TY Weekly Newsletters
Curriculum & Activities
The STMC Transition Year programme is designed to provide a broad and engaging educational experience, fostering student development across four key areas:
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Personal Growth
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Being a Learner
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Civic and Community Engagement
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Career Exploration
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Trips & Exchanges
Transition Year at St. Michael's College offers a variety of enriching trips and international exchanges designed to broaden student horizons, foster personal growth and provide unique learning experiences beyond the traditional classroom.
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Community Engagement
The STMC Transition Year programme incorporates a diverse range of activities and experiences to support this dimension, drawing on collaborations with local organisations, parents and voluntary groups. The aim is to help students learn to act on their responsibilities and exercise their rights as local, national and global citizens in ethical and sustainable ways.
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Wellbeing & Support
In St. Michael's College Transition Year (TY), the wellbeing and holistic development of each student are central to the programme's aims.
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Our TY programme incorporates a range of activities, support systems and curriculum components designed to foster physical, emotional and social health.
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Recognising & Reporting
Affirming and celebrating student learning and achievement across all areas of TY—through daily interactions and engagement with the school community—recognises success throughout the year.β
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Take on the Gaisce Bronze Award
A challenge that’s fun, meaningful and rewarding.
The Gaisce Bronze Award is the perfect opportunity to grow your confidence, develop new skills and make the most of your TY experience.
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THE BRONZE AWARD INVOLVES:
1 hour per week in each of the challenge areas below, for 13 weeks:
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Community Involvement, Personal Skill and Physical Recreation.
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As a Bronze Award participant, you will be required to do an additional 13 weeks of one of these activities, you can choose whichever one you like.
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There is also the Adventure Journey aspect which must be carried out over 2 days and 1 overnight.








