St. Kilian’sDeutsche Schule Dublin

Eurocampus Dublin

Jahrbuch 2011/2012

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Thank you...

We would like to thank our colleagues, the students and everybody involved for their help in contributing to the yearbook 2011/2012.

Special thanks go to: Dr. Baum-Sheridan and Frau Reuter for doing tons of proof reading,Dr. Scally for organizing the articles for the Transition Year section,Ms. Ní Ghallchóir for making Irish come alive as can be seen by the number of activities reflected in the book,Ms. Farrelly and Ms. Martin for competing for the longest article (who won?), Alistair Harvey for organizing the sport section, and to Annette Black for her great support.

We wish everybody a good summer break!Wir wünschen allen schöne Sommerferien!

The Editors – Die Redaktion

Nicola DihrbergUlrich-Ernst Theurer

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Im Herbst 2012 jährt sich zum 60. Mal die Gründung der Deutschen Schule Dublin St. Kilian’s. In diesen sechs Jahrzehnten ist Großartiges vollbracht worden: Die Schule gehört zu den besten Ausbildungsstätten in Irland und sie ist zu einem festen Bestandteil der deutsch-irischen Partnerschaft geworden.

Alle, die daran auf vielfältige Art und Weise mitgewirkt haben, dürfen stolz auf das von ihnen Erreichte sein: Schüler- und Elternschaft, Lehrkräfte und alle Unterstützer der Schule. Ihnen allen gebührt aufrichtiger Dank und großer Respekt. Und das ist nicht nur mein persönlicher Dank, sondern auch ein Dank im Namen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, die die Schule über Jahrzehnte hinweg gefördert hat.

Diese Unterstützung setzt sich fort. Zwar wird es bis auf weiteres keinen deutschen Schulleiter mehr geben, aber der Schule bleiben drei aus Deutschland entsandte Auslandsdienstlehrkräfte (ADLK) für den Einsatz im Fachbereich Deutsch. Auch die finanzielle Förderung der Schule durch den deutschen Auslandsschulfonds geht weiter. Damit sind die Voraussetzungen geschaffen für einen qualitativ hochwertigen Deutschunterricht und die Stärkung des deutschen Elements der Schule.

Besonders würdigen möchte ich deshalb die zahlreichen curricularen und extracurricularen Aktivitäten und Veranstaltungen, die den deutschen Charakter der Schule hervorheben. Gerne hat die Botschaft im vergangenen

Herbst vier Schüler im Rahmen ihres eintägigen Schnupperpraktikums bei deutschen Institutionen aufgenommen und ihnen einen Einblick in unsere Arbeit gewährt.

Hervorheben möchte ich angesichts des 60. Jubiläums auch den „Eurocampus“. St. Kilian’s ist dadurch zu einer besonderen Schule in Irland und einer der wenigen dieser Art weltweit geworden. Sie wird von zwei europäischen Staaten gemeinsam unterstützt und symbolisiert die deutsch-französische Partnerschaft in und für unser gemeinsames Europa.

Eine Schule ist zwar eine Institution, aber sie lebt von Menschen: jenen, die in ihr lehren und lernen; die sich für sie einsetzen und für ihr tägliches Funktionieren sorgen. Und Leben heißt dabei mehr als Leistung.

Natürlich müssen die Noten stimmen, aber Noten sind nicht alles. Auch die „Stimmung“ an einer Schule muss stimmen, denn in der Schule geht es nicht nur um individuelles Wissen, sondern auch um kollektive Werte wie Fairness, Respekt und Solidarität. In St. Kilian’s wird das praktiziert und gelebt.

Mit Anerkennung verfolge ich die überdurchschnittlichen Leistungen der Schülerinnen und Schüler sowohl im Leaving Certificate als auch in nationalen und internationalen Wettbewerben, z.B. die erfolgreiche Teilnahme am Bundeswettbewerb „Jugend musiziert“ oder am landesweiten Debattierwettbewerb. Gleich zwei

Grußwort des Deutschen Botschafters für das Jahrbuch der Deutschen Schule Dublin St. Kilian’s

St. Kilian’s School is a German – Irish school with a European culture and spirit. It is a co-educational, interdenominational school spanning the full educational cycle from Kindergarten to Leaving Certificate

It is named after the Irish saint, Kilian, who was known for his love of study and who travelled through Europe as a missionary. St. Kilian’s school cherishes the values and traditions of Europe’s Christian civilisation.

We are committed to creating and nurturing a caring environment where the individual’s dignity and integrity are affirmed and valued in an atmosphere of honesty, trust and compassion.

St. Kilian’s welcomes all peoples regardless of culture, tradition and religious denomination, to share its community and educational experience.

St. Kilian’s is a German – Irish school with a strong European focus. We offer a diverse, inclusive yet challenging environment, enriched with a strong sense of Irish, German and European culture. We foster independence of thought, a love of learning,

personal responsibility, confidence and integrity. Our aim is to enable all our students to fulfil their potential and to take their place in an ever changing world. Our mission as an educational community is the pursuit of excellence from Kindergarten to Leaving Certificate

Ethos

Mission Statement

Klassen haben einen Hauptpreis beim Schülerwettbewerb der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung 2011 gewonnen. Im Fach Deutsch hat es großartige Ergebnisse im Junior Certificate gegeben. In diesem Jahr können 8 von 24 Stipendien für Sprachkursaufenthalte in Deutschland im Rahmen des Prämienprogramms des Pädagogischen Austauschdienstes an Schüler von St. Kilian’s vergeben werden. Meine herzlichen Glückwünsche zu all diesen Ergebnissen und Leistungen.

Mein besonderer Dank geht an Frau Alice Lynch, die St. Kilian’s als Acting Principal so fachlich kompetent und menschlich angenehm geleitet hat.

Ebensolcher Dank gilt dem gesamten Schulvorstand unter Leitung von Herrn Dr. Heisterkamp für sein intensives und erfolgreiches Engagement.

Schließlich kurz und kräftig: Die Botschaft will und wird der Schule ein verlässlicher Partner bleiben.Ich wünsche allen Schülern, ihren Eltern und den Lehrern weiterhin viel Glück und Erfolg.

Dr. Eckhard LübkemeierBotschafter der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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Jubiläum zu verbinden.Der Hamburg-Austausch mit dem Immanuel-Kant-Gymnasium in Hamburg ist weiterhin fester Bestandteil des Transition Year Programms und feiert dieses Jahr sein 25jähriges Jubiläum. Dieser Austausch verleiht nicht nur dem Transition Year Programm eine besondere Note, sondern unterstreicht auch die pädagogische Bedeutung, die wir und unsere Austauschpartner in Hamburg dem Programm beimessen. Wir sind weiterhin die einzige Schule in Irland, die ihren Transition Year Schülern eine solche Möglichkeit bietet: Die einmalige Chance, eine Sprache zu lernen und gleichzeitig die Arbeitswelt kennenzulernen, unterstreicht die Bedeutung dieses Angebots auch außerhalb des Klassenzimmers. Im November ist die Fachschaft Mathematik vom irischen Kultusministerium (Department of Education and Skills) inspiziert worden und hat mit Bravour bestanden. Unsere Schüler erreichen bei den nationalen Abschlussprüfungen stets überdurchschnittliche Ergebnisse und die Zahl der Schüler der „higher level“ Kurse steigt kontinuierlich. Diese Fakten wurden von der Inspektorin gebührend zur Kenntnis genommen und positiv vermerkt. Sie zeigte großes Interesse am Mathematikclub der Schule, der wie auch unser Schachclub, von einem ehemaligen Schüler der Schule geleitet wird. Andere ehemalige Schüler haben in der Schule Vorträge über ihre Erfahrungen an der Universität und in der Arbeitswelt gehalten, mit Schwerpunkt darauf, wie Deutschkenntnisse ihre Möglichkeiten verbessert haben. Auch der Dichter Paul Perry hat letztes Jahr zu unserer Abschlussklasse gesprochen. All diese Unternehmungen verdeutlichen ein weiteres Ziel der Schule, nämlich die Nutzung all des Talents von Ehemaligen, die die derzeitigen Schüler informieren und inspirieren können.„Wir müssen uns das traditionelle Bildungsmodell mit seinem Schwerpunkt auf Wissensanreicherung und Prüfungserfolg anschauen und uns fragen, ob dieses Modell für die Anforderungen von heute die beste Wahl ist“ (Richard Pring, Oxford University). Diese Worte Richard Prings’ spiegeln die Gedanken wider, die bei der Reformierung von Lehrplan und

Prüfungen des Junior Certificate eine Rolle spielen. Dieses Jahr haben alle Schulen die Rahmenbedingungen für das modifizierte Junior Certificate bekommen, welches das erste Mal 2017 evaluiert werden wird. Das ist eine Aufgabe für uns alle, aber auch eine Möglichkeit, die Schulinhalte in der Form zu gestalten, wie wir sie gerne anbieten möchten. Im Lauf der nächsten Jahre werden wir mit unserem Prüfungskomittee das neue Programm auswerten und die Möglichkeiten zur Umsetzung an St. Kilian’s prüfen. Dies wird eines der wichtigsten pädagogischen Projekte der nächsten drei Jahre sein. Während Europa und der Euro dieses Jahr kontinuierlich auf dem Prüfstand standen, bleibt der Eurocampus weiterhin ein erfolgreiches Modell europäischer Kooperation, das auf einem Bildungsprojekt basiert und immer weiter wächst und gedeiht. Teil der Zusammenarbeit war ein Filmprojekt der Initiative „Grüne Schule“. Die einzelnen Fachbereiche für Naturwissenschaften arbeiteten für die Produktion eines gemeinsamen Films zusammen, der Frauen in Naturwissenschaften thematisierte und am 8. März vorgestellt wurde. Beide Schulen arbeiten weiterhin zusammen am „Schools Across Borders“-Projekt , in dessen Rahmen auch dieses Jahr Schüler des LFI und der 10. Klasse von St. Kilian’s an einem gegenseitigen Austausch mit Schulen in Israel und Palästina teilnehmen durften. Unsere Schüler hatten dieses Jahr während der Ferien im Februar die Chance, Schulen in Jerusalem und Hebron zu besuchen.Die Naturwissenschaft-Klassen des Eurocampus hatten die Möglichkeit, am ersten schulinternen, von der Firma Bayer gesponsorten, Wettbewerb für Naturwissenschaften teilzunehmen. Das diesjährige Thema des Wettbewerbs lautete „Das Herz und ein gesunder Lebensstil“. Die Resonanz bei den siebten und achten Klassen war enorm und wir hoffen, nächstes Jahr beim Wettbewerb Schulen aus der Umgebung mit einzubeziehen. Wir freuen uns darauf, Gastgeber eines solch aufregenden und innovativen lokalen Wettbewerbs zu sein, der das Interesse an Naturwissenschaften außerhalb des Klassenzimmers weckt und fördert und wir sind der Firma Bayer für die Unterstützung dieses Projektes sehr dankbar.

Im Jahr 2012 feiert die St. Kilian’s Deutsche Schule Dublin ihr 60jähriges Jubiläum. In diesen 60 Jahren hat die Schule in der Bildungslandschaft Irlands ihren Platz gefunden. Sie hat außerdem ihren exzellenten akademischen Ruf gefestigt und viele Schüler auf ihren beruflichen Weg in Wirtschaft, Finanzen, Recht und Kunst geführt – hier in Irland, in Deutschland und in anderen Ländern.Während der letzten 60 Jahre war die Schule vielen Stürmen und Herausforderungen ausgesetzt und auch dieses Jahr war keine Ausnahme. Es begann mit den in Lehrerkreisen als „Croke Park“ bekannten Tagen. Diese 33 zusätzlichen Arbeitsstunden erleichtern die Schulplanung ohne dabei Unterrichtsstunden zu verlieren. Obwohl diese Stunden nicht sehr beliebt sind, verbessern sie die Planungsprozesse und ermöglichen einen geregelten und lebendigen Austausch von Informationen innerhalb des Kollegiums.Der Monat August stand wie jedes Jahr im Zeichen der Veröffentlichung der „Leaving Certificate“ Ergebnisse und dem Vergleich der Leistungen St. Kilian’s mit dem nationalen Durchschnitt: die Abschlussklasse von 2011 konnte einen beachtlichen Notendurchschnitt von 421 Punkten erreichen. Obwohl das Prüfungssystem unter ständiger Beobachtung steht, zeigen unsere Ergebnisse deutlich das Selbstbewusstsein und Selbstvertrauen unserer Schüler in Bezug auf die Abschlussprüfungen. Diese Kombination aus akademischem Erfolg und Selbstvertrauen unterscheidet unsere Absolventen von vielen ihrer Altersgenossen. Im derzeitigen wirtschaftlichen Klima haben sich die guten Deutschkenntnisse unserer Absolventen als wichtiger Erfolgsfaktor auf dem Arbeitsmarkt erwiesen. Immer öfter hören wir von ehemaligen Schülern, die jetzt in Deutschland oder mit deutschen Firmen arbeiten, dass bei ihnen die Beherrschung der deutschen Sprache ein Einstellungskriterium war. Vor diesem Hintergrund versucht die Fachschaft Deutsch weiterhin, die späteren Erfolgsaussichten unserer Schüler zu verbessen, indem sie sie an das Sprachdiplom I und

II heranführt. Das Sprachdiplom gilt als wichtiger Indikator für ein hohes Sprachniveau, welches wir anstreben. In diesem Jahr ist die Zahl der Schüler, die am Sprachdiplom teilgenommen und es erfolgreich abgeschlossen halben, wesentlich gestiegen und wir wünschen uns für die Zukunft ein Anhalten dieser Entwicklung.Die Erfolge im Fach Deutsch wurden dieses Jahr auch beim deutschen Debattieren deutlich, in dem sich das Team unserer Schule bis ins Halbfinale des nationalen Wettbewerbs qualifizierte. Es zog ein schwieriges Los, als es gegen den Standpunkt argumentieren sollte, dass Schuluniformen veraltet seien. Die Ironie dieser Thematik lässt sich auch auf die uniformierte Opposition übertragen. Die Mitglieder unseres Debattierteams waren alles Stipendiaten des Pädagogischen Austauschdienstes, die für ihre hervorragenden Ergebnisse im Junior Certificate 2010 ausgezeichnet wurden und im letzten Sommer drei bis fünf Wochen in Deutschland verbringen durften. Acht Schüler der jetzigen 10. Klasse haben ebenfalls diese Auszeichnung für ihre Prüfungsergebnisse im Junior Certificate 2011 erhalten und auch sie sind für einige Wochen im Sommer nach Deutschland eingeladen worden.In diesem Zusammenhang sind zahlreiche Bemühungen unternommen worden, um die deutschen Aspekte unserer Schule stärker zu betonen. Deutsche Beschilderungen und entsprechende Anschlagtafeln haben geholfen, aber es gibt noch Verbesserungspotenzial. Letztes Jahr haben wir am 3. Oktober die Vergabe der Sprachdiplome feierlicher als sonst gefeiert. Unsere Kollegen der Grundschule haben uns zu dieser Gelegenheit mit ihrem Popup-Museum auf eine Reise durch die deutsche Kindheit von den 50er Jahren bis heute mitgenommen. Dieses Jahr hoffen wir, die Feierlichkeiten zur Übergabe der Sprachdiplome mit unserem 60jährigen

Blick auf das vergangene Schuljahr

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In 2012 St. Kilian’s Deutsche Schule Dublin will celebrate its 60th Year. It has, over the last sixty years, carved out its niche on the educational landscape in Ireland. It has also consolidated its academic reputation as one of excellence and has sent many pupils on their way to successful careers in business, finance, law and the arts here in Ireland, in Germany and further afield. During the course of the last 60 years the school has weathered many storms and faced many challenges and this year has been no different. It began with, what are known in school circles, as Croke Park days. These additional 33 outside-school hours have facilitated the school planning process without impact on class contact

time. Although not popular, these hours have enhanced the planning process and allowed the vital exchange of information to take place in a planned and open way. August is marked each year by the publication of the Leaving Certificate results and the subsequent internal analysis of St. Kilian’s performance against the national average. The class of 2011 excelled attaining average points of 421. Although the State Examination system is continuously placed under the microscope, our results clearly reveal the self awareness and confidence which

A Note from the Principal

Schulen sind Orte des Wechsels und so wie Schüler kommen und gehen, so kommen und gehen auch unsere Lehrer. Im Juni diesen Jahres verabschieden wir Frau Dihrberg, deren Zeit in Irland zu Ende geht. Sie hat während ihrer sechs Jahre an St. Kilian’s viel zum Schulalltag beigetragen, besonders durch die Organisation des Hamburg-Austauschs und der Herausgabe dieser besonderen Veröffentlichung, des Jahrbuchs. Wir danken ihr vielmals und wünschen ihr für Ihre Rückkehr nach Deutschland alles Gute. Des Weiteren verabschieden wir uns von Helen Lennon, unserer Tennislehrerin. Nach 31 Jahren im Dienst der Schule hat sie sich dafür entschieden, ihren Tennisschläger zur Seite zu legen und den Golfschläger zu schwingen. Wir möchten ihr an dieser Stelle für ihre langjährigen Dienste danken und wünschen ihr einen schönen Ruhestand. Was erwartet uns also im nächsten Schuljahr? Nun, wir wissen, dass es wie in jedem Jahr Höhen und Tiefen und größere und kleinere Erfolge geben wird. Wir werden uns auf eine neue Reise begeben, eine Reise, die mit den Vorbereitungen zur Einführung des neuen Junior Certificate mit neuen akademischen Herausforderungen beginnen wird und an

dessen Anfang Arbeiten für die Bundesländerinspektion anstehen, ein Bekenntnis unsererseits zur ZfA und der fortwährenden Mitgliedschaft in der Gemeinschaft der deutschen Auslandsschulen. Wir werden unsere Pläne zum webbasierten Lernen abschließen und werden EDV verstärkt in Lern- und Unterrichtsprozesse einbeziehen. Im September werden in einigen Fächern der Oberstufe E-Books eingeführt werden und während ECDL schon seit Jahren von uns im Transition Year angeboten wird, hoffen wir, es im nächsten Jahr mit Programmierkursen im Transition Year zu kombinieren und das Angebot somit aufzuwerten. Das Vorankommen ist eine gemeinschaftliche Anstrengung und ich möchte diese Gelegenheit nutzen, mich ganz herzlich bei den Kollegen, den Eltern und dem Schulvorstand von St. Kilian’s für ihre außerordentlichen Bemühungen und ihre Unterstützung während des letzten Jahres zu bedanken. Am Ende möchte ich den Schülern folgendes mit auf den Weg geben: Ihr wart großartige Botschafter eurer Schule, schaut über den Tellerrand hinaus, schaut aufwärts, nutzt euer Potenzial und strebt nach Größe.

Alice LynchKommissarische Schulleiterin März 2012

Dies war nicht der einzige Naturwissenschaften-Wettbewerb, an dem St. Kilian’s teilgenommen hat. Zwei Schüler der neunten Klasse repräsentierten die Schule beim „BT Young Scientist Competition“ mit dem Projekt „Are you Dreaming“ und wurden dafür von den Richtern sehr gelobt. Solche gemeinsamen Anstrengungen beider Schulen bei dieses Projekten und Kooperationen mit dem gemeinsamen Ziel des Junior Certificate sind es, die den Eurocampus weltweit so einzigartig machen.Die wirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen, mit denen sich Irland konfrontiert sieht, wirken sich auch auf die Arbeit der Schule aus und sie werden uns auch in nächster Zukunft noch vor schwierige Aufgaben stellen. Im Zuge des Haushaltsplans 2011 ist die Lehrer-Schüler-Quote an Privatschulen auf 21 zu 1 erhöht worden und mit der Streichung des Beratungslehrers hat unsere Schule einen zusätzlichen Anstieg von 0,59 zu verbuchen. Nichtsdestotrotz werden wir, mit Hilfe des Schulvorstands und des Personals von St. Kilian’s, die jetzige Vielfalt an Fächerkombinationen beibehalten.Eines der wichtigsten Ereignisse dieses Schuljahres war der Besuch des Holocaust-Überlebenden Tomi Reichental am 14. März, der einen Vortrag vor der Oberstufe hielt. Dieser Besuch wurde von den Fachschaften für Deutsch und Geschichte organisiert. Im Alter von neun Jahren wurde Tomi Reichental in das Konzentrationslager Bergen-Belsen deportiert. Die Darstellung seiner Erfahrungen und die seiner inhaftierten Familienmitglieder war sehr ergreifend und hat alle anwesenden Schüler, Kollegen und Gäste sehr berührt. Unter den Gästen waren auch der deutsche Botschafter Dr. Lübkemeier und seine Frau. Dies war eine prägende Erfahrung für die anwesenden Schüler der elften und zwölften Klassen und ich bin mir sicher, dass dieser Besuch ihnen in Erinnerung bleiben wird. In Bezug auf außerschulische Aktivitäten war das Schuljahr 2011-2012 so aufregend wie jedes vorherige Jahr. Seit September gibt es den St. Kilian’s / Eurocampus Schulchor, der seinen seinen ersten öffentlichen Auftritt bei der Weihnachtsfeier der Deutsch-Irischen Handelskammer

hatte. Der Chor ist eine großartige Ergänzung zu den zusätzlichen Angeboten der Schule und wir hoffen, dass die Mitgliederzahlen steigen werden.Auch in sportlicher Hinsicht gab es Grund zum Feiern. Unsere Hockey-Mädchen haben die „Senior 3 League“ gewonnen und das erste Mal den Pokal für St. Kilian’s ergattert. Aber die Mädchen waren nicht die einzigen Hockey Gewinner dieser Saison; das Team der Jungen hat mit dem Gewinn der „Senior B League“ ebenfalls Großartiges erreicht. Unsere Fußball-Jungen (senior) dagegen waren nicht so glücklich, weil sie im „Leinster B Cup“ Finale und im „Senior League“ Halbfinale verloren. Dies sind jedoch sehr gute Ergebnisse für eine so kleine Schule und alle, die sich in Finalen und Halbfinalen geschlagen geben mussten, haben nächstes Jahr eine neue Chance. Wir konnten außerdem weiterhin Erfolge bei Wettbewerben im Vortragen und Debattieren, an denen wir teilgenommen haben, verbuchen. Zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt steht das „Concern Debating Team“ im Viertelfinale des irlandweiten Wettbewerbs und unsere „Transition Year Public Speakers“ haben sich für das „All-Ireland North-South BPW“ Finale qualifiziert. Diese Kombination aus zusätzlichen und ergänzenden Aktivitäten wertet die pädagogischen Möglichkeiten, die wir unseren Schülern bieten können, auf. Ohne Frage profitieren sie enorm von der Teilnahme an Sport, Debatten, Vorträgen, Musik und Theater. Die Fähigkeiten, die sie bei diesen Aktivitäten erwerben, beeinflusst auch ihr akademisches Abschneiden in vielen Hauptfächern positiv.Dieses Jahr hatten unsere Schüler bei mehreren Ausflügen die Möglichkeit, ihren Horizont zu erweitern. Die Fachschaft Kunst unternahm im Februar einen Ausflug nach London. Über Ostern konnten die Schüler Rom und Pompei besuchen und im Juni findet der Austausch mit Würzburg statt. Nicht zu vergessen sind der Hamburg-Austausch und die Reise nach Israel und Palästina. Bei den Kollegen, die diese Ausflüge ermöglichen, möchte ich mich an dieser Stelle herzlich bedanken. Ohne ihr zusätzliches Engagement wäre St. Kilian’s nicht die Schule, die sie ist!

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Pring, Oxford University.The words of Richard Pring above reflect the thinking which has informed the review and reform of the current Junior Certificate syllabi and exams. This year all schools received the Framework Document for the revised Junior Certificate Programme which will be assessed for the first time in 2017. This sets a challenge for us all, but it is also an opportunity to to shape the kind of programme we wish to offer as a school. Over the next year we, through our Curricular Advisory Committee, will be examining the new Junior Certificate programme and the curricular possibilities it can offer St Kilian’s Deutsche Schule. It will become a significant pedagogical project over the next three years.As Europe and the Euro have been continuously tested throughout this year, the Eurocampus continues as a model of positive European cooperation centred on an educational project which continues to grow and prosper. This year saw collaboration on the Green School Initiative with the production of a film for Green Week. Our respective Science Departments collaborated in the making of a film to celebrate Women in Science which was launched on the 8th March. Both schools continue to work together on the Schools Across Borders project which this year saw students from the LFI and St Kilians’ 10th classes take part in a reciprocal exchange with students from schools in Israel and Palestine. Our students had the opportunity to visit the host schools in Jerusalem and Hebron during the February mid-term break.The Eurocampus science classes had the opportunity to enter the first in-house Science Competition sponsored by the Bayer Pharmaceutical Company. The topic for this year’s project based competition was Heart and Healthy Living. The response from the 7th and 8th class science students was outstanding and it is hoped to extend the competition next year to incorporate schools in the area. We look forward to hosting what can become an exciting and innovative local competition which will encourage and promote an interest in Science outside the classroom. We are extremely grateful

to the Bayer Company for backing this project. This was not the only Science competition we entered. St Kilians was represented this year at the BT Young Scientist Competition by two students from 9th class whose project “Are you Dreaming” was highly commended by the judges.The combined efforts of both schools in such projects and the collaboration towards the common aim of the Junior Certificate is what makes this Eurocampus unique and the most successful model of its kind worldwide.The economic challenges facing the the Irish economy have also impinged on the work of the school and will continue to challenge us going forward for some time to come. As a result of the 2011 budget all schools in the fee paying sector experienced a direct increase in the teacher-pupil ratio now at 21 to 1 and with the withdrawal of the Guidance teacher from the ex-quota allocation our school has experienced another .59 of an increase. However, together with the support of the Board the Management and staff of St. Kilian’s, we will continue to maintain our subject offers and choices at the current level.One of the most significant events in the school calendar this year was the visit of the Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental, on the 14th March. The visit was organised by the History and German departments. At 9 years of age Tomi was deported to the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. His account of his experiences and those of his family as prisoners in the Camp was both moving and disturbing and drew an emotional response from the students, staff and guests who attended. Among the guests were the German Ambassador Dr Lübkemeier and his wife, Annegret. It was one of those defining experiences in the life of a school and I have no doubt it will remain in the memory of the 11th and 12th class students who attended.In the matter of extra curricular and co-curricular activities the year 2011-2012 has been as busy as any previous year. In September we launched the St. Kilian’s /Eurocampus secondary school choir. They made their public debut at the German/ Irish Chamber of Commerce Christmas lunch. The choir has been a great addition to the palette of extra curricular

underpins the performance of our studnets in the Leaving Certificate. This combination of academic success and self belief sets our graduates apart from their peers.In the current economic climate the advantage of proficiency in the German langauge has been another significant factor in enabling our graduates achieve and succeed in the work place. More and more we hear of past pupils now working in Germany or with German companies having succeeded in interviews because of their German language skills. In this context the German department at St. Kilians continues to enhance the prospects of our students through its focus on the the Sprachdiplom I and II as a benchmark of the language proficiency level we aspire to. This year the number of students sitting and succeeding in the Sprachdiplom exams has substantially increased and we wish to see this trend continue in to the future. The benefits accruing from the high standards in German were also visible this year on the German Debating ciricut where our school team reached the semi final of the All- Ireland German debating competition. They got a cruel draw having to argue against the motion that “School Uniforms are Antiquated”. Indeed the irony was not lost on the uniformed opposition. The members of the team had all been recipients of scholarships from the Pädagogischen Austauschdienst on their outstanding results in the Junior Certificate exams 2010 and had the opportunity to spend between 3 and 5 weeks in Germany last summer. Eight students in the current 10th class have also been acknowledged for their outstanding results from the Junior Certificate 2011 and will have the opportunity to spend some time in Germany during the summer months. There has been a very concerted effort this year to enhance the visibility of the German aspect of our school. School signage and dedicated noticeboards have helped but there are still areas we can improve upon. Last year we celebrated the issuing of the Sprachdiplom Certificates on the 3rd of October with a little more pomp and ceremony

than previously. Our Primary School colleagues took us on a journey through childhood experiences in Germany from the 50’s up to the present day through the pop-up museum. This year we hope to combine the celebration with our 60th birthday.The Hamburg exchange with the Immanuel Kant Gymnasium in Harburg continues to constitute a core part of the Transition Year programme and this year it celebrated its 25th year. Apart from the value this exchange adds to our Transition Year programme its life over the last quarter of a century is a testament to the value we and our counterparts in Hamburg place on it as an educational exercise. We continue to be the only school in Ireland to offer this opportunity to our Transition Year students. This unique chance to combine language learning with the world of work underpins its relevance beyond the classroom.In November our Maths Department was inspected by the Department of Education and Skills and came through with flying colours. Our students consistently perform above the national average in the State Examinations in Maths and participation in the higher level courses has continued on an upward trend. These facts were duly noted and positively endorsed by the inspector. She was particularly interested in the school’s maths club and the fact that this club is run by a former student of the school. Our chess club is also run by a former pupil. We have had past pupils in to talk to classes and share their university and work experiences especially in the context of how German has enhanced their opportunities. Paul Perry, a published poet, addressed our graduating class last year. These contacts have marked another school objective, namely the utilisation of the vast bank of talent that is our Alumni and to see in them the opportunity they can provide to inform and inspire.“We must look at the traditional model of education, with its focus on the acquisition of knowledge and achieveing examination success, and ask whether this model is the best way to meet the challenges we now face” Richard

A note from the Board of Management

In February you were informed that St. Kilian’s – with the full support from the German government - was recruiting for a new principal. Having gone through the necessary advertising, interview and selection process, the Board of Management is delighted that Ms. Alice Lynch has been chosen as the new Principal of St.Kilian’s with effect from the new school year 2012/13. Ms. Lynch is of course no stranger to our school, having been our Deputy Principal since she joined St.Kilian’s in 2003 and stepping up to become our Acting Principal after the return of our previous Principal to Germany last summer. Ms. Lynch has a thorough knowledge and understanding of the German and Irish school systems, cultures and languages. Combining this with her indepth knowledge of St.Kilian’s makes her a great asset for our school and an excellent appointment to the position of principal. It will provide St.Kilian’s with much welcome continuity and steady leadership. This was already demonstrated during the 2011/2012 academic year and her report in this year’s Jahrbuch is testimony that the school continues to advance in all aspects of academic and extra curricular life under her leadership. I am convinced that under Ms. Lynch’s stewardship the students of St. Kilian’s will continue to be encouraged to go further in so many areas of school life and the teaching staff will have an able leader in assisting them with implementing education reforms and planning. Countless successes and achievements of St.Kilian’s students during the last academic year have been summarised in the Principal’s report. However, there are two aspects in particular which I would like to comment on. Firstly, that St. Kilian’s alumni continue to win significant Academic Scholarships in Third Level Institutions and secondly the fact that at nearly every turn, St.Kilian’s students seemed to be heading off to different places with a sense of purpose - Lego Leaguers to Galway, Art students and Musicians to London, German students to Würzburg and Hamburg, Historians to Rome and Pompeii, Irish students to Mayo and Donegal Gaeltachts, Hockey and Football players to Stadiums,

