Coláiste Éamann Rís
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Coláiste Éamann Rís is a Christian Brothers secondary school for boys located in Callan, County Kilkenny, in the South-East of Ireland.
The college is built in the hometown of Edmund Ignatius Rice, the founder of the Irish Christian Brothers, the Presentation Brothers
and the Edmund Rice Family.
The motto of the school appears on the school coat of arms
, incorporating the Latin
'Facere Et Docere' (To Do and To Teach). Also, just below on a scroll, appears the motto of the Christian Brothers, 'Nihil Alienum' (Nothing Is Impossible).
The Community of the Christian Brothers was established in Callan on the 12th September 1868, however, the school itself was not founded until one-hundred and sixteen years later, 1984.
The main object of the Company is to ensure and foster the advancement of education and to further the aims and purposes of Catholic education in the Edmund Rice tradition in colleges, schools and other educational projects in Ireland owned or operated by the Company in accordance with the religious and education philosophy of the Company as stated in the Edmund Rice School Trust Charter.
The characteristic spirit of the Trust and of the schools is clearly set out in the Edmund Rice Schools Trust Charter. The Charter underpins and informs the work of the Trust office which is delivered in three interrelated areas: Ethos, Governance and Finance and Property.
The Edmund Rice Schools Trust gives everyone involved in running the ninety seven schools the opportunity to share ideas and pursue best practice together and so give practical expression to the Edmund Rice Schools Trust Charter.
The school is also recognised for its academic well-being. Many students each year enrol at some of Ireland's top universities, such as Trinity College
, University College Cork and University College Dublin
. The school's rural background also provokes enrolment to Ireland's largest Horticultural and Agricultural College, Kildalton College (Piltown
).
During the school year, the school also offers a supervised study programme. Students have access to internet and office studies on computers in the school library.
At present, a group of sixth and fifth years are organising the school Debating Committee that is to be hopefully up and running for the 2011-2012 school year.
A strong number of students each year are awarded Junior Certificate Business Recognition Awards by the Business Studies Teachers' Association of Ireland in conjunction with Waterford Institute of Technology
for the achievement of an 'A' level in Business Studies. In comparison to other larger schools in the Kilkenny district, the number of boys who attain this award is impressive, often with numbers surpassing those of larger schools in the city itself.
Optional subjects (after school hours)
The Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme
is a voluntary programme run in the college.
Programme is a voluntary outlet for students attending the college. The school always has high numbers in Transition Year. During this school period, students study self-defense
, take individual cooking lessons, play a rugby
league, take a work experience placement and engage in various other activities. Students are highly recommended to partake in the Gaisce - The President's Award programme. Boys represent the college in a local 'Build A Bank' competition, partake in a Peer education
programme and join a motor safety course. Often, the transition year group travels abroad. At the end of the year, selected students are given awards for their Transition Year performances, including a Student of the Year award, Endeavour award, Maturity award and individual activity awards such as Cookery and Rugby.
back to Kilkenny when the team's performance excels in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
. Some students often engage in other sporting activities out-of-hours such as athletics, badminton
, soccer, swimming
and horse riding. The college's many teams and clubs include the Hurling Team, the Rugby Team, the Equestrian Club, the Golf Club, the Handball Team, and the Football Team.
, for its annual contribution to the organisation, usually connected with the work committed by students during the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme, which is a highly emphasised and encouraged outlet in the college.
The school often promotes drug awareness through talks by many authorities outlining general guidelines and procedures on how to avoid drug related problems.
The school has also recently had visits from local politicians as part of a Civic, Social and Political Education
Oireachtas
Education Programme. John J. McGuinness
, T.D., Phil Hogan
, T.D., Mary White (Green Party politician)
, T.D., Bobby Aylward
, T.D. and Senator John Paul Phelan
engaged in discussion and debate with the students on political and citizenship issues.
An Adult Education
programme is held in the school building.
The college's numbers are also rising, with the number of boys enrolling each year increasing in figures.
The college is built in the hometown of Edmund Ignatius Rice, the founder of the Irish Christian Brothers, the Presentation Brothers
Presentation Brothers
The Congregation of Presentation Brothers is an international Catholic congregation of laymen founded in 1802 in Waterford, Ireland, by a local businessman, Edmund Ignatius Rice, now Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice....
and the Edmund Rice Family.
The motto of the school appears on the school coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
, incorporating the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
'Facere Et Docere' (To Do and To Teach). Also, just below on a scroll, appears the motto of the Christian Brothers, 'Nihil Alienum' (Nothing Is Impossible).
The Community of the Christian Brothers was established in Callan on the 12th September 1868, however, the school itself was not founded until one-hundred and sixteen years later, 1984.
