying good dominance
in terms of possession when disaster struck. St Kevin’s
broke away to score a second and added a third a
minute later. At this stage, our efforts were spent and we
conceded two further goals. St Kevin’s went on to lift the
All-Ireland title, defeating the Ulster champions in the
semi-final before accounting for the Munster champions
in the final. The forthcoming league semi-final affords
us the opportunity of putting the record straight. Whilst
St Kevin’s were the best team we played, the final
scoreline was flattering to them and we feel that we can
surprise them in the league. Finally, just to round off
this report, we regrettably lost the coaching services of
Tom Gallagher early in the New Year as he departed for
pastures new, on the other side of the Atlantic!
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comeback of mammoth proportions saw us turn the
tables and emerge as 6-5 winners! This guaranteed
qualification from the group stages of the league and
we lost our last group game against Rockbrook Park,
with a depleted team. In the knockout phase, we
travelled to Gaelcholaiste Reachrann in Donaghmede
at the quarter-final stage. Goals from Brian McCann and
Eoin Kavanagh saw us return over the Liffey as victors
and, at the time of going to press, we face a semi-final
clash against St Kevin’s. In the Leinster Senior Cup, a
competition we traditionally do well in, we were awarded
a walkover when two schools failed to play each other
by the specified deadline. This, coupled with our bye
in the first round, resulted in us seeing our first cup
action at quarter final level. We travelled to Crumlin
to face Rosary College. In a pulsating encounter, the
teams finished level at 1-1, after Rosary scored midway
through the second half to cancel out Nika Arevadze’s
first half strike. The deadlock remained but our penalty
taking, and saving, were of a high calibre. Jessie Kamm,
Edward McDonagh, Nika Arevadze and Niall Carruthers
all converted their penalties with well-measured and
placed strikes, with Alessandro Del Gener playing
a crucial part when he saved two of their spot kicks.
We then travelled to Arklow to play Colaiste Eoin from
Hacketstown. We were missing our goalkeeper hero
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Prize Day 2010-2011 Classes 7-11
Class
Arts
Science/Maths
7A
Áine Fellenz
Athena Barrett
7B
Iona Ross
Rianne Rowan
7C
Daria Frolova
Isabel Clissmann
8A
Florent Cayer-Barrioz
Jake Linnane
8B
Hugo Warner
8C
Business
Being a Mentor
German
Sponsored Flights
DM Samuel Hegner
Nina MacAuley
DF Áine Burns
DN Yoeri Pearcey Van Der Beek
LFI 7th Class
Molly Flynn
DM Henry Connolly
Hören
Anna Heisterkamp
Kyle Ohlendieck
DF Kris MacAuley
Sehen
Kyle Ohlendieck
Saoirse Weaver
Robert Fanning
DN Norbert Rebow
Lesen
Tara Junghenn
Una Connolly
Luke Egan
DM Niamh Sauter Cooke
LFI 8th Class
9A
9B
Fergal Hamrock
Lukas Hegner
9C
Isobel Lorigan
Mareike Henning
Adam Tonge
DF Jack Hennessy
DN Jamie Scanlon
Save the Seal
Fund Raising
Effort
Alison Kelly
Ela Gough
10A/B
Catering
Chef of Year
David Kane
Brian McCann
DM Melanie Müdder
DF Megan O’Connor
DL Caroline McKeon
11A/\b
Jennifer McDonnell
Athrú Cheung
Michael McDermott
DM Cliona Weltecke
DF Anya Aleshko
DL Stuart Gourlay
Sports Individual
Shane Bourke
U-16 Hockey
David Kane
U-16 Hockey
Martin Savov
U-19 Volleyball
Art Cup
Lauren McKenna
Geography
Eoin Hennessy McHardie
Outstanding
Contribution
Ciaran Lebrun
student of the
Year
Martin Savov
Best wishes to all my mentees and I’m sure they
themselves will be great mentors in 3 years’ time.
Jennifer Mc Donnell
12B
Left: Jennifer McDonnell
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Martin Savov (class of 2011) who is to receive an Entrance Award from Trinity College Dublin at a reception to be held
on 29th November. The Award of the Entrance Exhibitions is on the basis of his outstanding Leaving Certificate Results. Congratulations to
Kristina Soden (class of 2010) who was awarded the Stewart Literary Madeal and Scholarship from the NUI for the literary and critical merit
of her work in her first year of German Studies at UCD. Kristina completed the Bi-Lingual Leaving Certificate in St. Kilian’s in 2010
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as fun and stress-free as possible.
I really hope the mentees enjoyed having me as a
mentor as much as I enjoyed looking after them. I’m
sure I can speak for all mentors when I say this year will
be as packed full of events as last year, each one as
successful as the last. I am proud of my role as mentor
and glad I have it, after having a great mentor when I
was in 1st year I wanted to do the same for this year. I
hope our mentees enjoy their few years in Secondary
school and they have as many fond memories as I have.
Mentors Class 11
Mentors Class 12
Back row: Huw Rees, David Kane, Christopher Reilly, Brian
McCann, Roger Gonzalez, Donal Burns, Juan Ruiz Ramos
Front row: Megan O’Connor, Imogen Grumley Traynor, Orla Whyte,
Julia Küchenmeister, Caroline McKeon, Katie Blackmore, Orla
Clissmann, Anna Carew
L. t. r.: Michael McDermott, Aifric Kyne, Deirdre Fitzgerald, Sharifah
Sarhan, David Lennox, Daniel Tatlow-Devally, Oengus Skehan
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LFI 9th Class
I wrote a letter to Mr. Scally in 4th Year to apply to be a
mentor the following year. Almost two years on and I am
so pleased I did. I was told before the year was out that
I was a mentor and would have a group of about 6 first
year students (mentees!) to look after when I returned
in September. My first day back in school in 5th Year I
spent meeting my mentees, gearing them for the new
road ahead of them, telling them what we mentors are
for and generally making ourselves as approachable
as possible. We informed them of the many discos,
mlunches and class trips we would have together which
seemed to get a few smiles. We then played games
and got more acquainted with one another and I soon
found I had a lovely group to watch over. The year
flew by without any problems with the mentees, and
we had many memorable moments during the many
discos, Wandertag and lunches. We tried (and hopefully
succeeded!) in making the first year in secondary school
First Holy Communion
Chess Club in St. Kilian’s
The Chess Club has been started up in St. Kilian’s this
year. While it was initially set up only for first years, the
club has been very successful, with over 15 people
regularly attending, from both primary and secondary
school. There is a healthy variety in the level of the
people that play. Some people are only beginners who
are new to chess, and others have been playing in chess
tournaments for quite some time, so there is always
something for people of all levels. At the beginning of
each session is a short lesson on a large demonstration
board, on which we play through famous games, or
look at specific tactics. The level of involvement from
the students is outstanding, and St. Kilian’s has already
had a friendly match against Colaiste Eanna, who also
started up a fledgling chess club this year, and we will
be travelling to them for a rematch soon. The Chess
Club has been a very fun activity to be involved in, and
anyone who enjoys playing chess, or just wants to give
it a try, is absolutely welcome to come by and give it a
try.