Choirs to Chamber of Commerce lunches, Debaters and Public Speakers to UCD and further afield. The list is endless and demonstrates the constant commitment and enthusiasm in the school for our childrens’ endeavours. Both aspects are a great testament to the professionalism and purposefulness of the St. Kilian’s teaching body that make these successes and experiences possible for our students and I hope they will continue to deploy their wealth of skills, vitality, energy and dynamism for the benefit of our children for many more years. Finance continues being an issue in nearly all aspects of public life these days and the economics of learning and living seem to dominate the airwaves. The costs of education, the drains on families’ resources, the decreases in government funding, teacher-student ratios, subject choices - the lists are endless. And while money is a limited resource and the Board of Management works with staff as best we can to deal with these important issues, it is always important to remember that St. Kilian’s is first and foremost a place of learning for our children, a place where they are engaged, motivated and challenged. Fortunately, and thanks to astute financial management and steady enrollment figures, St.Kilian’s is still able to weather the (severe) government cuts for education spending while at the same time continuing to invest in our building, classrooms, science labs, etc and generally upgrading the current Campus facilities. On behalf of the Board of Management I wish Ms. Lynch and all the teaching and administration staff all the best for the 2012/13 school year. A very special “Thank You” goes to Frau Dihrberg who will be returning to Germany after 6 years in Ireland. Throughout her stay in Ireland and aside from her general teaching duties, Ms. Dihrberg did amazing work with our annual Jahrbuch and we are very grateful for the many hours of work and attention to detail that she put into this. We wish her all the best for the future. Dr. Frank HeisterkampChairman, Board of Management

activity in the school and we hope the membership will increase year on year.Once again our sporting year has brought us cause to celebrate. Our senior girls’ team won the Senior 3 League bringing the cup home to St Kilians for the first time. But the girls were not the only hockey winners this season; the Senior Boys team pulled off a significant achievement in winning the Senior B-League. Our senior soccer boys, however, were not so lucky. They lost out in the Leinster B-Cup final competition, and the Senior League semi final. This is no mean achievement for a small school and for those who didn’t manage victory in their finals or semi finals, well, there is always next year!We also had continued success in the various public speaking and debating competitions we entered. At the time of writing the Concern Debating team have reached the Quarter Finals of the All-Ireland competition and our Transition Year Public Speakers have qualified for the All-Ireland North-South BPW final. This combination of extra and co-curricular activity enhances the educational opportunity we can offer our students. There is no question but that they benefit hugely from participation in sport, debating, public speaking, music and drama. The skills developed in many of the co-curriculr activities can and do enhance their adacemic performance in many of the core subjects. This year our students had multiple opportunitites to broaden their horizons on trips abroad. The Art department organised a trip to London during the February mid term break. At Easter our students had the opportunity to visit Rome and Pompei and in June they will have the return visit to Würzburg, not to mention the Hamburg exchange and the Conflict Studies trip to Israel and Palestine. To the staff who make these events possible I would like to extend my gratitude. Without the extra effort and commitment of many I feel St. Kilian’s would be a lesser school.Schools are places of transition and as students come and go, so too, do our teachers. This June we will say goodbye

to Frau Dihrberg as she comes to the end of her seconded time in Ireland. She has contributed much to the life of the school in the six years she has been here, most particularly to the organisation of the Hamburg Exchange and the editing of this particular publication, the School’s Jahrbuch. We extend our sincere thanks to her and wish her good luck on her return to Germany.We also say goodbye to Helen Lennon, our tennis coach. After 31 years service to the school Helen has decided to hang up her racquet and reach for the golf clubs. We would like to thank her for her long service to the school and wish her every success in her retirement.So what do we look to for the next academic year? Well, we know that like any school we will have our ups and downs, our great successes and our minor successes. We will, however embark on a new journey and one which will begin the preparations for the introduction of a new Junior Certificate format with new academic challenges and we will also begin the prepatory work for the Bundländerinspektion as part of our commitment to the ZfA and our continued membership of the familiy of German Schools abroad. We will have completed our E-Learning Plan and will increase the integration of IT into the learning and teaching experience. In September some senior cycle subjects will start using E-Books and while the ECDL is currently the minimum benchmark of the IT skills base we offer and assess, we hope to combine and enhance this with coding and programming classes in Transition Yearn next year. Moving forward is a collaborative effort and I would like to take this opportunity to thank most sincerely the staff, the parents and the Board of St Kilian’s for their outstanding efforts and support throughout the last year. Finally, to the students I would say: you have been excellent ambassadors for your school, look outwards, look upwards and embrace the heights of your potential and ambition.

Alice LynchActing Principal, March 2012

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AUGUST 2011 Thursday 25.08.2011 Staff meeting 1 - Staff Planning Day 1 8:30am-3:30pm (CP)Friday 26.08.2011 Staff Planning Day 2 (MLL) 9:00am-3:00pm (CP)Monday 29.08.2011 School begins for 1st class Primary and NEW KG/VS and Primary pupils 8:30am – 10:30amMonday 29.08.2011 All 7th class students and new students for Secondary school 8:30am until 12:15pm Year Head Class Teacher Meetings (1:00pm-3:00pm)Tuesday 30.08.2011 Normal school day for Primary school Afternoon Care and Supervised Studies until 6pm.Tuesday 30.08.2011 All 7th , 8th , 10th and 11th class 8:30am until 12:55pm All 9th and 12th class 1:30pm until 3:30pm No Supervised Studies for SecondaryWednesday 31.08.2011 Full school day.

SEPTEMBER 2011 Monday 05.09.2011 Supervised Study for Secondary School beginsThursday 08.09.2011 Transition Year Science trip to Belfast Monday 12.09.2011 Afternoon Activities for Primary School beginWednesday/Thursday 14-15.09.2011 Transition Year trip to MonaghanThursday 15.09.2011 Wandertag Friday 16.09.2011 Oxford Trip (Senior Cycle)Thursday 22.09.2011 Primary Parent/Teacher Meeting 1st class at 7.30pm – 2nd & 3rd Classes at 8pmSunday 25.09.2011 Hamburg exchange begins Hamburg students arrive in Dublin Thursday 29.09.2011 Primary Parent/Teacher Meeting (4thclass at 7.30pm) –(5th & 6th Classes at 8:00pm)

OCTOBER 2011 Monday 03.10.2011 Tag der deutschen Einheit Reception 2:00pm for 10th & 11th classWednesday 05.10.2011 Staff Zeugniskonferenz CAT Tests Thursday 06.10.2011 PTM Kindergarten school Friday 07.10.2011 Schulball at 7pmSaturday 08.10.2011 Oktoberfest for Secondary Students 3pm – 5pmThursday 13.10.2011 Open Day (PS + KGS 4pm-6pm) Secondary School 6:00pm-9:00pm (CP)Thursday 13.10.2011 Hamburg Students depart 9am from schoolMonday 17.10.2011 Transition Year Work Experience week begins (until Friday 21st) Wednesday 19.10.2011 PTM class 7 (Department Head and Class teachers)Thursday 20.10.2011 Visit from European Commission Stephan Jaeger 11am 11th & 12th class.Friday 21.10.2011 Würzburg exchange beginsWednesday 26.10.2011 Zeugniskonferenz 1. Secondary School 4:15pm-6:15p (CP) No supervised study for SecondaryThursday 27.10.2011 Closing date for Christmas Shoebox donationsFriday 28.10.2011 Craft/Coffee Morning – Craft Group (PA coffee morning)Midterm Break from Sunday 30.10.2011 until Sunday 6th November 2011

Calendar 2011/2012 - EurocampusMitteilung des VorstandsIm Februar wurden Sie davon in Kenntnis gesetzt, dass St. Kilian’s die Stelle des Schulleiters mit voller Unterstützung der deutschen Regierung neu ausschreiben würde. Nach dem notwendigen Werbungs-, Interview- und Auswahlverfahren möchte ich hiermit meine Freude darüber bekunden, dass Frau Alice Lynch vom Vorstand zur neuen Schulleiterin bei St. Kilian’s ausgewählt wurde. Frau Lynch ist in unserer Schule natürlich wohl bekannt. Seit ihrem Dienstbeginn bei St. Kilian’s im Jahre 2003 war sie als stellvertretende Schulleiterin tätig. Nachdem unser vorheriger Schulleiter letzten Sommer nach Deutschland zurückkehrte, hat sie darüberhinaus die Funktion der amtierenden Schulleiterin übernommen. Frau Lynch verfügt über umfangreiches Wissen und ein tief greifendes Verständnis des deutschen und irischen Schulsystems sowie beider Kulturen und Sprachen. Nicht zuletzt aufgrund ihrer eingehenden Vertrautheit mit St. Kilian’s stellt Frau Lynch eine große Bereicherung für unsere Schule dar. Ihre Berufung auf die Schulleiterstelle wird St. Kilian’s die gewünschte Stabilität und Führungsstärke gewähren. Dies zeigte sich bereits während des Schuljahrs 2011/2012. Frau Lynchs Bericht im diesjährigen Jahrbuch ist ein Beweis dafür, dass die Schule in allen Bereichen des akademischen und außerschulischen Lebens unter ihrer Führung Fortschritte macht. Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass die Schüler von St. Kilian’s unter Frau Lynchs Leitung dazu in die Lage versetzt werden, in zahlreichen schulischen Gebieten vieles zu erreichen, und dass der Lehrkörper eine fähige Leiterin zur Seite stehen hat, die ihm dabei behilflich ist, schulische Reformen zu planen und durchzusetzen. Die zahlreichen Erfolge und Leistungen der Schüler von St. Kilian’s im Laufe des vergangenen Schuljahres sind im Schulleiterbericht zusammengefasst. Doch gibt es zwei Aspekte, die ich besonders hervorheben möchte. Erstens ist zu betonen, dass Absolventen von St. Kilian’s nach wie vor bedeutende akademische Stipendien an Hochschulen und Universitäten verliehen bekommen. Zweitens möchte ich erwähnen, dass sich St. Kilians Schüler zielstrebig in verschiedene Richtungen zu entfalten scheinen: Teilnehmer der Lego Liga fuhren nach Galway, Kunstschüler und Musiker nach London, Deutschschüler nach Würzburg und Hamburg, Geschichtsschüler nach Rom und Pompeii, Irischschüler in die Gaeltachtgebiete von Mayo und Donegal, Hockey- und Fußballspieler zu verschiedenen Stadien, Chöre zum Lunch

bei der Handelskammer, Disputanten und Redner zum University College Dublin. Die Liste ist endlos und veranschaulicht das fortwährende Engagement und den begeisterten Einsatz der Schule für die Interessen unserer Kinder. Beide Aspekte sind Beweis für die Professionalität und Zielstrebigkeit des Lehrkörpers bei St. Kilian’s, der diese Erfolge und Erfahrungen für unsere Schüler ermöglicht. Ich hoffe, dass die Lehrer noch viele weitere Jahre ihre breit gefächerten Fähigkeiten, ihre Vitalität, Energie und Dynamik zu Gunsten unserer Kinder einsetzen werden. Finanzierung stellt heutzutage in fast allen Bereichen des öffentlichen Lebens ein Problem dar. Die wirtschaftlichen Aspekte der Bildung und des Lebens schlechthin sind in den Medien weiterhin ein zentrales Thema: Bildungskosten und ihre Auswirkungen auf den Familienhaushalt, der Rückgang der staatlichen Finanzierungen, das Zahlenverhältnis von Lehrern und Schülern, die Wahl der Schulfächer - und vieles mehr. Obwohl Gelder nur in begrenztem Maße zur Verfügung stehen und der Vorstand mit dem Lehrkörper so gut wie möglich an der Auseinandersetzung mit solchen zentralen Fragen zusammen arbeitet, sollten wir immer daran denken, dass St. Kilian’s zuallererst ein Ort des Lernens für unsere Kinder ist. Ein Ort, wo unsere Kinder sich entfalten können, wo sie motiviert und herausgefordert werden. Dank eines geschickten Finanzmanagements und der konstanten Schülerzahlen ist St. Kilian glücklicherweise auch weiterhin in der Lage, die (massiven) Kürzungen der Regierung für Bildungsausgaben aufzufangen, dabei gleichzeitig in die Instandhaltung unserer Gebäude, Klassenzimmer, naturwissenschaftlichen Labore usw. zu investieren und die bestehenden Einrichtungen auf dem Schulgelände zu verbessern. Im Namen des Vorstands wünschen wir Frau Lynch, dem gesamten Lehrkörper und dem Verwaltungspersonal alles Gute für das Schuljahr 2012/13. Ein besonderes Dankeschön gilt Frau Dihrberg, die nach 6 Jahren in Irland nun nach Deutschland zurückkehren wird. Während ihrer Zeit in Irland und zusätzlich zu ihren Lehraufgaben leistete Frau Dihrberg hervorragende Arbeit an unserem Jahrbuch. Wir sind ihr sehr dankbar für die vielen Arbeitsstunden und die Liebe zum Detail, die in dieses Projekt einflossen. Wir wünschen ihr für die Zukunft das Allerbeste.

Dr. Frank HeisterkampVorstandsvorsitzender

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NOVEMBER 2011 Wednesday 09.11.2011 PTM 9th & 12th classes (8:00pm-10:00pm)Thursday 10.11.2011 St. Martin’s KG, 1st & 2nd at 7:00pmFriday 11.11.2011 St Martins Primary School 3rd, 4th and 5th at 7:00pmTuesday 15.11.2011 Staff Meeting 2 (4:15pm – 6:15pm) (Evaluation Arts) No supervised study for SecondaryTuesday 15.11.2011 Parents CAO meeting 7.30pmThursday 24.11.2011 Choices 2012 Careers FairSaturday 26.11.2011 Christmas BazaarMon/Fri 21/25.11.2011 Exams 9th and 12th class Winter Exams

DECEMBER 2011 Thursday 01.12.2011 Staff Planning Meeting (subject) 4:05pm-6:05pm (CP) E-Learning (subject planning)Friday 02.12.2011 Scholarship Examination 6th class PrimaryTuesday 06.12.2011 Sprachdiplom II written examTuesday 06.12.2011 St. Nikolaus KG, 1st and 2nd Friday 09.12.2011 Focus Ireland cake saleThursday 15.12.2011 Report Conference Primary 3:00pm All classes finish at 2:55pmThursday 15.12.2011 Christmas Celebration (Secondary) Friday 16.12.2011 Last day for St Vincent de Paul Charity collectionThursday 22.12.2011 Primary School Reports given out. School breaks up for Christmas holidays - Primary 1:00pm No Afternoon Care/No supervised studyThursday 22.12.2011 Secondary Talent Show 2:00pm-4.00pm (K- Factor) Secondary 4:00pm No supervised study secondaryChristmas Holidays Friday 23rd December 2011 to Sunday 8th January 2012

JANUARY 2012 Tuesday 17.01.2012 Zeugniskonferenz 2 Secondary school (4:15pm-6:15pm) (CP)Thursday/Friday 12/13.01.2012 Sprachdiplom II, Oral Monday 16.01.2012 Greenschool Awareness DayFriday/Saturday 20/21.01.2012 Jugend musiziertFriday 20.01.2012 Secondary School reports sent homeMonday 23.01.2012 T/Y Half- day Module Week begins to Friday 27thThurs 26.01.2012 PTM 7th and 8th class (8pm – 10pm)

FEBRUARY 2012 Wednesday 1./10.2.2012 Mock ExamsWednesday 08.02.2012 Subject Planning 2 4:05pm-6:05pm (CP)Monday 06.02.2012 Deutsche Filmwoche beginnt.Friday 10.02.2012 School breaks up for Mid- term breakFriday/Sunday 10/12.02.2012 Art Trip to LondonMid-term Break from Saturday 11th February, to Sunday 19th.02.2012Wednesday 22.02.2012 9th Class Junior Cert Meeting 7:00pm – 7:45pm Hamburg Exchange Meeting 7:45pm – 8:30pmThursday 23.02.2012 Senior Cycle Subject Choice + Bilingual Leaving Certificate Information for class 10 Parents (7.00-8:30pm)

MARCH 2012 Thursday 01.03.2012 Parent Teacher Meeting 10th & 11th class 8:00pm-10:00pm

Friday 09.03.2012 Deadline for entry of Mock results on E-PortalMonday 12.03.2012 Staff meeting 3 (4:15pm – 6:15pm) Evaluation Science/Math/BS/Acc. No supervised study for Secondary school.Friday 16.03.2012 Deadline for submission of subject choice forms 10th classMonday 19.03.2012 School Closed (Bank Holiday)Thursday 22.03.2012 Würzburg Exchange begins until 29th March (Students here)Monday 26.03.1012 Sprachdiplom I written exam Class 9Thursday/Friday 29/30.03.2012 Sprachdiplom I oral exams - Transition Year Repeats and New 10th DFFriday 30.03.2012 Craft Coffee MorningEaster Break from Saturday 31st March to Sunday 15th April 2012

APRIL 2012 Monday 09.04.2012 Hamburg Exchange begins to 27th April 2012Tuesday/Saturday 10/14.04.2012 Classical Studies Trip to Rome.Monday-Wednesday 16.-18.04.2012 Sprachdiplom I oral exams - Class 9 and Class 11 RepeatsTuesday 24.04.2012 Subject Planning 3 4:05pm-6:05pm (CP)

MAY 2012 Confirmation for 6th class Primary (to be confirmed)Thursday 10.05.2012 Staff Meeting 4 (4:15pm – 6:15pm) Evaluation German/Bio/Phys/Chem. No supervised study for Secondary school. AGM Board of ManagementTuesday 22.05.2012 12th class Graduation Night Wednesday 23.05.2012 Parent Evening for New 7th class students 2012/13Thursday 24.05.2012 Sports day (Bundesjugendspiele)Thursday 24.05.2012 Transition Year “Showcase” Evening at 8pmFriday 25.05.2012 Prize Day First Communion 2nd Class Primary (to be confirmed)Monday 28.05.2012 End of Year Examinations cl. 7, 8, 11 begin to Friday 1.06.2012Monday 28.05.2012 Transition Year trip to Cappanlea begins to 01.06.2012Wednesday 30.05.2012 Subject Planning 4 1:30pm-2:30pm (CP)

JUNE 2012 Friday 01.06.2012 Secondary school breaks up for the SummerMonday 04.06.2012 No afternoon classes for Primary School.Wednesday 06.06.2012 State Examinations commence to Friday 24.06.2011 Zeugniskonferenz 3 (6:00pm-8:00pm) (CP)Monday 11.06.2012 7th class Wúrzburg Exchange (Students in Germany)Tuesday 12.06.2012 Report Conference Primary school 1:30pmSaturday 16.06.2012 Sommerfest Monday 18.06.2012 Wandertag PrimaryWednesday 20.06.2012 Primary and Kindergarten break up for Summer Holidays 12 noon

School Year 2012/13 School begins for 7th Class and all NEW Secondary students School begins for 1st Class Primary and NEW KG/VS. and New Primary Pupils 8:30 – 10:30am Normal school day for Secondary Normal school day for Primary

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~1 Adelberger, Gabriele ADLK, De

~2 Baum-Sheridan, Dr. Jutta De

°3 Black, Annette PS, Ir

°4 Bowen, Lucy PS

~5 Bradbury, Carol LFI, Art

°6 Browne, Mirja PS, De

°°7 Byrne, Elvira KGS, Coord

~8 Callan, David Bio, Ma

°9 Collins, Siobhan PS, Sp

*10 Costello, Emma LFI

°11 Crouch, Fiona PS, LS

*12 Danieu, Vincent LFI, Art

~13 Defaux, Claire Fr, Eng, CSPE

~14 Dennehy, Patricia His, CSPE,

SPHE, LS

°15 Diestelkamp, Corinna Rel

~16 Dihrberg, Nicola De, Gesch

°17 Dobey, Katy PS

°18 Dobey, Lisa PS

~19 Doris, Connell En, His, PE,

SDT lockers, SC

~20 Farrelly, Róisín Geo,

AP Attendance

~21 Farrelly, Niall Rem E

°22 Finnegan, Sarah PS, DepP

~23 Ni Ghallchóir, Eibhlin Ir, BS

~24 Golden, Linda Eng, His,

Debating

^25 Hackbarth, Brigitte Afternoon Care

°°26 Hahn, Katharina KGS

°°27 Hallinan, Ulrike KGS,

Afternoon Care

´`28 Harvey, Alistair Asst.

Soccer coach

°29 Hayden, Liz PS

~30 Hogan, Cian Fr, En, SDT

School Plan

~31 Holloway, Nuala Ir, Rem E, Hort

~32 Kavanagh, Sarah De, EFL

°33 Kempe, Nadine PS

~34 Köhler, Dr. Dirk De, Gesch,

SDT IT

°°35 Küchenmeister, Annett KGS

~36 Lacey, Ian Art

°37 Lange-Davitt, Barbara PS, De

°38 Larras, Vivienne Fr, CSPE, Geo

*39 LeMer, Yann LFI, PE

°40 Luttig, Esther PS, De

~41 Lynch, Alice De, DepP

~42 McCarthy, Catherine PE

~43 McCrea, Kate Art

~44 Macmillan, Nigel Physics,

Maths, AP YH9

°45 Mc Dowell, Mervyn PS, Sp

~46 Maher, Fiona De

~47 Mahon, Annette BS, Ma

~48 Mahon, Mary His

*49 Marcelin, Johnny LFI, Sci

~50 Martin, Fiona Chem, Ma,

SDT Detention

*51 Moore, Pascal LFI, His,

Geo, YH7-9

~52 O’Brien, Elizabeth BS, Acc,

C&G, YH SenC

~53 O’Dricsoll, David Mu, Ir

~54 O’Gorman, Niamh Ma, IT

~55 O’Leary, Anne Rem E,

His, CSPE, Geo

°56 O’Reilly-Lechleiter, Miriam PS

~57 O’Scanaill, Tadhg Ir, TY Coord

´`58 Parsons, Tom Hockey coach

~59 Reeves, Nicola LFI: Eng, Rel

~60 Reinhofer, Eva-Sophie De

*61 Renelle, Marlène LFI: His

°62 Roth, Jean PS, TT

°63 Shelley, Megan PS, Sp

~64 Scally, John Eng, CSPE,

SPHE, Rel

°65 Sherriff, Aisling PS, Sp

°66 Smolenski, Kerstin PS, Ger, PT

‘’67 Sugg, Albert Soccer Coach

~68 Sundermann, Helmut De, AP YH7/8

°69 Theurer, Ulrich ADLK PS

°70 Thielemans, Anne PS, Mu, Art

°°71 Weimann, Leonie KGS,

Afternoon Care

~72 Waters, Lisa Bio, Ma

Staff List – Administration 2010-11

#73 Bell, Ruth Canteen

#74 Foley, John Marketing

#75 Hannigan, Donal Maintenance/

Supervision

#76 Kane, Jacinta Secretary

#77 Kavanagh, Mary Canteen

#78 Mac Mahon, Adrienne Accounts

#79 Mitchell, Dorothy Canteen

#80 Pel, Narding Caretaker

#81 Reich-Quigley, Silja Administration

Manager

#82 Reuter, Katrine Administration

Staff List Attendance 2011 - 2012

° Primary School | * LFI | °° Kindergarten School | ^ Afternoon Care | ´` Coaching | ~ Secondary | #Administration

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Alexandru Cojocariu

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Hallo, mein Name ist Lena Stüber und ich bin in Rheinland-Pfalz an der Deutschen Weinstrasse aufgewachsen. Ich studiere Deutsch und Englisch auf Lehramt an der Universität Heidelberg und absolviere gerade ein sechswöchiges Praktikum (Ende Aug. – Anfang Okt. 2011) während meiner Semesterferien an dieser Schule. Das Kollegium im Allgemeinen und meine betreuenden Lehrer im Speziellen sind sehr hilfsbereit und unterstützen mich stets. Neben Hospitationen und eigenen gehaltenen Unterrichtsstunden erhielt ich auch die Chance eine einzelne Schülerin in DaF zu unterrichten. Aufgrund eines Hamburgaustauschs konnte ich an interessanten Ausflügen in der Umgebung teilnehmen. Dank der freundlichen Lehrer, der aufgeschlossenen Schüler, vielen neuen Bekanntschaften und einer Stadt voller Überraschungen und wundervollen Sehenswürdigkeiten werde ich diese Zeit in Baile Átha Cliath immer in guter Erinnerung behalten.

John O’Brien – Englisch, History, (HDip) (Secondary School

I began teaching here at St. Kilian’s in September, and have thus far enjoyed the experience tremendously. I have been teaching English and History to seventh and transition year classes, and have really enjoyed the interaction with the very intelligent and interesting students of this school. This is my first year teaching, having studied English and History in UCD, and I’m particularly enjoying the experience of teaching these very important subjects to students from a multitude of backgrounds. This makes the classes so much more interesting when studying history, as students get the opportunity to hear multiple perspectives of events that in most other schools simply wouldn’t be possible. Similarly with English, the classes have been enriched by the opinions and perspectives of such a broad range of students that often I find myself learning a lot from them! I’m looking forward to the rest of the school year, and to many more interesting classes.

Daithí Ó Drisceoil – Music (Secondary School)

Dia daoibh, is mise Daithí Ó Drisceoil. I teach Music and Irish here in St. Kilian’s. I am from Kilkenny and studied Music and Irish in N.U.I. Maynooth. On completing my undergraduate degree, I decided to spend some time traveling whilst teaching English as a foreign language and playing music. Ultimately, it was this experience that made me consider a career in teaching. Upon returning to Ireland, I completed the Dioplóma Iarchéime san Oideachas in N.U.I. Galway. I previously worked as a Music and Irish teacher in Coláiste de hÍde, Tallaght, before starting in St. Kilian’s. I am passionate about my subjects and feel that St. Kilian’s is an excellent school to work in. Staff and students have been very welcoming and I really enjoy working within the positive atmosphere of the school. With the setting up of Coiste na Gaeilge, The Secondary School Band and my involvement in the Secondary School Choir, I hope that students will take the opportunity to involve themselves in both Irish and Music here in St. Kilian’s. Beir bua is beannacht!

Jan Niklas Heinrich – Deutsch (Praktikant)

After five years I returned to St. Kilian’s – and felt at home.Hi, my name is Jan Niklas Heinrich and I’m studying German and Religious Education for teaching at secondary school level at the University of Freiburg in southern Germany. After our second year we all have to do a work experience either at a school in Baden-Württemberg or at a German School somewhere abroad. What a good chance for me to return to St. Kilian’s where I was a pupil myself for several months five years ago, and up to now I can say – a good decision. The whole staff with its warm welcome made me soon feel at home and together with all of the German Department they helped me a lot, whether it be work like preparing a lesson or thinking about what to do at the weekend. (And the students are nice as well, of course. At least they let me live...) After April I have to go back to Germany and I already know: I will miss St. Kilian’s again. Thanks to you all!

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My name is Ian Lacey and I’m the new art teacher at Saint Kilian’s. I am originally from Gorey in County Wexford and studied for my Leaving Certificate at Gorey Community School. I completed a portfolio course in what has become Gorey School of Art and studied Fine Art Painting at the National College of Art and Design. During my time at NCAD I was lucky enough to be chosen to study at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in the United States as part of an exchange scheme.I travelled for a while and returned to NCAD to complete my Hdip in Art Education during which time my teaching practice was here at Saint Kilian’s. Outside of school I enjoy painting, photography, set design and music. For the past few years I have worked in various schools teaching art and I am delighted now to have returned here to work. Though it is not unusual to find a school in Ireland with a student base of diverse nationality St. Kilian’s is unique in that it aims to be diverse and the staff and student base reflect this. It really does feel more European and I am delighted to be here teaching.

Tiffany Brennan – History (HDip)

My name is Tiffany Brennan and this has been my first year teaching at St. Kilian’s. As a past pupil, it has been an especially rewarding experience to return to a place that holds such fond memories for me. St. Kilian’s is of course still home to some truly inspirational former teachers of mine, and I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to work along side them now. I have spent the last few years living between Galway and Cork, having completed a BA in English and History at NUIG and a Masters in English at UCC. I have also spent several years teaching English as a foreign language. This year in Dublin has been a really great opportunity to return to familiar terrain. My teaching experience here, working with teenagers in the teaching of English and History, has been both exciting and rewarding, as my teaching experience to date has been predominantly with adult groups. The students here are open to new ideas; they have a strong sense of their own individual identities and are warm and welcoming. It has been a pleasure to work with the students and the dynamic and talented staff here at St. Kilian’s.

Alex Cojocariu – IT Trouble Shooting

Hello everyone, my name is Alex Cojocariu and I am an IT Technician. It is an honour for me to work in St. Kilian’s Deutsche Schule as Technical Support. Fixing PCs and Computer peripherals and networks is what I am doing for a living and it is a pleasure to work for St. Kilian’s and to have care of the IT Department. Here I meet people with very advanced training and with great professionalism. I am proud that I have come into such a nice place and I work with such kind and distinguished people.

John Foley - Communication and Marketing Coordinator

Hello to all, my name is John Foley and my role at St. Kilian’s is Communication and Marketing Coordinator. I joined St. Kilian’s in November 2011. I come from a corporate background, more specifically I am coming to St. Kilian’s having worked with one of the leading mobile domain and mobile website creators, dotMobi. Currently I am undertaking an MSc in Marketing at the National College of Ireland. My true passion is anything sports related, having competed in everything from rugby to horse riding over the years. As one can imagine, I have been extremely impressed with the sports facilities at St. Kilian’s, and taken a keen interest in both the hockey and soccer. I look forward to continuing my work within the Eurocampus and communicating with all involved from facility to parents to consistently understand how campus life is evolving.

Dr. Eva Reinhofer - Deutsch (Sekundarstufe)

My name is Eva-Sophie Reinhofer. My subjects are French, German and History.I have been teaching in Germany for the last 13 years. First I worked at the University of Munich, where I obtained a PhD while working as an assistant professor. Then I was teaching French and German at secondary schools in Wertingen and Lindau, Bavaria. I started at St. Kilian’s in August 2010. My subjects here are German and International History. I am delighted to work at St. Kilian’s. The staff is very friendly and helpful, and it is a pleasure to teach the pupils here. I am looking forward to getting to know more students over the years to come.

