Established in 1993, the Trinity Access Programme (TAP) is an initiative that has sought to increase third-level participation among its link schools. Assumption Secondary School is one of 20 Dublin secondary schools currently affiliated to the programme.
TAP helps inform students about subject selection and opportunities for educational progression in both Trinity College and elsewhere. Some of the activities that TAP organises include the following - TAP Summer School, Take 5 Summer School, DUWGA Public Speaking Competition, Medical Day, Chemistry Summer School Scholarship, Creative Writing workshop and the 2-year Pathways to Law initiative.
The programme has allowed former students from Assumption Secondary School to enter third-level education through their HEAR (Higher Education Access Route) and TAP Foundation courses.
Ó bunaíodh an TAP, is é a aidhm ná a mhó daltaí a chur chun na hollscoile sna scoltacha sin a bhfuil nasc acu leis agus scoil de na scoltacha sin Meánscoil na Freastógála.
Cuireann TAP scoláirí ar an eolas fá dtaobh de dhul chun cinn I gColáiste na Tríonóide agus sna coláistí eile. Cuid de na himeachtaí a bhíonn ar siúl ná Scoil an tSamhraidh agus araile.
Thug an TAP deis do na scoláirí tabhairt faoin oideach triú leibhéal fríd na bunchúrsaí luaite thuas.
TA21 Trinity Led Activities 2018/2019
Walton Club STEM Scholarship (2nd Year)
Chenylle Geronimo
The Trinity Walton Club starts in September and runs on Saturdays.
Each week students will work across three streams: physics, technology, engineering & maths. Students work in teams covering a range of activities. Depending on the week students might:
· Meet STEM experts who will share their story
· Engage in thought-provoking and challenging STEM activities, workshops, laboratory and coding sessions
· Design and build various group projects to showcase at the end of the year
· Participate in national STEM events such as Science Week, Engineers' Week, Maths' Week, Coding Week and BT Young Scientist Exhibition
Pathways to Law (5th year)
Ciara Byrne
Jessica Niland
Nadine Orap
The TAP Pathways to Law initiative has been developed in partnership with the School of Law in Trinity and aims to inspire students and give them the confidence, knowledge and tools to maximize their potential by:
Street Law
All TYs are taking part in this 6 week programme. Two trainee solicitors, Carl and James, are coming in once a week for 6 weeks to talk to the girls about the different roles people hold in a courtroom, careers in Law and they will look at real life cases covering topics like cyberbullying and trial by media. They put into practice everything they learn in the classroom when they take part in a mock trial in a real courtroom in The Criminal Courts of Justice. They also get to sit in on real-life trials during this visit which will happen on Wednesday January 16th.
Voluntary Tuition Programme, Trinity College Dublin (Free Grinds)
Caoimhe Daly
Aoife Murray
Niamh O’Connor
Rosemary Vincent
Hannah Dawson (reserve)
Bridge 21 (CodePlus) – Coding. Teamwork, Digital Media Skills
Oct 25 – 28: Charley Ashe, Katelyn Kenny, Alna Varghese, Aoife Wynne, Athina Ortiz, Aoibheann Ray (Code Plus)
Bridge 21 – Coding, Teamwork, Digital Media Skills
Nov 13 – 16: Nicole Sheridan, Sarah Hehir, Morgan Keating, Chloe Doyle, Huma Khan, Georgia Durran
Freiraum
Athina Ortiz and Katelyn Kenny
This project aims to delve into the cultures and languages which inhabit the countries of Europe. Throughout the programme, students will get the chance to explore the food, language, literature, theatre and cinema of European cultures. They will taste the flavours, read the texts and learn the languages which built the great European traditions of artistic culture.
➢ 11 October 2018 - A day in the Goethe-Institute
➢ 15 November 2018 - A day in the Alliance Française
➢ 13 December 2018 - A day in the Istituto Italiano Di Cultura
➢ 10 January 2019 - A day in the Instituto Cervantes
➢ 14 February 2019 - A day in the European Commission Dublin
Community Mentoring
We will receive a minimum of three visits to 2nd year pupils from two undergraduates from two of the five participating colleges.
Session 1: Thurs Nov 22nd at 11.00am. Mentors: Fiona Ryan(NCAD) and Keri Kindillon (UCD, Mental Health Nursing, HEAR Applicant, Scholarship winner, past pupil)
College Awareness Week
· Two TA21 Ambassadors visit the school on Monday 19th November at 11.00am to go through HEAR/DARE and Foundation Course application procedures with 6th years.