John Wyatt
The children of 2nd class celebrated their First Holy
Communion on the 28th of May 2011. Once again it
was held in the beautiful chapel of Gonzaga college.
The children looked wonderful in their special clothes.
The boys looked very grown up and smart in their
suits and ties and the girls looked stunning in their
white dresses. We had a small number of children, 11
boys, and 3 girls. Father Bartley who was new to the
parish of Clonskeagh, officiated the ceremony which
was a wonderful occasion. After the ceremony at the
Church, there was a reception in the school canteen.
The parents who organized this, did a fantastic job, as
the place was decorated beautifully. The children were
busy taking snaps of their friends and family, with the
disposable cameras left for each of them on the tables.
Afterwards the families dispersed to their private parties.
A big thank you to all who contributed to the organizing
of this great day.
Lisa Dobey
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THE BOG!!!!
Wandertag 2011
I think the change between primary school
and secondary school wasn’t that hard.
The main changes are:
- We have more teachers for
different subjects.
- Instead of having one fixed room,
we have to move
to a new class after each lesson.
- We have a locker to put our books in.
- We have more homework and we
finish a bit later.
- We have discos.
However, this change did not make the
transition hard for us. Some people had
difficulties but we know that everyone had
to pass these changes. Some people found
it hard on the first day because they were
new and didn’t know anyone. Some people
preferred primary school to secondary school
but personally we think that secondary school
is better.
Here are some tips for organising yourself in
secondary school:
- Clean up your locker once a week.
- Don’t stress
- Read your time table, so you know at what
time and where your next subject is.
-Don’t forget your books and your
homework.
On the 15th September 8th class went to the Causey
farm in Co. Meath for a school trip.
Coline Melennec and Océane Thompson
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We left the school at 8:30 am and arrived at the farm
at around 10:30 am. When we arrived there we split
ourselves into two groups. We then made bread. The
happy farmer showed us how to make bread and then
threw eggs at us to make the bread ourselves. Not
many were caught!! Next we met the main farmer and
he took us for a stroll around the fields. Some people
did not enjoy this experience, as there was mud and
poo everywhere. Fortunately, there were better things
to come. We were led into a large hall and a lady
taught us a bit of Irish dancing. Lunch was next and
we shared the tables with another school. After our
delicious meal, the groups took turns in heaping into
a large truck and headed to the famous bog everyone
had been waiting for. It was a 5 minute ride to the
bog, and once there, we had to take off our shoes,
roll up our trousers and in we went!!!! The whole class
agreed that the bog was by far the best part of the trip.
Changing our clothes however was not so much fun!
But all in all, putting the negatives aside, 2011
Wandertag was a success!! Thank you teachers from
all of class 8!!!!
Paula Garcia & Sinead Parmentier
8B
1st Class take a trip to Sealife
At the beginning of this year, 1st class went on an outing to the Aquarium in Bray, Sealife, with their teachers Frau
Dobey, and Mrs Luttig. The children were enthralled by all the fascinating creatures to be found in the aquarium.
On their tour around, they learnt some very interesting information about many different types of oceanic creatures,
including endangered species, such as the Black Tip Reef Shark, and the Giant Pacific Octopus, and a variety of
sea horses species. Did you know that it is the Daddy seahorses that give birth to the babies? Or that Piranha’s can
detect blood in water just like sharks. In fact they can detect as little as 1 part blood in up to 1 millions part water!,
they can detect 1 part One particularly exciting part of the tour was the Interactive Rockpool, where the children
were able to touch a real starfish. Another popular favourite were the rays. Ali, is the name of Sealife’s oldest Sting
ray. She is 10 years old. When the children wiggled their fingers above the tank, Ali came right up to the top, able
to sense the movement. It was quite amazing, like ”magic”, the children exclaimed. After a very informative tour, the
children had a picnic by the beach. The sun was shining, and a wonderful stone and shell search began after lunch.
Some of the children practised their “stone skimming” technique, into the ocean. Soon it was time to get the coach
back to school. All in all, a fantastic trip!
Lisa Dobey
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My experience of my first
year of secondary school
Wandertag to the National Botanic Gardens - 2A and 2B
The day dawned sunny and warm and all of Class 2A and 2B eagerly clambered on to the buses for their trip to
the National Botanic Gardens. And what a treat awaited them there! The gardens were looking magnificent in
the autumn sunshine and we wandered off finding surprise after surprise around each corner. Luckily for us the
gardens were hosting the annual Sculpture in Context exhibition. So there, beside the pond, there in the middle
of the rose garden, there in the Great Palm House and everywhere, there were sculptures big and small. It made
for a wonderful morning of exploration for the 48 children as they ran from sculpture to sculpture, eager to see the
next one. We lunched in the Band Stand and ended our trip in the Rose Garden, which most children declared their
favourite part. Even in the autumn sunshine it was a heaven of soft colours and sweet smells.
A great day was had by all and thank you to the parents who accompanied us.
Annette Black, Mirja Brown
Wandertag der Klassen 3A und 3B nach Sonairte
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3A and 3B visited Sonairte for our “Wandertag” in September 2011. Sonairte is an interactive visitor centre promoting
ecological awareness and sustainable living. The name Sonairte is derived from a middle Irish word meaning
“positive strength” and on that day there was a lot of positive strength and energy emanating from our pupils as they
explored and experienced the wonderful facilities on offer. We went on a nature trail filled with activities such as
ecology orienteering, a
scavenger hunt, a mini
beast hunt and many
exciting games. The
children had lots of
fun, while also learning
all about nature and
ecology.