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Einige von euch haben mich vielleicht gar nicht getroffen, andere nur ein paar Mal- denn ich war nicht lange an eurer Schule. Ich habe sechs Wochen hier verbracht, dann musste ich wieder zurück nach Deutschland, denn eigentlich studiere ich in Greifswald Geschichte und Englisch auf Lehramt für Gymnasium mit Deutsch als Fremdsprache als Nebenfach. Für Englisch musste ich aber für mindestens drei Monate in ein englischsprachiges Land. Dafür habe ich mir Irland ausgesucht und war vor meinem Aufenthalt an eurer Schule noch an einer anderen- das nannte sich “Erasmus-Praktikum”. Ich bin überall sehr freundlich aufgenommen worden, was in Deutschland bisher nicht immer der Fall war. Außerdem habe ich sehr viel für mich gelernt. Das ist einer der Gründe, weswegen ich großartige fünf Monate in Irland verbracht habe. Vielen Dank dafür. Alles Gute!

Teresa Kesting – Deutsch, Praktikantin (Sekundarstufe)

Dia dhaoibh! Ich heiße Theresa Kesting und war von September bis Dezember 2011 Praktikantin an der Deutschen Schule St. Kilian’s. Ich habe im Mai 2011 mein 1. Staatsexamen (Lehramt für Gymnasien, Deutsch und Geschichte) an der Justus-Liebig-Universität in Gießen erfolgreich abgeschlossen und hatte das Bestreben vor dem Beginn meines Referendariats wertvolle Erfahrungen im Bereich des Unterrichtens im Ausland zu sammeln. Dieser Wunsch hat sich mit dem Praktikum im St. Kilian‘s erfüllt. So haben neben Hospitationsstunden eigene Unterrichtsversuche den größten Teil meines Praktikums ausgemacht. Dabei erhielt ich großartige Unterstützung und Hilfestellungen seitens der Lehrer und Lehrerinnen. Zudem bekam ich die Möglichkeit auch außerunterrichtliche Erfahrungen zu sammeln und ein Stück irische Kultur kennen zu lernen. Dafür - vielen Dank!

Fiona Crouch – Primary School

Hi! My name is Fiona Crouch and I’m from London, England. I studied at Lancaster University and worked in the city of London before doing my PGCE at the Institute of Education, University of London. After completing my PGCE I worked as a class teacher in London for five years before moving to Dublin.I’m currently the resource teacher in the primary school. It’s a wonderful school and I thoroughly enjoy working with the children. The diversity makes St. Kilian’s such an interesting place to work, everyday is different. I enjoy being part of it. I would like to thank everyone for making me feel so welcome.

Katy Dobey – Primary School

Hi, my name is Katy Dobey and I started working the primary school in St. Kilian’s this year. I covered for Mrs Bowen as class teacher of 4A. As a past pupil of this school, I feel very privileged to have the chance to come back here to start my teaching career. In the primary, I teach lots of Maths, English, EVS and Science. The children and teachers have been very welcoming and I have had a great time getting to know everyone.

Farewell, Katrine!

Liebe Kollegen, liebe Eltern und liebe Schüler! Nach viereinhalb Jahren in Irland und davon vier Jahren bei St. Kilian’s geht es jetzt zurück nach Norddeutschland. Die Sehnsucht nach vier Jahreszeiten, deutschem Brot und der Familie war einfach zu groß. In Erinnerung bleiben werden mir nicht nur die Geschichten um „Klammeraffen“, das „B2 Guide Board“ und die „10 Milche“, sondern vor allem eine wichtige Seite von Europa: Dass Europa mehr bedeutet als nur Eurobonds und Rettungsschirm, sondern vor allem ein friedliches und respektvolles Miteinander (wobei die Völkerfreundschaft am Kopiergerät manchmal an ihre Grenzen stößt). In solchen Situationen immer daran denken: „In der Ruhe liegt die Kraft.“ An dieser Stelle noch einmal ein ganz herzliches Dankeschön an all die netten Menschen, die ich kennenlernen durfte, die vielen interessanten und unterhaltsamen Gespräche und kleinen Aufmerksamkeiten. Beim Gedanken an diese Persönlichkeiten fällt mir der Abschied dann doch ein bisschen schwer

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HELEN LENNON has retired as Tennis Coach to St. Kilian’s after 31 yearsHelen was capped more than 70 times for Ireland. She played and captained the Irish Federation Cup team from 1974 to the late eighties. After a three month tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1978/79 where she was crowned New Zealand south island doubles champion with Jo Sheridan she decided she had enjoyed her tennis career and was ready for a change. She took some coaching courses at Bisham Abbey and she achieved the top grade as a Teaching Professional. Being in great demand at national and interprovincial level she also gave a lot of time to coaching in schools and clubs in Dublin and around the country. Her first appointment in a school was at St. Kilian’s in 1980 and its at St. Kilian’s where she will finally hang up her racquet. “Helen says, she enjoyed all her years in St. Kilian’s but its time now to spend some time enjoying her other great love…..golf.” The staff and students in St. Kilian’s wish Helen a long and happy retirement.

Farewell, Nicola!What will I miss?My friends l A fantastic German Department (never had such co-operative colleagues l The craic with my students (Some will miss the Indian curry…) l So many nice colleagues that I have to leave behind l Irish solutions (there always is one…) l The west of Ireland l My regular run on the Great South Wall to the light house l The IFI l Not getting a ticket when speeding l The full Irish breakfast l My garden l The ever changing Irish weather l Spring starting 6 weeks earlier than in Germany l O’Reilly’s of Sandymount.

What am I looking forward to?My family l My faithful friends l Teaching English yet again l A real summer l Sitting outside in a beer garden without a gas heater l Buses arriving on time l German bread.

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Frau Dihrberg kehrt am Ende des Schuljahres nach 6 Jahren an der Deutschen Schule Dublin nach Deutschland zurück. Wir wünschen ihr alles Gute und eine gute Rückkehr in die alten Heimat.On behalf of the staff and management I would like to thank Frau Dihrberg for her contribution to the school over the last 6 years, in particular her work and effort in organising the Hamburg exchange and the editing of the Yearbook. Nicola, alles Gute und auf Wiedersehen!

Helen Lennon has decided to hang up her tennis racquet after 31 years service to St. Kilian’s. Helen we wish you a very happy retirement. Rumor has it that you intend to replace the tennis racquet with a set of golf clubs! If that is so, we wish you success in your pursuits and extend our sincere thanks for your many years of commitment to the school.A

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Vom 16. bis 20. Januar 2012 fand wieder eine Grüne Woche statt. Das war ein voller Erfolg! Alle Klassen haben Aktionen in ihren Klassen veranstaltet. Am Ende der Woche entstand eine tolle Ausstellung mit vielen Fotos, Informationen, Postern, Kunst aus Müll und es gab einen großen Recycling-Verkauf von nicht gewollten Weihnachtsgeschenken. From the 16th to the 20th of January this year a Green week was held in the school. This was a major success. All classes carried out actions in their class groups and at the end of the week a large exhibition with photos, information, posters and art sculptures made from rubbish was put on display as well as a bumper sale of unwanted Christmas presents took place. There was a green dress day and a switch off campaign where all lights were turned off for an hour in the school. Die Schule sammelt nun alte Handys und Kameras, um sie zum Recycling zu geben. Damit wird die Jack&Jill Foundation unterstützt. Ausserdem stehen weiterhin die blauen WEEE-Sammelbehälter für das Batterie-Recycling zur Verfügung.The school is now collecting mobile phones and cameras for recycling in order to support the Jack&Jill foundation. The WEEE blue battery containers are still available at designated points in the school for all battery recycling. Am 26. Februar haben Transition Year Schüler ein Konzert bei Kerzenschein veranstaltet. Es war ein wunderschöner Abend mit tollen musikalischen Beiträgen auf der Bühne. Die Assembly Hall wurde in eine Oase der Stille verwandelt, die nur von 300 Kerzen erleuchtet wurde. Es wurden den ganzen Abend keine Lautsprecher, keine Verstärker und keine andere Form von Elektrizität verwendet. Der Abend war ein Projekt der Young Environmentalists, um ein Bewusstsein für Energie sparen zu schaffen. Der Erlös kommt

zukünftigen Green School Projekten zugute. Die Green School bedankt sich bei allen für ihren tollen Einsatz. On the 26th of February, a group of students from transition year put on a candle lit music concert for the first years. It was a wonderful event with some talented musical acts performing on stage. The assembly hall was transformed into an oasis of calm for the evening lit only by 300 candles. No speakers or amplifiers or any other form of electricity was used on the evening. This was a young environmentalist project aimed at raising awareness about saving energy. The funds raised by the event are to be used to support future Green school projects and initiatives focusing on saving energy. The Green School wishes to thank all involved.

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Auch in diesem Schuljahr treffen sich die Schülerinnen und Schüler von St. Kilian’s und dem LFI jeden Mittwoch fleißig im Green School Committee. Nach dem Erfolg im letzten Schuljahr, als die Schule ihre erste grüne Flagge für das Vermeiden von Müll bekam, geht es in diesem Schuljahr darum, die erste Flagge zu erhalten und an der zweiten Flagge für Energie sparen zu arbeiten. Once again this year, green school committee students from St. Kilians and LFI have been meeting each Wednesday. Following on from their success in gaining the school’s first green flag for reduction of waste last year, they have set to work this year on getting the second green flag for energy efficiency. Um die Schülerinnen und Schüler auf das neue Thema einzustimmen, wurden einige Workshops in der Grund- und Sekundarschule organisiert. Das Down to Earth-Theater hat mit großem Erfolg die „R-Factor“- Show gezeigt und die SEAI hat sowohl an der Grund- als auch an der Sekundarschule sehr interessante und lehrreiche Workshops zum Thema erneuerbare Energien und Energiesparen durchgeführt. Im September letzten Jahres nahmen Schüler der Sekundarschule an der jährlichen Eco-Conference in Dun Laoghaire teil.

In order to get students prepared for the latest theme of energy, some workshops were held in the primary and secondary school. The “Down to Earth Theater“ successfully put on the R- Factor Show and the SEAI (Sustainable Energy Association Ireland) carried out some interesting workshops on saving energy and sustainable energy in the primary and secondary school. In September of last year students from the secondary school were also involved in the annual Eco-Conference held in Dun Laoghaire- Rathdown Council.Ende November wurde auf dem Weihnachtsbasar das neue Green School Logo bekannt gegeben. Es wurde mit den Ideen von zwei Schülerinnen und einem Schüler entworfen und auf umweltfreundliche Baumwolltaschen gedruckt. Mit dem Gewinn des Taschenverkaufs sollen auch zukünftige Aktionen der Green School möglich gemacht werden.

At the end of November the new Green school Logo was unveiled. The logo was an idea developed and designed by three students and then printed on environmentally friendly cotton bags. The money raised by the sale of the bags will go towards helping finance future Green school campaigns.

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Last September, members of the Green School Committee attended an eco-conference in Dun Laoghaire. This conference was aimed at secondary schools and a number of other schools were represented on the day. Throughout the day, we discussed environmental problems such as global warming and pollution. Various speakers from the council and other environmental organisations, such as Friends of the Earth, also held very informative presentations on these issues. At lunch break, prizes were given to the schools that had brought an eco-friendly lunch. After lunch we

were split into groups to play a trading game. Each group represented a different country with different resources. Some had more raw materials and some had more tools or machinery. At the end of the game, the winning team was the one with the least waste and most money. We then played a game where we had to make up different meals using the least amount of imported food as possible. These games helped us to think more critically about waste and about the size of our carbon footprint. We had loads of fun that day and we learned a lot!

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It is with great delight that the green school committee can announce that St. Kilian`s / LFI have been officially awarded the Green School Flag. After much hard work fulfilling the many criteria set out by An Taisce, our application to be endorsed with the green school seal of approval in the area of litter and waste was successful. Three students Joshua Brown (secondary), Clodagh Scott (primary) and Margot Berthe (LFI) represented the green school committee with Felix Albrecht (Zivildienstleistender) at Croke Park on Tuesday the 24th May where they were officially awarded the Green Flag. The Green school committee will be presenting the green flag to the school on prize giving day, Fri 27th May. All committee members did fantastic work to get the green flag and An Taisce reported that our application this year was particularly impressive. On behalf of the committee we would like to thank all the

students and teachers who have been recycling and supporting our various initiatives. Next year we will be working towards getting our second green flag in the area of energy reduction and we look for ward to having new members and renewed combine d efforts to make this possible.

Nadine KempeDank der hervorragenden Arbeit unseres GREEN SCHOOL Kommitees konnte unserer Schule wohlverdient die Green School Flagge verliehen werden. Dass Verleihung und das feierliche Hissen der Green School Flagge gerade mit dem Pyjama Day zusammenfiel, gab der Zermonie ein ganz besonderes Flair: Die meisten unserer Schüler und auch viele der Lehrer waren in Schlafanzügen zum Flaggenappell angetreten.

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In conjunction with the LFI and WITS (Women in Technology and Science), we had visits from some of the most important women in technology and science today. As a staff we were very proud St. Kilian’s was selected as we are strong promoters of women in Science. We work hard to maintain the high uptake of students we have at Senior Cycle and are delighted to have such a large number of females taking Chemistry and Physics, going against the national trend. All of our students’ interviews were recorded and have been put on a DVD which has been sent to schools nationally by WITS. Mme. Magadoux, Mr. Marcelin and some students represented the Eurocampus at the launch of this DVD in March. This was an amazing opportunity for our students and clearly showed both their interest and confidence in Science.

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At the beginning of the school year our Department was approached by Bayer HealthCare to be the pilot school for launching a new national science competition, “Science for a Better Life”. Our eager 7th and 8th Class students jumped at the chance to take part. They investigated two themes – “How does the heart work?” and “Fit for Fun!”. Our students created models, posters, slideshows and short films to convey their information. In November our assembly area played host to their amazing work. The judging panel from Bayer HealthCare were extremely impressed by the quality and creativity of our students work, a great sign of the ability of our Science students. The deserving winners were Karim Abdel-Kader, Jonas Carew and Hugh Perette (7th Class) for their project on the heart, and Hanna Komes-Zingraf, Cecilie Lorenzen and Emma Prehn (7th Class) for their project on fitness. We look forward to continuing our work with Bayer HealthCare and to hosting this national event next school year!!

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As I write my annual report it is March already and the school year is just flying along! We have had a packed year and there is always something about to take place or to look forward to in both the Primary and Kindergarten Schools. It is thanks to the commitment and hard work of all the teachers that we are in a position to give our pupils such a diverse and interesting education. As always the school year started well in September, the highlight of that month being the Wandertag in Primary School with outings to places such as Newbridge House and Farm. October began with our “Pop-up” Museum to celebrate Tag der Deutsche Einheit. Thanks to the generosity of our parent body in lending us so many exhibits this was a huge success and provided a great learning experience for the children. On the second day of our museum pupils from Scoil San Treasa visited us and not only enjoyed the exhibits but also learnt about the Berlin Wall, were taught some phrases “auf Deutsch” and lastly and possibly the favourite activity – made a gingerbread house. That day Frau Kempe helped to make over 150 gingerbread houses as pupils in Kindergarten also took part – I’m sure she never wants to see one again!November brought us our Sankt Martin celebrations: two nights, two new plays, lots of excited children and happy parents – two perfect evenings. Two new plays were devised by our talented teachers, especially Ms. Black and Frau Davitt, and on the evening involving Kindergaten, Vorschule, 1st and 2nd class we had over 170 pupils taking part – no mean feat!We celebrated Science Week with two assemblies and each class demonstrated an experiment they had

learnt in class – I particularly remember the lava lamps.Nikolaus visited the younger pupils on the 6th December and imparted his wisdom and presents! Kindergarten visited the theatre to see the Lambert Puppet Theatre perform “Snow White” at the Pavillion Theatre. A noisy somewhat scary performance I heard but enjoyed by all! We started the New Year by taking 6A to the R.D.S. Science Fair where they presented a project on Classification and the Animal Kingdom. Science continues to be one of the most enjoyed subjects in 5th and 6th classes. On another weekend in January the Lego League group travelled to Galway with two teams to take part in the First Lego League competition. We didn’t win any prizes but we received high scores and are already plotting our campaign for next year! However, both teams were awarded Bronze Crest Awards and in February we attended the awards ceremony in the Helix Theatre in D.C.U. at which Marie Geoghegan-Quinn EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science presented the awards to our pupils. She commented on the importance of Science teaching for children in Ireland and the importance of the German language as there are so many available jobs in Germany in the Science and Technology sector – St. Kilian’s scores on all points. Celebrating Karneval brought us up to the mid-term break in February. During February and March

Primary and Kindergarten Schools the music department was busy with Song School for 6th class and a visit to the National Concert Hall for the rest of the school.This month, March, we started with a reading, for all pupils in Primary and Kindergarten, of “Zog” from Mr. Mansfield to celebrate World Book Day. The Vikings visited 3A and 3B and we were also delighted to welcome the World Harmony Run to St. Kilian’s. During March some of our pupils will take part in the Jugend Musiziert Competition in London.In the coming months we will celebrate First Holy Communion and Confirmation and there will be many more activities happening throughout the school. None of the above would be possible without the help and commitment of the whole school community – the teachers, the parents and the pupils.In the Primary and Kindergarten Schools we have a staff who are abundant in enthusiasm, fairness, effectiveness, knowledge and patience and who develop a love of learning in the children and who more importantly have a genuine affinity with the children

and treat them with empathy and respect. They must be thanked for their professionalism, their commitment and generous involvement in the life of the school.To the parents of the Primary and Kindergarten pupils thank you for your interest, enthusiasm and constant support for our endeavours. To the pupils of the Primary and Kindergarten Schools you make it all worthwhile, your hard work and efforts make our hard work worthwhile. There is a very happy, positive atmosphere in both the Primary and Kindergarten Schools and both pupils and teachers are happy to come to work! This would not be possible without the continued support of parents for teachers and vice-versa. A successful school works together and St. Kilian’s strives for this at all times.

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Kindergarten Report

In September 2011 I assumed responsibility for the Kindergarten. Together with the Kindergarten teachers I have worked to include the KG pupils in more activities with the Primary School. While we will continue to retain the two different identities it is also important to remember that we are part of the same school with the same ethos and goals.The excellent work of all the KG teachers has continued as in previous years and with the help of some of the Primary School teachers we have endeavoured to enhance this work.Highlights of the year include Sankt Martin’s Night when we managed to give every child in Kindergarten, Vorschule, 1st and 2nd class a role to play on stage – it was a magical evening. The outing to Snow White in

December provided lots of “scary fun” and the visit of Nikolaus was enjoyed by all.Kindergarten attended one of the Science assemblies and also the reading of “Zog” by Mr. Mansfield for the World Book Day celebrations – he kept 340 pupils entranced!The extra-curricular music activities have continued with a new teacher this year and Ballet has also started. These activities are greatly enjoyed by the children and add another dimension to their experience of school.There is a very happy, positive atmosphere in the Kindergarten and both pupils and teachers are happy to come to work! This would not be possible without the continued support of the parent body – my special thanks for supporting me in my new role.

Sarah Finnegan Head of Primary and Kindergarten

Im September 2011 übernahm ich die Verantwortung für den Kindergarten. Gemeinsam mit den Kindergartenlehrern habe ich daran gearbeitet, den Kindergarten und unsere Kinder in noch mehr Aktivitäten der Grundschule miteinzubeziehen, denn obwohl wir auch weiterhin die Eigenständigkeit beider bewahren möchten, ist es gleichermaßen wichtig, uns stets zu vergegenwärtigen, dass wir beide ein Teil der gleichen Schule sind - denselben Grundwerten und Zielen verpflichtet.Wie schon in den vergangenen Jahren konnte die ausgezeichnete Arbeit aller Kindergartenlehrer auch in diesem Jahr erfolgreich fortgesetzt werden und wurde nun durch die Mithilfe einiger Grundschullehrer nachdrücklich unterstützt.Zu den Höhepunkten des Jahres gehörte der St. Martins Abend, an welchem es uns gelang, jedem Kind aus Kindergarten, Vorschule und den ersten beiden Schulklassen eine Rolle auf der Bühne zu geben - ein zauberhafter Abend. Der Ausflug zu Schneewittchen im Dezember sorgte für etwas Nervenkitzel und der Nikolausbesuch war eine Freude für uns alle.Der Kindergarten nahm jedoch auch an einer Science

Demonstration der Primary Schüler in der Assembly Hall teil. Und Mr. Mansfields Lesung aus dem Kinderbuch „Zog“ zur Feier des weltweiten „Tag des Buches“ fesselte gar 340 Schüler aus Primary School und Kindergarten gleichermaßen.Die außercurricularen Angebote im Fachbereich Musik konnten mit einem neuen Lehrer fortgeführt werden - und auch Ballett wurde in diesem Jahr neu miteinbezogen. Gerade diese Aktivitäten erfreuen sich bei den Kindern außerordentlicher Beliebtheit und fügen deren Wahrnehmung und Erleben von Schule und Unterricht eine weitere Dimension hinzu.Im Kindergarten empfängt uns eine überaus positive und fröhliche Atmosphäre – und beide, Schüler und Lehrer, freuen sich, zur Arbeit zu kommen. Dies alles wäre nicht möglich ohne die fortwährende Unterstützung der Elternschaft – deshalb meinen besonderen Dank, dass sie mich in meiner neuen Rolle unterstützt haben.

Sarah Finnegan Head of Primary and Kindergarten

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Im Fachbereich Deutsch der Primary School standen auch in diesem Jahr viele Neuerungen auf dem Programm. So wurden in den Klassen DM 1 bis 4 neue, aufeinander abgestimmte Lehrwerke für Deutsch und Sachkunde eingeführt – eine große Hilfe für Lehrer und Schüler. In der Klasse 1 wurde mit den neuen Materialien gar der gesamte Lese- und Schreiblehrgang umgestellt. „Lesen durch Schreiben“ nennt sich die neue Methode und möchte die Kinder von Anbeginn dazu motivieren, eigene Gedanken zu formulieren und diese aufzuschreiben. Zuallererst zweitrangig ist hierbei die Rechtschreibung, wobei die Schüler dabei sehr schnell erkennen, dass es Rechtschreibkonventionen gibt, die es zu erlernen und einzuhalten gilt. Im DF-Bereich konnte das Lehrwerk der Klasse 3 in die Mitte der 2. Klasse vorgezogen werden, so dass Inhalt, Aufmachung und sprachlicher Anspruch nun noch mehr dem tatsächlichen Entwicklungsstand der Kinder entsprechen und ein früherer Einstieg in den im letzten Jahr eingeführten Sprachkurs Planetino ermöglicht werden konnte. Dies ist ganz sicher auch für den weiteren Verlauf der Unterrichtsarbeit mit diesen Lehr- und Lernmaterialien ein großer Fortschritt, zumal wir den Anschluss zu den Planet-Folgebänden erleichtern und somit den Übergang in die Secondary School besser koordinieren können. Während der DM-Sachunterricht in den Klassen 1 bis 4 nach deutschem Muster die

Themenbereiche Mensch, Natur und Kultur behandelt, berücksichtigt der DF-Sachunterricht in den Klassen 1 bis 6 vornehmlich die sprachlichen Möglichkeiten der Schüler und eröffnet gegebenenfalls Alternativen der Wortschatzerweiterung. In den DM-Klassen 5 und 6 besteht die Notwendigkeit einer sehr starken inhaltlichen Konzentration, da in Deutschland in diesen Klassenstufen statt Sachkunde die Einzelunterrichtsfächer Geografie, Geschichte, Gemeinschaftskunde/Politik, Physik, Chemie und Biologie unterrichtet werden. Wir würden uns hoffnungslos verzetteln, wollten wir all diese Fächer in zwei Wochenstunden quetschen, zumal die irischen Lehrpläne der Fächer EVS und Science deren Inhalte zu einem großen Teil abdecken. So haben wir uns auch hier unseren deutschen Referenzlehrplänen angepasst und behandeln vorwiegend die Themen Welt, Zeit und Gesellschaft, was schon auf die Landeskunde der Secondary verweist und genügend Raum lässt, auch den Wünschen der Eltern und Schüler zu entsprechen oder Theater, Literatur und Gespräch einfließen zu lassen. Für das kommende Schuljahr haben wir uns in erster Linie eine noch bessere Koordination und Verzahnung des Deutschunterrichtes von Primar- und Sekundarschule vorgenommen, um den Schulübergang weiter zu erleichtern und unseren Unterrichtserfolg und den Lernfortschritt unserer Schüler nachhaltig zu gewährleisten. U.E.Theurer

Deutschunterricht in der Primary SchoolKerstin Smolenski, Mirja Browne, Barbara Lange-Davitt, Nadine Kempe, Ulrich Ernst Theurer

It has been an absolute pleasure to work with the choir this year! The have taken part in many celebrations throughout the year: Tag der Deutschen Einheit, Sankt Martin, Christmas Bazaar, Jugend musiziert opening concert, Confirmation and First Communion. They also participated in the ‘Interschool Music Festival’ at the beginning of March, representing with great pride the school in the ‘Primary School Choir Competition’. Many thanks to all the children for their commitment and hard work and to the parents for their support.

Anne ThielemansMusic teacher in Primary

The children of 5B have represented the school this year at the ‘Wesley Music Festival’ in March. They played two pieces with great rhythmic precision and dynamics. Not everyone can read music, but everyone can find his place on the Orff orchestra and enjoy playing together.

Anne ThielemansMusic teacher in Primary

Primary Choir and Orff Orchestra

Primary Choir Orff Orchestra

Frau Anne Thielemans

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Im Rahmen einer Unterrichtsreihe “Unser Körper und Gesundheit“ hatten die Schüler an einem Donnerstagmorgen im März die Gelegenheit, sich selbst lebensgroβ zu malen.Mit viel Begeisterung gingen die Kinder, unterstützt von zwei hilfsbereiten Müttern, an die Arbeit. Der Teppich in der Eingangshalle wurde mit Plastikfolie abgedeckt und alle Kinder hatten ausreichend Platz, sich auf vorbereitete Tapetenpappen zu legen. Nachdem ihre Körperumrisse aufgezeichnet waren, gingen alle fleißig ans Werk, ihre Körper individuell farblich auszugestalten. Es war eine Freude zu sehen, wie abwechslungsreich und individuell unterschiedlich die fertigen Arbeiten aussahen. In einer anschließenden Sachkundestunde durften die Kinder dann den verschiedenen Körperteilen Namensschilder zuordnen. Voll Freude durften sie ihre Meisterwerke aufgerollt mit nach Hause nehmen. Dort schmücken sie gewiss die Kinderzimmer.

Barbara Lange-Davitt

As was begun this year, the Primary school has continued to use co-teaching, in the core subjects of German, English and Maths, in 1st and 2nd class. There have been very positive results of this approach. Co-teaching in Maths and English, takes the form stations. This involves 4 different tables with different activities. Each table has an adult at it to help the children with the tasks and activities. In Maths, we have a variety of tasks which develop the children’s logical thinking, spatial awareness and problem solving skills. The activities include origami, tangrams, geoboards, building with blocks, draughts, addition bingo and card games. The children are in groups of 5 or 6 and within a forty minute period, they move around to all 4 stations. Similarly in English stations, the children work in their small groups, on reading tasks, phonic activities, spelling and other literacy activities. In 1st class, co-teaching is being tried out in German too. Frau Davitt has introduced it into DM 1st class. She works closely with her colleagues and certain areas are focused on in detail depending on the needs of the students.The benefits of co-teaching have become obvious over last two years, since it was implemented. The children receive greater attention in their small groups, and teachers can really focus on areas of difficulty with individuals. It is fantastic also, for quiet children, who feel intimidated to give an answer in a whole class setting, but feel much happier, when talking within a group of 5 or 6. Reading and comprehension activities can be carried out at a level that is appropriate to the individual. Ms Crouch, our learning support teacher, works closely with the class teachers of 1st and 2nd class, to develop and continually improve the maths and English stations. With the help of some parents, who are very generous with their time, the stations that make up our co-teaching approach, have been a great success! The beauty of the co-teaching is the variety it provides to the children. From their point of view, it is a lot of fun! And from the teachers’ point of view, the children’s different needs can be catered for.

Lebensgroße Bilder der Klasse 1DM

Co-teaching in the Primary SchoolWe were back at school this year on the 29th of August, which was the first day of 1st class for the children of 1A and 1B. Many of the children felt a bit nervous coming to meet their new teacher, and seeing who would be in their new class with them. Parents accompanied the children into the classroom, helping to carry all the new books in. The children had their hands full with their “Schülertüten”, filled with goodies and toys. After many photos, taken by teacher and by parents and grandparents, it was time to wave “bye bye”, and start the very first day in “big school”.

Frau Dobey’s class began with a circle time game to get to know one another. Next, the children were taken on a tour of the school. They saw the office, and met Katrin and Silja there. They were shown the way outside where they can play at break-time. They also saw the gym, the music room and the canteen. It was a lot to take in, but all of the children were excited and happy. Next the Sports teachers came and introduced themselves. The children from both 1A and 1B were taken together to play some Sports games. Finally, came the moment the children had been waiting for all day! The opening of the Schülertüten! With great excitement, the coloured paper and ribbons were pulled off, and the tables were full of sweeties, stationary, toys and all sorts of goodies! An fun filled first day. The next day, the “real work” began!

Lisa Dobey

First Day of Primary School

I.T. in the Primary SchoolIt’s a changing world and the Primary School is working hard to keep pace. And this year has been one of extraordinary change: students in the Primary school are now accessing teachers’ websites and utilising podcasts and online homework on a day to day basis. And things can only get better. Substantial investment is now being made in I.T. in the Primary School because of the very successful results from the trials we have

run this year. Throughout the year laptops and iPads have been trialled in the school and the results were so convincing that the Board of Management has eagerly invested in new hardware and software. We will never, of course, neglect the tried and trusted methods: books, handwriting and chalk will never go out of fashion. We like to think we have the best of both worlds.

Annette Blac

1. Milena and Saarah work on their English project.2. Sophie and Katie have a blast with Maths on the iPad.3. Cian and Róisín Walley are happy to keep touch with the old ways.1. 2. 3.

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Einige Blätter Papier, Schere und Kleber: Mehr durften die Kinder der Klassen 2A und 2B während der Engineering Week im Februar 2012 nicht benutzen, um in einer Gruppe von 5 bis 6 Kindern den höchsten Turm zu bauen. Mit den Materialien auf dem Tisch wurde in allen Gruppen zunächst eifrig überlegt, was man mit dem Papier machen kann, um ihm mehr Stabilität zu verleihen. Nach einigen Diskussionen entschied jede Gruppe ihre Vorgehensweise. In einigen Gruppen wurde das Papier gerollt, in anderen Gruppen wurde es gefaltet. Nach und nach wuchsen die unterschiedlichsten Türme heran. Auch wenn am Ende der Stunde nicht mehr alle Türme standen, war das Bauen ein voller Erfolg. Alle Kinder hatten viele Freude am Überlegen, Experimentieren und Konstruieren und haben mit Sicherheit einiges gelernt.