· Various activities and speakers also arranged by G. Cullen and L. Doran. (see College Awareness Week section of website)
· 6th years visit Drimnagh Castle Career Fair on Friday Nov 23rd at 12.20.
Campus Visit, TCD, Wednesday, October 24th
All second years visited Trinity College Dublin where they heard a talk about college access programmes and went on a campus tour with current undergraduate students culminating in seeing the Book of Kells.
Walton Club STEM Scholarship (2nd Year)
Chenylle Geronimo
The Trinity Walton Club starts in September and runs on Saturdays.
Each week students will work across three streams: physics, technology, engineering & maths. Students work in teams covering a range of activities. Depending on the week students might:
· Meet STEM experts who will share their story
· Engage in thought-provoking and challenging STEM activities, workshops, laboratory and coding sessions
· Design and build various group projects to showcase at the end of the year
· Participate in national STEM events such as Science Week, Engineers' Week, Maths' Week, Coding Week and BT Young Scientist Exhibition
Pathways to Law (5th year)
Ciara Byrne
Jessica Niland
Nadine Orap
The TAP Pathways to Law initiative has been developed in partnership with the School of Law in Trinity and aims to inspire students and give them the confidence, knowledge and tools to maximize their potential by:
- Encouraging and supporting students’ interest in studying Law at third-level in Trinity College.
- Enhancing their understanding of the legal profession through engagement in a range of activities throughout the senior school cycle and undergraduate experience
- Working in collaboration with the legal profession and other key stakeholders, to open doors and opportunities.
Street Law
All TYs are taking part in this 6 week programme. Two trainee solicitors, Carl and James, are coming in once a week for 6 weeks to talk to the girls about the different roles people hold in a courtroom, careers in Law and they will look at real life cases covering topics like cyberbullying and trial by media. They put into practice everything they learn in the classroom when they take part in a mock trial in a real courtroom in The Criminal Courts of Justice. They also get to sit in on real-life trials during this visit which will happen on Wednesday January 16th.
Voluntary Tuition Programme, Trinity College Dublin (Free Grinds)
Caoimhe Daly
Aoife Murray
Niamh O’Connor
Rosemary Vincent
Hannah Dawson (reserve)
Bridge 21 (CodePlus) – Coding. Teamwork, Digital Media Skills
Oct 25 – 28: Charley Ashe, Katelyn Kenny, Alna Varghese, Aoife Wynne, Athina Ortiz, Aoibheann Ray (Code Plus)
Bridge 21 – Coding, Teamwork, Digital Media Skills
Nov 13 – 16: Nicole Sheridan, Sarah Hehir, Morgan Keating, Chloe Doyle, Huma Khan, Georgia Durran
Freiraum
Athina Ortiz and Katelyn Kenny
This project aims to delve into the cultures and languages which inhabit the countries of Europe. Throughout the programme, students will get the chance to explore the food, language, literature, theatre and cinema of European cultures. They will taste the flavours, read the texts and learn the languages which built the great European traditions of artistic culture.
➢ 11 October 2018 - A day in the Goethe-Institute
➢ 15 November 2018 - A day in the Alliance Française
➢ 13 December 2018 - A day in the Istituto Italiano Di Cultura
➢ 10 January 2019 - A day in the Instituto Cervantes
➢ 14 February 2019 - A day in the European Commission Dublin
Community Mentoring
We will receive a minimum of three visits to 2nd year pupils from two undergraduates from two of the five participating colleges.
Session 1: Thurs Nov 22nd at 11.00am. Mentors: Fiona Ryan(NCAD) and Keri Kindillon (UCD, Mental Health Nursing, HEAR Applicant, Scholarship winner, past pupil)
College Awareness Week
· Two TA21 Ambassadors visit the school on Monday 19th November at 11.00am to go through HEAR/DARE and Foundation Course application procedures with 6th years.
· Various activities and speakers also arranged by G. Cullen and L. Doran. (see College Awareness Week section of website)
· 6th years visit Drimnagh Castle Career Fair on Friday Nov 23rd at 12.20.
Campus Visit, TCD, Wednesday, October 24th
All second years visited Trinity College Dublin where they heard a talk about college access programmes and went on a campus tour with current undergraduate students culminating in seeing the Book of Kells.
TA21 2nd Year Trip to Trinity College Dublin, Wednesday, October 24th 2018.
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On Wednesday October 24th 2nd year students were met by Trinity Staff and brought to a lecture hall for a presentation on the different entry routes to College and the benefits of going to College. Students were then broken into groups and given a campus tour by Trinity undergraduate students finishing up with a tour of the Old Library and the Book of Kells.