Wandertag der Klassen 4A und 4B
In September 2011, fourth class visited Skerries Mill on their Wandertag. In school, we read about these famous
mills and we were really excited to go see the real thing. In Skerries, we took a tour and saw right inside the mill.
There were many different mechanisms that made the mill work. Outside we even got to see a water mill. We learnt
how important wind and water is to make energy. After the tour we had a picnic in the park. The weather was fine
and we had loads of fun playing in the autumn sunshine under the shadows of the two big mills. Katy Dobey
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Die 5. Klassen beschlossen, einen gemeinsamen ersten Wandertag nach Glendalough
zu unternehmen. Wir hatten Glück mit dem Wetter, erlebten gutgelaunt eine herrlich
Hinfahrt, ein rasantes Fußballspiel gleich nach der Ankunft, eine ereignisreiche und
für alle sehr vergnügliche
Wanderung durch Wiese,
Wald und Flur, auch abseits der ausgetretenen Pfade,
zwei lange Vesperpausen, eine Spielerunde vor dem
Heimweg und eine nicht minder angenehme Busfahrt
nach Clonskeagh zurück - wiederum bei bester Laune:
Ein schöner Tag, der laut nach einer Wiederholung ruft.
Ein besonderes Dankeschön gilt unserer ‚Kilian’s
Air‘ Reiseleitung, Ms Jean Roth, und natürlich
Mrs Thielemans und Mrs McDonell, die uns guter
Dinge begleiteten und uns dabei wundervoll
betreuten. U.E.Theurer
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Wandertag der Klassen 5A und 5B
DER TAG DER DEUTSCHEN EINHEIT
„Wir, wir sind die Mauer! Wir beschützen die Grenze, das Land und das Volk“, skandierten
die Schüler der Klassen 5 und 6 in ihrem Theaterstück zu Mauerfall, Grenzöffnung und
Wiedervereinigung lautstark.
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3. Oktober, Tag der Deutschen Einheit –
Verleihung des Deutschen Sprachdiploms
Der Tag der Deutschen Einheit wurde in St. Kilian’s auch in diesem Jahr wieder gebührend gefeiert. So wurden
unzählige Aktivitäten in der Woche des 3. Oktobers durchgeführt. Und Frau Blacks genialer Vorschlag, eine
Ausstellung in die Vergangenheit zu organisieren, entwickelte sich schnell zu einem Selbstläufer. Ungeahnte Schätze
wurden zu Tage gefördert, fanden Anklang und Beachtung und machten schließlich staunen und schmunzeln.
Die Eltern unserer Schüler organisierten wiederum eine Verkostung deutscher Spezialitäten, die gerade bei den
Jüngeren begeisterten Zuspruch fand. Die dritten Klassen malten, schnitten, klebten – bastelten mit Ausdauer,
Phantasie und Einfallsreichtum deutsche Flaggen, deutsche Wimpel, deutsche Poster: Kunstwerke entstanden,
bis schließlich dann das ganze Schulhaus geschmückt war. Die vierten Klassen griffen zu den Handpuppen und
zeigten ein Puppentheater. Eisenbahnen gab es zu bestaunen, viele
deutsche Kinderbücher, Brettspiele, Puppen und Puppenhäuser,
deutscher Fußball, deutsche Traditionen, Feste und Feiern wurden
aufgezeigt – vom Weihnachtsbaum
bis hin zur Häkelarbeit war alles zu
finden, was einmal Herzen in der
Fremde mit Deutschland verband.
Zeugnisse, alte Erdkundekarten und
Unterrichtsmaterialien vergangener
Zeiten – alles wohlgeordnet und
mit sehr viel Liebe zur Ansicht
aufbereitet.
Besondere Mühe machten sich auch die Schüler der Klassen 5A und 6DM, die
im Deutschunterricht das Leben in den beiden deutschen Staaten behandelten,
Lieder aus beiden deutschen Staaten untersuchten und lernten und schließlich
ein Theaterstück zu Mauer, Mauerfall und Grenzeöffnung entwickelten, einübten
und mehrmals aufführten.
U.E.Theurer
3. Oktober,Tag der Deutschen Einheit –
“Pop-up Museum, ein Blick in die Vergangenheit”
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Tag der Deutschen Einheit, German Reunification Day, October 2011. A very creative and diverse group of
class 3A pupils blow away borders in Art Class!
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The Pop Up Museum
On Monday morning we knew it was all worth while
when we threw open the doors of the St. Killian’s Pop
Up Museum. The red, black and yellow bunting made
by the children lent a real celebratory atmosphere
to the hall. The exhibition tables were heaving with
everything from books to cakes. Each exhibit told a
fascinating story – a family tale, a link between Ireland
and Germany or a moment in history.Each and every
class in the Primary and Secondary school visited the
museum. For the children one of the most exciting
exhibits was the classic cars parked on the lawn outside
the gym entrance. We were kindly loaned a Volkswagon
whom we promptly nicknamed Herbie and he too had a
suitably romantic tale to tell just like Herbie in the movie.
We also had a Volkswagen Type 181 “Kurierwagen”,
popularly known in the United Kingdom as the Trekker
(Type 182 in RHD form) and in the United States as the
Thing. Beside these two old timers was a sleek vintage
Porsche. The kids ‘oohed’ and ‘aahed’ accordingly!
German technology was well represented with items
such as early household appliances and also the best
of German engineering with model cars and motorbikes
loaned by B.M.W.
We had crafts and toy aplenty – a puppet theatre, a
Steiff teddy bear, dolls houses, miniature furniture and
a very large train set. There was an incredible array of
books, some very old and valuable. One table buckled
under the weight of the history of money – including
Geld and Deutschemarks. Another star attraction for
the children and those who are children at heart was
the model railway exhibition, kindly loaned and manned
by the South Dublin Model Railway Club. The trains
whizzed and whizzed around the tracks for the whole
two days and the wonderful volunteers answered a
seemingly endless train of questions. We had visiting
children from neighbourhood schools and they were
delighted with all the exhibits and learned much from
doing the quiz we supplied.