Mirja Browne und Nadine Kempe

Lego League 2012 and Crest Award FirstFirst Lego League is a team based competition that involves programming a robot to complete specific missions, develop a ‘theme’ project, and give a presentation on your work. This year St. Kilian’s entered two teams and preparations began in late October 2011. Taking part were students from 5th and 6th class, assisted by some 7th class students who took part in last year’s competition.The teams met each week on Friday and Saturday afternoons to work on their programming skills and projects: ‘Food Transportation’ and ‘Food Preservation’. As the year went on we realised there was a lot of work involved and had to increase the weekly sessions. Some of us even came in to St. Kilian’s over the Christmas holidays!We travelled by coach to Galway on Sat 21st January for the national competition. Both of our teams performed well and had some good robot runs. The judges were very impressed with our project ideas and presentation. There were 24 teams competing and both of our teams finished in the top 11 in the robot game – a great result for such a young group. Team 1 were very unlucky to miss out on a semi-final place by just 1 point!We were also entered for a Crest Award. These are internationally recognised and this is the second year they have been presented in Ireland. Both of the St. Kilian’s teams received a Bronze Award from Maire Geoghegan-Quinn EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science at a presentation in DCU.Lego League certainly involves a lot of work but it’s also interesting and great fun! A special ‘Thank You’ to Ms Finnegan and Mr Mansfield for their terrific support throughout, and to all those parents who travelled with us to Galway. We’re already planning our campaign for next year!

Hugh Perrette 7C

St. Kilian’s Crest Award Team

St. Kilian’s Lego League Team St. Kilian’s Lego League Team St. Kilian’s Crest Award Team

Science WeekNational Science Week took place from the 11th to the 18th of November this year. The school embraced the theme of the week with enthusiasm. The Science and Sachkunde teachers, carried out a variety of experiments in the classrooms, with all the year groups. On the Friday, each class then demonstrated the experiment as a showcase on stage, for the rest of the school. It was an exciting assembly, and the children learnt a lot, like how to stick a pin into a balloon without bursting it, or how to make an egg bounce. They learnt about miscible and immiscible liquids, about density of solids and liquids, and what a flame needs to stay lighting. 1B carried out an experiment which they called “Rainbow Milk”. This experiment demonstrated the chemical effect of soap on the ingredients that make up milk. Food colouring was dropped into the milk, but the drops remained in the centre, and did not mix around. However, the magic happens, once a drop of washing up liquid is added. The colours begin to swirl around, as the washing up liquid breaks the fat bonds in milk. Quite magical!In another experiment the children, at the science assembly, were asked the following questions: What would happen if a raw egg was dropped on to the ground? What would happen if a boiled egg was dropped on to the ground? The same answer for both, they would crack of course! However, the raw egg would be considerably messier. Well the next experiment, showed how a chemical reaction can occur, which would allow eggs to bounce! A raw egg was left soaking in vinegar for 5 days. The acid in the vinegar broke down the shell, until after the 5 days, all that was left around the egg was a thin membrane. The egg was taken out of vinegar, rinsed and then held from a height above a table, for the whole school to see. To the collective shock of the children, the egg, when dropped.... bounced!

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In diesem Schuljahr hat die Grundschule viel Besuch von außerschulischen Organisationen bekommen, die das Green School Committee unterstützt hat, das Umweltdenken in St. Kilian’s weiter voranzutreiben und unsere Schule noch grüner zu machen. Am 18. Oktober 2011 besuchte das Down to Earth-Theater die Klassen 2 bis 5, um durch die Show „The R Factor“ auf lustige Art und Weise auf Recycling und Energie sparen aufmerksam zu machen. Inspiriert war das Theater durch die Fernsehshow „The X Factor“. Ein Müllmonster eröffnete die Show, zwei Kandidaten traten in mehreren Runden gegeneinander an. Die Kinder durften die Kandidaten tatkräftig und lauthals unterstützen und ihnen Antworten zurufen. Es war ein großer Spaß und alle Kinder haben viel gelernt.Das haben die Kinder dazu geschrieben:The R Factor was a successful puppet theatre about a monster that is flicking around the TV channels and is settling on a program in which it teaches you to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. (by Ben Schönfeld, Klasse 3A)A ‘smart’ professor and a big woman contended for the R Factor. It was very hot in the gym where they

performed it. It was about a rubbish monster watching a TV program, the R Factor. The R stand for Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. (by Oscar Toomey, Klasse 5A)On the 18th October 2011 the Primary School saw a play about saving energy. The play was very entertaining. The characters were a rubbish monster, a crazy woman, a silly man, a presenter and a TV show. The rubbish monster collected loads of rubbish. On the show there was a quiz. During the quiz there were saving energy questions. Sometimes we answered them. In the show the rubbish monster realised that if he does a small thing to help the world, it will change the world.

Gillian Tang, Klasse 3A und Sadbh Clissmann, Klasse 4A

Die SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) hat die 1. und 2. Klassen am 9. November besucht. Die Handpuppe Guzzler hat das Umweltbewusstsein der Kinder geschärft und auf viele Aspekte des Energiesparens aufmerksam gemacht. Es wurden Wettspiele organisiert und viele Experimente durchgeführt. Auch im Rahmen der Grünen Woche vom 16. bis 20. Januar 2012 kam die SEAI abermals zu Besuch, um an 2 Tagen Workshops in den Klassen 3 bis 6 durchzuführen. An zwei Tagen lernten die Kinder viel über erneuerbare Energien und Nachhaltigkeit. Neben Postern mit vielen Informationen und spannenden Experimenten durften die Kinder diesmal auch ein 3x3m großes Boden-Spiel spielen, in dem das Umweltwissen getestet wurde. Durch richtige Fragen konnte man Energiepunkte sammeln, bei Pech landete man in dem „Sin Bin“.

von Nadine Kempe

GREEN SCHOOL PROJECT - Umwelt-Workshops in der GrundschuleWir, die Klasse 5B, bauten im Februar im Kunstunterricht eine geodätische Kuppel. Nachdem uns Frau Browne erklärt hatte, was eine geodätische Kuppel ist, legten wir sofort los.

Wir rollten 65 DIN A3 Blätter zu langen festen Rollen. Wir klebten mit Tesa immer drei Rollen zu einem Dreieck zusammen. Anschließend versuchten wir aus den Dreiecken eine Kuppel zu bauen. Beim ersten Versuch ging fast alles schief. Beim zweiten Versuch hatten wir schon mehr Erfahrung und fügten die Dreiecke so zusammen, dass wirklich eine stabile Kuppel entstand.Die Konstruktion der Kuppel machte allen großen Spaß und jeder arbeitete gerne mit. Unsere Kuppel ist so

groß, dass die ganze Klasse 5B darin Platz findet. Tim Herzer 5B und Viktoria Stehle

5B

GeodomeWe (class 5b) built a Geodome (a geodome is a structure made of triangles) in art. We were going to build it because it was Engineering Week. We started by rolling up pieces of paper very tightly. Then we stuck 3 together making a triangle. After that we stuck the triangles together - making first the base and then working up. When it was finished we (15 people) got into the Geodome. We just fitted in.

Tess Purser 5B

Engineering Week - Wir bauen eine geodätische Kuppel

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Und natürlich endete unsere GREEN WEEK mit einer musikalischen und überaus informativen Assembly. Viele Klassen hatten einen Beitrag vorbereitet und stellten nun ihren Mitschülern all das vor, was sie im Unterricht der letzten Tage gelernt und erfahren hatten. Unter der Leitung von Frau Thielemans musizierte die Klasse 4B mit selbst hergestellten Instrumenten und schließlich wurden die Preisträger des Umweltschutz-Wettbewerbes der Klassen 1 bis 6 ausgezeichnet.

Ulrich Ernst Theurer

In the course of the school year many parents help out in many ways – with reading in German and English, in the classroom during Maths and English stations to name but a few. This year 2A had Mums and Dads in to give presentations on their work or a hobby they are passionate about. At the time of writing, Ger Kealy, who had recently completed a Paris to Nice cycle for charity, gave a talk on cycling. It covered so many subject areas: geography, science and healthy eating for starters. Deirde Hurley gave a wonderful talk on her speciality, physiotherapy. Deirdre arrived with a great range of equipment including a treatment bed. The children got hands on practice at bandaging and using other physio equipment.

Annette Black

Parents as Teachers

Following Deirdre’s visit, 2A did an online First Aid Course with the Red Cross and

were all awarded certificates.

Jake demonstrates exactly how light Ger’s bike is!

National Tree WeekLife wouldn’t be life without trees! And so we celebrated National Tree Week throughout the Primary school. Each and every class in the school undertook National Tree Week projects, from getting down and dirty with nature to imaginative art work which was then displayed throughout the school. We also planted some saplings in the school grounds.

Annette Black

A tree with a difference: 2A made a Juliet Tree as a National Tree Week project. It is modelled on the Wishing Tree at the tomb of Juliet in Verona. 2A enjoyed the story the Romeo and Juliet immensely.

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The Primary School Library has gone from strength to strength this year. It is one of the busiest spaces in the school with classes regularly using it for quiet reading, research work or story time. This year it has been great to welcome the Kindergarten children as regular users. We have had many books donated – thank you for each and every one of them. In addition hundreds of new books were added to the shelves. The total stock of the Library is now close to 4,000 books! The Library has also had a mini make over with new shelves installed last summer and cosy, colourful new seating in the Spring. The early morning opening has proved of real benefit to the younger children who can pop in after 7.45 a.m. and share a book with a friend or have a quiet read. The Library is open for borrowing every day of the week, except Friday.Many thanks to Frau Pahl and Frau Rosenbaum who have given invaluable help by keeping the shelves ordered and stocked.

Annette Black

After Christmas, our teacher Ms Dobey, announced that we would be independently writing, editing and publishing a weekly newspaper for and by class 6B. We were all really eager to start!Every week there were three editors. Everyone in the class had to e-mail their work to these editors. The three then had to edit the articles, format them, add photos, headlines and by-lines. They would also choose the newspaper’s title. The articles were always very interesting. Each week we learnt something new ranging from current events to our classmates’ favourite books. It was very fun learning to write articles and to read those our friends come up with. Each week the quality got better and better. By the end, we were producing articles fit for a proper newspaper. One job the editors always loved was the job of picking the newspaper’s name. Some of the titles were: “The Bee Newsletter,” “The Weekly Rectangle,” “Beyond News” and “Freshly Squeezed.” Every Friday the editors brought the newspaper in, Ms Dobey photocopied it and we all got to read it. The newspapers always turned out really well. The whole experience was fun, as at the end we produced a great, entertaining and informative newspaper.

Written by 6B

Extra, Extra, Read All About ItClass 6B publish a weekly newspaper.

The Primary School Library

This year a playground was built especially for St. Kilian’s. There was an empty piece of grass behind the basketball court and the yard needed something new and fun!This new playground is big enough for one class to use at a time. 1st class use it on Mondays, 2nd class go on Tuesdays and so on. The Kindergarten use it during the

week, too. It is also open from 2:30pm until 4pm every day for Supervised Studies.There is always a teacher supervising the playground in case anyone gets hurt, but this is very unlikely, because we have rubber on the floor which shouldn’t hurt if you fall on it.

Maja Minieri 6B

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Die Fachbereiche Deutsch und Internationale Geschichte blicken auf ein ereignisreiches Schuljahr zurück. In vielen Unterrichtsstunden und zahlreichen Aktivitäten wurde wie in den vergangenen Jahren ein intensiver interkultureller Austausch realisiert. Einen Höhepunkt irischer, deutscher und internationaler Begegnung stellte der beeindruckende Besuch des Holocaust-Überlebenden Tomi Reichental dar. Der Besuch wurde gemeinsam mit der Fachschaft Irische Geschichte organisiert. Tomi Reichental erzählte den Schülerinnen und Schülern der 11. und 12. Jahrgangsstufe von seiner Kindheit im Konzentrationslager Bergen-Belsen. Seine vorbildliche Haltung, die davon geprägt ist, niemals zu vergessen und für eine Welt einzutreten, in der der Wert jedes Menschen geachtet wird, kann auch an der St. Kilian´s Deutschen Schule und für die Fachschaften Deutsch und Geschichte eine wichtige Orientierung sein.Die tägliche Arbeit der Fachschaft Deutsch war von solchen Highlights und von der doppelten Aufgabe geprägt, die Schülerinnen und Schüler gut auf die irischen Prüfungen Junior Certificate und Leaving Certrificate sowie auf die deutschen Prüfungen Sprachdiplom Stufe I und Sprachdiplom Stufe II vorzubereiten. Deshalb wurden in den letzten beiden Jahren einige Veränderungen durchgeführt. StrukturveränderungenIm Schuljahr 2011/12 wurde das Fach Landeskunde in den Jahrgangsstufen 7-9 sowie in den Lerngruppen

10 DM und 10 DS in den Deutschunterricht integriert. Diese Integration erwies sich als erfolgreich und soll weitergeführt werden. Damit erhalten die Schülerinnen und Schüler an der St. Kilian´s Deutschen Schule Dublin in den Jahrgangsstufe 7-12 einen sechsstündigen Deutschunterricht, in dem sowohl die deutsche Sprache als auch die Kultur deutschsprachiger Länder ihren Platz haben. Die Schülerinnen und Schüler, die die deutsche Sprache erst in der siebten Jahrgangsstufe oder später lernen, erhalten einen achtstündigen bzw. in der zehnten Jahrgangsstufe neunstündigen Sprachunterricht.Auch im Fach Internationale Geschichte zeigten sich nach der Trennung der Schülerinnen und Schüler nach Sprachgruppen positive Auswirkungen: Der Unterricht kann nun sehr gut an den Sprachstand von muttersprachlichen und fremdsprachlichen Gruppen angepasst werden.

Besondere Aktivitäten der Fachschaft – Preise für SchülergruppenIm Schuljahr 2011/12 gab es umfangreiche Aktivitäten der Fachschaften Deutsch und Internationale Geschichte. Diese sollen im Folgenden überblicksartig dargestellt werden:• Hauptpreise für zwei Unterrichtsgruppen: Die muttersprachlichen Kurse Internationale Geschichte 8 DM und 10 DM nahmen am Wettbewerb für politische Bildung teil, der jedes Jahr von der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung angeboten wird. Beide gewannen einen Hauptpreis, der mit 1000 Euro ausgezeichnet wurde. Die Schülergruppen hatten sich im Rahmen eines Projekts mit besonderen Ereignissen der irischen Geschichte bzw. der irischen Politik befasst. Ein gesonderter Bericht zu diesem großen Erfolg ist im Jahrbuch abgedruckt.• Teilnahme am Debattierwettbewerb:

Großen Erfolg hatte eine Schülerrunde aus der 11. Jahrgangsstufe: Imogen Grumley Traynor (Kapitän), Sadhbh Hoban-Logan, Tereza Termerova, David Kane sowie Juan Ruiz Ramos (Vorsitzender). Durch die engagierte Unterstützung der beiden Lehrerinnen Dr. Eva Reinhofer und Fiona Maher gelang es ihnen, souverän bis ins Halbfinale vorzurücken.• Im Rahmen eines eintägigen Schnupperpraktikums konnten zahlreiche Schülerinnen und Schüler des Transition Years einen Einblick in die Arbeitswelt erhalten und gleichzeitig auch Kontakte zu deutschen Institutionen bzw. zu deutschen Firmen aufnehmen. Dank der Unterstützung der Deutschen und der Österreichischen Botschaft, der Evangelischen Gemeinde, der Irisch-Deutschen Handelskammer, der Firmen Lufthansa und Siemens konnten unsere Schülerinnen und Schüler einen interessanten Tag außerhalb der Schulumgebung erleben und wertvolle Erfahrungen sammeln. • Gerne griffen wir das Angebot des Goethe-Instituts auf und luden die Jugendschriftstellerin Tamara Bach in unsere Schule ein. Sie las nicht nur aus ihren Büchern vor, sondern diskutierte mit den Zuhörerinnen und Zuhörern über die von ihr thematisierten Probleme des Erwachsen-Werdens.• Zum ersten Mal fanden an der Deutschen Schule am Europäischen Sprachentag, dem 26.9.2011, fächerübergreifende Aktivitäten statt: So konnte man zum Beispiel in der Aula Lieder in französischer Sprache hören, Kuchenrezepte aus unterschiedlichen Ländern wurden ausprobiert und leckere Kuchen zum Kauf angeboten. Viel Spaß bereitete auch der Sprachenunterricht durch Schüler, z.B. in arabischer, französischer, italienischer, spanischer, rumänischer und russischer Sprache.SchüleraustauscheDer im Schuljahr 2010/2011 ins Leben gerufene Austausch mit dem Würzburger Siebold-Gymnasium

ist auch dank der engagierten Unterstützung von KollegInnen und Kollegen - besonderer Dank gebührt Helmut Sundermann - mit großem Erfolg weitergeführt wurden. Im Schuljahr 2010/2010 nahmen 30 Schülerinnen teil, im Schuljahr 2011/12 sind 31 Schülerinnen und Schüler der 7. Jahrgangsstufe beteiligt. Sie beherbergten 31 Würzburger Gäste, die vom 22.3.- 29.3.2012 auf die Grüne Insel kamen und an einem umfangreichen Programm in Dublin teilnahmen. Am 11. Juni 2012 fliegen die Siebtklässler von Dublin nach Deutschland und tauchen eine Woche lang in die Welt der Würzburger Familien und in das frühsommerliche Franken ein. Auf dem Programm stehen zum Beispiel die Teilnahme am Unterricht des Siebold-Gymnasiums, ein Stadtrundgang auf den Spuren Kilians, eine Kanufahrt auf dem Main und ein Besuch des Labors, in dem Willhelm Conrad Röntgen die nach ihm benannten Strahlen entdeckte.Auch der traditionelle dreiwöchige Hamburg-Austausch unter der bewährten Leitung von Nicola Dihrberg wurde für die Schüler des Transition Jahres wieder erfolgreich durchgeführt. Zu beiden Schüleraustauschen gibt es im Jahrbuch weitere Informationen.

SprachdiplomeDiese Schülerinnen und Schüler haben 2011 die Sprachdiplomprüfung, Stufe I bestanden und damit den Zugang zu einem Studienkolleg in Deutschland erworben:

Una ConnollySamuel FischerLukas HallenEmma HaranLukas HegnerMareike HenningKaja KasperskiMarcel Kossack

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Niamh Sauter Cooke Lukas SinghoffStefanie Vollmer FoxMoritz WelzAlexander WitteJake SmithCharlotte BeerMelanie MüdderAnna CarewNoah Sandys

Imogen Grumley TraynorJoshua KnipschildGregory van CutsemCarla SodenDavid KaneJulia KüchenmeisterNicolas GuevaraNiall CarruthersSadhbh Hoban LoganAisling Meagher

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Tereza TermerovaMegan O´ConnorHuw ReesCiara MullarkeyAlexandra GonzalezEmanuel MihaylovEllen FoleyJack HennessyKatie BlackmoreRoger GonzalezSian MaddenShane BourkeDonal BurnsOrla ClissmannRory McCullaghSean MullenChristopher ReillyAifric KyneBen McCarthyDaniel Sheridan

Folgende Schülerinnen und Schüler

haben 2011 die Sprachdiplomprüfung, Stufe II, bestanden. Damit stehen ihnen alle Türen für ein Studium in Deutschland offen:

Christoher BerndtMarie FeyerabendShanice FloreaFederico GarauPhilipp HillPhilipp KaufmannKaroline KrobbHarry LachenmayerKevin MiggePressiana NaydenovaLou SchürmannCathy JenkinsKatie EustaceElena VilkaityteMartin SavovRebecca Hendrick

Praktikantinnen und PraktikantenDie Fachschaft Deutsch bedankt sich herzlich bei unseren Praktikantinnen Lena Stüber, Teresa Kesting, Anna-Maria Lehmann und unserem Praktikanten Jan Niklas Heinrich für die tatkräftige Unterstützung des Deutsch-Unterrichts.Auszeichnungen und Preise für einzelne Schülerinnen und Schüler• Die Preisträger der sponsored trip-Auszeichnung

2012 für die 8. Jahrgangsstufe standen bei Redaktionsschluss noch nicht fest. Im Jahr 2011 erhielten Norbert Rebow und Molly Flynn diesen Preis.

• Folgende SchülerInnen haben die Junior Certificate Examination 2011 im Fach Deutsch besonders gut abgelegt:

Una Connolly, Luke Egan, Alexandra Gonzalez, Lukas Hallen,, James O´Leary, Moritz Welz, Alexander Witte, Cóilin Garvey, Fergal Hamrock, Emma Haran, Lukas Hegner, Jack Hennessy, Kaja Kasperski, Marcel Kossack, Emanuel Mihaylov, Ciara Mullarkey, Mary O´Toole, Stefanie Vollmer-Fox, Samuel Fischer, Ellen Foley, Mareike Henning, Reane Macarulay, Niamh Sauter Cooke, Jamie Scanlon, Lukas Singhoff, Jake Smith.

• Wir freuen uns sehr, dass folgende acht Schülerinnen und Schüler im Rahmen eines von der Regierung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland offerierten Sprachkurs-Stipendiums zu einem dreiwöchigen Sprachkursaufenthalt nach Deutschland eingeladen wurden. Sie gehören zu den besten irischen JC-AbsolventInnen im Fach Deutsch und haben auch einen Sprachtest erfolgreich bewältigt:

Mary O´TooleEllen Foley

Emanuel MihaylovCiara MullarkeyFergal HamrockReane MacarulayJamie ScanlonJames O´LearyAllen Preisträgerinnen und Preisträgern gratulieren wir ganz herzlich.

Im letzten Jahr waren David Kane und Imogen Grumley Traynor aufgrund ihrer hervorragenden Deutschkenntnisse von der deutschen Regierung zu einem fünfwöchigen Aufenthalt nach Deutschland eingeladen worden. Einen Bericht von Imogen Grumley Traynor über diese Erfahrung finden Sie in diesem Jahrbuch.• Der Schüler David Kane aus der 11. Jahrgangsstufe

wurde zum zehnten Europa-Kolleg der Stiftung Niedersachsen und der Herzog-August-Bibliothek eingeladen: Beworben hatten sich viele 16-18-jährige Jugendliche aus europäischen Deutschen Schulen. Zusammen mit 19 anderen Schülerinnen und Schülern wurde David ausgewählt. Er wird sich vom 20. Juli bis zum 3. August in Wolfenbüttel mit folgendem Thema auseinandersetzen: Die Soziale Frage in Europa in Geschichte und Gegenwart.

Wir freuen uns sehr über Davids Teilnahme und auch darüber, dass die St. Kilian´s Deutsche Schule Dublin schon zum zweiten Mal bei diesem Kolleg vertreten sein wird. Im letzten Jahr hatte Cliona Weltecke teilnehmen können. Einen kurzen Bericht von Cliona finden Sie in diesem Jahrbuch.

Rückblick und AusblickDie Fachschaft Deutsch hat im Schuljahr 2011/12 den neuen Rahmenplan Deutsch als Fremdsprache, der im

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St. Kilian’s German School has been running a very successful exchange programme with the Immanuel-Kant Gymnasium in Hamburg, Germany since 1987. Every year about 20-25 Irish Transition Year students from St. Kilian’s participate in a 3-week exchange programme. They stay in their exchange partner’s home during that time. As part of their exchange they complete 2 weeks of work experience in placements provided by the Rotary Club in Hamburg. In addition, they do various day trips to places of interest around Hamburg and also to Berlin. Their German partners (boys and girls, aged 14 - 15 years) also complete two weeks of work experience in placements provided by companies in Dublin associated with / recommended by parents from the students of our school.

This programme offers an excellent opportunity to obtain both work experience and to improve language skills. It is part of the Transition Year programme in Class 10.

Nicola DihrbergHamburg Exchange

Co-ordinator

Seit 25 Jahren führt die St. Kilian’s Deutsche Schule Dublin einen außerordentlich erfolgreichen Austausch in Partnerschaft mit dem Immanuel-Kant-Gymnasium in Hamburg-Harburg durch. Jedes Jahr nehmen 20 bis 25 Transition-Year-Schüler an dem 3-wöchigen Austausch teil. Während dieser Zeit übernachten sie bei den Familien ihrer Partnerschüler. Der Austausch beinhaltet ein 2-wöchiges Praktikum und die Praktikumsplätze werden freundlicherweise vom Rotarier Club Hamburg-Harburg organisiert. Zudem werden den Schülerinnen und Schülern Ausflüge in nahe gelegene Städte (z. B. Lübeck) und auch ein Tagesausflug nach Berlin (u. a. mit Besichtigung des Bundestages) geboten. Die deutschen Partner (Jungen und Mädchen im Alter von 14-15 Jahren) absolvieren ebenfalls ein 2-wöchiges Praktikum in Dublin. Die Praktikumsplätze werden in der Regel von der Austauschkoordinatorin organisiert oder auch von Firmen angeboten, die der Schule nahe stehen.

Dieser Austausch bietet Schülern eine exzellente Möglichkeit, nicht nur Berufserfahrung zu sammeln, sondern auch ihre Sprachfähigkeiten zu verbessern. Er ist ein fester Bestandteil des Transition-Year-Curriculums.

Nicola DihrbergKoordinatorin für denHamburg-Austausch

Hamburg Exchange Hamburg - AustauschAuftrag der Zentralstelle für das Auslandsschulwesen (ZfA) erstellt wurde, in ein schuleigenes Curriculum integriert, das besonders auf kompetenzorientiertes Lernen Wert legt. In diesem Zusammenhang nahmen die Fachschaften Deutsch Grundschule und Deutsch Sekundarschule gemeinsam an einer Fortbildung zu folgendem Thema teil: Wie erwerben Schülerinnen und Schüler Lernkompetenz? Als Referentin konnten wir Petra Madelung, Prozessbegleiterin für Deutsche Schulen in Nordwesteuropa, gewinnen. Die während der Fortbildung entwickelten Ideen sollen im nächsten Schuljahr weitergeführt werden. Damit wird auch die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Grundschule und Sekundarschule weiter vertieft. Ein besonders wichtiges Thema für die Fachschaften wird im nächsten Jahr der für viele Schülerinnen und Schüler nicht einfache Übergang von der Primarschule in die Sekundarschule sein. Er soll durch eine verstärkte Kooperation erleichtert werden.

Auch die Zusammenarbeit mit der Fachschaft Irische Geschichte soll weiter vertieft werden.

Personelle Veränderungen in der FachschaftSeit Beginn des Schuljahres 2011/2012 unterstützt Dr. Eva Reinhofer die Fachschaft Deutsch. Wir freuen uns sehr über ihre engagierte Unterstützung.Leider wird Nicola Dihrberg mit Ende des Schuljahres die Deutsche Schule St. Kilian´s verlassen und nach Deutschland zurückkehren. Frau Dihrberg unterrichtete 6 Jahre lang als vermittelte Auslandsdienstlehrkraft in den Fächern Deutsch als Fremdsprache sowie Internationale Geschichte. Nach der Einführung des Faches Internationale Geschichte war sie wesentlich an der Entwicklung der Curricula beteiligt und damit an der Etablierung des neuen Faches. Über ihren Unterricht

hinaus fungierte Frau Dihrberg als Herausgeberin des Jahrbuchs. Damit sorgte sie sechs Jahre lang dafür, dass die Schulgemeinschaft sowie die geneigte Öffentlichkeit wichtige Informationen über die Schule erhielten und sich ein anschauliches Bild von wichtigen Aktivitäten, die über den Unterricht hinausgingen, machen konnten. Gleichzeitig war Nicola Dihrberg für den Schüleraustausch mit Hamburg verantwortlich. Durch die von ihr organisierten Praktika sorgte sie dafür, dass viele Schülerinnen und Schüler Deutschland kennenlernten, ihre Sprachkenntnisse verbesserten und einen Einblick in die Arbeitswelt deutscher Unternehmen erhielten. Wir bedanken uns sehr für ihr Engagement und wünschen ihr für ihre private und schulische Zukunft alles Gute.

Gabriele Adelberger

Nicola Dihrberg

Hamburg Exchange Co-ordinatorEine tolle Gelegenheit – Macht mit!A great chance – join in!

Watch this space next year: There’s a Hamburg exchange alumni wedding coming up...Achten Sie auf das nächste Jahr: Es wird eine Hochzeit geben - Und alles nur wegen uns...

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Geburtstag und es wurde mir erlaubt, eine Anzeige mit Geburtstagswünschen für ihn umsonst in der Zeitung herauszugeben! Insgesamt habe ich mein Praktikum in Deutschland sehr genossen und bin der Schule und den HAN gegenüber wirklich dankbar für diese Gelegenheit!

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My Work Experience in Hotel Lindtner /Mein Praktikum im Hotel Lindtner

I was one of the lucky ones to be picked to go on the Hamburg Trip, which was an unforgettable experience and I would strongly recommend anyone interested to go!

The exchange is structured so that initially students from Hamburg come over to Dublin for about three weeks. We are then paired with the exchange partner who will stay with our family. They work for two weeks in their designated workplace followed by a week in school. Through the course of their stay in Ireland they will go on excursions to various places organised by the teachers and of course you will take your exchange partner out in your own time and show them around your

local area. All the teachers who are involved in the trip organise every last detail to perfection, so on arrival it is up to the student to get the most out of the experience. My trip was incredible; I worked in a 5-star private hotel “Hotel Lindtner”. I believe it was important to make a good impression in the work placement. As you must remember you are setting the standard for those that follow. I was a waiter, bell boy and in housekeeping. I thoroughly enjoyed my work experience and made such a good impression that the sales director’s took me out to the most expensive golf course for a round and asked me to come back and do an apprenticeship with them. So it’s not just a trip but an opportunity.

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Tereza Termerova Hier bereitet Tereza ein von KIWA organisiertes Entenrennen vor.

Helping the Company KIWA to prepare a duck race.

Sean Mullen und Aislinn Chubb im Hotel LindtnerImogen Grumley-Traynor

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Unsere irischen TY SchülerVor dem Hotel Lindtner.Jedes Jahr werden die Schüler einmal vom Rotary Club zum Mittagessen eingeladen – eine sehr festliche Veranstaltung!

The Irish students at Hotel Lindtner.Every year, the Rotary clubinvites the group for lunch – quite a festive occasion!

