The art room in Presentation Secondary School Castleisland has been a hive of activity over the last few months in preparation for the Junk Kouture competition this year. Five teams consisting of fifteen Transition Year students have emerged from the room dressed up or, in design supporting roles in preparation for the 2020 competition. Joining…
On Tuesday, parents and teachers of Transition Year students from Presentation Secondary School and St. Patrick’s Secondary School Joint Transition Year programme came together to celebrate the achievements of the class of 2019. A total of 58 students undertook the year and it is testament to the success of the joint programme that similar numbers…
The joint Transition Year Programme of Presentation Secondary School and St. Patrick’s Secondary School, Castleisland recently received great news. Their Junk Kouture teams have qualified with two entries for the regional finals of the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture competition in UL on March 8th. Wearable Pieces of Art “Junk Kouture is a competition run…
Transition Year students from Presentation Secondary School and St. Patrick’s Secondary School in Castleisland have joined their creative forces to proudly present their Junk Kouture entries for 2019. Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture is an all island competition for secondary school students which takes elements such as fashion, design, engineering and environmental sustainability and transforms…
Castleisland Community College undertook a clean up of the Tonbwee area recently and decided, along with Castleisland Tidy Towns, to display the Junk Couture entry made by Ruth Borgeat and Lucy Setterfield in the local library. The dress is made from aluminum cans that were painted and shaped into flowers. “Only 54% of cans are…
Castleisland Community College Transition Year students, Lucy Setterfield and Ruth Borgeat have reached the regional finals of the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture recycled fashion competition in UCH Limerick on March 9th. There, they will have 60 seconds to impress the judges on the catwalk. Importance of Recycling Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture is a…
Presentation Secondary School Castleisland has delightedly announced that is has three teams progress to the regional finals of the Junk Kouture competition. The finals will be held on March 10th in the University Concert Hall in Limerick. A portion of the marks awarded to the teams that will go forward to the national finals are…