Many, many thanks to the teachers, parents, children
and friends of St. Kilian’s who loaned their most precious
possessions and helped in so many ways. Fifth class
were absolutely wonderful in their roles as curators and
guides. The Pop Up Museum made Tag der Deutschen
Einheit a very special celebration in 2011.
Annette Black
The House of Mirth - Edith Wharton
Success
Success - what is success? I shall be interested to have your
definition
Success?
Why, to get as much as one can out of life, I suppose!
My idea of it? My idea of success is personal freedon.
Freedom? Freedom from worries?
From everything-from money, from poverty, from ease and
anxiety, from all the material accidents. To keep a kind of
republic of the spirit-that’s what I call success.
It’s a country one has to find the way to one’s self.
There are sign posts-but one has to know how to read them.
The Class of 2011 saw a little way into this republic and
it is our hope that we have taught them how to find their
way further into this “Republic of the Spirit”.
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By late Sunday it was finally beginning to take shape.
But for a while, faced with a vast array of boxes to empty
and organise, it seemed that maybe we teachers had
bitten off more than we could chew!
12th Class Graduation Schulball 2011
Youth & Beauty - Edith Wharton
It is good to be young, to be radiant, to glow with
the ense of strength and elasaticity, of well-poised
lines and happy tints, to feel one’s self lifted to a
height apart by that incommunicable grace which
is the bodily counterpart of genius!
Best wishes from Linda Golden,
St. Kilian’s Schulball October 7 2011
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Hollywood Film Director and Animator Visits St. Kilian’s
Mr Murakami was warmly welcomed by the Principal,
Ms. Alice Lynch, who spoke about his outstanding
achievements and amazing life story. She also said that
it is the first time the school has been visited by a person
of his calibre. Mr Murakami who has received many
awards including two Oscar nominations and a BAFTA
is best known for “The Snowman” and “When the Wind
Blows”. When he talked to the students about his work
in Animation in California, New York and London there
wasn’t a whisper from the forty or so students because
of their keen interest. He also showed some of his films
and talked about animation and the work involved in
putting a film like this together. He spoke about how
computers have speeded up the process of animation
today. He considers it a very good career as the interest
in animation is very buoyant and that Ireland is very well
equipped for this business because of the number of
qualified technicians. He pointed to this as a possible
reason why companies like Google are setting up in
Ireland.
Halloween
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The world renowned Film Director and Animator, Jimmy
T. Murakami, visited St. Kilian’s Deutsche Schule,
Clonskeagh, Co. Dublin recently. He was invited by
one of the teachers, Ms. Nuala Holloway, to speak to
Transition Year students about his life and work. Film
Studies is one of the many modules which students
complete during the year at the school.
Both the students and the teachers who attended his
talk found it to be very enlightening and enjoyable.
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Milena Cuk am Klavier
Auch in diesem Jahr konnte wieder ein ‚Deutscher
Abend‘ zur Weihnachtszeit stattfinden. Auf Drängen
der Klasse 6DM stand dieses Mal jedoch ein
weihnachtliches Theaterstück im Mittelpunkt. „Frau
Spechts Weihnachtsabenteuer“ schilderte auf
humorvolle Weise Hektik, Stress und Aufregung
in der und um die Weihnachtszeit, um schließlich
augenzwinkernd auf das ‚Fest der Liebe‘ und den
‚Geist der Weihnacht‘ hinzuweisen. Nach nur einer
Woche der Vorbereitung vollbrachte Lia Schaffer ein
wahres Wunder in der Rolle der Frau Specht und
führte vierzig Minuten souverän - ohne Hänger und
Versprecher - durch das Stück und füllte die Hauptrolle
mit Leben und Charakter, gab ihrer Figur Profil und
Charme. Doch auch ihre Mit- und Zuspieler machten
eine sehr gute Arbeit und überzeugten allesamt in
ihren Rollen: Jakob Grohe und Cian Ohlendieck
als geschäftige Holzbildhauer, Killian Conyngham
als tollpatschiger Sohn, Frankie Witte als leidender
Ehemann, Laura Fagan als aufmüpfige Tochter, Felix
Kaufmann und Juliette Douet als umherflanierendes,
immer freundliches Ehepaar, Shomik Chakraborty
als hilfsbereiter Passant, Ciara Connolly und Sasha
Küchenmeister als Maria und Josef, Celine Müller und
Jonathan Guevara als strahlende Engel und Arthur
Raven Hurley gar als nervendes Haustier – eine sehr
unterhaltsame und kurzweilige Vorstellung.
Liebenswürdig führten Sebastian Stehle, Leah Fellenz
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Lia Schaffer und Juliette Douet spielten überzeugend Frau Specht und Frau Fröhlich
und Milena Cuk durch das Programm, das mit einem
Tanzlied aus Flandern von Ciara Connolly und Frank
Witte auf ihren Flöten beschwingt eröffnet wurde. Ohne
Frankie und Ciara hätte das Offene Singen, das den
ganzen Abend durchzog, überhaupt nicht stattfinden
können, denn sie begleitet routiniert alle Lieder und
führten die Sänger gewandt durch den Abend.
Ein langer „Brief an das Christkind“, auswendig
vorgetragen von Lillian Danaher, Melina Cuk,Tom Simms,
Samuel Staunton und Sebastian Stehle, alles Schüler
der Klasse 5, ließ aufhorchen und schmunzeln. Milena
Cuk - am Klavier - trug Ludwig van Beethovens Sonate
Nr.1 vor und machte staunen, ob der Virtuosität, die sie
mit ihren neun Jahren schon erreicht hat – erstaunlich
und gleichermaßen begeisternd. Gedichtbeiträge
von Moritz Rungger, Shomik Chakraborty und Arthur
Raven Hurley ergänzten das Programm rund um „Frau
Spechts Weihnachtsabenteuer“ und unterhielten heiter
ironisch oder gaben auch Denkanstöße mit auf den
Weg. Und „Alle Jahre wieder“ beendete ein rundum
ausgewogenes Programm.