Edmund Rice Schools Trust
Coláiste Éamann Rís in partnership with the ERST is the Trust body that own the former Christian Brother Schools in the Republic of Ireland.The main object of the Company is to ensure and foster the advancement of education and to further the aims and purposes of Catholic education in the Edmund Rice tradition in colleges, schools and other educational projects in Ireland owned or operated by the Company in accordance with the religious and education philosophy of the Company as stated in the Edmund Rice School Trust Charter.
The characteristic spirit of the Trust and of the schools is clearly set out in the Edmund Rice Schools Trust Charter. The Charter underpins and informs the work of the Trust office which is delivered in three interrelated areas: Ethos, Governance and Finance and Property.
The Edmund Rice Schools Trust gives everyone involved in running the ninety seven schools the opportunity to share ideas and pursue best practice together and so give practical expression to the Edmund Rice Schools Trust Charter.
The Five Key Elements of the Edmund Rice School
- Nurturing faith, Christian spirituality and Gospel-based values;
- Promoting partnership in the school community
- Excelling in teaching and learning;
- Creating a caring school community;
- Inspiring transformational leadership.
Mission Statement
Coláiste Éamann Rís, Callan is a Catholic school inspired by the vision of Blessed Edmund Rice. The central purpose of the school is the religious, moral, intellectual, physical and social education of the student in an atmosphere of Christian care and concern.Academics
The school exerts a strong emphasis on academic performance. Every year, students from all years are granted achievement awards as a result of their performance both academically and athletically throughout the school year.The school is also recognised for its academic well-being. Many students each year enrol at some of Ireland's top universities, such as Trinity College
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
, University College Cork and University College Dublin
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
. The school's rural background also provokes enrolment to Ireland's largest Horticultural and Agricultural College, Kildalton College (Piltown
Piltown
Piltown, historically known as Ballypoyle , is a small village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the R698 regional road, which was the N24 national primary road before the locality was bypassed in 2002....
).
During the school year, the school also offers a supervised study programme. Students have access to internet and office studies on computers in the school library.
At present, a group of sixth and fifth years are organising the school Debating Committee that is to be hopefully up and running for the 2011-2012 school year.
A strong number of students each year are awarded Junior Certificate Business Recognition Awards by the Business Studies Teachers' Association of Ireland in conjunction with Waterford Institute of Technology
Waterford Institute of Technology
Waterford Institute of Technology is a state funded third-level educational institution situated in the city of Waterford, Ireland. The Institute has six Schools and 16 Departments....
for the achievement of an 'A' level in Business Studies. In comparison to other larger schools in the Kilkenny district, the number of boys who attain this award is impressive, often with numbers surpassing those of larger schools in the city itself.
Curricular studies
Boys at Coláiste Éamann Rís sit the Junior Certificate syllabus for their first three years at the school, and the Leaving Certificate syllabus for their last two. In between the two courses is an optional extra, Transition Year, affording students the opportunity to study subjects and topics not present on the exam syllabi. Subjects studied include:Junior Certificate
- IrishIrish languageIrish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
- EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
- MathsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
- HistoryHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
- GeographyGeographyGeography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
- FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
- ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
- BusinessBusinessA business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
- ArtArtArt is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
- Woodwork
- Civic, social and political educationCivic, Social and Political EducationCivic, Social and Political Education is one of the compulsory subjects in the Junior Certificate course in the Ireland.-Further Details:*CSPE is a common level subject unlike other subjects in the curriculum...
- Social, personal and health education
Leaving Certificate
- Irish
- English
- Maths
- History
- Geography
- French
- Agricultural scienceAgricultural scienceAgricultural science is a broad multidisciplinary field that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. -Agriculture and agricultural science:The two terms are often confused...
- PhysicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
- ChemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
- Business organisation
- EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
- Art
- Technical graphics
Optional subjects (after school hours)
- Accounting
- Applied mathematicsApplied mathematicsApplied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge...
The Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme
Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme
The Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme is a two-year Education Programme of the Irish Department of Education and Science. It was introduced in 1989. According to the Department, the programme is designed to give a strong vocational dimension to the Leaving Certificate...
is a voluntary programme run in the college.
Co-curricular studies
The college's many co-curricular facilities include the school's sports clubs, Debating Club and music classes, and the school has a long tradition of competing in school quizzes and various enterprise competitions across Ireland.Transition Year Programme
The Transition YearTransition Year
Transition Year is an optional one-year school programme that can be taken in the year after the Junior Certificate in Ireland and is intended to make the senior cycle a three year programme encompassing both Transition Year and Leaving Certificate...
Programme is a voluntary outlet for students attending the college. The school always has high numbers in Transition Year. During this school period, students study self-defense
Self-defense
Self-defense, self-defence or private defense is a countermeasure that involves defending oneself, one's property or the well-being of another from physical harm. The use of the right of self-defense as a legal justification for the use of force in times of danger is available in many...
