Skibbereen Community School will host a Christmas Carol Service in St Patrick's Cathedral Skibbereen on Thursday 12th December at 7pm.
All are welcome to attend this celebration of the Christmas season.
6th year Agricultural Science students visited Macroom Buffalo Farm today. Macroom Buffalo has Ireland's first and largest herd of free roaming, grass fed Water Buffalo.
We got a fantastic tour of the farm, led by the passionate and informative guide, Dorothy O' Tuama. She shared insights into the history of water buffalo farming in Ireland and how in 2009, they took the plunge and imported 31 buffalo from Northern Italy and now have over 700!
Students enjoyed meeting the friendly calves and docile mothers as well as learning about animal husbandry, cheese making and sustainability.
The trip concluded with a tasting session featuring fresh mozzarella, ricotta, burrata, Cypriot grilling cheese and even some buffalo burgers. The rich, creamy flavours of the cheese were a testament to the farm's dedication to quality.
To top it all off, Mr. Shanahan put his culinary skills to the test and whipped up a delicious ricotta lemon curd cheesecake which was a hit with everyone!
Thanks for a fantastic day out.
TY students enjoyed a visit to CUH today, to learn about a wide range of Healthcare and Social Care professions.
They had the opportunity to hear about the working lives of a wide range of professionals including a Physiotherapist, a Radiographer, a Biomedical Engineer an Occupational Therapist as well as many more. They also got to chat and ask questions to students currently studying in the HSCP area.
Huge thanks to CUH for inviting SCS to take part in this event.
Many thanks to the Carbery Board for their kind donation of footballs and sliotars today. Pictured are Mr. Aidan O Rourke and Mr. Joe Connolly from the Carbery Board. Also pictured is Mr. Tom Foley, Deputy Principal and Senior Players, Stephen, Aidan and Andrew.
6th year Agricultural Science students pictured with Darren Lynch, Dr. Lorna Twomey, and David Shields at the Drinagh Agricultural Workshop in the West Cork Hotel today.
A huge thank you to Drinagh for inviting us to attend the workshop. A very informative and interactive afternoon with students benefiting from a variety of stalls which included animal nutrition, milk quality, grass measuring, silage production, farm safety as well as herd health and breeding advice.
At our recent Open Evening, TY Food & Hospitality students presented the prototypes of their Artisan Food Products which they have been working on all term. Well done on some fantastic work thus far - some really exciting and innovative products on display. Products ranged from Bagels, Natural Chewing Gum and Banana Bread to name but a few.
To celebrate their hard work, the next day students headed to Cork where the first stop was Páirc Uí Chaoimh for ice skating and then on to Marina Market for lunch.
On route home students stopped off at Macroom Buffalo Mozarella Farm, where Dorothy O’Tuama gave a superb guided tour of the farm and tasting of the products produced on the farm. The highlight was getting up close with the baby buffalo and tasting the buffalo burgers.
A very enjoyable day out!
We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all the students and staff who contributed their time, talent, and energy to decorating our school for Open Night, creating stunning displays, and showcasing the incredible work that happens here every day. Your efforts have truly brought our school to life and demonstrated the vibrant spirit of our community.
A special thank you goes to Ms. Sarah McCarthy our event coordinator.
We were delighted to welcome prospective incoming first-year students and their parents to our school. It was wonderful to see so many engaged visitors exploring what we have to offer. We hope you found the experience insightful and inspiring and that you will consider joining our school family.
Thank you all for making this event a memorable one!
Many thanks to Patrick Naughton from African Drumming Ireland who facilitated a Drumming Workshop for all 1st, 2nd and 3rd year Music students during the week.
The students learned many different rhythms on the djembe drums, maracas, marimba and clavs.
4th and 5th year Biology students being informed of the breathing and circulatory systems with Ms. Quirke and Ms. Burchill.
Pictured below are our first year Music students participating in a drumming workshop this week.
Well done to our senior football team & their coaches who beat Abbey CBS in the Corn Uí Mhuirí in Páirc Uí Chaoimh today.
The final score was 5-13 to 4-5.
Pictured below are our 4th years helping out in Cara House.
Skibbereen Community School is proud of our involvement with Cara House where we assist with various duties. It is a place close to our hearts as they help our relatives, friends and neighbours.
We are looking forward to supporting them on their annual coffee morning on Friday December 6th and we ask that everyone supports this wonderful place.
Thanks to Ms. Aine Minihane, Ms. Orla O’Sullivan , Ms. Liz Leonard and Mr. Conor Uhl for organising this term’s rota.
Hard luck to our U16 Boys Football Team and their coach, Mr. Patrick Hayes who were beaten at home today by Colàiste Choilm Ballincollig in the County Championship.
Over the last few weeks, all first year students have attended the Heritage Centre with their History teachers. These trips have been extremely informative as they received great talks from Terri about the impact of the Famine on Skibbereen and its surrounding area. There are great sources from the time period at the centre and it brought the experience to life for students.
Out thanks to Terri and everyone at the Heritage Centre for making this such a great experience . A big thanks to the History department for organising these trips.
Below is a picture of one first year group with their teacher Ms. O’Brien.
Pictured are our 4th years helping out in Cara House.
Skibbereen Community School is proud of our involvement with Cara House where we assist with various duties. It is a place close to our hearts as they help out our relatives, friends and neighbours.
We are looking forward to supporting them on their annual coffee morning on Friday December 6th and we ask that everyone supports this wonderful place.
Thanks to Ms. Aine Minihane, Ms. Orla O’Sullivan , Ms. Liz Leonard and Mr. Conor Uhl for organising this term’s rota.
Due to the icy conditions this morning the School will now Open at 11am. The majority of school buses are not running. All school trips today from the school have also been cancelled.
Pictured below are our 4th years litter picking this week.
Many thanks to Skibbereen Tidy Towns, Cork County Council and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan, Mr. Conor Uhl and Ms. Liz Leonard for organising.
Well done to all those students that entered the Agricultural Science Photo Competition as part of Science Week.
The winners are Donagh Courtney 5th year , Katie Kingston 5th year and Vygantas Maliauskas 4th year.