Ein kleiner aber wichtiger Programmpunkt darf jedoch
abschließend nicht unerwähnt bleiben: Als kleinen
Leckerbissen streute Mary O’Tool - aus der zehnten
Klasse - das irische Volkslied „Down by the Salley
Gardens“ in unsere kleine Schulweihnachtsfeier ein
nicht weihnachtlich und nicht deutsch, aber einfach
wunderschön!
Perhaps the title of this piece should be St. Martin’s Evening Part
1as this year two events were held! Yes, a new tradition has been
established with the KG children joining the Primary children of
First and Second classes for a junior St. Martin’s play. To a packed
assembly area, the children – all 175 of them – played extraordinarily
well. There was not a hitch on the night and the final applause was
thunderous.
Second Class narrated the play in English and German and also
took on the roles of soldiers, St. Martin, the beggars and more!
Kindergarten children gave stunning performances as horses and
said their lines, also in English and German, with confidence. First
class children gave a wonderful cameo performance with action
poetry – in English and German.
All the rehearsing, which was tiring for such young children, paid
off. The children learned real lessons such as the value of cooperation, hard work and determination. Many thanks to the KG
teachers for putting such a great effort into what seemed, at times,
like a mad idea and also to the First Class teachers – they were so
well prepared and had wonderful costumes. We are already looking
forward to next year!
Annette Black
Felix Welz as Sankt Martin. He gave a
stellar performance!
Sophia, Rosa, Sinah and Emily appeared to St. Martin in a dream.
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St. Martins’s Evening
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Sankt Martins Abend der Klasse 6
Ja, es gab in diesem Jahr zwei St. Martins Veranstaltungen. Wie in jedem Jahr hatten auch dieses Mal die sechsten
Klassen ein St. Martins Spiel vorbereitet und schließlich einen unvergesslichen Abend gestaltet. Ein Fernsehteam
folgte den Spuren der Sage des Bischofs von Tours nach Irland und schließlich rund um die Welt. Die fast 1700 Jahre
alte Legende lebte auf unserer Bühne noch einmal auf, die Orffgruppe sorgte für eine wundervolle musikalische
Begleitung und Frau Lange-Davitt beendete den offiziellen Programmteil des Abends mit einem Offenen Singen
der für St. Kilian’s schon traditionellen Martinslieder, bevor die Schulklassen in ihre Klassenzimmern verschwanden
und sich über das herrliche Gebäck hermachten, das die Mütter unsrer Schüler zu Hause vorbereitet hatten: ein
herzliches Dankeschön!
U.E.Theurer
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Der Weihnachtsbasar der Deutschen Schule ist mittlerweile ein Begriff in ganz Dublin – und das absolut zu recht.
Unzählige Verkaufsstände mit Handwerksartikeln, Bastelarbeiten, Spielzeug, Kleidung, Büchern und kulinarischen
Köstlichkeiten jedweder Art füllten die Sporthalle und Gänge unserer Schule – unsere Schülereltern haben auch in
diesem Jahr wahre Wunder vollbracht.
In der Assembly Hall sorgten Frau Thielemans und der Primary Choir, Mr Mansfield und der Secondary Choir
und das Flötenduo Frankie Witte und Ciara Connolly (beide Klasse 6) gekonnt für vorweihnachtliche Stimmung.
Eine besondere Überraschung war aber ganz sicher der wunderschöne Auftritt des LFI-Choirs – in verschiedenen
Besetzungen und unter der Leitung von Frau Laura Zimmermann. Dies war ein Geschenk für alle Besucher des
Weihnachtsbasars, ein kleines Konzert, das uns alle berührte – einnehmend, charmant und klangschön. Schussund Höhepunkt des Weihnachtsbasars war auch in diesem Jahr für viele sicherlich die Ziehung der Tombolagewinner
durch Frau Clissmann und Herrn Dr. Heisterkamp – ein gelungener Tag
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Christmas will be Christmas in any part of the world
St. Kilian’s 2011
Christmas Bazaar
The joy of Christmas in St. Kilian’s is that it is such a wonderful, mad occasion and just before the Primary school
break up for the holidays there is the annual Christmas assembly. Everybody joins in! Yes, it is a Christian festival,
but also a time of coming together, sharing, caring and festivities for each and every pupil.
This year’s assembly was particularly good. All teachers and students put in great time and effort to entertain their
fellow staff and pupils. The Kindergarten students joined in led by Frau Davitt. There was much laughter, singing,
and dancing and it felt, well, just like Christmas!
Annette Black
Frau Kempe and the Primary choir
First Class celebrating Christmas
4th Class Orff Group
Choirs from both primary and
secondary performed on the day. They
warmed the hearts of all in attendance
with renditions of “Oh Tannenbaum”
and “Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht”. The
schools spacious gymnasium was
converted for the event into a hive
of activity with everything from craft
groups, crêpe stands, to an eagerly
awaited tombola. The day was brought
to a close by the co-hosts of the
event, the Lutheran Church, whose
Gospel choir hit the perfect pitch with
a mixture of choral and gospel songs.
The Christmas Bazaar is open to the
public as are other events throughout
the year; please visit www.kilians.com
to find out more.
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Ausflug der 7. Klassen mit
Mentoren nach Ardgillan
Castle in Nord-Dublin und zur
Funzone in Drogheda.
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On the 26th of November music,
Bratwurst, Glühwein, crafts and
laughter where all on the list as
Christmas started early at St. Kilian’s
Deutsche Schule. St. Kilian’s, a
German – Irish school with a European
culture and spirit, proved yet again to
be the perfect venue for the German
fashioned annual Christmas Bazaar.
Parents, teachers and friends of St.
Kilian’s turned out in their hundreds
to part-take in the festivities, and they
were not disappointed.
7th class trip to Ardgillan
Castle (north Dublin) and to
Funzone in Drogheda.
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And…..here are the winners!
On 22th December, 2011, the K Factor was held in
St. Kilian’s, and what a show it was. The talent was
incredible, the atmosphere was great and the judges
were fierce which included the wonderful yet slightly
scary Ms. Lynch and the Simon Cowell of the judging
panel, Mr. Hogan. These were just two of the judges that
made up the excellent judging panel with the impossible
task. The event was hosted by the charismatic duo, Julia
Küchenmeister and Katie Blackmore from fifth year.
place, was the harmonica man Denis, who is only in
first year, which is incredibly hard to believe. And
finally, the winner was the ‘lazy’ girl herself, Jennifer
McDonnell, accompanied by Steven Carey on the
guitar. Their rendition of the Bruno Mars hit, “The Lazy
Song” was brilliant. However, despite these being the
final three, I can honestly say that absolutely everyone
who competed in the show was amazing and we
congratulate them all.