Das Praktikum in Hamburg – ein Erfahrungsbericht / Work experience in Hamburg

Am Morgen des 5. Mai 2011 bin ich früh aufgestanden und merkte sofort, dass ich sehr aufgeregt war. An diesem Tag würde ich mein Praktikum in Hamburg anfangen und, obwohl ich mich natürlich darauf gefreut hatte, das Arbeitsleben in einem fremden Land kennenzulernen, war ich nervös – was würde ich machen, wenn ich die Bushaltestelle verpasste? Wie wäre es, wenn ich etwas falsch bei der Arbeit machte? Schon am ersten Tag jedoch (und vor allem nach den neun Tagen) stellte ich fest, dass ich eigentlich keinen Grund für Sorgen hatte! Ich hatte das Glück bei der Tageszeitung – „Harburger Anzeigen und Nachrichten“ (HAN) - arbeiten zu dürfen und konnte gleichzeitig vieles lernen und Spaß haben. Während der neun Tage arbeitete ich in drei verschiedenen Abteilungen. Die erste beschäftigte sich mit Abonnenten und mit dem Vertrieb der Zeitung. Dabei konnte ich gleichzeitig meine Deutschkenntnisse

anwenden und mein Selbstvertrauen testen! Ich habe beim Aktenablegen und -sortieren (auch per Computer) geholfen und durfte sogar Kunden anrufen und mit ihnen reden! Die zweite Abteilung, bei der ich arbeitete, war die Redaktion. Die Arbeit dort umfasste u.a., Umfragen auf der Straße durchzuführen und kurze Meldungen (über bevorstehende Konzerte z. B.) zu schreiben. Ich lernte dabei manche Regeln fürs Schreiben für eine Zeitung. Es sind zum Beispiel keine Abkürzungen (auch nicht „km“ oder „€“) und keine Anglizismen (wie „Event“ oder „Show“) erlaubt und es gibt in norddeutschen Zeitungen keinen Samstag, sondern einen Sonnabend. Da zu der Zeit der „Eurovision Song Contest“ in Deutschland stattfand, wurde ich gebeten, einen Artikel über die irischen Kandidaten „Jedward“ zu schreiben. Obwohl der Artikel nur sehr kurz war, war ich stolz darauf, als ich ihn in der Zeitung sah! Die letzten drei Tage des Praktikums verbrachte ich in der Anzeigenabteilung. Ich habe beim Anordnen der herausgegebenen Anzeigen geholfen und lernte, wie eine Werbungsbeilage hergestellt wird. Ich lernte auch, wie teuer Werbeanzeigen sind und dass sie so wichtig für die Finanzierung einer Zeitung sind. Am Ende meiner Zeit in Hamburg hatte mein Gastvater

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Seit 41 Jahren wird ein Schülerwettbewerb zur politischen Bildung von der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung organisiert. Die Schülerinnen und Schüler können entweder politische Themen bearbeiten, die ihren Alltag betreffen, oder historischen Themen nachspüren, die frühere Generationen berührt haben. Der angesehene Wettbewerb steht unter der Schirmherrschaft des Bundespräsidenten. Im Schuljahr 2011/12 nahmen 50 000 Jugendliche teil, die 2478 Projektarbeiten einreichten. Die Konkurrenz war also riesig. Nach Einsendeschluss im Dezember wurden alle Arbeiten von Fachlehrkräften sowie Mitarbeitern einiger Bundesländer bewertet.Riesengroß war die Freude, als zwei zweite Preise an Teams der Deutschen Schule St. Kilian´s in Dublin verliehen wurden: Die Kurse 8 IG und 10 IG erhielten einen Scheck von jeweils 1000 Euro. Die jeweiligen Themen haben die Schülerinnen und Schüler offenbar intensiv beschäftigt und zu Höchstleistungen angespornt. Der Gewinn wird für eine gemeinsame Aktivität genutzt, die an einem schulfreien Tag stattfinden und die feiernden Gewinn-Gemeinschaften noch enger zusammenschweißen soll.

Gabriele Adelberger

Hamburg Austausch– Praktikum bei der deutschen Firma KIWAHamburg Exchange– Work placement at the company KIWA

Während meines Schüleraustauschs im Mai 2011 in Hamburg absolvierte ich ein zehntägiges Praktikum in einem Büro der deutschen Firma KIWA. Die Firma KIWA ist spezialisiert auf Qualitätsprüfung und Zertifizierung von Produkten und Systemen. Ich habe das Praktikum zusammen mit meiner Freundin Ailbhe Caffrey gemacht. Wir konnten erleben, wie das Arbeiten in einem Büro einer großen Firma ist. Jeden Tag mussten wir uns um 10 Uhr an der Rezeption melden. Dann bekamen wir Aufgaben von den verschiedenen Abteilungen. In der Regel mussten wir Dateien sortieren, Kopien machen, Briefe und Pakete verschicken und abholen und Rechnungen sortieren. Obwohl dies einfache Tätigkeiten waren, war es eine gute Erfahrung. Wir arbeiteten auch zusammen am Computer. Wir haben die Funktionen verschiedener Computerprogramme kennengelernt und konnten ein Zertifikat machen, mit dem wir unabhängig arbeiten konnten. Ich glaube, meine Lieblingsaufgabe war das Übersetzen. Wir mussten Verträge und Prospekte übersetzen und dann im richtigen Format ausdrucken. Manchmal waren die Verträge sehr lang und beinhalteten Fachbegriffe, die wir nicht kannten, aber wir konnten ein Übersetzungsprogramm nutzen, das sehr hilfreich war. Während der letzten Tage waren wir hauptsächlich mit der Hardware im Büro beschäftigt. In einem Büro haben wir Computer, einen Internet- und einen Telefonanschluss installiert. Am Ende des Praktikums hatten wir genug erlebt und gesehen, um zu wissen, wie die Arbeit in einem Büro aussieht. Natürlich gibt es noch viel mehr und viel wichtigere Aufgaben im KIWA-Büro, die wir nicht gemacht haben. Wir haben aber auch viel erlebt und haben deshalb jetzt eine gute Vorstellung vom Büroalltag.

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Die deutschen Partner bei uns in Irland

Die irischen Schüler in Deutschland

Trip to theGiant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland

Tagesausflug nach Belfast / Day Trip to Belfast

Hafenrundfahrt am letzten Abend: Abschied auf der BarkasseBoat trip through Hamburg harbour: Saying farewell

Ubernachtung in Portstewart Nordirland. Overnight stay in Portstewart, Northern Ireland

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Imogen gehörte mit David Kane zu den fünf Schülerinnen und Schülern, die aufgrund ihrer hervorragenden Leistungen im Junior Certificate sowie im Auswahltest zu einer fünfwöchigen Reise durch Deutschland inklusive eines zweiwöchigen Aufenthaltes in einer Gastfamilie eingeladen wurden. Hier ist ihr Bericht: Am 6. August 2011 verabschiedete ich mich von meinem Eltern am Flughafen und machte mit vier anderen irischen Schülern die ersten Schritte in unseren fünf Wochen langen Aufenthalt in Deutschland. Wir hatten alle das große Glück, diese Auszeichnung erhalten zu haben - und welche Auszeichnung! Der Pädagogische Austauschdienst Deutschlands (PAD) organisiert jedes Jahr eine völlig bezahlte Reise durch Deutschland für internationale Schüler, die besonders gut im Fach Deutsch sind, um ihnen das Land, die Kultur und die Sprache Deutschlands näher zu bringen. Dafür werden fünf irische Schüler nach ihren Junior Cert Ergebnissen in Deutsch und einem Interview durch Vertreterinnen und Vertreter der Botschaft und des Goethe-Instituts ausgewählt. Insgesamt waren wir ungefähr 70 Schüler aus ca. 15 verschiedenen Ländern. Zuerst wurden wir in kleinere Gruppen aufgeteilt; in meiner Gruppe waren wir Preisträger zu zehnt – zwei Iren, zwei Polen, zwei Türken, zwei Schüler aus Gabun und zwei Bulgaren. Eine Reiseleiterin, ein Reiseassistent und eine Begegnungsschülerin (alle aus verscheidenen Teilen Deutschlands) begleiteten uns auf unserer Reise durch Bonn, Berlin und München, wo wir ein spannendes wunderschönes Programm mit Stadtrundfahrten, Museumbesuchen, Ausflügen, Theaterbesuchen, Essen in schönen Restaurants und Freizeitaktivitäten (Shoppen, Schlittschuhlaufen, Kino, usw.) erlebten. Danach haben wir zwei Wochen bei einer deutschen Familie in Neustadt an der Weinstraße

verbracht. In dieser Zeit konnten wir das alltägliche Leben (inklusive Schulleben) in Deutschland kennenlernen. Es war wirklich toll, so viel von Deutschland innerhalb eines Monats sehen zu können – ins- gesamt waren wir in 8 Städten (Bonn, Köln, Neustadt, Straßburg, Mainz, Berlin, Potsdam, München), 5 Bundesländern (Nordrhein Westfalen, Rheinland Pfalz, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bayern) und 2 Ländern (Deutschland und Frankreich). Jedoch wäre die Reise nie so gut gewesen, wenn die Betreuer nicht so nett gewesen wären. Ich hatte wirklich das Gefühl, dass das PAD-Organisationsteam immer für uns da war und sich um uns gekümmert hat. An jedem Tag habe ich Freundschaften geschlossen, etwas Neues gelernt, einzigartige Erfahrungen gesammelt, meine Deutschkenntnisse erweitert und natürlich auch meine Zuneigung für die deutsche Sprache, für die Deutschen und für Deutschland im Allgemein vergrößert. Obwohl ich nicht immer wusste, was wir an einem bestimmten Tag machen würden, war mir eine Sache immer klar – es würde Spaß machen! Während der 31 Tage merkte ich, wie Deutschland und Irland auf der einen Seite ziemlich unterschiedlich und auf der anderen eigentlich ähnlich sind. Im Allgemein glaube ich, dass Deutschland seinen Ruf im Bezug auf Pünktlichkeit, Organisation und Direktheit wirklich verdient. Diese Tugenden finde ich wichtig, aber man muss sich als Ausländerin daran gewöhnen! Abgesehen von den Unterschieden, die oft besprochen werden (Schulsystem, besseres Transportsystem in Deutschland usw.) merkte ich u.a., dass die Städte „historischer“ wirken als in Irland, dass in Deutschland Alkohol in der Öffentlichkeit getrunken werden darf, dass Geschäftsleute die Kunden öfter grüßen und dass man sich seltener entschuldigt, wenn man aus Versehen jemanden anstößt. Es war für mich etwas schwierig zu

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erkennen, wie ich fremde Leute grüßen sollte und wen ich siezen oder duzen sollte (obwohl ich es im Prinzip weiß)! Jedoch gab es auch sehr Vieles, das in beiden Ländern gleich oder ähnlich ist, wie z. B. die Läden und (außer den Spezialitäten) das Essen (was in vielen Ländern jetzt fast international ist). Ich fand es lustig, aber nicht wirklich lästig, dass es auch ziemlich oft geregnet hat (unser Flug nach Deutschland hatte sogar - trotz deutscher Pünktlichkeit - Verspätung wegen dem Wetter in Deutschland!). Wollte man das Heimweh der Iren dadurch verhindern? Eine interessante Erfahrung war auch, zu erkennen, dass die Jugend in der ganzen Welt eigentlich sehr ähnlich ist. Das merkte man unter anderem an ihren Gesinnungen, Meinungen und ihrem Musikgeschmack! Zum Schluss: das PAD-Programm

war für mich ein einzigartiges und wunderschönes Erlebnis, wobei Lernen und Spaß haben gemeinsam und gleichzeitig erreichbar waren. Schön war, dass Jugendliche aus vielen verschiedenen Ländern und mit unterschiedlichen kulturellen Hintergründen durch die deutsche Sprache und durch gemeinsame Erfahrungen in Deutschland befreundet und geeint wurden. Ich empfehle das Programm allen Schülern, die nicht Deutsch als Muttersprache haben (leider dürfen nur diese Schüler am Programm teilnehmen). Strengt euch auch deshalb im Fach Deutsch im Junior Cert an, glaubt mir, es lohnt sich!

Imogen Grumley Traynor

29 Schülerinnen und Schüler der St. Kilian´ s Deutschen Schule Dublin waren vom 21. -28. Oktober 2011 Gäste am Siebold-Gymnasium29 Students of St.Kilian’s German School/LFI were hosted by students from the ‚Siebold Gymnasium‘ between 21.-28.10.2011Am frühen Freitagmorgen starteten 29 Schülerinnen und Schüler der St. Kilian‘s Deutschen Schule in Dublin mit Patricia Dennehy, Helmut Sundermann und Gabriele Adelberger am Flughafen in Dublin ihre Reise nach Würzburg. Early on Friday morning 29 students of St. Kilian’s German School/LFI started their journey to Würzburg at Dublin Airport accompanied by their teachers Frau Adelberger, Ms Dennehy and Herr Sundermann.Obwohl der Flug zwei Stunden Verspätung hatte, war die Laune sehr gut und alle kamen aufgeregt und voller

Erwartungen in der Mainmetropole an. Die Erwartungen wurden auch nicht enttäuscht: es gab sieben Tage ein abwechslungsreiches und sehr schönes Programm. In spite of the fact that the flight had been delayed by two hours everybody was in a very good mood and arrived full of excitement and expectations in the Franconian hub on the river Main. They were not disappointed in their expectations: seven days of a varied and exciting programme were ahead of them.Am Samstag waren in den Gast-Familien interessante Aktivitäten angesagt, zum Beispiel der Besuch eines spannenden Bundesligaspiels oder des nur einmal im Jahr stattfindenden Würzburger Fischmarktes. Andere Gastfamilien organisierten für die Dubliner Gäste auch Ausflüge nach Nürnberg oder in die Rhön. Am nächsten Tag freuten sich alle während einer spaßigen Kanutour auf dem Altmain, und Iren und Deutsche paddelten

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subjects. The class size at the Siebold appeared bigger and lateness was not sanctioned in the same manner as in Dublin. After 2 class periods all the Irish students left school already in order to go on a guided walk around the city of Würzburg with Herr Gottschalk of the German-Irish Society following the footsteps of St.Kilian. This guided tour demonstrated to everybody that there are many connections between Ireland and Würzburg which explain why Würzburg is referred to as the Irish city on the continent. The programme this morning was completed with a reception in the town hall by Lord Mayor Dr. Adolf Bauer and a look at a model of the town of Würzburg following its destruction during a bombing raid at the end of the 2.World War. In the afternoon it was time for some shopping in the city centre with its manifold malls and markets.Am Dienstag begeisterte im repräsentativen Treppenhaus der Würzburger Residenz das überwältigende Deckenfresko von Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Alle bewunderten auch den von Tiepolo lebensecht gemalten Hund im Kaisersaal und staunten über die echt wirkenden Stuck-Vorhänge im Weißen Saal.On Tuesday the visitors were overwhelmed by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s magnificent fresco painting on the giant ceiling in the staircase of the Bishop’s Palace (the building currently features in the film ‚The 3 Musketeers‘ with Orlando Bloom). The true–to –life painting of a dog in the emperor’s hall was also admired by all as well as the plaster work curtains in the white hall which could have been mistaken for real!Nach zwei Kulturtagen war am Mittwoch Natur angesagt. Die große Bedeutung des Waldes konnte bei einer lebendig gestalteten Erlebnisführung im Gramschatzer Wald eindrucksvoll erfahren werden. Danach erprobten über 50 deutsche und irische Schülerinnen und Schüler ihre Kletterkünste im Wald-Klettergarten in Einsiedel. Leider ging der Tag viel zu früh zu Ende.

After 2 days of culture it was time to experience ‚nature‘ on Wednesday! Students were introduced to the huge importance of forests in an impressive manner during a lively tour of the ‚Gramschatzer Wald‘. Afterwards more than 50 German and Irish students could test their climbing skills in the High-Ropes of the ‚Wald-Klettergarten‘ in Einsiedel. Unfortunately the day finished much too early.Das Austausch-Programm wurde am Donnerstag mit einem Besuch der imposanten Festung Marienberg abgerundet. Und am Nachmittag bedruckten Sieboldianer und Kilian‘s-Schülerinnen und Schüler weiße T-Shirts mit typischen Würzburger oder Dubliner Fotomotiven, damit auch nach dem Austausch die gemeinsam verbrachte Zeit lebendig bleibt.On Thursday the programme of the exchange was rounded off with a visit of the imposing fortress Marienberg overlooking the river Main and the city of Würzburg. In the afternoon students from St. Kilian’s and the Siebold-Gymnasium decorated white t-shirts with typical motifs of Würzburg and Dublin in order to keep alive the memories of the time spent together for the future. Vor der Abreise am Freitag besuchten wir das Röntgen-Labor. Durch die sachkundige Führung von Herrn Stadtrat Felgenhauer erkannten alle die Bedeutung des berühmten Nobelpreisträgers, dessen Entdeckung der sogenannten Röntgen-Strahlen im Jahr 1895 nicht nur die Medizin, sondern auch die Welt der Technik grundlegend veränderte.Before the group was picked up by bus on Friday in order to transfer to Frankfurt Airport for their return flight they were given a unique insight into one of the most important scientific discoveries of the late 19th century: they visited the laboratory where Wilhem Conrad Röntgen discovered X-Ray in 1895. The very knowledgable talk and tour by councillor Felgenhauer impressed on everybody the importance of the famous Nobel-Prize winning scientist whose discovery not only changed the world of medical diagnostics fundamentally but also the world of technology.

Allen Austauschschülern und bestimmt auch den Siebold-Schülern mit ihren Gastfamilien wird der Austausch in Würzburg sicher in sehr guter Erinnerung bleiben. Und alle werden ein Würzburg-Bild mit nach Dublin nehmen, das von überwältigender Gastfreundschaft, von vielen alten Kirchen, imposanten Bauwerken, von grünen Weinbergen, einer prächtigen Residenz und auch von leckeren Brezeln und fränkischer Bratwurst geprägt ist.All exchange students as well as their partners and host-families in Würzburg will have many fond memories of this exchange programme. Everybody will return to Dublin with an image of the city of Würzburg that is characterised by overwhelming hospitality, many old churches, imposing buildings, green vinyards, a magnificent bishop’s palace as well as tasty pretzl and Franconian ‚Bratwurst‘.Im Namen von allen irischen Gästen bedanken wir uns ganz herzlich bei den Gastfamilien und den engagierten Lehrkräften am Siebold-Gymnasium, die den Austausch zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis gestalteten. On behalf of all the Irish Guests we would like to say a big, heartfelt ‘Thank You‘ to all the host-families and the enthusiastic staff at the Siebold Gymnasium who made this exchange such an unforgettable experience.Anna Heisterkamp, Slava Borodin, Áine Burns, Oscar Küchenmeister, Phillip Redmond, Claire McKenna, Patricia Dennehy, Helmut Sundermann, Gabriele Adelberger

Zu Gast im Europa-KollegDank der Empfehlung meiner Deutschlehrerin, Frau Adelberger, bekam ich im Sommer 2011 die wunderbare Chance, am Europa-Kolleg teilzunehmen.Das Europa-Kolleg ist ein Programm für Jugendliche mit sehr guten schulischen Leistungen, das jedes Jahr in Wolfenbüttel in Deutschland stattfindet. Es wird von der Stiftung Niedersachsen finanziert und kooperiert mit der berühmten Herzog-August-Bibliothek.Mit 18 anderen Schülerinnen und Schülern aus 13

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Europa-Kolleg - a wonderful international experienceThanks to my German teacher, Frau Adelberger, I was given the wonderful opportunity to participate in a course known as the Europa-Kolleg in a small town called Wolfenbüttel in Germany, which hosts this programme every year in the German language. It is funded by a Foundation of the Federal State of Niedersachsen and has a close cooperation with the famous Herzog-August library. I shared accommodation, had loads of fun and worked intensively on this year’s theme, “Education and education traditions in Europe”, with 18 other students coming from 13 different European countries, aged between 16 and 19. The course, which stretched over 2 weeks, wasn’t always easy, but I learnt a great deal from it and I’m sure that the experiences which I had there will be of great help to me in college and later life. I am delighted that I am still in close touch with the Europa-Kolleg students, we even celebrated together New Year´s Eve 2011 in Genoa.

Cliona Weltecke

Wettbewerb zur politischen Bildung – zwei Hauptpreise für die Gruppen 8 IG und 10 IG

Seit 41 Jahren wird ein Schülerwettbewerb zur politischen Bildung von der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung organisiert. Die Schülerinnen und Schüler können entweder politische Themen bearbeiten, die ihren Alltag betreffen, oder historischen Themen nachspüren, die frühere Generationen berührt haben. Der angesehene Wettbewerb steht unter der Schirmherrschaft des Bundespräsidenten. Im Schuljahr 2011/12 nahmen 50 000 Jugendliche teil, die 2478 Projektarbeiten einreichten. Die Konkurrenz war also riesig. Nach Einsendeschluss im Dezember wurden alle Arbeiten von Fachlehrkräften sowie Mitarbeitern einiger Bundesländer bewertet.Riesengroß war die Freude, als zwei zweite Preise an Teams der Deutschen Schule St. Kilian´s in Dublin verliehen wurden: Die Kurse 8 IG und 10 IG erhielten einen Scheck von jeweils 1000 Euro. Die jeweiligen Themen haben die Schülerinnen und Schüler offenbar intensiv beschäftigt und zu Höchstleistungen angespornt. Der Gewinn wird für eine gemeinsame Aktivität genutzt, die an einem schulfreien Tag stattfinden und die feiernden Gewinn-Gemeinschaften noch enger zusammenschweißen soll.

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Eine neue Beschallungsanlage

Unser Soundmann Daithí Ó Drisceoil

In diesem Schuljahr konnte für die flexible Nutzung in Primary School und Secondary School eine neue, leistungsstarke und dennoch transportable Beschallungsanlage angeschafft werden.Verstärkermischpult, Lautsprecherboxen, neue Kabel und, ganz wichtig, Mikrofone und Mikrofonstative stehen nun für alle Veranstaltungen der Schule zur Verfügung und konnten ihre Qualität schon das ganze Jahr hindurch unter Beweis stellen. Durch diese Ergänzungen konnte auch die festinstallierte Anlage der Assembly Hall wieder reaktiviert werden. Das Beste: Wir haben durch unseren neuen Secondary Musiklehrer Daithí Ó Drisceoil nun auch den Mann an der Schule, der all das Equipment fachgerecht bedienen kann – ein Glücksfall, wie wir bei den vielen Events des vergangenen Jahres feststellen durften.

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Dieses Jahr nahmen wir, die Deutsch-Muttersprachlerklasse des 10. Jahrgangs in Internationaler Geschichte (IG), am Wettbewerb „Politik brandaktuell“ der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung teil. Dieser Wettbewerb richtete sich an deutsche Schulklassen oder andere Gruppen und soll junge Leute für Politik begeistern. Unsere Klasse hatte sich, nach einigen hitzigen Diskussionen, schließlich auf die Frage: „Sollte ein Ex-Terrorist Präsident sein?“, als Thema unseres Projektes geeinigt. Wir beschäftigten uns mit allerlei Themen rund um die Präsidentschaftskandidatur von Martin McGuinness. Dabei konnten wir auch die für das Junior Cert. gesammelten Infos zum Nordirlandkonflikt nutzen. Am Ende mussten wir noch alle Texte, Bilder und Ideen auf einem Plakat zusammenbringen und ab ging die Post.Wir freuten uns riesig, als der Postbote die Nachricht über den Hauptgewinn brachte.

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Der Beitrag der Klasse 10 IG:Sollte ein Ex-Terrorist Präsident werden?

„Ich habe sehr viel über die irische Geschichte und die Probleme, die es in Irland vor kurzem noch gab, gelernt. Ich habe auch gelernt, dass in Irland ein Gesetz geändert wurde, um Drogenbosse zu überführen.“ (Noah, Kurs 8 IG) Wir, die Gruppe 8 IG von Frau Adelberger, haben das Thema Stadtgeschichte hautnah gewählt und das Schicksal von Veronica Guerin untersucht. Ich selbst wusste nichts von der Ermordung der tapferen Journalistin. Aber ich habe in der Nachbarschaft gefragt und eine Nachbarin informierte mich: Veronica Guerin war eine Journalistin, die über Drogen und Kriminalität geschrieben hat. Und sie ist auch in die Stadtviertel hinausgefahren, in denen es Drogenkriminalität gab, um herauszufinden, was da wirklich los war.

Ihre Recherche hat aber den Drogenbossen nicht gefallen und das haben sie ihr auch gezeigt: sie haben sie mehrfach bedroht und in ihrem Haus in der Innenstadt auch angeschossen. Aber sie hat weiter recherchiert und wurde schließlich erschossen.

Danach wurde das Criminal Assets Bureau gegründet: dieses Amt darf mutmaßlichen Verbrechern Geld wegnehmen, wenn sie nicht erklären können, woher sie das Geld haben.

Wir konnten sogar einen Besuch unserer Lerngruppe beim irischen Bildungsminister Ruairi Quinn organisieren und ihn befragen. Er kannte die Journalistin nicht persönlich, war aber zur Zeit ihrer Ermordung Finanzminister und hat nach ihrem Tod geholfen, die Gesetze zu ändern und das Criminal Assets Bureau zu gründen.

Veronica Guerin ist ein Vorbild für Jugendliche und besonders auch für junge Reporter. Sie werden ermutigt, Verbrechen konsequent anzuprangern und die Öffentlichkeit durch die Medien zu informieren.

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Minister Jimmy Deenihan asked schools across the country to support Famine Memorial Day on Friday, 9th September, 2011. It is a national day dedicated to remembering those who suffered greatly, when the Irish potato crop was destroyed through disease and the people starved (1844-1848). Here at St. Kilian’s we felt it was an important day to participate in, especially as famine has not been eradicated yet, in places like Somalia and East Africa. Our principal Ms. Lynch made the announcement over the intercom system on the Friday morning, to make staff and students aware of the paramount day that was upon us. She encouraged all to take full advantage of the time dedicated to the Famine, to pay our respects. She also addressed the fact that a project had been made by some students of 8A, 9B/9C and 12A, to share information about Famine Memorial Day and its impact. Indeed, in preparation for the event, these students set to work a few days in advance on the special project. Throughout the week, these pupils collected information online and printed illustrations. However, it was only on the Friday morning of the 9th of September that the project came together, twenty minutes before the announcement. Cianne Cunningham 8A, Molly Flynn and Tara Junghenn 9A, Kate Chambers and Anna Heisterkamp 9C, Sharifah Sarhan and Daniel Sheridan 12A all

helped to assemble this visual presentation of facts, dates and figures, stories of hardship etc. It was a pleasure to work hand in hand with other dedicated students under the watchful eye of the organising teacher Ms. Dennehy. She encouraged us to collect information, to comprehend it and to put the project together. We all felt proud of our work when it was done and were filled with excitement at the moment Ms. Lynch announced our project to the school. She informed all students that they could see our presentation at the assembly area. The principal also arranged an opportunity for students to commemorate this dark period of Irish history. At twelve noon our school held a minute of silence, during which we all reflected long and hard on the victims of the Great Irish Famine. I felt very proud of our school community’s gesture at this moment of remembrance.

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CSPE - Famine MemorialThis February, a group of students from 11th and 12th class went on an Art trip to London with Ms. McCrea, Ms. O’Gorman and Mr. Callan. The weekend was packed full of gallery visits and sightseeing, from the moment we stepped off the plane. Between the guided bus tour on our first morning there, to the street art tour throughout East London, we got a great feel of the city. On the street art tour we got to see some amazing art work by famous street artists such as Banksy and Invader, amongst others. This was a great experience and we all really enjoyed it, despite having to endure the freezing cold! Not only did we see art on London’s streets, we also got to see it in some of the world’s most famous art galleries, such as The Tate Britain, The Tate Modern and The National Gallery. Here we saw pieces by artists we have studied on our art history course, including Monet, Constable, Turner and Lichtenstein. Having studied such artists, getting to see their work was a great opportunity and really benefitted our appreciation of art whilst adding to our knowledge of art history. The guided tour of The Tate Modern was eye opening, as we were given a great insight into the meaning and thinking behind the work on show by the tour guide. Yet another highlight of the weekend was the West-End show, Hitchcock’s ‘The 39 Steps’, which we saw on our first night in London. We really enjoyed the slapstick comedy of the show and it was a great way to end our first day in London. Looking back, the trip was thoroughly enjoyable and really beneficial for our art history course. We managed to get so much done within a short amount of time. One thing we didn’t enjoy so much was the 123 steps only the students seemed to climb, every night in our local tube station!

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Ms. McCrea Mr. Lacey

At the start of this year, each student in Business got into groups to eventually form mini businesses. I grouped up with some of my friends and we created pandacommandos. Our team of 5 students created a miniature business that sold t-shirts on the internet. We decided that our t-shirts had to be high quality and that they would have memes on them (these are funny sayings or pictures). We created a website in which our customers could easily shop for our products, it was pandacommandos.webs.com and it was a free website that is easy to maintain and to get analytics from. We conducted surveys and asked people about what they thought about the product. We got very positive feedback from friends and we got quite a lot of members on our website. In our mini business I was the project manager and I spread the responsibilities evenly throughout the team. We managed to get the business plan finished without any major problems and any other problems where dealt with easily. From this project I learned a lot about how to run a business and the process of manufacturing, marketing and selling a profit. If we follow our cash flow forecast we will prove to be profitable. All of the members of our group really enjoyed the project and working together. Our business will continue trading and the website will be updated regularly, which makes it a low maintenance business.

Luke Egan, 10B

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Choosing Business Studies – My first year in Business StudiesI have learned a lot in business studies so far. I chose to do business instead of French because I knew I could benefit a lot more from studying this subject. The atmosphere in the classroom is good. I have done well in my work and tests so far. I do not regret choosing business over French. I will probably continue studying this subject all the way to Leaving Cert. I am sure that it will help me in the future. It will provide me with a lot of opportunities in the years to come. It is also useful in everyday life for example keeping track on finances.

Harris Arimin, 7C

This year I have found business an interesting and useful subject. I think that I have learnt

a lot about everyday life and I understand a lot more now. I feel that it is a subject that is

linked to a lot of in and out of school situations. I have enjoyed this new experience and am

looking forward to continuing next year.

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be established by presenting a chairperson, secretary and guest speaker. The three girls participated as the political society of St. Kilian’s with Ciara presenting a paper entitled “Young People and Politics”. As a result of their success, they then went on to participate in the North-South Final where Steffi was honoured with a trophy for the Chairperson of the evening. Well done to her and her team-mates for great performances throughout the competition!

And we have another aspiring politician in Jack Sargent, again from Transition year, who, with Ciara, was nominated as delegate for the National European Youth Parliament; both were selected on the basis of their performances in the Leinster Conference. Imogen, Megan and Orla of 11th Class also enjoyed a day in Dublin Castle representing Poland in the Model European Council debate. Participation in these competitions is not only great fun but an invaluable experience for our students with an opportunity to improve communication skills and increase their confidence in self-expression.

Our in-house debating society which meets at lunch-time in Room N16 on Tuesdays for Juniors and Wednesdays for Seniors is going from strength to strength. This year’s 7th Class are particularly keen and have demonstrated impressive skills in the art of argument. Ms Lynch and Ms Maher adjudicated our annual Christmas Public Speaking competition and were hugely impressed by the high standard demonstrated by the participants. Those new to debating were mentored by the 9th Class students who have given very generously of their time. Cillian Corcoran, Nina Heisterkamp and Nicolai Gladychev were all commended for their performances.

European Model Council Debate

The debate chairman, Daithi O’ Ceallaigh and the judges, Francis Jacobs of the European Parliament and Noelle O Connell of the European Movement, and the head of the European Commission Representation, Barbara Nolan, all commended the high standard of debate.

