Workshop Wednesday

Wednesday was our last before work experience starts. We started off with a workshop about work experience. It was really helpful , we went through different situations that might occur while at work experience and how to deal with them.
             Next we did building rapport in positive parties.We learned different techniques to make people feel comfortable such as mirror and match and just to be interested in people. Positive parties has been great and I loved the masks.
             We finished the day with a make up and and skin care workshop. We all put on our hair nets and gave it a go.I'm not going to become a makeup artist any time soon! We got a few funny looks while leaving the school with a full face of makeup.

banana

Laughter yoga and McDonalds

Well we had work shops on Wednesday again. We started off with Laughter yoga. It was a little awkward but still good fun . I never knew laughing was good for you! Next we had an etiquette workshop , where we got tips on walking in heels and did some hand care treatments. with my hands feeling as soft as a baby's bum we moved on to massage. We did some relaxing head massages that left everyone with knotted hair but feeling relaxed.

               On Thursday day we took a trip to McDonalds :) oh and a mini company workshop. The workshop helped us to think of ideas. We had a task to create a product based around a simple pen and the ideas were amazing from pens to help dyslexic students to pens with flavor on the end to chew. The McDonalds was the most anticipated part of the day (girls love food) and it was not a let down. All ini all another good few days. I'm looking forward to workshops again next Wednesday.

we like food 

Carlingford

Carlingford was amazing. We got of the bus and straight into activities. First activity was laser. We got all decked out into out camo gear and made our way to the forest. I felt like a sniper rolling , ducking and diving behind trees. It was fantastic.

Anna , Laura , Aoife and Sarah 

After lunch we did some team building games and they were fun. After dinner we went back up to the forest for a dark blindfolded walk. We held on to a rope and tried to feel our way around while the leaders growled and squirted water at us. After we played some games in the dark.

       The next morning we did body zorbing. It was great. We were in a big ball with our feet sticking out. I didn't manage to master the tumble and spent most of the time upside-down. After lunch we took to the water. It was so cold but that didn't stop us. Kayaking is so much fun. We went out to a water trampoline and jumped in. I even gained an extra day of life by putting my head under a freezing waterfall. 

       When it was time to go home everyone was wrecked. We all had a great time. I LOVE TY.

results and castletown

We all got our results on Wednesday and it was a nerve-wrecking time for everyone. I arrived at school at 11.50. It was a nail biting 10 minuets before we received our results.When I finally got the envelope in my hands I tore it open.Everyone was delighted with their results and we headed off  to the wrights venue to celebrate.
        The next morning most people shuffled it in at 9.05.We took it easy and took a trip to castletown house. I wan't really looking forward to it (my feet were so sore) but i'm happy i went .It was really interesting to find out so much i didn't know about the house as i live so close to it.

All of TY 

Knickers !

On Wednesday we did some workshops. The morning started out with positive parties which woke everyone up with some dancing .As an ice-breaker game we all had to see how many different ways we could wear knickers. It was a very intense game and I'm sure people walking by thought we are mad. Everyone left the workshop in good spirts.
                    That was followed by life without limits , where we learned to be confident and different personalities. Its was good to see the different types of personalities and see which one i fitted into best.
                     All of class Tereshkova left today feeling relaxed with a massage and stress release workshop. We learned to give shoulder massages and tested them out on each other. Unfortunately Áine  I wasnt a great masseuse but i had fun trying. All in all we had a great day.

Class Tereshkova

The first week is over

The first week and a bit of TY is over and I'm settling in to school life again. I'm still getting used to everyone wearing a kilt and it took a while but I can finally say our class name Tereshkova.Everyone was buzzing with excitement we waited to be assigned a class. I was delighted when I saw some familiar faces in Tereshkova.  TY has been good been good so far and I look forward to whats to come.We have been given lots of projects such as junk kouture and sci-fest. I'm excited to see what TY will bring.