Description : Transition Year in Monaghan Collegiate School

The period of study in middle classes in Irish schools is called Junior Cycle and is designed for children from 12 to 15 years. At this stage, a sufficiently large number of subjects and specialties is being studied - this helps to create a stable foundation of basic knowledge, to determine your interests and inclinations:

• Religious Studies
• Physical Education and Sports
• French
• Art
• Music
• English (+ its Irish version)
• Mathematics
• History
• Geography
• Skills for building a successful career
• Cooking
• Business
• Housekeeping
• Technologies and graphics
• Information Technology
• Physics
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Agroculture
• Mechanical engineering.

A course designed for foreign students provides an opportunity to quickly adapt to a new social, cultural and academic environment. This is an excellent opportunity for 1 academic year to prepare for studying in a foreign educational institution, to understand local customs and practices, to deepen knowledge of basic school subjects and to improve knowledge of foreign languages. The choice of subjects that students learn by the program Transition Year, almost completely coincides with a set of disciplines of senior classes that produce holders of Leaving Certificate:

• Agroculture
• Art
• Business
• Mechanical engineering
• Building a career
• Chemistry
• Caring for children
• Designing
• Cooking
• The art of driving a car (European Computer Driving License)
• English
• Film production
• First aid skills
• French
• Food production technologies
• Geography
• History
• Irish dialect of English
• Mathematics
• Working with metal
• Small Business Development Skills
• Technologies and graphics
• Physical culture and sports (children are engaged in swimming, general fitness and golf)
• Spanish
• Religious studies.

The high school graduation stage in Ireland is called the Senior Cycle and gives you the opportunity to get a prestigious Leaving Certificate. Graduation exams for children usually take at the age of 18: the diploma obtained is considered to be analogoue to the British A-level and the international diploma IB, it gives an opportunity to enter any university of their choice and continue their studies. Senior students study a fairly wide range of subjects - at least 5-7 directions, usually students choose more.

Many children participate in international student exchange programs, which the school has supported for many years. This is a unique opportunity to gain valuable experience and to establish useful contacts and acquaintances: learning in another country gives a chance to learn the characteristics and traditions of other countries, to develop tolerance and a sense of mutual understanding, to feel more comfortable in a modern multicultural world. Below there is a list of countries participating in the student exchange program:

• USA
• Australia
• Canada
• Germany
• Japan
• Ireland
• Lithuania
• New Zealand
• Nigeria
• Romania
• Saudi Arabia
• South Africa
• Scotland
• Spain
• Thailand.