There was so much variety, from the incredible Federico
and his insane dance moves, to a live DJ set from the
wicked Theo to stunning singers, all with voices that
could give Adele a run for her money. The judges
certainly had their work cut out for them. With so much
talent on one stage, I can’t imagine the difficulty of
choosing a winner. But somehow they managed and it’s
safe to say that they chose well, despite the views of
other contestants.
The event was organised by the brilliant Mr. Callan, the
lovely Ms. Ní Ghallchóir, and Mr Ó Drisceoil who took
care of the sound. I think I can say on behalf of all the
St. Kilian’s Secondary students when I say they couldn’t
have made it a more enjoyable show if they tried. It was
the perfect send-off on the last day before the Christmas
holidays and I don’t think we can thank them enough.
Thanks to everyone who organised it, everyone who
helped set it up, the judges and of course the talented
contestants themselves.
Diane Maguire
10B
The finalists were, in third place, Éna Lochrin and Jack
Hennessy with their traditional Irish music that had
Mr. O’Scanaill tapping away with his foot. In second
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1st place:
Jennifer McDonnell, accompanied
by Steven Carey on the guitar
2nd place:
Denis Jaursch
As I waited backstage I was wondering how big of an idiot
I would make of myself. I watched the first people go on
stage, the band from 9A and 9C (Four Day Weekend).
They set up and I wished them luck. Then the show was
about to start, with people gathering in front of the stage.
The presenters went on and made a few jokes and the
curtains parted. I have to say watching the band calmed
me down but their performance was outstanding. The
acts kept getting better and better and I kept feeling
worse and worse!!! I was first on after the interval and
when it was time to set up, disaster struck - the laptop
wouldn’t connect properly! With my hands shaking and
3rd place:
Éna Lochrin and
Jack Hennessy
me being generally clumsy I found that a task and a half
by itself. Then I had problems plugging in the turntables.
Mr. Callan said that maybe I should go last and I was
about to do so, but then I saw the distinctive green light
giving me the go ahead on my decks and off I went!My
performance could have been better. I missed a few
scratches and might have messed up on censoring the
song but otherwise I was happy with my performance.
Sadly I didn’t win but I didn’t mind.
Theo Ager
9B
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Kinder musizieren and Jugend musiziert 2012
It is Friday, the 20th January 2012 and the music room
is buzzing with the excited voices from the young Kimu
musicians. The room is packed to capacity with parents,
friends, musicians and the judges Frau Thielemans, Mr
Jomi Krobb and Mr Mansfield. The MC Kim Davitt leads
us through the programme and everybody present is
amazed how much musical talent can be found among
the pupils of the Primary School in St. Kilian’s.
The programme contains a versatile mix of various
instrumental and vocal performances. All participants
get a prize, with Leah Fellenz reaching full points (25) as
the only participants of both Kimu and Jumu. Well done,
Leah! Afterwards all children, their friends and parents
enjoy refreshments in the canteen. After a lunch in the
canteen the other judges (Elisaveta Blumina, John Lynch,
Aiden Scanlon and Aishling Hill) are ready for the start of
Jumu Classic. They all express their surprise as to how
high is the musical standard of the participants. Frankie
Witte (recorder), Lukas O’Brien (recorder and oboe),
Vladimir Sint and Bethany Edgar (Piano for 4 hands and
Piano/Violin duo) and Imogen Grumley-Traynor (flute)
accompanied by her brother Killian on the piano each get
a first prize and therefore qualify for the second round
of the competition in London in March. Felix Welz and
Emanuel Sint (piano for 4 hands) also get a first prize
but are too young yet to travel to London. In the evening
the entrance hall is this year’s venue for the opening
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concert and it is great to see how many visitors from the
St. Kilian’s community enjoy this event. We owe special
thanks to the German Embassy, especially Frau Tapella
and Herr Zingraf, who supported the event on both days
and who generously hosted a reception after the opening
concert.
All day Saturday, 21st January the assembly area is
rocking to the sounds of the Jumu Pop competition. The
judges (Frauke Siemandel, Anne-Kristine Weber, Niamh
Fitzgerald and Aiden Scanlon) tell me that they really
enjoy all musical performances. Hannah Cogan, Marlene
Komez-Zingraf, Dan Rees, Jake Smith, Jack Worrall,
Jenny Mc Donnell, Marianne Keogh, Shane Kelly-Lester,
Killian Grumley-Traynor, Hannah Barkhoff and Kim Davitt
all receive a first prize and with that a ticket to London.
Joe Carroll and Jomi Krobb were accompanists who
will also travel with us to London. In the evening, all
prizewinners perform during the prizewinners’ concert
and receive their certificates from Hery Henry (committee
Jumu North-East Europe) and Frau Tapella.
Again a successful and enjoyable Jumu week-end over,
with special thanks to all musicians, their families, friends,
teachers, supporters and the organizing team with Jomi
Krobb, Karli Krobb, Hery Henry and Kim Davitt . Thanks
guys - it would not be possible without you. London - here
we come!
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Jugend musiziert Landeswettbewerb 2012 in London
On Wednesday 21st March all those who had qualified
in the 1st round in Dublin went to London, where the
2nd round was held in the German school in Richmond.
Glorious weather greeted us and for the following 5
days of the competition in London not a single cloud
darkened the sky. Just as bright was everybody’s mood
and not only did we receive 16 first prizes, 4 referrals to
the 3rd round in Stuttgart in Germany in May, but also
the perpetual trophy of the region North-East Europe,
which was given to Imogen Grumley-Traynor who will
also represent the school in the third round in Germany.
Furthermore an invitation was given to Jack Worrall
to perform at a concert in one of the East European
countries during the summer. Considering 17 countries
participated in this 2nd round in London we did very well
and the school can be very proud of all their classical
and pop musicians.