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Trinity Access 21(TA21) News
Pathways to Law
Hannah Dawson, Jade Byrne and Estera Boatca are participating in this two year program where they will discover the many careers they could embark on after studying Law in college. They’ll participate in approximately 7 workshops in Trinity College Dublin in 5th year and 7 in 6th year and they will attend a Summer Camp next Summer. The very best of luck and enjoy every minute girls.
The 6th years completing this programme (Brooke Flanagan, Niamh Redmond, Justine Miranda and Sophie Lyons) spent the day in Trinity on Friday January 26th where they shadowed a Law student. They also got the chance to attend a real criminal law lecture and attend a seminar afterwards, in the same way that real law students do.
Street Law
Sinead and Megan, two trainee solicitors, delivered the Street Law programme to TY students between from November to January. TY students had five workshops in school and having observed part of three of them I can report that Megan and Sinead successfully stirred up some lively legal debate in TY. We definitely have a few future solicitors and barristers in that group! Originally developed in Georgetown University in the United States, the Law Society set up Street Law in Ireland in 2013. Professor of Law, Richard Roe, at Georgetown University would say that Street law aims to encourage civic engagement and break down barriers to legal education from a young age. The girls recently engaged in a mock trial in the Criminal Courts and while there they sat in on some real court cases.
Walton Scholarship
Kim Dunne was selected to take part in the Walton Scholarship and she will participate in an Easter Camp in Trinity College Dublin. Well done Kim!
Sporting Talent and Academic Awards
We put forward some 1st year students for this programme which aims to work with girls to strengthen their sporting ability and also their academic ability with the message being that it doesn’t have to be one or the other. We have yet to hear whether any of our sportspeople in 1st year were chosen for this programme.
Bridge 21
Students learn about computer coding and digital media literacy over a 4 day long placement in Trinity College. The students taking part are as follows:
Oct 24 -27 Sophie Murtagh, Jodie O’Byrne, Shannon O’Connell, Kayleigh Peppard.
Nov 14 – 17 Robyn Harris, Jennifer O’Leary, Hollie Kavanagh, Olga Radon
Nov 21 -24 Emma Morrissey and Elise Murphy
Robyn Harris and Emma Morrisey were invited to attend an extra week(Dec 12 – 15). They are currently developing a research poster to showcase their digital media skills and they will be invited to display this poster in Trinity College Dublin.
Congratulations to all involved and in particular to Robyn and Emma who showed a particular interest and aptitude for the content of the workshops. Well done everyone!
Taste of TAP – Foundation Course Information Day
Rebecca King and Sophie Lyons represented 6th year students at this one day event where they got to sit in on taster lectures across the academic departments in Trinity. They learned what would be involved if they were to do the Foundation Course in Trinity after their Leaving Cert. One or two 6th years every year will get a place on the TA21 Foundation Course. It is a pre-University course which hopes to arm students with the skills necessary to succeed in college. Students only compete with other Foundation Course applicants for a place in Trinity the following year. Therefore it’s a way to access Trinity without having to get the points. Two years ago Rachel Deveraux and Jennifer Eagers were successful in their applications for the Foundation Course. Rachel is now studying Social Studies (Social Work) in Trinity and Jennifer is studying Buisness, Economic and Social Studies (BESS). Rhianna Corcoran and Ali Kavanagh who both graduated in May are currently on the Foundation Course. The very best of luck to all of this year’s applicants and a reminder that the deadline is February 7th.
VTP – Voluntary Tuition Programme
Students in Trinity College volunteer to give free grinds to Secondary School students. This is the 3rd year we have sent in applications to the VTP programme. We sent in 12 applications from 6th year students and are currently waiting to see if any of the applications were successful so fingers crossed.
TY Science Gallery Mentoring Programme
Eve Curtis and Leah Daly Maxwell have applied to take part in a 4 day programme (6-9th of March) where they will learn what it takes to plan and install and exhibit at the Science Gallery. Their participation has yet to be confirmed.
Hannah Dawson, Jade Byrne and Estera Boatca are participating in this two year program where they will discover the many careers they could embark on after studying Law in college. They’ll participate in approximately 7 workshops in Trinity College Dublin in 5th year and 7 in 6th year and they will attend a Summer Camp next Summer. The very best of luck and enjoy every minute girls.
The 6th years completing this programme (Brooke Flanagan, Niamh Redmond, Justine Miranda and Sophie Lyons) spent the day in Trinity on Friday January 26th where they shadowed a Law student. They also got the chance to attend a real criminal law lecture and attend a seminar afterwards, in the same way that real law students do.
