Is your child in 6th class and heading into 1st year in secondary school? This is probably one of the most daunting educational transitions for students and parents. Drogheda Grinds Academy has in consultation with a number of secondary schools put together a program for 6th class students that will support and assist students in this transition at ‘Academy Camp’.
The weekly long ‘Summer Academy Camp’ has a comprehensive timetable of activities, talks and classes that will give your 6th class students a taste of what to expect as they walk through the doors of secondary school for the first time. From lockers, homework, detention, how to study, the timetable, how to manage all the books, copies, hardbacks and getting into the canteen first. The week long program with be a fun approach to coping with secondary school.
TALK TIME: Students that have just finished first year and TY students from local schools have offered to give 6th class students their insight and advice on getting through the first few weeks in our daily Talk Time sessions.
Weekly long program includes;
10 hours French (2 daily) or 10 hours Spanish (2 daily) & a flavor of Art / Maths / History / Geography / Science / Irish / English / PE / Business Challenge / Music / Technology. In total over 30 hours of fun learning activities centered around 1st year subjects.
The emphasis is on fun experiments for science, history content for 1st year, making volcanoes, set up a company in business, what maths you need to know for 1st year, English – who is Shakespeare and what books you need to read. For Art each child gets to create their own Jackson Pollack masterpiece, PE activities and what you need to know about computers all broken down into a daily timetable. Daily Talk Time on social media, bullying, study skills, secondary school in general and how to cope / mindfulness.
Classes run from 10am – 4pm daily but students can be dropped off from 8.30am and be collected up to 5.30pm at DGA. There are very limited places on each week. Students should bring a packed lunch.
Classes are put together and given by qualified primary & secondary school teachers, experienced tutors.
Cost per week per student is €95 – Note this is exclusively for 6th class students going into 1st year
Students may book up to 2 weeks max and sample both French & Spanish classes.
Note students that have Irish exemption will have ‘dyslexia & learning resource tutor’ for the class period to advise on study and organisational skills.
Currently booking for July 3rd – 7th, 10th – 4th and 17th – 21st
To book call 041 – 9844696