The issue was a financial one concerning the imposition of a European transaction tax and students were asked to look at it from the different perspectives of the 27 countries of the EU. St Kilian’s represented Poland and supported the directive. Many thanks to Mrs O’Brien who provided an intensive course in European Economics and Business to assist the girls, Imogen, Megan and Orla, of 11th Class in their preparation.

Early in the year Mr. Scally and the 8c class held a cake sale for Famine victims as part of our CSPE Action Project. I was very excited to make cakes to help the poor and I made caramel and chocolate rice crispies bars that people seemed to love.

I remember I was happy as well because I got to skip class to help prepare the canteen. I got to man the table where my cakes were being sold and when break began, people starting flooding into the canteen buying cakes left, right and centre.

We raised a little over €300 for the Famine victims of Somalia.

Tom Eustace8 B

CSPE - 8th Class Cake Sale

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Debating news

Great success this year for our Junior and Senior Debating/Public Speaking teams! At time of writing, Imogen Grumley Traynor, Diane Maguire, Megan O’Connor and Orla Clissmann have succeeded in reaching the quarter finals of the Concern Debating competition. They are now guaranteed a trophy which will be presented at the All-Ireland final (regardless of outcome of next debate) to be held in UCD on 17th May. This is a great achievement as they are down to the last

8 of the 103 teams who started out in the competition.

Catey Clarkson of 9th Class is also through to the semi-final of the Junior UCD debating competition. Catey was winner of the Plate competition last year and we wish her every success in pursuit of the Cup this year!

Three Transition Year students, Ciara Chambers, Steffi Vollmer- Fox and Stacey Aleshko won the Leinster Business and Professional Women’s Public Speaking competition and were runners-up in the National Final. The format demands a committee of a society or club to

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voluntary aid agencies, photography, architecture, legal firms, university departments, and a variety of businesses. After Easter some of the Transition Year students will travel to Germany for the Hamburg exchange and work in companies and businesses. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain work experience abroad and further develop their language skills.

The Class of 2011 – Where are they now?

Aisling Sherriff – Guidance Counsellor

RCSI Mini-Med Week - Mary O’Toole 10AThis year, I was fortunate enough to be chosen to attend the annual Transition Year “Mini-Med Week” at the Royal College of Surgeons. The RCSI programme took place from the 16th – 20th of January. On Monday and Friday it was held in the Royal College of Surgeons on St. Stephen’s Green. The rest of the days our classes were

based in the college’s associated hospital in Beaumont. During this week, I discovered firsthand what it is like to train and work as a medical doctor. I also got a real feel for the different stages involved in a medical career. We had a considerable number of interactive lectures throughout this time. These were delivered by some of Ireland’s finest doctors and surgeons and covered a wide variety of topics. Talks were given on the different fields of activity, and possibilities that medicine offers such as: Gastroenterology, Psychiatry, Radiology, General Practice, Surgery and Forensic Science. The lecturers posed searching questions and, in turn, we got to raise issues of concern to us. It was stimulating to be in direct contact with people who were able to answer our questions definitely, from their own knowledge and active involvement in medicine. We also heard lectures on different diseases and specific problems with the body such as: heart disease, head injury, brain surgery, cystic fibrosis and diabetes. Not only did these lectures give us an idea of what each area of work is like, and provide detailed information on various diseases, but they were also very interesting talks in themselves. I’m convinced that anyone, regardless of their career orientation, would have found them fascinating. In Beaumont hospital we were allowed to view two operations. We watched these procedures through a live feed video camera from the lecture theatre. The surgeon talked us through the operations as he worked. Watching these intricate and skilful keyhole surgeries made me very keen on becoming a surgeon. However, it must be said, not every participant in the programme felt the same way. One of the patients, a young woman getting her gallbladder removed, was generous enough to come down to talk to us in her surgical gown before and after her operation. She explained her medical history and symptoms beforehand, and discussed how she felt about her successful surgery afterwards.

Careers Fair – Choices 2012The annual careers fair Choices 2012 was held on Thursday 23rd November 2011. It was hosted by St. Kilian’s and this year there were over 650 students and parents from 12 local schools in attendance. The evening provided an excellent opportunity for students in 4th, 5th and 6th year to gather information regarding a range of third level courses available here in Ireland and Europe. Forty-eight current third level students, many of whom were past pupils were on hand for prospective students to ask questions about courses and college life. Twenty-five Irish universities, colleges and PLC’s were represented in the main hall and making an appearance for the first time at the event were DARE, Fullbright and EUNICAS. The Army, Air Corps, Fire Brigade and Garda Siochana also attended and proved to be very popular with the students. A number of universities and colleges from Germany, Spain, Switzerland and France also attended Choices 2012, this gave students a unique opportunity to consider studying outside of Ireland and through the medium of a second language. Many thanks to everyone who was involved in the evening helping to make it a great success.6th Year University TalksThe 6th Year students were given a series of talks from School Liaison Officers and Lecturers regarding University life and College courses. These took place from September until December 2011 and included the following universities and colleges: DIT, DBS, Griffith College Dublin, DCU, Trinity, IADT, UCD (engineering).Media Taster Day at Griffith College Dublin for 5th Year Students The 5th Year Art class attended a Media Taster day in Griffith College Dublin on Thursday 26th January 2012. Lecturers from the college took four seminars in:

• Photography• Film• Radio• Layout and DesignThis allowed the students access to media facilities including Apple labs, photographic studios, film editing rooms and the college radio station and sound studios. In each session students were introduced to the basic skills required to create their own media products to a professional standard. They were instructed in the use of equipment including cameras for photography and film, layout and design software and the college radio facilities.School Careers ProgrammeOn Tuesday 25th October 2011 a number of Transition Year students attended a Schools Career Programme at St. Vincent’s University Hospital. A number of professionals working in the hospital gave a series of presentations related to their specific roles, career paths opportunities and the work/life balance. The careers presented included Dietetics, Speech and Language Therapy, Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Radiography, Research Science, Occupational Therapy and Pharmacy. Students had an opportunity to ask the professionals questions related to their careers and this proved to be very beneficial for many students.Work Experience for Transition YearsTransition Year provides an excellent opportunity for students to expand their knowledge and experiences of life in the world of work. In October 2011 the students undertook their first week of work experience in a range of jobs, careers and industries. These included accounting firms, advertising agencies, schools and crèches, nursing homes, a veterinary practice, farming,

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News from the Geography Department 2011-2012

This year saw the Geography Department welcome back Ms. Costello from her travels in China. She was definitely missed by the Department and students alike. We as a Department have been working hard to introduce new events into Junior Cycle Geography that will give students an added awareness of and increases their interest in the world around them. 7th class students took part in a Natural Disasters Project at the beginning of the year where they completed a poster or Power Point Presentation or model on an earthquake, tsunami, volcano or rock formation of their choice. The students could work in groups or on their own. They all presented their projects to the class very successfully and did a fantastic job overall. Even I learned something new.... All students who participated received a certificate and there was an overall winner from each class for a combination of the best project and presentation. The winners are....7A: Finian Weltecke7B: Ailbhe O’Connor & Cecilie Lorenzen7C: Marija SimonenkoThe 7th class students are also going to take part in a Geography Photography Competition after the Easter Holidays. They have to take a photograph of a physical landscape feature and write a short paragraph on what they have taken. Some of the students were asked how they were finding Geography this year...“Geography has been great fun this year; I think the whole class enjoys it. We have been learning about how the environment works around us. We also had a Geography competition where we made power points or models or posters or all of them! We chose the topics on things we learnt from the beginning of the year. The projects were very informative and we got to learn

interesting information on geographical locations. We learnt about plate tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes, rocks, and different types of erosion, rivers, glaciers and the sea. Overall I am enjoying Geography. I would have loved to go on a fieldtrip to experience the fascinating areas we are studying. Geography is good fun!”

Karim Abdel-Kader 7A

My geography year“We arrived in St. Kilian’s this year without knowing an ounce of geography. Saying that, we knew the basics for example we knew what a beach was but didn’t know that it was made of so many features of erosion and deposition and things like that. After learning what we have learnt in the past year we are sure that we’ll automatically notice and take in different features of beaches, glaciers, etc. In the past year we have covered many topics of physical geography. We also did two geography projects this year. The first one was for science week. Everyone in the class got involved and it was great fun altogether. We all covered different subjects. The Japanese tsunami, the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull and Krakatoa were just a few of the many projects made by the class .For the second one, we had to turn into geographers and take a photography of a truly interesting geographical feature in the landscape. We have been extremely lucky to have so supportive and enthusiastic teachers and thanks to them we have learnt many things in this past year.”

Ferdia Geary and Freya Tacke 7B

Geography“I thought Geography was very interesting this year. Our class, 7C, learnt a lot about the earth, for example about

This was very helpful in giving us an understanding of medicine from a patient’s perspective. We took part in a number of scientific practicals as part of this course. Here we gained hands-on training in clinical skills. It also gave us the opportunity to work in RCSI’s excellent labs. We had full access to all training materials on the college’s electronic Medical Information Technology Platform, which is called Moodle. Lectures were hosted in this platform as well as relevant additional information, quizzes and competitions. The final, and possibly the most helpful seminar we received while attending this programme, related to careers advice and entrance requirements information for undergraduate courses

in medicine. Of particular interest in this session was the series of frank talks given by doctors on their own experience of life in the medical profession. I thoroughly enjoyed my week in RCSI’s Mini Med Programme. I can now be certain that a decision to choose medicine as my first option on the CAO form will be a well-informed choice, rather than a romantic notion derived from those glamorized medical soaps we all know and love. I am very grateful to both Ms. Sherriff and the school for allowing me this rare and valuable opportunity to explore my first choice for Third Level education.

Mary O’Toole 10A

The Mathematics department has had a very busy year with the continued roll-out of Project Maths and an inspection from the Department of Education and Skills. The report on our inspection noted that ‘the quality of teaching was of a good or very good standard……methodologies used were effective….classroom atmosphere was very positive and conducive to learning’. It also noted that the organisation of Mathematics within the school is very good, with senior management and the board of management providing excellent support.The mathematics department is a dynamic one and we strive to make Mathematics fun, as well as interesting and relevant. This has been helped by the roll-out of Project Maths, which aims to make Mathematics more meaningful to students.

This year also saw the introduction of an in-house Maths Club. The Maths Club is run on Thursday afternoons and is open to all students. The Mathematics department also encourages students to take part in competitions

such as the Mathematics Olympiad and a number of our students took part in Mathematics Olympiad training in UCD this year. To date, two students have made it through to the next round of training and we wish them the very best of luck!

Once again this year, our Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate results were well above national averages. This is a trend that we hope to continue and extend in the future. And remember…

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earthquakes, rocks and volcanoes. We did various projects, which dealt with these topics and others, like tsunamis, the features of the inner earth or the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Most of the students put a lot of effort into their work, so therefore there were many interesting presentations of the projects. I like Geography as a subject very much, because it is fascinating to know about the features and phenomena of the Earth. These are always new things to investigate and discover. I really enjoyed first year Geography and I would like to learn a lot more in second year.”

Hanna Komes-Zingraf 7C

8th Class began their year with a Geography based Wandertag with the annual trip to the bog. Nothing is funnier than seeing students chase cows and then throw themselves into the bog. They learn a lot and this trip is directly related to one particular aspect of the course. 8th and 9th class students are working hard and increasing their knowledge in the societal aspect of Geography. We are continually referring to the world around us, the current economic climate and levels of emigration in class to relate them to the class work being completed. 9th class students are working hard towards their Junior Certificate especially as they have many, many exams this year! Transition Year Geography changed a little this year as we decided to do a Geology module. Within this module we are studying the formation of specific Irish landscape, the rock type that forms them and the folklore that may be associated with the area. We are

focusing on two main areas, the Giant Causeway in Co. Antrim and the Burren in Co. Clare. The aim is then to visit these areas we have studied to add a practical application to the class. In October we visited the Giants Causeway. We had a great day, it was quite long (the bus driver seemed to get a little lost on the way up), but overall it was great fun. The rain held off, until we got off the bus of course, and it was a typical Irish day, weather wise. The students learned a lot in relation to the formation of the Giants Causeway and it was great for them to experience what we had discussed in the classroom.

The Giants Causeway....There was also a Geology Photography competition running and as a result the students took hundreds of pictures (I did too). The overall winner of this competition was:

Stefanie Vollmer-Fox10A

A student’s account of the causeway....Giant’s Causeway“This year’s Transition Year class went on a geography trip to the Giants Causeway in Antrim, Northern Ireland. After a long, long (and I do mean long) coach ride up to the Causeway, we then discovered the wonder that is the Giants Causeway. We learned about the legend of the giant, Finn Mac Cumhaill, and the Scottish giant, Red Man, and how they caused the causeway, which is, of course, the truth. We saw Finn Mac Cumhaill’s piano,

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his camel and even his boot which everyone had great fun trying to climb up on.We all then sat, rather awkwardly, on the magic wishing chair and each made our own wish. It was hilarious.We also learned about the geographical side of the Giants Causeway, such as the basalt rocks which made up the incredible basalt columns, which were nearly all in hexagonal shape, which made the Causeway. It was fascinating to see the rocks which all looked as though they were man-made. We all then sat, rather awkwardly, on the magic wishing chair and each made our own wish. We were accompanied on the trip by the wonderful Ms Farrelly and the awesome Mr Scally. The trip was brilliant. Everyone loved it and had a great laugh together.”

Diane Maguire 10B

When finished the Giants Causeway, we moved onto studying the Burren in Co. Clare and it formation and folklore. We are planning a trip to the Burren in May to study and see all the features formed in the distinctive karst landscape. On the trip we will also go to the Ailwee Caves and the Cliffs of Moher. As an assessment the Transition Year students must complete a project, a poster or Power Point Presentation, on the Geology of one county in Ireland. They can work in pairs and they must then present it to the class.The Leaving Certificates took their annual Geographical Investigation fieldtrip on Wednesday 7th March 2012. This year we had to study the formation of a surface landform which formed as a result of fluvial processes. We studied the formation of a V-Shaped Valley in the upper course of the River Liffey at Athdown Brook. The students were well warned to wear appropriate clothing i.e. dress like an Eskimo, however only some students paid attention to that! When we arrived at the study site we had great expectations for lovely weather as it was relatively sunny however, we were very disappointed as the wind was so cold it would

cut you in half. Other than the cold we also had to endure the rain, hailstones and even snow!!!! Needless to say we all were absolutely freezing by the end of the day and the cold made working more difficult. Despite the cold most of the students were very motivated to find out how the V-Shaped Valley was formed. The students got the Velocity, the Cross Sectional Area, Discharge, completed a Bedload Analysis (where Shane and Colm, Keanu and Christopher tried to pick up the largest rocks/boulders they could find to be measured) and a Valley and River Profile. There was a lot of information to be recorded and the students remained diligent and completed their tasks to a very high standard. It was difficult in the cold especially as we all had hoods up and this meant we couldn’t hear each other! The group got fantastic compliments from the centre saying they were the best group at answering questions they had ever had. We moved down to the river Liffey to compare the upper V-Shaped Valley with the broader based valley in the lower course. My group (obviously the best one!) took advantage of this site and got the velocity of the river to be used as a comparison to the upper course. This investigation was led and run by the boys Keanu and Alvaro (who actually did a good job except for the last result where he forgot to stop the stopwatch??!!!). Now, to the hard work of writing up the investigation in the booklets.... As Head of the Geography Department I would like to thank all the Geography teachers for their help and support in the running of the Department. Ms. Costello, Mr. Moore and Ms. O’Leary have been fantastic this year in helping to expand the department and develop new projects and increase the interest in the subject. A Geography website is also currently under construction and when it is published they will be informed by their subject teachers.....Until next year........

Róisín Farrelly Head of the Geography Department

1. Miles looks very happy to be working...2. Art doing his best Gollum impression....3. Ryan is not cold at all....4. The Hexagonal Columns....5. The lads hanging out on/in Finn MacCool’s Boot....6. Ryan ruining my Causeway Shot....7. The Giants Causeway....8. Steffi’s photo shows the Giants Causeway from a different perspective9. Mr. Lacey taking artistic shots of the river.....10. Alvaro pretending to fall while everyone else is working getting the CSA.....11. Andree finds it hard to reach while dressed like an Eskimo....

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Dia daoibh, Nathalie agus Catey is ainm dúinn!On the 2nd March, we along with a group of 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th years went to Coláiste Uisce i gContae Mhaigh Eo (Mweee-yeeeoo). The bus journey was long but we had a lot of craic agus spraoi!Once we arrived we were immediately greeted by the Uisce Team who were very friendly and assigned us to our rooms. We were all with our friends and so we were very happy! We were introduced to the people who would be looking after us on our weekend away and it was starting to sink in that we might actually have to speak Irish for the whole weekend. Some of ous were apprehensive but ready and excited.Once in our rooms we were told to meet down in the bialann, nervousness spread through our group. However once down there we were told to get changed into our wetsuits and be ready for the bus journey to a nearby beach. The Uisce Team were very helpful when explaining what activities we were doing and were very patient if we found it hard to understand! Our first activity was bodyboarding. They split us into four teams, Na Siorcanna (Sharks), Na Capaillí Bána (White Horses), Na Galaí (The Gales) agus Na Tintreacha (Lightning).

We were split up into our groups for bodyboarding. Many of us had not done this activity before and it was an amazing experience! Albeit a little cold.We returned to Coláiste Uisce where we slowly defrosted ourselves and ate dinner. After dinner we had a little time to relax before our next activity. We then met back in the bialann to start on our night activity which was archery. Many of us had done it before and were very enthusiastic! We were split into our teams and began the competition. We were all ready to go and were very competitive! There was a lovely atmosphere and everyone was hyper and laughing. Na Gálaí won archery that night. After supper on Friday night prizes were awarded by the teachers for Cailín an Lae (Girl of the Day), Buachaill an Lae (Boy of the Day) agus Iarracht is Mó (Biggest Effort). Before each name was called our group excitedly banged on the tables as a drum roll! Sally Twomey, Comhall Fanning and Catey Clarkson won the prizes that night.On Saturday we went pierjumping, played a geometry team building game, ping pong and then windsurfing in Eskimo conditions! It was a great experience and a lot of craic even though we almost froze. On Saturday

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evening the Uisce Team organised a Fancy Dress Céilí for the night. The costumes were very funny and people put a lot of effort into them. Aifric Kyne, Jenny McDonnell, Olena Hural and Clíona Weltecke won the prizes for the best fancy dress. Maith sibh! The céilí was so much fun and everyone had a fun time. The sixth years taught us a new céilí dance! It was very funny. That night we were all hyper and decided to dance to Irish céilí music in the corridor before going to bed. After the céilí we all had supper and the prizes were awarded. Sophie Gordon, Nathalie Henry and Hugo Warner won that night.On Sunday we got up early and went surfing. Afterwards, we went down to the beach and had a Céilí ar an Trá. Prizes for the day were awarded to Caroline McKeown, Sean Mullen and Stephen Murray. We then got ready for the long bus ride home. We were all feeling tired but happy with our weekend in Mayo! It was a wonderful experience and we encourage those who have the chance of going next year to take it. It has changed our opinion of the Irish language completely as this was our first time in the Gaeltacht. We were very sad to leave and still to this day wish to go back soon.

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SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE

In the week from the 12th to the 16th March St. Kilian’s took part in Seachtain na Gaeilge. Seachtain na Gaeilge is a week designed to promote the Irish culture and language and is celebrated in many schools around Ireland. During this week schools are involved in cultural activities through the Irish language. The Irish teachers and the newly-established Coiste na Gaeilge organised various activities in our school for the secondary students, such as céilís, tráth na gceisteanna (table

quizzes), luas dátáil (speed dating), blind dating, films, poster competitions, Rith 2012 and traditional music sessions. This means we have a very action-packed and thrilling week, which we can look forward to every year. During Seachtain na Gaeilge the language comes alive. Being an international school we can sometimes overlook the Irish culture and Seachtain na Gaeilge helps remind us of the heritage of the country we live in.

Fergal Hamrock and Steffi Vollmer-Fox, Rang 10

Class 7 Students having some fun while participating in an Biongó Mór

Chuir “Caith Amach É” seó ar siúl dúinn trí úsáid pupadóireacht agus drámaíocht bunaithe ar na fiche sraith phictiúiri ar an 20ú Eanáir. Bhí an seó an-ghreannmhar agus ní féidir a shéanadh go gcabhróidh sé linn go huile agus go hiomlán lenár ullmhúcháin don bhéaltriail. Bhí gach duine inár rang páirteach leis agus bhíomar ag gáire an t-am ar fad. Sheinn siad ceol freisin agus bhí ár mbanna ceoil féin againn freisin. Tar éis sin, bhris siad muid suas do na ceardlanna, ionas go mbeimís féin ag obair le chéile ar na pictiurí.

Thug siad ceann de na pictiurí dúinn agus chuir siad eochair focal ar an urlár. Thug seo stór focail Ghaeilge leathan dúinn. Thóg muid cúpla eochair focal agus chleachtaigh muid iad ar feadh cúig nóiméad. Ansin, dúirt muid ár bpictiur os comhair de na rang. Bhuaigh an fhoireann is fearr duaiseanna. Bhí an-lá againn agus bhain gach duine taitneamh as an lá. Ba cheardlann den chéad scoth é!

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An Céilí MórOne sunny Wednesday when we were least expecting it our Irish teacher told us that we were going to have a Céilí. Everyone started chatting and dancing. We were brought down to the hall outside the gym to start the Céilí. We were shown how to dance in a Céilí and then paired up with boys. We were together and we danced and danced. It was so much fun. We also played musical statues in the Céilí. It was hilarious. Lots of us went out during this game. It was a great experience. We are looking forward to the Céilí during Seachtain na Gaeilge.

Éile Watson & Maria Simeneko, Class 7

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One rainbowy Tuesday into our class came two students from class 10, Jack and Éna, with interesting instruments. They introduced themselves and then started a seisiún ceoil. They played the bodhrán and the traditional flute. We never heard the bodhrán before and it was a lovely treat for our class. Traditional music has

a lovely beat and rhythm. At the end of the session we all got a chance to play one of the instruments (badly). It was a lovely treat.

Éile Watson & Maria Simeneko, Class 7

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The main reason people go to an Irish college is to improve their Irish. However, there are many more reasons why going to an Irish college is a good idea. As well as being immersed in the Irish language, being able to try out your own vocabulary, phrases, accent and grammar, you can get involved in loads of great activities, all being held “as Gaeilge”. The whole experience is aimed at improving your Irish, so you don’t have to worry about making mistakes. After all “is fearr Gaeilge bhriste na Béarla cliste”I spent two weeks in the summer in Colaiste Uisce in Belmullet, Co. Mayo. Although most Irish colleges last three weeks, Colaiste Uisce lasts for two. Whilst I went with a friend, going on your own is also an option, as you make friends really quickly! Because the weeks are all about learning Irish, everything, from the activities, to the classes, and making new friends is in Irish. This makes it so easy to learn Irish because after a while you won’t even notice you’re speaking Gaeilge.At first, it’s hard to get into the habit of speaking Irish, but it becomes easier every day. People shouldn’t be worried about being given out to if they try, because the cinnire, or mentor, will help you along.For me, the best thing about Irish college are the activities you do and the new friends you can make. In Colaiste Uisce, the main activities are “Eachtrai Uisce”, or water activities. You can go pier jumping, swimming, body boarding, surfing, windsurfing, sailing and kayaking. Other activities include archery, wall-climbing and orienteering. Every Irish college has their own activities, and the weeks are always fun-packed.Going to Irish college is the best way to improve your Irish. It will be of huge assistance in the Irish oral for both the Leaving and Junior Cert, but anyone who wants to

get better at Irish should go. An Irish College is the best place to go if you want to improve your Irish, make new friends or have some “craic agus spraoi”, agus sin i an fhírinne glan.

Anna Heisterkamp, Rang 9

Although it might seem expensive, the Gaeltacht is an experience that is fantastic for the student. Last year I stayed in Colaiste Uisce for two weeks in June. It was my first time going to the Gaeltacht and it was amazing! I have to admit that for the first few days speaking Irish was slow and infrequent. However, after three or four days, everyone was able to speak 90% Irish (the other 10% was words we didn’t know). Water-sports in Uisce were really great; fun activities in the water and pretty good weather (considering it’s Mayo). I got to know many people in Uisce and we had a lot of “craic agus spraoi”. Going to Irish College benefits students of all levels of Irish. It can be for those who really need to improve, and those who find it easy in class. As well as learning new vocabulary, the Gaeltacht gives you a confidence that is beneficial for oral exams. It shows students the real side to the language; that people can actually hold conversations in Irish and that there are areas in Ireland that speak Irish as a first language. The Gaeltacht gives students not only the ability to give one worded answers but string words together in sentences like those we use in English. If you’re able to be more conversational in the exam, you are more likely to get an A instead of a B or C. The oral Irish exam is now worth 40% in both the Junior and Leaving Certificate.While also improving your Irish, you have loads of

fun. Making new friends and having fun are two other reasons why you should go to the Gaeltacht. People from all over the country, who you would have never met otherwise, are suddenly sharing a room with you, or eating breakfast with you. You create such strong bonds with some friends that it is really upsetting to leave. It can’t be denied that you do have to have classes but they aren’t the same as those we have in school. The

classes involve games, both inside and outside, that help you to learn through speaking. It’s a fantastic way to improve your Irish; you have fun and make friends!Mholfainn duit cuairt a thabhairt ar an ngaeltacht, aka I would recommend you go to Irish College. Your Irish really improves, you make loads of new friends and have so much fun!

Molly, Rang 9

At St. Kilian’s, we start learning Irish in 5th class. You’d think this is a major disadvantage for all of us, especially since the other schools would have more experience speaking Irish since they start learning it from an earlier age. The transition from Irish in primary school to Irish in secondary school is huge but it is also very surprising. We all thought Irish was going to be so much harder and the grammar and spelling would be so much stricter and in a way, it all is, but really it’s just going one level up from primary! We all learn loads of vocabulary and basic phrases, sayings and conversation topics and we have had our first oral exam, which was in December. The oral exams are very important as they are worth 40% in the Junior Cert.People think Irish is really confusing and tough but really, if you have the right attitude and dedication, Irish is almost like a second language by the time you have finished first year! Ok, maybe you would make some mistakes here or there but by now, it is really easy for nearly all of our Irish class to start a conversation and

discuss a topic with another Irish speaker. Irish is also such a fun language and it’s also nice and in a way we suppose it gives you pride to be Irish, to be able to speak the native language that no one else knows except for the Irish!! And just one more thing, Irish is also really fun. Some may not agree but we have trips to the Gaeltacht, Seachtain na Gaeilge, club scannáin (Film Club In Irish!), Coiste na Gaeilge, céilís, songs and loads of parties and raffles. In fact, I think most would agree Irish is one of the best classes! So just some advice to all the incoming 1st years, pay attention in class, learn the ‘scrúdú litriú’ (vocabulary tests which we typically get EVERY WEEK!!) and just make an effort to speak Irish in class at all times. As the proverb goes “Déanann cleachtadh máistreacht”! (Practice makes perfect)

Emma Prehn, Ailbhe O’Connor, Ellen Kane and Nina Heisterkamp Rang 7B

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Students from class 11 and 12 who attended a production of the Irish language drama “An Triail” in the Axis Theatre, Ballymun in November.

Coiste na GaeilgeWalking through the corridors of St Kilian’s, you can expect to be greeted from all sides by English, German and French. Yet one very important language is missing: the language of our heritage, an Ghaeilge. It was with the aim of rectifying this that an Irish language committee was set up this year to promote the use of the Irish language on the campus. The committee consists of students from 1st to 6th year, who meet every Friday during breaktime to discuss ways of promoting Irish, as Gaeilge of course! Throughout the course of the year the committee has been coming up creative ideas to show the pupils that Irish is fun to use and that it is something we can be proud of. So far we have initiated an Irish Film club for first years, put signs up in Irish all over the school and carried out a crash course in céilí dancing for several year groups. Our main project this year is a short film which will introduce our school, its students and facilities through Irish. The committee will, of course, play a central role in Seachtain na Gaeilge, which will involve Irish quizzes, songs, céilís, speed dating, blind date, as well as traditional music.

As a member of the committee, I am very pleased to have a medium to share my love for and pride in an teanga Gaelach. Coiste na Gaeilge is a wonderful way of proving how relevant and fascinating Irish can be. As the old Irish saying goes “Beatha Teanga í a Labhairt” – a spoken language is a living language.

Imogen Grumley-Traynor, Rang 11

Committee MembersImogen Grumley-Traynor, Megan O’Connor, Jack Hennessey, Fergal Hamrock, Éna Lochrin, Stefanie Vollmer-Fox, Comhall Fanning, William Worrall, Sally Twomey, Ferdia Geary, Nina Heisterkamp.

Class 7 Poster Competition

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Coiste na Gaeilge: Imogen Grumley-Traynor, Megan O’Connor, Jack Hennessy, Fergal Hamrock, Éna Lochrin, Stefanie Vollme- Fox, Comhall Fanning, William Worrall, Sally Twomey, Ferdia Geary & Nina Heisterkamp.

Fergal Hamrock and Stefanie Vollmer-Fox assigning Irish signs to all the classrooms in the school

Scannán Coiste na GaeilgeThe main project that students from ‘’Coiste na Gaeilge ‘’ was involved in this year was the making of a short documentary detailing daily life in St. Kilian’s , the subjects , students and brief history of the school itself , but all done through Irish . All members played an active role in the making of this , each allocated a task or role involved in some aspect of the whole process .This film project will hopefully be shown to the students in the school and hopefully will give them that little bit of encouragement they need to speak the cúpla focail! Tír gan Teanga, Tír gan Anam. Jack Hennessy 10b

Club ScannáinSince Christmas Coiste na Gaeilge have organised a Film Club for all of class 7 every breaktime on Wednesdays. We go to the Irish classroom and watch a film in Irish. It has become very popular and almost all of class 7 attends, even the students that are exempt from Irish. We really enjoy watching films such as Aifric and hopefully Club Scannáin will become a permanent event in second year as well. Cillian Purser Rang 7

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Is é seo an chéad bhliain a bhfuil an cúrsa nua Gaeilge i mbun don Ardteist. Tá alán athruithe tar éis tarlú ach tá a fhios ag madraí na sráide go bhfuil an cúrsa nua níos fearr ná an seanchúrsa. Tá an bhéim ar an scrúdú cáinte anois. Is 40% é den scrúdú iomlán anois agus tá sé níos fearr dar linn mar is é an chaint an rud is tábhachtaí. Is cur amú é ag foghlaim teanga éigin nach

féidir leat labhairt. Ní chaithfimid an iomarca scéalta nó dánta a dhéanamh cosúil leis na blianta roimhe seo. Is í an Ghaeilge an pháirt tábhachtach dár gcultúr mar a deir an seanfhocail: “Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam”.