Street Law
Sinead and Megan, two trainee solicitors, delivered the Street Law programme to TY students between from November to January. TY students had five workshops in school and having observed part of three of them I can report that Megan and Sinead successfully stirred up some lively legal debate in TY. We definitely have a few future solicitors and barristers in that group! Originally developed in Georgetown University in the United States, the Law Society set up Street Law in Ireland in 2013. Professor of Law, Richard Roe, at Georgetown University would say that Street law aims to encourage civic engagement and break down barriers to legal education from a young age. The girls recently engaged in a mock trial in the Criminal Courts and while there they sat in on some real court cases.
Walton Scholarship
Kim Dunne was selected to take part in the Walton Scholarship and she will participate in an Easter Camp in Trinity College Dublin. Well done Kim!
Sporting Talent and Academic Awards
We put forward some 1st year students for this programme which aims to work with girls to strengthen their sporting ability and also their academic ability with the message being that it doesn’t have to be one or the other. We have yet to hear whether any of our sportspeople in 1st year were chosen for this programme.
Bridge 21
Students learn about computer coding and digital media literacy over a 4 day long placement in Trinity College. The students taking part are as follows:
Oct 24 -27 Sophie Murtagh, Jodie O’Byrne, Shannon O’Connell, Kayleigh Peppard.
Nov 14 – 17 Robyn Harris, Jennifer O’Leary, Hollie Kavanagh, Olga Radon
Nov 21 -24 Emma Morrissey and Elise Murphy
Robyn Harris and Emma Morrisey were invited to attend an extra week(Dec 12 – 15). They are currently developing a research poster to showcase their digital media skills and they will be invited to display this poster in Trinity College Dublin.
Congratulations to all involved and in particular to Robyn and Emma who showed a particular interest and aptitude for the content of the workshops. Well done everyone!
Taste of TAP – Foundation Course Information Day
Rebecca King and Sophie Lyons represented 6th year students at this one day event where they got to sit in on taster lectures across the academic departments in Trinity. They learned what would be involved if they were to do the Foundation Course in Trinity after their Leaving Cert. One or two 6th years every year will get a place on the TA21 Foundation Course. It is a pre-University course which hopes to arm students with the skills necessary to succeed in college. Students only compete with other Foundation Course applicants for a place in Trinity the following year. Therefore it’s a way to access Trinity without having to get the points. Two years ago Rachel Deveraux and Jennifer Eagers were successful in their applications for the Foundation Course. Rachel is now studying Social Studies (Social Work) in Trinity and Jennifer is studying Buisness, Economic and Social Studies (BESS). Rhianna Corcoran and Ali Kavanagh who both graduated in May are currently on the Foundation Course. The very best of luck to all of this year’s applicants and a reminder that the deadline is February 7th.
VTP – Voluntary Tuition Programme
Students in Trinity College volunteer to give free grinds to Secondary School students. This is the 3rd year we have sent in applications to the VTP programme. We sent in 12 applications from 6th year students and are currently waiting to see if any of the applications were successful so fingers crossed.
TY Science Gallery Mentoring Programme
Eve Curtis and Leah Daly Maxwell have applied to take part in a 4 day programme (6-9th of March) where they will learn what it takes to plan and install and exhibit at the Science Gallery. Their participation has yet to be confirmed.
Congratulations to Robyn Harris and Emma Morrissey in TY. They took part in a TA21 project which involved enhancing their digital media skills and culminated in them presenting a scientific research poster to Trinity College professors last Tuesday. Their posters can be viewed in the Science labs until the end of the year. Well done girls on a marvellous achievement.
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TAP - College Awareness Week Awards Ceremony
On Wednesday the 10th of May representatives of the school were invited to attend the College Awareness Week awards ceremony in Trinity College. At the event the award for winning the 2016-2017 CAW Multimedia competition was presented. Ms. Cullen and all second year students worked very hard on this project and were delighted to be announced as the winners of the competition.
The Walton Scholarship
I am Sancia from Ailish class, 3rd year. Last year I was selected from my school to go to the assessment test for a club called STEM (SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY,ENGINEERING,MATHS) run by Trinity College. I went for the assessment test and I was a bit worried but I didn’t have anything to study for. In the end the questions were kind of easy and common knowledge questions I guess. One week later I got my email which said I was selected for the course. From then on I went to trinity every Saturday evening for class. I made so many new friends and I even learned a few things which I will only learn in 6th year in school. It was difficult at first but there was no pressure and they gave no homework!
In the second term we had a few worksheets and we were put into groups for projects.
On our graduation day we presented our projects to the public and after that we had our graduation ceremony.
My maths project group won the prize and we got prizes. It was a great experience and I would recommend it to everyone.
