Month: October 2014

13th October 2014

At a reception in the college on Monday 6th October, details were announced of the forthcoming Rugby Festival which will take place on the grounds on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th October. Current, past and future rugby stars attended the event where representatives of the 20 participating schools (from Ireland north and south, Wales and…read article

10th October 2014

Physics Department welcomes leading Applied Mathematician Professor James Gleeson to Clongowes. Clongowes physics students are once again involved in research projects with the University of Limerick. The department has linked up once again this year with the Mathematics Applications Consortium for Science and Industry to develop mathematical models for three problems. Professor James Gleeson, a…read article

8th October 2014

From the Campfire to the Holodeck It is entirely appropriate that the new Cooperative Learning Centre is the result of a collaborative process. Last year, I began by bringing Elements students out of morning study to an under-utilised space with very little to recommend it other than its availability. They needed little encouragement to work…read article

6th October 2014

With the new Elements class barely through the first pages of their copybooks, Clongowes is preparing to welcome potential members of the Rhetoric (6th Year) Class of 2021. It will be a memorable and exciting day for both parents and sons alike as they first lay eyes on the faces that will accompany them for…read article

3rd October 2014

Not losing face: gaining Facebook As the Clongowes Facebook page went live last week, Mr. Colm Maloney could be forgiven for shedding a few despairing tears. A vociferous advocate of the telegraph, Maloney struggled to grasp the concept of surfing webs and home pages (surely even a cottage would do?). To save face, he chose…read article