Michael Mc Dermott12A

The beginning of second year Irish proved to be a challenge. However with the help of our teachers and by making a big effort, we can now work independently and the quality of our work has improved dramatically. Higher Irish wasn’t as much of a drag as we expected. We tried our best in class, took part in games and even won some prizes! Our main tip would be to participate in class, work hard and go into class with an open mind!

We have been encouraged by how much our Irish has improved within just two years and we look forward to seeing how much we will improve in the years to come. We would encourage all future 1st years to really work hard in first year to get into the honours class as, although it is a struggle at first, take our word that it does get easier.

Áine Burns 8C, Isabel Clissmann 8C and Athena Barrett 8A

Tír Gan Teanga, Tír Gan Anam

Some Words of Wisdom - Higher Level Irish in Class 8

News from the Science Department

As usual, this school year has seen the Science Department as busy as ever!! This year we welcomed Mr. Farrelly to the Department. He has been an excellent addition and we hope he has enjoyed his year.

We began the year with our annual Transition Year visit to the W5 Museum in Belfast. An enthusiastic group of 10th class students met us in Connolly Station where we boarded the Enterprise train to Belfast. Our visit was extremely successful. Our students built cars and raced them, found out why popcorn pops, entered the world of forensics and one student, Ena Lochrin, designed and constructed an architectural masterpiece so impressive that the staff asked could they photograph it!

2011 was the International Year of Chemistry. Naturally this became our theme for Science Week. Our 7th Class students competed to produce posters of the elements from which we constructed our very own giant periodic tables to put up in our classrooms. The 8th Class became budding photographers and directors, submitting photos or short films depicting “Chemistry in our Life”. All year groups included Chemistry in their classes that week with quizzes, posters and projects.

Kevin & Jamie attempt to save some goals!!

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1. Science Week2. Ms. Martin’s 7th Class Periodic Table of the Elements.3. Emer Clissmann (8B), Electricity - “Chemistry in Our Life”4. Max Wharton (8B), Sugar – “Chemistry in Our Life”5. Yaroslava Leivshina (8B), Bathroom products – “Chemistry in Our Life”6. Sara Temboury (8B), Water - “Chemistry in Our Life”7. Theo Pieussergues (8B), Water - “Chemistry in Our Life”

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In January we had another successful entry to the BT Young Scientist. Comhall Fanning and Kris MacAuley from 9C entered a project, “Are You Dreaming?”. This was an intriguing topic and lead to a lot of attention at their stand with visitors including Shane Ross T.D., Alex White T.D. and Colm O’Neill CEO, BT Ireland, as well as an interview for Newstalk. The boys were also successful at the awards show collecting Highly Commended in their very competitive category. Huge congratulations to Comhall and Kris! Class 8B entered DCU’s crystal growing competition in April. This competition is run in conjunction with the Royal Society of Chemistry. The students worked in

groups of three to grow the largest alum crystal they possibly could. We have entered their work and are awaiting the results. Good luck to all involved!We would like to extend our thanks to the Board of Management. They have been very generous in their support of our Department. We are extremely excited about the conversion of two classrooms into a fourth laboratory, which will take place over the summer holidays. This will ensure our students have even more time to conduct practical work, which can only be of benefit to them!Last but not least, our 9th and 12th Class students have been hard at work preparing for their State Exams. We would like to wish them all the best of luck in June!!!!

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Kris McCauley & Comhall Fanning at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition!!

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On the 27th of March, both 5th year Biology classes went on a school trip to Dublin Zoo to do our field study. In the morning we walked to UCD and got the 46a to Phoenix Park in order to meet the woman that would help us with our field study report. When we arrived we walked to the Education Centre in the Zoo and were told, step by step, what we would be doing for the next 3 hours. After each group received a field study kit, we walked to the grassland area we would be working in. Each group began with setting up their own pit-fall trap to possibly catch insects. We then proceeded with mapping out the area, throwing quadrates and noting down what plants we encountered and also how

frequently we encountered them. The next step was to capture and observe animals we found in our habitat, where we each took the nets and began desperately trying to capture the annoyingly aggressive hover flies that buzzed around our heads. We noted everything we found and then went back to collect our pit-fall traps, where we had unfortunately been outsmarted by the insects and left empty handed. The final thing we did was set up a line transect to note the change in air temperature, soil temperature and soil pH along it. We then went back into the zoo and after having lunch in the “Meercat Restaurant” and everyone could enjoy the zoo and the good weather until 3 o’clock, when we left to go back to the school. All in all it was great fun, everyone enjoyed themselves and we all managed to work on our tans.

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Back, l. to r.: Ms. Brennan (HDip), Mr. O’Brien (HDip), Dr. Dirk Köhler, Ms. Ann O’Leary, Ms. CassanFront, l. to r.: Mr. Doris, Ms. Mahon (Head of Department), Ms. Dennehy

History Department

This year has been another busy and interesting year in the History Department. As I write our Junior Cycle students are studying a range of different periods from Knights in the Middle Ages in 7th Class, to Political Revolution in America and France in 8th Class, and 9th Class are in the midst of the Battle of Britain. 12th Class are in the final stages of their Special Research Studies. Here students carry out their own research on any area of historical importance that excites and interests them.

The finished essay, which is pre-submitted, accounts for 20% of their total exam. This year’s topics include such areas as the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War and the Abolition of Slavery.Our Transition Year Students continue to give wonderful presentations as they each teach a History Class. This is part of the Transition Year History Course and gives them great skills and training for when they will be giving presentations later in their academic careers. This year we were treated to an

impressive and eclectic range of classes covering areas such as the history of Music in the Middle Ages, Dr Dee - Astronomer to Queen Elizabeth I, St. Patrick’s Battalion in the Mexican War and Operation Bernhard, as the Germans tried to cause massive inflation in Britain by flooding the markets with counterfeit money. It was also lovely to welcome two new young staff members, both full of enthusiasm and passion for our wonderful subject: Tiffany Brennan, who is a past pupil, and John O’Brien. John includes a piece on his experiences studying History in U.C.D. Once again the History and German Departments continue to work closely together as Dr. Jutta Baum-Sheridan continues to give her lecture on “The History of Anti-Semitism in Europe from the Middle Ages”. This provides our senior students with a unique context when studying the Holocaust. However, the undoubted highlight of the year was when the History and German Department invited Tomi Reichental to the school on the 14th March 2012. Tomi is a survivor from

Bergen-Belsen Camp. He gave a powerful and moving talk to our 11th and 12th Class students. As the number of witnesses of the Holocaust diminishes we all realised how privileged we were to share in this experience. You will find some of the students’ responses below. The German Ambassador, Dr. Lübkemeier, was also in attendance and gave a powerful address. The most remarkable lesson for us all is the way Tomi holds no bitterness, as he himself said, “hatred is a self-inflicted injury”. He has since studied and worked in Germany and has a number of German friends. He has certainly made many new friends at St. Kilian’s. We look forward to his next visit and wish him and his partner Joyce all the very best. Once again a big thank you to all our History students for their enthusiasm and hard work. Good luck to 9th and 12th Class in their exams and we hope everyone has a lovely summer.

Mary Mahon

ParentsAssociationThe Annual St. Kilians Christmas Bazaar is one

of the highlights on the school calendar. It is

a great social event and a firm favourite with all

age groups. Wonderful stalls are set up and there

are great bargains, food, drink and fun on offer.

Parents volunteer their time helping on the stalls

and donate items to the bazaar. All your favourite

stands are there, including crafts, books, toys, bric-

a-brac, wheel of fortune, tombola and of course

our German beer and bratwurst.

This is a major fundraising event for the school.

The funds raised are used to purchase items for

the benefit of all our children.

The Christmas Bazaar

Our Oktoberfest is a great day out for the

secondary school students. It is organised by

the students and parents and takes place on a

Saturday in October. Fun outdoor activities are

provided with bratwurst, hamburgers and sweets

etc also available.

Oktoberfest

Our Sommerfest is a great day out for primary school and kindergarten parents and children. It is organised and run by parents and it takes place on a Saturday in June. It is filled with fun activities including large inflatables, soccer matches, and other outdoor games. Bratwurst and hamburgers, beer, sweets, minerals, tea /coffee and cake are also on sale.

Sommerfest

There are two craft groups run by parents in St. Kilians. This is a fun way for parents to meet and learn new crafts from each other. No experience is required. All proceeds raised by both groups are put back into the school for the children’s benefit.The evening craft group make crafts for Halloween and Easter. These crafts are sold to the children and parents at our craft/coffee mornings. English and German are spoken during the evening. Contact Sandra Clissmann at sandra@clissmann.com.

We also have a morning German craft group. The crafts created are sold at our Christmas Bazaar. German is spoken during the meeting. Contact Katharina Guevara at maukadub@yahoo.com.

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“Listening to Tomi speak about his life was not only an eye-opening experience for me as a History student but as a person. To me, he represents the human ability to survive and moreover, to forgive.”

Sharifah Sarhan 12A

“It was a great privilege and honour to listen to Herr Reichental. His lecture was invaluable as we listened first hand to one of humanity’s darkest chapters. It was inspiring to listen to someone who suffered through a truly monstrous time but still has his humanity intact.”

Orla Clissmann 11B

History and German Department welcome Tomi Reichental

Tomi Reichental with the German Ambassador, Herr Dr. Lübkemeier, Frau Lübkemeier, and History and German teachers.

Dr. Lübkemeier responds to the talk of Tomi

Reichental.

Michael McDermott (representing class 12) responding to the talk.

Signing his book “I was a Boy in Bergen-Belsen”

Tomi Reichental and his partner Joyce with the German Ambassador, Dr. Lübkemeier.

Herr Reichental shows a typical day-to-day scene

of the Bergen-Belsen camp.

When choosing what to study after sitting the Leaving Cert, it can be very easy to think solely along the lines of: “What course is most likely to get me a job? And what will pay me the most?” I left school in 2007, with all the advice at the time saying to go and study construction related courses such as Architecture and Civil Engineering in order to find employment in these high-paying and job-rich fields. I was fortunate in that my parents put no pressure on me with regards to what I should go on to study, and so the decision was an easy one for me to pursue my favourite subjects from secondary school, History and English, at third level.

Whilst studying history for the Leaving Cert was a great preparation for what it would be like to pursue the subject at third level, it was nonetheless a major change from anything I had experienced at secondary school. Studying history at third level is a life changing experience which changes the way one views the world, as one begins to realise that there is no one “true history”, but rather that history is a living thing that changes depending on the angle that it is approached from and requires constant updating and reassessing. I studied history at UCD, where it was taught through large lectures and smaller tutorials, which consisted of groups of between ten and twenty in which we would discuss the topic being covered each week. Through these tutorials you get to know the lecturers personally, as well as making friends on the course. At these tutorials, many debates and arguments would break out over the different opinions held by people on historical episodes, which made the course enjoyable to attend

and spurred one on to study the background readings on each text so as not to be caught out!

This year I’ve been teaching history to first year students, and have so far covered Celtic Ireland and Ancient Rome with each of the 7th classes. History is such an interactive subject that relies greatly on classroom discussion, and these classes have reminded me of why I wanted to be a history teacher in the first place. With each new section covered, we can understand a little bit more about the world we live in; just as history changes depending what angle we look at it from, the modern world starts to make much more sense when viewed with a strong knowledge of history. With the benefit of hindsight, the advice to study construction related courses in 2007 now appears short-sighted to say the least; however, one has to bear in mind that it is impossible to predict today what jobs will be in high demand in four or five years time. So my advice to anyone doing the Leaving Cert would be to choose an area that you’re very passionate about, and for anyone with a particular interest in history to take the chance of studying it at university.

John O’Brien (HDip).

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tsMake Believe - News from the Student CouncilDuring the course of 8th class Louis Vidalinc and myself, Federico Minieri designed and presented a school playground project for the school back yard. As part of our project we presented our design to the members of the Board of Management and two qualified architects. We got a very positive response and hope that our project might be considered in the future as a valuable design to enhance the school building and environment.Sadly due to every ninth class student’s worst nightmare – the junior certificate – we were forced to temporarily halt any work on the project. We have also proposed a design for a multi-purpose hall which was also presented to members of the Board of Management, School Management, and Teaching Staff. We made some changes to the original design but the fundamental aspects of the original design remain the same. We would like to present this new modified drawing at some stage to the members of the school’s Board of

Management. We are now trying to help the school become a greener place with the assistance of Herr Sundermann and Miss Kavanagh we are exploring the possibility of replacing all existing lights with LEDs (light emitting diodes). This development would help decrease the school’s electricity by 75%, which would set us on the path to getting a second Green flag. Although the Junior Certificate is imminent, we still have many ideas in our minds to make the school a better place for the staff and students and we hope we can bring some of these ideas forward in the next school year. Personally, we would like to express special thanks to the entire Board of Management, Mr. Doris and Ms. Lynch for all of their support. Thank you

Louis Vandalic , Federico Minieri 9B

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Another exciting year for 10A+B pupils ~ 15 different modules, subject sampling and projects, social action and schools across borders, outdoor pursuits and debating, Hamburg exchange and Cappanalea, field trips (and not forgetting one to a musical) ~ some of the many highlights encountered along the way. For pupils

who are motivated and actively want to engage with the opportunities on offer, TY is a wonderful year within which to develop those other talents!

Form Teachers: Ms. Ní Ghallchóir & Mr. Scally

This year has been our fifth year linking with the organisation called Schools Across Borders. This project involving over twenty five other schools, promotes awareness, reflection and action on the issues and realities of conflict, as experienced and expressed directly by young people. We wish to empower pupils by recognising and articulating themes of local and global inter-dependence based on our individual and collective responsibilities and roles as citizens committed to maintaining universal values and human rights. We focus primarily on our own ‘story’ here in Ireland and through SAB, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Pupils identify areas of contention and explore means of conflict resolution, other than violent ones.

During our Conflict Studies module, we hosted ten Israeli teenagers in December, and ten Palestinian boys and girls in January. The main aim of the project is to facilitate an exchange of first-hand accounts and to foster teenager-to-teenager presentation and participation. Over the last three years pupils from Eurocampus have travelled to Palestine/Israel to experience for themselves life as it is lived on both sides of the dividing wall which separates the two communities. This year six

pupils from Eurocampus joined ten TY pupils from four other schools in visiting three schools in Jerusalem and four schools in Hebron during February. It was a unique and memorable experience and helped enormously in our understanding of the conflict.

Stacey Aleshko, Jack Sargent & Jake Smith

TRANSITION YEAR 10 A & 10 B

Schools across borders

Hosting the Israeli students

The Palestinian students in Dublin.

On Saturday the 16th of May, class 9 was given an opportunity to go to England. Our destination was Stratford-on-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, and later on his city of residence. My English teacher Mr. Scally headed the project. It was fitting to travel to Shakespeare’s birthplace as Mr. Scally introduced us to Shakespeare, when we had studied the “Merchant of Venice” in class. The play struck me as a work of genius. When I first heard about the trip, I knew it would be a unique and memorable experience. The flight took off at 6 am. In order to get together and be ready to board the plane punctually, we arranged to meet at 4.30 in the arrivals area of the airport. Mr. Scally and Herr Sundermann were the teachers that accompanied us. Everyone was tired after waking up so early but it was also amusing seeing classmates exhausted and groggy. The exhaustion began to wear off as we boarded the plane. We sat near our friends and had a chat. We were all curious about what was to come and what Stratford would look like. We arrived with no problems. As soon as we left the airport we took a coach from Birmingham airport to Stratford. On the bus most of us were tired and tried to sleep, while others simply relaxed. It was a very pleasant journey. Instead of going straight to the B&B, we spent the morning going to museums. Our first stop was Anne Hathaway’s cottage. It was very quaint. The gardens were picturesque. There were many variations of flowers; each of them had vibrant colours. We learnt about Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare’s wife, and her

relationship with Shakespeare. Afterwards, we went to Shakespeare’s mother’s farm. There were many animals there that we could pet. We watched a falconry display. We saw predatory birds flying between two employees. Even members of the audience could try it. The staff told us about the origins of falconry and how the birds were used. The next museum we went to was Hall’s Croft. John Hall was the first husband of Shakespeare’s granddaughter. He was a doctor. It was very interesting learning about medicine during Shakespeare’s time. It had seemed like a long morning, but finally we went to the B&B. Most of us rested then.

Our next destination was the play. For me the play was the highlight of the journey. We saw a production of Macbeth. It was very captivating. Ambient music emphasised the dramatic moments. I would definitively recommend this production.

The next morning, we ate our breakfast and soon afterwards we travelled to Shakespeare’s birthplace. It has furnishings from that time and other exhibitions that illustrated life in the time of Shakespeare. A good example of the kind of thing we saw was Shakespeare’s father’s glove making studio. Next, we went to Nash’s House. This was where Shakespeare’s granddaughter lived. Tragically, the house had burnt down and only the foundations and the garden remain. The house next to it from the same era is now used as the museum.

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For our Social Action Module group we went to the Pearse Musem in Rathfarnham. When we arrived at the musem, we first watched a short movie clip on Pβdraig Pearse. After the clip was over we were given a tour of the Pearse Museum.

The Pearse Museum was once a house that was bought by the Pearse family and was converted to a boarding school where it was run by the Pearse brothers and their sister. In the tour we saw where the hall was, where the bedroom dorms were, where the headmaster’s room was and so on.

With each room we saw, we learned a piece of the school’s history and what they did in the rooms. For

example, we learnt that in the hall they would have had games and assemblies there. When the tour came to an end, we headed out to the gardens to take a photo of the trip.

Chris Hendrick10A

In November both 10th classes had a visit from Sean Hennessy (father of Jack) and a team of people from Saint Michael’s house who care for people that have intellectual disabilities. They told us how the focus of Saint Michael’s House was to empower people to have as much independence as possible and each of the team had a part-time job. Mr Hennessy made a very informative presentation to us about disability issues. Probably the highlight of the visit was when the team taught us a little bit of sign language.As a small gesture of thanks the social action group of Laura, Marcel, Reane, Ciara, Diane, Lukas, Kevin and Jack sold Christmas cards as a fund-raiser for

Saint Michael’s House. Overall it was a very enriching experience for both parties.

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Pearse Musem Visit

Saint Michael’s House

Jack Hennessy 10A

We then took the bus to Warwick Castle. This was a great attraction. There was a castle surrounded by plains. There was lots of information about the Middle Ages. That evening, we went on a ghost tour. The tour guide led us on a tour around a haunted house and told us scary stories which happened there, and spirits that are believed to live there. It wasn’t very convincing The next day we went to Alton Towers theme park. We spent the whole day there. There were many fast and frightening rides and there were also other attractions. The resort was huge; it would be impossible to be bored there. The food and drink was delicious.

I would like to dedicate a special thanks to Mr. Scally for organising the trip and to Herr Sundermann for stepping in at the last moment.

May 2011Fergal Hamrock, 9B

As part of our Social Action Module we took part in Daisy Day last September. This is a fundraiser for Aware, the charity that supports people suffering from depression and families that are affected by suicide. We raised 182 Euro for the cause. We are grateful to all of you who supported our charity projects this year.

Cóilín Garvey10A

On a bright March day 10B represented the school in the Young Social Innovators “Speak Out” Competition. In front of a audience of almost a thousand people we presented a short summary of our charity work during the year in a theatrical way: drawing on a unique mix of bodhran playing, sign language and an Abba song! Our presentation was greatly appreciated by the crowd and confirmed our status as the best class ever.

Sophie Govzman10 B

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On Thursday the 10th of November, the Transition Year students of 10A planted crocuses to remember the Holocaust victims. We did this as part of Community Development and in union with the crocus project which brought about this way of honouring their spirits

The crocus project focuses on representing the colour of the Star of David with the deep, vibrant yellow of the crocus. It is a way to not forget what happened and works as a reminder that even after such a deep cleft time heals. The crocuses will show respect to those who died during the Holocaust. Some schools planted their flowers in patterns. There was an atmosphere of peace and of respect when we planted the crocuses. The growth of the bulb into a flower helps to symbolise that even after rough patches life grows again, blossoming into something beautiful.

Fergal Hamrock 10 A

Last year as part of their English studies with Mr. Scally, a number of transition year students entered an essay competition for schools in the South Dublin area. The competition was on the theme of saving the environment. Four students from the class were shortlisted for the two awards: Tereza Temerova, Caroline McKeown, Siobhán McKenna and David Kane. In a clean sweep for St. Kilian’s, the Special Merit Award went to Siobhán McKenna and the Overall Award went to David Kane. Congratulations to all concerned.

Luke Egan10A

The Crocus Project: A Day of Unity The Write Stuff

On October 28th, as part of our Social Action module, Isobel Lorigan, Ellen Foley, Jake Smith, Jack Hennessy, Paula Stahlhut, Ryan Mejia, Molly Brady and myself went to town to fundraise for Barnardos. Barnardos is a children’s charity that helps to support children and their families. Every year Barnardos works directly with over 5,000 children and families across Ireland, who struggle with a range of issues such as families living in poverty, children who have been abused and family counselling for the loss of a loved one. It was the Barnardos Halloween campaign and we were selling glowstick bracelets and taking donations. We met up with the Barnardos staff in St. Stephen’s Green outside the shopping centre, where we got our donation buckets and glowsticks. We were also given Barnardos T-shirts to wear while fundraising and the option to wear a dress-up cape. We were put in pairs, one person to hold glowsticks and one person to take donations in the donation bucket, and separated all around the area. Most of us were along the road of College Green. We weren’t the only school volunteering with

Barnardos and we passed at least four other schools who were also fundraising for the same thing. All of our Social Action group worked really hard for two and a half hours of fundraising and in the end we collectively made around 200 Euro for the charity. It was a good day, we all enjoyed ourselves and it was also a success for Barnardos.

Sara McQuaid10A

A terrifically talented threesome. Jenny McDonnell, song-writer, Aine Fellenz, singer, and Hugh Rees, guitarist, winners of the South Dublin School ‘Music and the Environment’ competition.

Barnardos - Children in Need

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David Kane wins the South Dublin Schools Essay

Competition on Saving the Environment

A Nobel Event: Alexandra Gonzalez, 10 B, meets Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney.

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On Monday the 19th of December, 39 students of St. Kilian’s walked to Dundrum town centre with Mr. Scally. We were carol singing to help stop child labour.

We sang some well-known Christmas songs such as Jingle Bells and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, however most people’s favourite song of those we were singing was the Fairy Tale of New York.

Jake, Hugh and Chris accompanied us on the guitar while Imogen, Jack and I played along on the flute. We were singing from 1.30 until 3pm. We raised €520

in total. It costs €10 to feed and educate a child in Guatemala for a year, thus, we can save 52 Children from child labour.

Éna Lochrin10B

The Christmas Spirit is as much about giving as about getting presents. For this reason the school organizes a cake sale before Christmas to raise money for Focus Ireland, the charity that helps the homeless. We are very grateful to all the parents and students who baked cakes and supplied confectionery for us. Thanks to your generous support we raised €520 for this important project.

By Jamie Scanlon10A

Every year the school organizes a collection where students donate a Christmas shoebox full of little presents for children in need in Africa and Eastern Europe. This year our Transition Year group collected about 100 shoeboxes. Thanks to all who supported our charity event.

By Kevin Tipper 10B

Christmas Carolling in aid of Stop Child Labour Focus Ireland - So This Is Christmas

Operation Shoebox - We Wish You A Merry Christmas

On the 18th of November, Mr Scally took his Social Action module group to the city centre. This group was made up of Isobel, Sara, Ellen, Paula, Molly, Ryan, Jack and Jake. We where fundraising for Focus Ireland who are a charity that help homeless people. We where selling key-rings for 2 Euro. Overall we made approximately 100 euro for Focus Ireland and it was a great success.

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In October both 10th classes took a trip to the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland with Ms. Farrelly and Mr. Scally as a part of our heritage module. We gained an invaluable insight into this unique geological treasure despite the bad weather. It was a long journey but it will linger on in our memory.

Art Skehan 10B

In September 10th class had a talk from Eleanor Flew of UNICEF on the frightening levels of poverty among children in the developing world. As a result we decided to have a bucket collection for UNICEF as part of our Social Action module. We raised a total of 260 Euros on that day.

Ryan Mejia10B

A Day to Remember – Trip to the Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland

Unicef - The Least, The Last And The Lost

This year, myself and a few of my fellow Transition Year students (Ellen Foley, Sophie Govzman, Mary O’Toole and Ciara Mullarkey from 10B) arranged a “Candy Cane Delivery” service, in aid of Project Peru. Project Peru is a project set up by St. Kilian’s to help those less fortunate in Peru, and a school in Peru, named after St. Kilian’s has been established thanks to fundraising. The “Candy Cane Delivery” service allowed students to order candy canes, where they could add personalized messages, to send to friends or loved ones. Then, on the last day of school before the Christmas holidays, we delivered the candy canes to their classes with their messages. The project was a success, with over €250 raised over a period of 4 days, all going to Project Peru.

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On Monday the Twelfth of December, St. Kilian’s Tenth class braved the cold for an outing to one of the largest stadiums in Europe, Croke Park. After the first three classes flew by on that cold Monday morning, I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who wondered what was in store for us. With very little interest in GAA, I was skeptical of its worth. In hindsight, I was wrong as it was not only interesting, but fun, too.

Once we arrived, we were greeted by our tour guide, Gwen. She brought us into one of the many lecture halls which is used for a multitude of things, in our case to show us a half hour long video chronicling the history of the GAA, in a very hollywoodesque manner.

Following this, we were brought into one of Croke Park’s six changing rooms. Here we a learned that there is no “home team”, this is so, that Croke Park

can preserve its identity as a neutral venue.When we abandoned the changing rooms for the stands, we were pleasantly surprised by the view we had from the top of the Hogan Stand, where we were introduced to its three other accompanying stands: Hill 16, the Qusac Stand and the Nally Stand.

To round off the trip, we were brought to one of the private boxes, which were great, bar the three hundred thousand Euro price tag. We then tried the various games the Museum had to offer, but many like me, headed home quite quickly. It was worth braving the freezing cold bus stops for a trip that had as much interest as it had fun.

Jack Sargent10 B

Croke Park Museum

On the morning of the 2nd September the Transition Year Module group “Social Action” left St. Kilian’s to visit Dublin’s Lord Mayor Andrew Montague in the Mansion House. After catching a surprisingly punctual bus, our group of 9 made our way to the Mayor’s residence in Dawson Street. There we were met at the door by the friendly Mansion House Guide who served us tea, coffee and biscuits and gave us a special tour of the house. We were told how the Mansion House had been built by Joshua Dawson in 1710 and then sold to the Dublin City Corporation in 1715. We were also shown the famous Oak Room, given this name because of its oak-panelled walls. It was the location for the meeting of the first Dáil in 1919 but today it accommodates several conferences and official ceremonies. It also contains the coats of arms of all previous Lord Mayors.

However the most interesting aspect of the Mansion House is that it houses the original portrait of George IV. The Mansion House Guide informed us that King George IV of England presented his portrait to the people of Dublin as a gift after he succeeded in getting his marriage annulled here in Ireland. The story goes that George’s portrait in Buckingham Palace is a copy of the Mansion House’s original.

After our tour of the Mansion House, we finally got to meet the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Andrew Montague. We all shook hands with him and listened intently as he explained to us what his job entails and what he has planned for the future. Many may not know it, but Mr. Montague was responsible for the setting up of the

successful Dublin Bike scheme and is currently looking to increase the number of bikes from 500 to 1500. Although the job of Lord Mayor can be stressful, it can also have its privileges: for example, getting free tickets to concerts and matches and having the chance to live in an historical and beautiful house for a year. At the end of our visit we had a photo taken with the Lord Mayor and as we left the Mansion House, still starstruck, we seriously considered a career in politics. The role of Lord Mayor is often under-valued but in truth he has the most demanding job of all: keeping Dublin City clean, modern and attractive for its people, businesses and tourists. But then again, who would not want to be in charge of running our capital city?

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The Horticulture module in Transition year allows students that “sense of escape” from their academic study. Through their active involvement and practical experience they discover how plants and flowers and herbs contribute to the well being and quality of life.

In the modern world students are constantly bombarded with so much noise, movement and visual complexity that can overwhelm the senses and lead to damaging levels of psychological and physiological excitement. Environments dominated by plants, flowers and herbs on the other hand, are less complex and have patterns that reduce stress.

Students can demonstrate their creativity and artistic skills in wreath making and floral arranging. The Christmas wreaths made by the students each year are popular with the school staff and money earned from the sale of them is given to the charity, St. Vincent de Paul. This affords the students an opportunity to help a worthy cause.

Therefore, having the opportunity to experience Horticulture in Transition Year can be very beneficial to the student and can help his/her environment now and in the future.