In the second term we had a few worksheets and we were put into groups for projects.
On our graduation day we presented our projects to the public and after that we had our graduation ceremony.
My maths project group won the prize and we got prizes. It was a great experience and I would recommend it to everyone.
Aisling O'Brien Job Shadowing with Emily Logan
Leaving Cert Maths grinds with TAP
Terri Byrne, Katie Conway, Nicole Lyle, Iris Pebredo,
Celine FitzGerald, Aina Ligason, Erika McKevitt and Ali Kavanagh are taking
part in maths grinds in Trinity College every Monday evening. We are very
grateful to have been given the oppurtunity to attend these grinds every week.
They are very beneficial and are improving our understanding of maths
Pathways to Law - Sophie Harris
In fifth year I received an amazing
opportunity to apply for a Trinity Access Program, Pathways to Law. Ever since
I was in primary school I always knew that somewhere in the future I would love
to have a career in law. Thankfully my wishes came true and I was chosen
for this two year program which consists of roughly every second
Wednesday of every month, where students from other T.A.P linked schools
involved in this program would either go to Goldsmith hall in trinity or to the
law society in Blackhall Place in Smithfield. When there we would learn
various different topics in law including:
Tort law, Human Rights, Different Jobs in a courtroom i.e judge and a barrister, public speaking, the constitution etc.
Our first task was to perform a mock trial so after a couple of weeks we were given a court case and then we got to choose a job in the courtroom that we wanted to do, I chose a solicitor, so my job was not to speak whilst we were performing our mock trial in court as solicitors do not speak inside a courtroom. My job was to hand notes to the barrister and essentially prepare notes for the barrister to say in court. This mock trial was judged by one of the high judge's in Ireland.
Then when it came to summer we had a summer school held in Trinity college. This lasted for five days. When there we prepared a different mock trial where this time around everybody was a barrister and we all wore black robes. However the summer school was not only about learning law, it was also a way to introduce us to Trinity College life and it's campus. The coordinators brought us to the sport's hall in Trinity where we got to play basketball, learn self defense techniques climb the rockwall also got to play basketball. Current law students from trinity and members of the debating club came in to us to talk to us about public speaking. We also got to do public speaking and acting exercises with one of Trinity College's drama teachers.
The summer school lasted for five days and on the second last day we were brought out to dinner in Captain Americas.
Then on the last day we performed our mock trial to which afterwards we had a quiz (it was very exciting! Because I won a mug)
Now I'm in sixth year and in January I will get the opportunity to shadow law students from trinity to see if I really want to pursue law as a career in the future. Getting the chance to participate in the T.A.P Pathways to Law Program has really given me many opportunities. It is a great way to find out career options after college and essentially what college life will be like. T.A.P gives you the great opportunity of also sharing your experience with students whom share similar interests with you. I do believe that the Trinity Access Program, Pathways to Law has been one of the most eye opening experiences that school has offered me.
Tort law, Human Rights, Different Jobs in a courtroom i.e judge and a barrister, public speaking, the constitution etc.
Our first task was to perform a mock trial so after a couple of weeks we were given a court case and then we got to choose a job in the courtroom that we wanted to do, I chose a solicitor, so my job was not to speak whilst we were performing our mock trial in court as solicitors do not speak inside a courtroom. My job was to hand notes to the barrister and essentially prepare notes for the barrister to say in court. This mock trial was judged by one of the high judge's in Ireland.
Then when it came to summer we had a summer school held in Trinity college. This lasted for five days. When there we prepared a different mock trial where this time around everybody was a barrister and we all wore black robes. However the summer school was not only about learning law, it was also a way to introduce us to Trinity College life and it's campus. The coordinators brought us to the sport's hall in Trinity where we got to play basketball, learn self defense techniques climb the rockwall also got to play basketball. Current law students from trinity and members of the debating club came in to us to talk to us about public speaking. We also got to do public speaking and acting exercises with one of Trinity College's drama teachers.
The summer school lasted for five days and on the second last day we were brought out to dinner in Captain Americas.
Then on the last day we performed our mock trial to which afterwards we had a quiz (it was very exciting! Because I won a mug)
Now I'm in sixth year and in January I will get the opportunity to shadow law students from trinity to see if I really want to pursue law as a career in the future. Getting the chance to participate in the T.A.P Pathways to Law Program has really given me many opportunities. It is a great way to find out career options after college and essentially what college life will be like. T.A.P gives you the great opportunity of also sharing your experience with students whom share similar interests with you. I do believe that the Trinity Access Program, Pathways to Law has been one of the most eye opening experiences that school has offered me.