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The snake man meets East Glendalough TY students.

George Horsman writes about his work experience

Gordon Hind writes about his TY so far.....

As a new student this year, going into 4 th  year was a big change. It was even more so because I was coming from England. I found the difference in the two school systems drastic. It was an exciting prospect coming into transition year and getting a chance at all the fun and new experiences, especially  since coming from doing hard work and GCSE exams.

In England the school system is quite different. Instead of Junior and Leaving Certificate, we had GCSE’s and A Levels. However, in England, they do not have transition year and there is no equivalent to it. The English school system is good  and the exams keep you hard working. Within the terms there are school trips and great experiences which are memorable, however it does not quite compare to Transition Year.

When I was starting at East Glendalough School, I was anxious but very excited about all the experiences I would get from 4 th year. Already I have walked Djouce Hill, abseiled  in Killary and learnt archery and Italian. Transition year at East Glendalough, so far, has been a great time full of fun experiences I will never forget.