Barbara Davitt
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My favourite part was as we made our rap and recorded
it. I liked the funny warm-ups! Maximilian Murphy ▫ I
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really enjoyed the workshop. I loved making the song
and spending time with my friends. Joanna Harnett ▫
We learned that we should not speak and listen at the
same time. We learned how to write a song and had so
much fun that we couldn’t stop talking about it the next
day. We also learned how to edit a song in a computer.
Felix Kaufmann, Moritz Rungger ▫ The music school was
an eye-opening for me, and it was a great thing to do,
because it was very funny. But the best part was, that
we made our own song. Jonathan Guevara ▫ I found it’s
easy to write songs. It was energetic. It was really good
fun. Killian Conyngham ▫ It was fun, because we did
loads of activities. We also made our own song. Frankie
Witte ▫ The music workshop was a great experience,
much better than I expected! Joe and Emma were
really nice and funny, the songwriting was loads of fun
and so was recording it! Georgina Eberle ▫ We made a
song. We sang it. It was fun. We learned how to make
a song using a computer. We will never forget the day.
Alex Henry, Khaled Al Sayegh ▫ The music workshop
was even better than I expected. It was fun, creative
and interesting. It made the whole class think and work
together. I enjoyed it!
Ciara Connolly
On the 7th of March 2012 (National Tree Day) 6B went to
the Glasnevin Museum to plant trees and learn more about
them. I interviewed one of the students to tell us more about
the trip.
Me: What was your first impression as you arrived at the
museum?
Student: I was surprised. I thought we were in a museum
with lots of trees around it, but as I got out of the bus, I
saw a few graves. And as I turned around, I saw MANY
more graves. There was a glass building too, that was the
museum itself.
Me: Did the person, that showed you around show you
something creepy?
Student: Actually, yes. She brought us down to this little
cabin and showed us the grave of Daniel O’Connell and we
were allowed to touch his coffin.
Me: How many trees did your class plant?
Student: Three. The group of girls planted one and called
it ‘Celine’, one group of boys called their tree ‘Stompy’ and
the last group called their tree ‘Simbad’. Everyone got a
sapling and a flowerpot to bring home as well.
Me: Thank you for answering my questions.
Laura Fagan, 6B
Pictured above right: 6B at the Tree Planting workshop
in Glasnevin. Felix, Ivan and Moritz supervise Stephen’s
digging skills.
World Book Day
Für den 7. Februar organisierte Frau Thielemans
ein Musical Workshop für die Klassen 6A und 6B. Es
kamen zwei Leute, Joe und Emma. Sie machten mit
uns musikalische Spiele, ein Quiz und sie haben mit
der Klasse ein Lied geschrieben und es aufgenommen.
Jeder hatte viel Spaß dabei und es war sehr
unterhaltsam, als wir, um uns aufzuwärmen, tanzten
und lustige, mehrstimmige Lieder sangen. Man konnte
auch sein eigenes Instrument mitbringen und es für die
Aufnahme benutzen. Wir mussten nachdenken, von
was der Song handeln sollte und wie er heißen könnte.
Das war schwierig, weil wir so viele kreative Ideen
hatten. Wir teilen uns in Gruppen auf und fingen an,
das Lied zu schreiben. Währenddessen arbeitet Joe
mit seinem Computer an der Melodie des Liedes. Wir
mussten mucksmäuschenstill sein, als Emma den Text,
den wir selbst geschrieben hatten, für jede Gruppe in
ein Lied verwandelte. Als wir fertig waren, hatten wir viel
zu erzählen und zu lachen. Es war ein tolles Erlebnis!
Ciara Connolly, Juliette Douet und Victoria Vallejo
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Planting Trees in Glasnevin
Glasnevin Tree Trust
On Wednesday the 7th of March we (6b) went to the
Glasnevin Tree trust. The Glasnevin tree trust is located
in Glasnevin Cemetery, which is where Daniel O’Connell is
buried. The first thing we did was visit Daniel O’Connell’s
crypt. When we came out we looked at different types of
trees including a giant secoia tree. Secoias can grow to be
the biggest tree in the world. They also have a very soft
bark. Next, we planted our own trees. To plant a tree there
are a couple of steps. First you have to dig a hole. Then you
put the tree in and refill the hole with the soil you dug and
tree bark. Next you put in some manure. Then you wait for
it to grow! After that we were given our own trees to plant.
The amazing thing is we were surrounded by gravestones,
ancient and new the whole time.
Shomik Chakraborty, 6B
A world without books would be …well
…a world without soul. Books are, of
course, central to everything we do in the
Primary school. So central we might in
fact be lulled into a sense of books being
something ordinary and everyday - when
they are extraordinary and wonderful.
This year the Primary school celebrated
World Book Day in March by inviting Mr.
Mansfield (our revered drama teacher) to
read Roald Dahl extracts. His audience
was captivated. The pay back was
immediate and great: laughter, giggles,
oohs and aahs. Books, books, books…
never be without one!
Annette Black
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Events
Events
Musikprojekt der Klassen 6A und 6B
Karneval at St. Kilian’s
Die Naturwissenschaften waren in diesem Jahr das
Motto des Karnevals an der Deutschen Schule St.
Klilian’s. So ist es kaum verwunderlich, dass sich zu
unserer Karnevalsfeier reichlich Wissenschaftler mit
Brille und weißem Mantel und nicht wenige Einsteins
einfanden. Aber auch Ärzte, Krankenschwestern,
Astronauten, Geologen, Chemiker, Alchemisten und
Zauberer, die Elemente Feuer, Wasser, Luft, das
Periodensystem, Atommodelle, allerlei Monster und
Getier und die unvermeidlichen Prinzessinnen fanden
den Weg in die Klassenzimmer und in unsere Assembly
Hall.
Unter Mithilfe vieler Kollegen und der begeisterten
Mitarbeit der Grundschulklassen gestaltete Frau
Thielemans als Hauptzeremonienmeister in diesem
Jahr wieder eine ganz besondere Karnevalssitzung musikalisch, abwechslungsreich und richtig närrisch.
Schließlich sang, tanzte und schunkelte der ganze
Saal: Karneval an St. Kilian’s
U.E.Theurer
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All of classes 1 to 5 had a wonderful trip to the
National Concert Hall. They joined children
from many other schools across the country for
a truly entertaining and engaging morning of
classical music. The music was brought to life
by the energetic conductor Gearóid Grant. His
enthusiasm for music and children captivated
every young concert goer in the audience.