, take individual cooking lessons, play a rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
league, take a work experience placement and engage in various other activities. Students are highly recommended to partake in the Gaisce - The President's Award programme. Boys represent the college in a local 'Build A Bank' competition, partake in a Peer education
Peer education
Peer Education is an approach to health promotion, in which community members are supported to promote health-enhancing change among their peers...
programme and join a motor safety course. Often, the transition year group travels abroad. At the end of the year, selected students are given awards for their Transition Year performances, including a Student of the Year award, Endeavour award, Maturity award and individual activity awards such as Cookery and Rugby.
Sports
The college is a well known hurling school. The school itself invokes particular emphasis on hurling, handball and rugby union. Second in line include golf and,more recently, equestrian. Many past pupils are famous for their performances in these sports, and the school is often one of the first to welcome the Liam McCarthy CupLiam McCarthy Cup
The MacCarthy Perpetual Challenge Cup is a trophy awarded annually by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the hurling team that wins the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.-The trophy:...
back to Kilkenny when the team's performance excels in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....
. Some students often engage in other sporting activities out-of-hours such as athletics, badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, soccer, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and horse riding. The college's many teams and clubs include the Hurling Team, the Rugby Team, the Equestrian Club, the Golf Club, the Handball Team, and the Football Team.
College Reputation
The school is known for its focus on promoting awareness. The college is recognised by Irish international charity, BótharBóthar
Bóthar is a charity operating in Ireland and the United Kingdom specialising in helping poor farmers in Africa and third world countries to become self-sufficient by giving them livestock. The charity began in 1989 and sent its first animals in 1991...
, for its annual contribution to the organisation, usually connected with the work committed by students during the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme, which is a highly emphasised and encouraged outlet in the college.
The school often promotes drug awareness through talks by many authorities outlining general guidelines and procedures on how to avoid drug related problems.
The school has also recently had visits from local politicians as part of a Civic, Social and Political Education
Civic, Social and Political Education
Civic, Social and Political Education is one of the compulsory subjects in the Junior Certificate course in the Ireland.-Further Details:*CSPE is a common level subject unlike other subjects in the curriculum...
Oireachtas
Oireachtas
The Oireachtas , sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the "national parliament" or legislature of Ireland. The Oireachtas consists of:*The President of Ireland*The two Houses of the Oireachtas :**Dáil Éireann...
Education Programme. John J. McGuinness
John J. McGuinness
John J. McGuinness is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency since 1997...
, T.D., Phil Hogan
Phil Hogan
Phil Hogan is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency since 1989, and is the current Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.-Early and private life:...
, T.D., Mary White (Green Party politician)
Mary White (Green Party politician)
Mary White is an Irish Green Party politician. She was a Teachta Dála for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 2007 to 2011, and served as a Minister of State from 2010 to 2011.-Early and personal life:...
, T.D., Bobby Aylward
Bobby Aylward
Bobby Aylward is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician and was a Teachta Dála for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 2007 to 2011. He also works as a farmer....
, T.D. and Senator John Paul Phelan
John Paul Phelan
John Paul Phelan is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was elected as a Teachta Dála for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency at the 2011 general election. He was elected in 2002 to Seanad Éireann by the Agricultural Panel, and was re-elected in 2007...
engaged in discussion and debate with the students on political and citizenship issues.
An Adult Education
Adult education
Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. Adult education takes place in the workplace, through 'extension' school or 'school of continuing education' . Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers...
programme is held in the school building.
The college's numbers are also rising, with the number of boys enrolling each year increasing in figures.
Building
The extension and rebuilding of three classrooms was completed in early May 2011. The present art room was refurbished during the 2006-2007 school year and this room was dedicated to past pupil and famous Irish artist, Tony O'Malley.Notable Alumni
- Noel HickeyNoel HickeyNoel Hickey is an Irish hurler who played currently plays as a full-back for the Kilkenny senior team.Regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Hickey made his first appearance for the team during the 2000 championship and immediately became the first-choice full-back...
, Kilkenny senior hurler. - Tony O'MalleyTony O'MalleyTony O'Malley was a self-taught Irish painter. He was born in Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland and, while he drew and painted for private pleasure from childhood, he worked as a bank officìal until a long battle with tuberculosis in the 1940s knocked him off the normal course of his life...
, internationally-recognised local artist. - Canice HickeyCanice HickeyCanice Hickey is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Dunamaggin and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2007. Hickey's brother Noel has been a member of the Kilkenny team since 2000.-References:...
, brother of Noel, also senior hurler for Kilkenny.
External links
- Coláiste Éamann Rís - Official Website