The concert began with a retelling of Prokofiev’s
Peter and the Wolf through music and dance.
The R.T.E. Symphony Orchestra played
beautifully. Gently and tirelessly the children
were introduced to the sections of an orchestra
and to the sounds of some of the less familiar
instruments.Many old favourites for children and teachers livened up what otherwise would have been an ordinary
Monday morning: The Wedding Dance from Fiddler on the Roof complete with bottles balancing on the heads of
the dancers, an Irish sing along, especially appropriate as it was Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Week) and Strauss’
Radetzky March to name but a few. Thanks to Frau Thielemans for organising it all!
Annette Black
Klasse 5 auf der Fahrt zur National Concert Hall
Frau Thilemans hat es wieder einmal geschafft, am 12. und 13. März 2012 für unsere Primary einen unvergesslichen
Konzertvormittag zu organisieren. Unter dem Motto „Music in the classroom“ lud das R.T.E. Symphony Orchestra
in die National Concert Hall ein und begeisterte mit Sergei Prokofjews „Peter und der Wolf“ - ergänzt von einem
rundum gelungenen und lehrreichen Programm für Schüler im Grundschulalter. Ein besonderer Höhepunkt waren
ganz sicher auch die bezaubernden Ballettbeiträge der Dex Mc Gloughlin School of Ballet, die Music und Handlung
gekonnt in Tanz und Bewegung umsetzten – eine Freude.
U.E.Theurer
228
Am Dienstag, 13.März 2012, gingen die Klassen 5a und 5b. in die National
Concert Hall. Das Konzert begann mit einem Stück, das viele Kinder
schon kannten:„Peter und der Wolf“. Dieses musikalische Märchen ist von
Sergei Prokofjew. Die Geschichte wurde getanzt und ein Erzähler trug die
Geschichte vor. Anschließend wurden noch andere kurze „musikalische
Theaterstücke“ von den Tänzern und dem Orchester aufgeführt. Wir sahen
auch einige Tänze, wie zum Beispiel einen Hochzeitstanz. Besonders schön
war der Programmteil mit den Liedern. Wir hatten die Texte und sangen
„Woody’s Roundup“, „The Policeman’s Song“, „I’m An Indian Too“, … und
das ganze Orchester begleitete uns. Das Konzert hat uns sehr gut gefallen,
weil für alle etwas Interessantes und Unterhaltendes dabei war.
Tim Herzer und Sebastian Stehle
229
Events
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A concert in the National Concert Hall
World Harmony Run
Events
Events
On 15th March 2012 the World Harmony Run visited the Primary and Kindergarten Schools of St. Kilian’s. The World
Harmony Run is a global relay, seeking to strengthen international friendship and harmony. The runners spoke to us
about harmony in the school and about how we treat each other. They encouraged us to think of others and not always
of ourselves!
Sarah Finnegan
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St. Patrick’s Celebrations in the Primary School
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from First and Second classes.
Whereas St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated the world over,
few know the story behind him. Who was Patrick and
why is he so important to Ireland and Irishness more
than 1,500 years after he died? 2A told the story in
English and German. They did a superb job, especially
as they were set quite a challenge: the native English
speakers read in German and the native German
speakers in English.
Many other classes made contributions as did Frau
Thielemans Orff group from Fifth Class.
Go raibh mile maith agaibh!
Annette Black
233
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The Primary school celebrated St. Patrick’s Day and
Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish week) on Friday, March
16th with the usual riotous and colourful assembly.
The children arrived in school in a wonderful array of
costumes and sporting forty shades of green!
We gathered for assembly at 11.30 and barely had
enough time to get through all the amazing acts. Fifth
and sixth class performed spectacularly well. We
had the X factor for saints, a weather forecast with a
difference, blind dating, poetry and song (all as Gaeilge
or in Irish)! Frau Davitt led the whole school in some
fun songs featuring Leprauchans and pots of gold.
There was Irish dancing galore with Zelda our guest
dance, Emily Geis from 2A and then troops of dancers
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Class of 2012
Gareth
Most Likely to be the next
face of Johnson’s Holiday
Skin
Steven
Oona
Most Likely to be late to his
own funeral
Most Likely to win a Nobel
Peace Prize
Keanu
Most Likely to live on a
beach
Deirdre
Most Likely to be a leather
hand bag
Fitzy
Most Likely to kill a man
Alvaro
face of Aldi
Stuart
English Queen
Events
Jung
Most Likely to found a new
airline
Ashlinn
Most Likely to be on My Big
Fat Gypsy Wedding
236
Olena
Most Likely to represent
Ukraine in the Eurovision
Chris
Most Likely to loike sail
around the world, roysh
Aifric
Most Likely to be Russell
Brand’s stunt double
Neil
Most Likely to appear on a
£10 note
Oscar
Most Likely to sell lemonmanga.tk for millions
Sharifah
Most Likely to be Nicolas
Cage’s stunt double
Michael
Kate
head of E!’s Fashion Police
Kat Von D
Daniel
Oengus
Most Likely to be the only Most Likely to sleep through
memorable character from a
an earthquake
bad movie
Colm
Most Likely to just do it
to fit in
David
Most Likely to collect cats
Shane
Most Likely to be the first
black man on the moon
Ben
Steve Jobs
Marianne
Most Likely to remain the
new kid
Jenny
Most Likely to be the bestselling author of “Stars Fall,
Demons Fly”
Zita
Katie
Andree
Banksy
Most Likely to forget her
name
Most Likely to receive a
restraining order from Mr
Hogan
Jannik
Sulyn
Daniel
Most Likely to be the next Most Likely to spend her last Most Likely to be the next
Céline Dion
hours in the cinema
Edgar Allan Poe
237
Events
Events
St. Kilian’s
Impressum
Anya
Most Likely to be a Russian
Cosmonaut
Hannah
Master Chef
Sarah
Most Likely to receive a
restraining order from
Tommy Bowe
Athrú
Clíona
Most Likely to lead the Asian Most Likely to be the real life
Invasion
Benjamin Button
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