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GalleryKindergarten Gruppe A Frau Elvira Byrne

Back Row (left to right): Astrid Kirsten, Dany Kannhäuser, Rebecca Costache, Isabelle Whitehouse, Mikhalis Barrett, Harvey Quill, Finn Adler, Laura Nolan, Emily Mc Elwain

Middle Row: Alex Norman, Leah Del Monte, Felix Zimmermann, Matthew Hollowed, Federico Ruiz Montoya, Conrad Brockman, Astrid Kristen, Frau Byrne

Front Row: Niklas Pahl, Maria Carthy, Raphael Planterose, Fiona Geis, Juan Colimodio, Noah Hartwell

Back row, l. to r.: Mirja Browne, Kerstin Smolenski, Megan Shelly, Anne Thielemans, Tom Parsons, Aisling Sherriff, Ulrich Theurer, Katy Dobey, William Mansfield Middle row, l. to r.: Esther Luttig, Fiona Crouch, Sarah Finnegan, Nadine Kempe, Lisa Dobey, Annette Black Front row, l. to r.: Cathrine Mc Carthy, Miriam Lechleiter, Jean Ross, Barbara Lange-Davitt

Back row, l. to r.: Mr. Doris, Ms. Defaux, Ms. Holloway, Ms. O’Brien (Deputy Principal), Ms. Maher, Frau Adelberger, Mr. O’Brien, Ms. Mahon, Mr. Farrelly, Dr. Köhler Middle row, l. to r.: Frau Dihrberg, Dr. Reinhofer, Dr. Baum-Sheridan, Mr. O’Driscoll, Ms. Brennan, Ms. O’Leary, Mr. Macmillan, Ms. Farrelly, Ms. Reeves, Ms. Sherriff, Mr. O’Scanaill Front row, l. to r.: Ms. Lynch (Principal), Ms. Kavanagh, Ms. Mahon, Ms. Ní Ghallchóir, Mr. Parsons, Ms. McCrea, Ms. Martin, Ms. O’Gorman, Ms. McCarthy Not in the picture: Mr. Callan, Ms. Costello, Ms. Dennehy, Ms. Golden, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Lacey, , Mr. Marcelin, Mr. Moore, Ms. Reeves, Dr. Scally, Herr Sundermann, Ms. Waters

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Left to right: Susan Tapella (German Embassy), Aislinn O’Farrell (Parent Rep.), Linda Golden (Teacher Rep. Secondary), David Walley (Parent Rep.), Daniel Simms (Vice Chair), Dr. Frank Heisterkamp (Chairperson), Ralf Zimmermann (Parent Rep.), Alice Lynch (Principal), Annette Black (Teacher Rep. Primary), Conn Clissmann (Hon. Treasurer), Tanja Junghenn (Secretary), Susan Byrne (Parent Rep.), Imelda Maher (Parent Rep.) The Chairperson of the Board of Management, Herr Dr. Frank Heisterkamp, can be contacted by e-mail at chair@kilians.com, by post at address below or by leaving a message at the numbers below.Postal address: Roebuck Road, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, Ireland. E-mail: board@kilians.com Telephone : +353-288 33 23/4 Fax : +353-2882138

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Kindergarten Gruppe B Frau Anett Kuechenmeister

Back Row (left to right): David Knauf, Sarah Longo, Andrea Theurer, Ilia Pushkin, Andrew Cadle-Byrne, Rory Small, Ali Ahmad Khan, Sean Deja, Albert Kemps, Ulrike Hallinan

Middle Row: Esmerelda Korolkova, Zahra Mac Auley, Paulina Kozlov, Leopoldine von Buenau, Lara Romero-Hentric, Tom Huber, Hannah Kreetz

Front Row: Ritsu Mochizuki, Konrad Leitner, Alexander Travers, Cathal O’hallin, Dominic Whitehouse, Patrick Moellhoff

Inset: Frederick Harty

Back Row: Tom Breslin, Arno Rohling, Aya Inakoshi, Alyson Voinot, Tara Butler, Janik Tapella, Robyn Mc Tiernan, Ben Taylor

Middle Row: Isabella Armendariz-Athie, Amy Wacker, Lola Breslin, Benjamin Wacker, Lila Kus, Ellen Earner-Grote, Beata Maksimova, Alexandru Petrovici

Front Row: Maxim Le Houcq, Emmi Mc Tague, Thomas Browne, Peter Simms, Dara Garvey, Ella Cullivan

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Kindergarten Gruppe D Frau Leonie Weimann

Back Row (from left to right): Karin Kristen, Vidyarthi Sethuraman, Thomas O’ Grady, Shervin Sedaghat, Oisín Wynne, Louis Prehn, Filip Mikovic, Nina Podoska, Natalia Mc Cullagh-Travers

Front Row: Zeynep Aksoy, Alixe Dobozy, David Scanlon, Dylan Mc Gowan, Jonathan Heneghan, Nicolas Beier, Ryan Schäckermann, Niamh Schidlack, Jonas Zimmermann

Inset: Ava Mc Glynn-Levins

Back Row: Lincoln Gotham, David Boychak, Massey Raven-Hurley, Mara Montgomery, Olivia Kealy, Emma Durak, Maria Conyngham

Middle Row: Ethan Leahy, Rija Ahsan, Setanta Mc Laughlin, Finn Redmond, Edward Mc Laughlin, Lucas Schmidgall-Hogan, Luca Conroy

Front Row: Constanze Winnefeld, Harry Sherwood, Jacob Rodriguez, Christopher Dobberstein, Leon Ryan,Nicolo Minieri, Amanda Travers, Sophia Larionova-O’Connor

Inserts: Andrew Scully (left), Maximilian Sendtner (right)

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Back Row (from left to right): John Gotham, Olivia Boychak, Daniel Giles, Ana Berriochoa, Sophia Garavan, Daniel Sirman, Leni Kerscher, Philip Maier, Luca Fusciardi, Federico Vallejo-Fuccella,

Front Row: Nathan Raffelt-Smyth, Eoin Jones, Cian Brennan, Nour Al-Sayegh, Carolina Gerhards, Oscar Foley, Abigail Bolger, Mikkel Bune, Alexander Belik

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Klasse 2A Klassenlehrerin: Annette Black

Back Row (from left to right): Alexander Brenner, Milosz Kozielec, Hugh Harnett, Jake Nourse, Jack Norman, Jonathan Grohe, Cian Walley, Anouk Taylor Schaffer, Rosa Lang, Sinah Theurer, Razvan Maioru, Cara Osing.

Front Row: Róisín Walley, Isabel Fellenz, Sophia Murphy, Arianna Kealy, Fatimah Ahsan, Emily Geis, Marta Murphy, Katie McElwain, Olwyn Quill, David Flynn, Clara Scholz, Khalid Al Eraky.

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Back Row (left to right): Maxim Mulcahy, Wakana Mochizuki, Eva Carthy, Eve Nolan, Clara Murphy, Felix Welz, Daniel Sheeran, Maxim Koloskov, Paul Huber, Jake Dempsey, Katie Doyle Wahl, Andrey Uliyanov

Front Row: Julia Smith, Lukas Kelly-Voigt, Emily Moriarty, Charlotte Harvey, Oisin Taylor, Ben Mc Tiernan, Emilia Pahl, Karla Cadle-Byrne, Isabel Zimmermann, Sophia Alves Mourao Ranner, Lasse Rosenbaum,

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Klasse 3A Klassenlehrerin: Miriam Lechleiter

Back Row (left to right): Andre Otto, Alexandros Tritsch, Kayla Kokhan, Sarah Theurer, Traoloch Butler, Katya Pavlova, Tadhg Connolly, Diarmuid Gleeson, Noah Migge

Front Row: Benjamin Schoenfeld, Lucy Staunton, Shane Murray, Rod Mc Auliffe, Gillian Tang, Clara Conyngham, Arthur Simms

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Back Row (left to right): Hannah Mae Earner-Grote, Sophie Gotham, Noura Abdel Kader, Gustav Kemps, Alexander Otto, Anton Foley, Robert Scanlon, Kareem Ouhalla-Knipschild,

Front Row: Ferdinand Beier, Sebastian Toomey, Tristan Spellman Molphy, Declan Scott, Haruka Inakoshi, Joshua Rodriguez, Cesar Gonzalez, Una Havel Kizic

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Klasse 4A Klassenlehrerin: Katy Dobey

Back Row (left to right): Aisling Walley, Naomi Smith, Cillian O’Connor, Edda Tacke, Diana Maioru, Catherine Jordan, Francis Bruder, Nina Conroy, Andrea Gonzalez, Anna Sheeran, Síomha Watson

Front Row: Sadhbh Clissmann, Brian Scully, Andrew Wyatt, Jennifer Kinsella, Lucas Basset, Hugo Heisterkamp, Louis Murphy, Ivan Berriochoa Khodeev, Sergio Gonzalez, Luke Tolkachov

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Back Row (left to right): Claudio Vallejo Fucella, Freddie Clarkson, Emma Donohoe, Eoghan O’Connor, Denis Popov, Marvin Müller, Sebastian Guevara, Leon Montgomery, Gregor Mc Cullagh-Travers,

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Front Row: Anders Lorenzen, Ben Coffey, Gregory Weafer, Gabriel Cullivan, Serena Ryan, Suzanna Nolan, Viktoria Gerhards, Maria Molchanova, Klara Lang, Alanah Sherwood

Klasse 5A Klassenlehrer: Ulrich Ernst Theurer

Back Row (left to right): Oscar Toomey, Aisling Burns, Lillian Danaher, Filippo Cicognati, Felix Kerscher, Leah Fellenz, Hannah El Shami

Front Row: Andrew Harrington, Ferdinand Gerhards, Sebastian Stehle, Emily Coffey, Milena Cuk, Saarah Khan, Tom Simms

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Back Row (left to right): Samuel Staunton, Tess Purser, Tim Herzer, Laura Ivanova, Rebecca McDonnell, Alanna Roche, Isabella Redmond, Viktoria Stehle

Front Row: Siddarth Sethuraman, Eoin Brennan, Daniel Bune, Samuel Nourse, Oscar Carruthers, Grace Glynn, Markus Kozlov

Klasse 6A Klassenlehrerin: Barbara Lange-Davitt

Back Row (left to right): Anna Offergeld, Coleen Wells, Jakob Grohe, Franki Witte, Jonathan Guevara, Elliot Meinert, Domhnall Mc Cullough, Conor Mc Crea, Maximillian Murphy, Kaelan Pepping

Front Row: Cian Ohlendieck, Sasha Kuechenmeister, Arthur Raven-Hurley, Killian Schoenfeld, James Jennings, Katie Clissmann, Ciara Connolly, Georgina Eberle, Sophie Linnane, Joanna Harnett

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Back Row (left to right): Felix Kaufmann, Sebastian Bals, Juliette Douet, Ivan Li, Lia Taylor Schaffer, Alex Henry, Celine Muller, Shomik Chakraborty, Victoria Vallejo-Fuccella, Khaled Al Sayegh.

Front Row: George Ainsworth, Nathan Mc Auley, Cieran Mullen, David Durak, Killian Conyngham, Moritz Rungger, Stephen O’Kelly, Stephen Kinsella, Maja Minieri, Laura Fagan

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Class 7AClass 7A Form teacher: Ms. Waters

Back Row (left to right): Vlad Micu, Adam Ajjuri, Timothy Kelly Lester, David Noone, Marlene Komes-Zingraf, Pierse Ryan, Oceane Thompson, Manon Illouz, Coline Melennec.

Middle Row (left to right): Benjamin O’Neill, Thibault Mazeman, Matthis Clavijo, Denis Jaursch, Marcela Gonzalez, Charlotte Warner, Emma Prehn, Marie Rubiella

Front Row (left to right): Cian Handschuh, Clement Cayer-Barrioz, Ben Norman, Finian Weltecke, Frank Pierce, Bláthín Sheehan, Karim Abdel Kader, Ross Connolly.

Inset (left to right): Daniel Raymond, Elizabeth Chambers, Ms. Waters (Form Teacher)

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Back Row (left to right): Freya Tacke, Anoushka Flanagan, Ellen Kane, Cecilie Lorenzen, Eloise Tassy-Bunyan, Robert O’Leary, Philipp Zimmermann, Nicholas Weafer, Luke Murphy

Middle Row (left to right): Raphael Clavijo, Ezra Laroche, Alexandre Ancelin, Ailbhe O’Connor, Nina Heisterkamp, Maïa Lopes, Roko Stojanovic

Front Row (left to right): Kieran Spellman Molphy, Cillian Bourke, Ferdia Geary, Zachariah Iremonger, Erasmus Bruder, Jonas Carew, Patrick Junghenn

Inset (left to right): Emily O’Hanlon, Matthew Barker, Ms. O’Leary (Form Teacher)

Class 7CClass 7C Form teacher: Ms. Reeves

Back Row (left to right): Maela Cren, Max Mc Cabe, Cillian Purser, James Murphy, Nikolai Gladychev, Marija Simonenko, Hanna Komes-Zingraf, Jonas Kossack, Nikolas Ranner

Middle Row (left to right): Camille Lindlahr, Laura Nolan, Clodagh Scott, Mariya Stepanova, Sophia Magadoux, Nick Carswell, Cillian Corcoran, Philippe Lorigan

Front Row (left to right): Eile Watson, Lucile Marchand, Hugh Perrette, James Wyatt, Louis Pourprix, Rodrigue de Decker, Clement Mouton, Harris Arimin

Inset (left to right): Dillon Fox, Maximilian Traem, Ms. Reeves (Form Teacher)

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Back Row (left to right):Alexander Roebers, Sean Garvey, Nina MacAuley, Athena Barrett, Mollie McCullough, Rhiannon O’Connor, Charles Dupoux-Hechinger.

Middle Row (left to right):Awa Gon, Lina Barrage, Cianne Cunningham, Maxime Levra-Juillet, Jonathan Bruels, Lauri Gayer, Antonio Cicognati, Juna Rungger, Aine Fellenz.

Front Row (left to right): Oriane Eymery, Chloe Mougel, Hannah Grohe, Joshua Brown, Rhianna Mc Carthy.

Inset (left to right): Joshua Leonard, Ms. Defaux (Form Teacher)

Class 8BClass 8 B Form teacher: Ms. O’Gorman

Back Row (left to right): Max Wharton, Noah El-Shami, Orla O’Boyle Callaly, Dan Rees, Paula Garcia, Sara Temboury, Sinead Parmantier, Tobias Hallen

Middle Row (left to right): Come Neyrand, Hamza Khales, Yaroslava Leivshina, Rianne Rowan, Jonathan Fischer, Phillip Redmond, Eve O’Leary, Emer Clissmann

Front Row (left to right):Oscar Küchenmeister, Iona Ross, Sally Twomey, Clara Tatlow-Devally, Alicia Simon, Theo Pieussergues

Inset (left to right): Yoeri Pearcey Van Der Beek, Alessandro Del Gener, Ms. O’Gorman (Form Teacher)

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Back Row (left to right): Risto Gayer, Andrew Van Cutsem, Samuel Hegner, Oliver Witte, Ellen Nolan, Elizabeth Murphy, Daria Frolova

Middle Row (left to right): Jonathan Trane, Nicklas Bune, Tom Eustace, Bakir Hussain, Emma Jane Sheridan, Siobhan Merriman-Breuer, Isabel Clissmann, Hannah Cogan

Front Row (left to right): Ines Guilbert, Anna Line Vancon Hermet, Julie-Alexia Dias, Julie Carret, Daniel Derhy, Aine Burns

Inset (left to right): Sadhbh Skehan, Ms. Costello (Form Teacher)

Class 9AClass 9A Form teacher: Mr. Callan

Back Row (left to right): Alexandre Cadillon, Caleb Rowen, Sophie Gordon, Jake Linnane, Frederic Carew, Eoghan Alton, Katie Mullen, Viktor Ivanov, Henry Kassouny

Middle Row (left to right): Clement Roumegoux, Naira Fahmy, Marie Sztana, Theophile Puech, Marie Bonnot, Leah Cullen, Camille Basset, Kris Mac Auley, Yeo Cheung

Front Row (left to right): Ela Gough, Norbert Rebow, Damien Barois, Florent Cayer-Barrioz, Jules Marchand, Comhall Fanning, Eoin Weltecke, Lukas Soden

Inset (left to right): Brian Reynolds, Alison Kelly, Mr. Callan (Form Teacher)

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Class 9BClass 9B Form teacher: Ms. Golden

Back Row (left to right): Theo Ager, Eric Prehn, Jake McCarthy, Finn Schönfeld, Alexis Chapeau, Molly Flynn, Stephen Murray, Slava Borodin, Tadhg Connolly

Middle Row (left to right): Kyle Ohlendieck, Anna Heisterkamp, Maria Castro Scherianz, Alan Egan, Ambroise Lavenir, Hugo Warner, Elio Gambuli, Jessica Murphy

Front Row (left to right): Oleksandr Milinevsky, Louis Vidalinc, Federico Minieri, Catey Clarkson, Noemie Derhy, Tara Junghenn

Inset (left to right): Denis Lebrun, Keava Mascott, Ms. Golden (Form Teacher)

Class 9CClass 9C Form teacher: Mr. Marcelin

Back Row (left to right): George Sidorov, Mark Noone, Mahmoud Al Eraky, Jessie Kamm, Robert Fanning, Ben Raymond, Henry Connolly, Eoin Butler

Middle Row (left to right): Enzo Franco de Medinaceli, Paloma Rebuelta Merino, Vesna Pepping, Nathalie Henry, Derek Egan, William Worrall, Kate Chambers, Alexandra Ainsworth, Sergii Reva

Front Row (left to right): Benjamin Parmantier, Augustin Grillet, Beatriz Castro Scherianz, Alexia Magadoux, Crystal Gon, Henri Monnin Valles

Inset (left to right): Saoirse Weaver, Mr. Marcelin (Form Teacher)

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ryClass 10AClass 10A Form teacher: Ms. Ní Ghallchóir

Back Row (left to right): Stefanie Vollmer-Fox, Stacey Aleshko, Fergal Hamrock, Jamie Scanlon, Jack Sargent, Úna Connolly, Moritz Welz

Front Row (left to right): Emma Haran, Ciara Chambers, Christopher Hendrick, Coilín Garvey, Sara McQuaid, Isobel Lorigan, Laura Ashmore

Inset (left to right): Emanuel Mihaylov, Sara Olafsdottir, James O’Leary, Ms Ní Ghallchoír (Form Teacher)

Class 10BClass 10B Form teacher: Dr. Scally

Back Row (left to right): Kevin Tipper, Éna Lochrin, Ronan Adamson, Art Skehan, Lukas Hallen, Miles Taylor, Ryan Mejia

Middle Row (left to right): Diane Maguire, Tiffany Nappi, Jack Hennesy, Luke Egan, Ciara Mullarkey, Ellen Foley, Jake Smith

Front Row (left to right): Adam Tonge, Mary O’Toole, Sophie Govzman, Reane Macarulay

Inset (left to right): Alexandra Gonzalez, Kaja Kasperski, Lukas Hegner, Dr. Scally (Form Teacher)

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ryClass 11AClass 11A Form teacher: Mr. Doris

Back Row (left to right): Juan Ruiz Ramos, Mark Murphy, Julia Küchenmeister, Caroline McKeon, David Kane, Kristian Leonard, Eoin Kavanagh, Jake Cunningham, Jasper Warner

Middle Row (left to right): Niall Carruthers, Katie Blackmore, Sadhbh Hoban-Logan, Noah Sandys, Melanie Müdder, Lara Berndt, Rory McCullagh, Brian McCann

Front Row (left to right): Megan O’Connor, Aisling Chubb, Ailbhe Caffrey, Victor Boghiu, Roger Gonzalez

Inset (left to right): Marc Lucas Taylor, Mr. Doris (Form Teacher)

Class 11BClass 11B Form teacher: Ms. Mahon

Back Row (left to right): Imogen Grumley Traynor, Huw Rees, Vladislav Verbitskiy, Joshua Knipschild, Patrick Saloranta, Gregory Van Cutsem, Christopher Reilly, Nika Arevadze, Nicolas Guevara.

Middle Row (left to right): Orla Whyte, Teresa Montanari Reggiani, Pia Pommerening, Carla Soden, Jesus Alejandro Toral Torres, Sean Mullen, Shane Bourke, Orla Clissmann.

Front Row (left to right): Anna Carew, Tereza Termerova, Sian Madden, Aisling Meagher, Conrad Taylor, Donal Burns.

Inset: Ms. Mahon (Form Teacher)

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ryClass 12AClass 12A Form teacher: Herr Dr. Köhler

Back Row (left to right): Oengus Skehan, Oscar Manzke, Daniel Sheridan, Anya Aleshko, Michael McDermott, Christopher Raymond

Middle Row (left to right): Olena Hural, Hannah Barkhoff, Gareth Coughlan, Jung Hur, Aifric Kyne, Sharifah Sarhan, Athrú Cheung

Front Row (left to right): Kate O’Hanlon, Aislinn Page, Sarah Carroll, Neil Rowan, Oona HalmeInset: Dr Köhler (Form Teacher)

Class 12BClass 12B Form teacher: Ms. Maher

Back Row (left to right): Steven Carey, Daniel Tatlow-Devally, Shane Hudson, Alvaro Garcia, Stuart Gourlay, Katie Leahy, Yannik Ohlendieck

Middle Row (left to right): Keanu Fischell, Marianne Kehoe, Jennifer McDonnell, David Lennox, Ben McCarthy, Colm Healy

Front Row (left to right): Sulyn Pepping, Zita Kirk, Cliona Weltecke, Deirdre Fitzgerald, Andree Lebrun, Colm Fitzpatrick Inset: Ms. Maher (Form Teacher)

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Primary Sports 2012

PE and Girls hockey report and photos compiled by Aisling SherriffBoys hockey report by Megan Shelly and Daniel Mc Farlane

Physical Education plays an integral part of the primary school curriculum in St. Kilian’s. Thus ensuring the Latin phrase Mens sana in corpore sano meaning A healthy mind in a healthy body is valued within the academic, creative and sporting opportunities provided within the school. St. Kilian’s is unique in providing such access to sports and physical education throughout the school day unlike many other primary or national schools in Ireland.Primary students in First, Second, Third and Fourth Class have five forty minutes classes of sport every week, while the Fifth and Sixth class students have one double and one single class during the week. In the Sixth Class groups St. Kilian’s and LFI students participate in sports class together. This allows students from both schools to get to know one another a sporting environment before they merge in the Secondary School.Aside from the obvious physical benefits to participating in sport regularly, the students develop a range of social skills including verbal and non-verbal communication, respect, fair play, developing an awareness of tactics, encouraging and helping others, planning, performing and evaluating, health and safety and developing a positive attitude to sport that will stay with them for life.The Physical Education programme within the school is designed to encourage individual skills and teamwork. In the First and Second class the emphasis is very much

on developing the physical skills of jumping, running, throwing and catching, co-operation and co-ordination skills. From third class onwards the focus becomes more sports specific. A range of sports and activities are taught throughout the year and include: Hockey, Soccer, Tag Rugby, Gymnastics (with and without apparatus), Athletics, Tennis, Rounders, Handball, Basketball, Olympic Handball, Ultimate Frisbee and Gaelic Football.Sport is a universal language, which is essential in a school with such a diverse range of nationalities and where different languages are spoken regularly. The key components of each class are participation, respect for one another and the environment, learning physical skills, tactics and developing an awareness of various sports and activities in a fun learning environment. These components make Physical Education a much loved subject on the Primary School Curriculum.Throughout the Summer term there are a range of team and individual competitions that take place. First to Sixth class participate in the Team Event Challenge, whereby mixed teams in each year group compete against one another in a variety of events including: sprinting, long distance running, jumping, throwing, an obstacle race and a relay race. The students work as a team to decide which member of the group will compete in each event. Points are awarded to each team and the scores are added up at the end of the competition to see which group are the winners. This encourages teamwork, decision making and allows everyone to participate in activities they enjoy.Internal soccer, hockey and tennis competitions also take place towards the end of the school year. They

Physical Education in St. Kilian’s Primary School

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always prove to be very popular with all the year groups involved. The mini marathon takes place about two weeks before the end of term and it great to see so many enthusiastic runners participating in the event. The Sports Assembly takes place on the last day of term and celebrates all the hard work and achievements of the all the classes throughout the year. This year we have welcomed new members of staff who have joined the Primary Sports Department including Catherine Mc Carthy and Megan Shelley, who has taken over from Siobhan Collins in January. We send our congratulations to Siobhan and her family on the arrival of Chloe in February.

After School HockeyAfter school hockey for fifth and sixth class students takes place every Wednesday afternoon and on Thursday afternoon for the Third and Fourth classes. It is fantastic to see such a large amount of students participating in what is an integral part of the school

community in St. Kilian’s. St. Kilian’s entered two teams into the U12 Leinster Schools League this year, one boy’s team and one girl’s team, with the boy’s team being coached by Ms. Collins/Daniel and the girl’s team being coached by Ms. Sherriff. Both teams had the opportunity to play both friendly and league games throughout the season. The U.12 B boy’s team coached by Ms Shelley trained hard throughout the year improving their hockey skills and ability. The team played a friendly match against Sandford National School in the latter stage of the season. All students involved in this game played fantastically, worked hard and done St. Kilians proud, with a final score of 3-3. Onwards and upwards for all students involved!!There has been a vast improvement in the standard of hockey among all students involved in after school hockey and this is as a results of the student’s hard work, diligence and commitment to training during the year. A huge well done to all involved throughout the season!

Tom Parson’s 3rd Class hockey group

Back row - Left to rightSophie Gotham, Noura Abdel Kader, Una Havel

Kizic, Kareem Knipschild, Ferdiand Beier, Gustav Kemps, Robert Scanlon, Alexander Tristsch,

Front Row - Left to rightDeclan Scott, Diarmuid Gleeson , Lucy Staunton, Kayla Kokhan, Haruka Inakoshi, Ben Schonfeld.

Ms Collins & Ms Shelley’s 3rd/4th Class hockey group

Back row - Left to rightJoshua Wynne, Ben Coffey, Gabriel Cullivan, Gregory Weafer, Claudio

Vallejo Fuccella, Anders Lorenzen, Anna Sheeran, Naomi Smith.

Front Row - Left to rightSerena Ryan, Freddie Clarkson,

Suzanna Nolan, Maria Molochava, Catherine Jordan, Sadhbh Clissmann.

Ms Sherriff’s 3rd/4th Hockey group

Back row - Left to rightLouis Murphy, Eoghan O’Connor, Gregor Travers Mc Cullough, Edda Tacke, Emma Donoghue, Josephine Rentschler, Brian

Scully, Noah Migge.Front Row - Left to right

Francis Bruder, Ethan Levins, Sebastian Twoomey, Denis Popov, Rod Mc Auliffe, Hugo Heisterkamp, Tristan Spellman-

MolphyMissing from photo: Viktoria Gerhards

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U.12 Boys Squad coached by Ms Collins, Daniel Mc Farlane

and Ms Shelly

Back row - Left to rightAlex Henry, Sasha Kuechenmeister, Conor Mc Crea, Frankie Witte, Kaelan Pepping,

Max Murphy, Shomik Charaborty, Johnathan Guvera, Tom Sims, Ivan Li,

Flippo CicognatiFront Row - Left to right

Felix Kerscher, Ferdiand Gerhards, Khaled Al Sayegh, Sam Staunton, Makus Koslov, Daniel

Lynch, Andrew Harrington, Jacob Grohe.Missing from photo: Eoin Brennan

U.12 Girls Hockey Team coached by Ms Sherriff

Back row - Left to rightLaura Fagan, Lia Schaffer, Georgina

Eberle, Sophie Linanne, Joanna Harnett, Ciara Connolly, Caroline

Rentschler, Juliet Douet.Front Row - Left to right

Leah Fellenz, Katie Clissmann, Isabella Redmond, Alanna Roche,

Aisling Burns, Lillian Danaher

U.12 Boys HockeyFor the first time this year the boys competed in Section A of the U.12 Leinster League. The boys narrowly missed out on a place in the Section A semi finals by one point, having one win, one draw and one loss from their group games. The boys are currently competing in Section B of the league, with the league being split into two sections after the first round of games, with two more games to be played we are optimistic that we can go all the way and win the section. Regardless of the final outcome the boys should be proud of themselves and their performance throughout the year, having competed against schools that are much bigger than our own.

The highlight of the season (so far!) was an away trip to St. Andrews who finished top of the Section A League. On the day we matched them all over the pitch coming away with a draw, we were unlucky not to win it towards the end. It was an exceptional performance and result from the boys, given the standard of St. Andrew’s hockey.All students in this group have came on leaps and bounds over the past academic year and are currently in a great position to move forward to senior school hockey, which many of the boys are already playing, where the tactical side of the game becomes increasingly important.

Success at the AIJS Tournament for the U.12 Girls

U.12 Girls HockeyThe girls U.12 hockey team reached the semi-final of the Leinster Primary and Junior Schools league. Unfortunately they lost 2-0 in extra time to Hollypark in a very exciting game. In February the team were group winners in the Association of Junior Schools (AIJS) Hockey tournament, which was held in Mount Anville. The team have worked really hard throughout the season to develop their skills and understanding of the game. Many of the sixth class players also play on the first year team on a regular basis. This helps to develop the level of hockey in primary school. It is fantastic to see the foundations that are created in the primary school hockey being carried on through into the secondary school by Tom Parson, Ms McCarthy and Daniel McFarlane. This has resulted in fantastic successes this season particularly by the Boys and Girls Senior Teams. Congratulations to all involved, the future of hockey is very bright within St. Kilian’s and this is due to the dedication and commitment of the pupils and staff alike and the huge amount of parental support.

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Team Event Challenge Winners

2nd Class - Team IrelandDiarmuid Gleeson, Tristan Spellman-Molphy, Gustav Kemps, Nikita Koush, Hannah Earner

Grote, Haruka Inakoski

3rd Class – Team TongaEthan McGylnn-Levins, Matthew Cawley,

Joshua Wynne, Alanah Sherwood, Catherine Jordan and Suzanna Nolan.

4th Class – Team JapanFlippo Cicognati, Sam Staunton, Felix Kerscher,

Pia Fuhrmeister, Leah Fellenz and Aisling Burns.

5th Class – Joint Winners

USA James Jennings, George Ainsworth, Killian

Conyngham, Elliot Meinert, Georgina Eberle, and Shania Stockbauer.

EnglandConor McCrea, Ruben Ramos Mc Guinness, Nathan MacCauley, Killian Schonfeld, Ariana

Kurzmann and Coleen Wells.

6th Class – South AfricaJonas Kossack, Hugh Perrette, Ben Norman, Charlotte Warner, Tarini Lal and Eile Watson.

1st Class Individual Competition

Boys GirlsSprint 1. 1. Alexander Brenner Anouk Taylor Schaffer 2. Cian Walley Arinola Adigun

3. Daniel Sheeran Roisin Walley

Throw 1. Alexander Brenner Karla Cadle-Byrne 2. Jack Norman Roisin Walley

3. Patrick Owens Emily Moriarty 400m 1. Cian Walley Anouk Taylor Schaffer 2. Daniel Sheeran Roisin Walley

3. Jake Norse Sophia Murphy

Jump 1. Alex Brenner Arinola Adigun 2. Cian Walley Isabel Fellenz

3. Maxim Koloskov Rosa Lang

Prizes for Effort and Participation in Sport

1st ClassPatrick Owens 1A, Wakana Mochizuki 1B

2nd Class Lucy Staunton 2A, Declan Scott 2B

3rd ClassBrian Scully 3A, Serena Ryan 3B

Sports Awards from June 2011 4th ClassLillian Danaher 4A, Rebecca Mc Donnell 4B

5th ClassGeorgina Eberle 5A, Shania Stockbauer 5B

6th ClassPhilip Zimmerman 6A, Marlene Komes-Zingraf 6B

5th/6th Tennis Competition (doubles)

Girls (cup)Winners

Laura Frischauf and Hanna Komes-ZingrafRunners Up

Emma Prehn and Marcela Gonzalez

Boys (cup)Winners

Daniel Raymond and Max McCabeRunners Up

Ferdinand Meyer and James Wyatt

Mini Marathon Results

1st/2nd Class Boys Girls 1. Nikita Koush Kayla Kokhan2. Robert Scanlon Aimee Stockbauer 3. Tristan Spellman-Molphy Roisin Whalley 3rd/4th Class 1. Lucas Basset Leah Fellenz2. Oscar Toomey Milena Cuk 3. Sam Staunton Leonie Frischauf 5th/6th Class 1 Robbie O’Leary Georgina Eberle

2 David Noone Nina Heisterkamp 3 Sasha Kuechenmeister Marlene Komes- Zingraf

Soccer Awards

Soccer Blitz 3/4th class result - ArgentinaOscar Toomey, Edda Tacke, Laura Ivanoska, Milena Cuk, Ethan Levins, Ferdinand Gehards, Leon Montgomery and Gabriel Cullivan.

5th/6th Class - ArgentinaFerdinand Meyer, Pierse Ryan, Domhnall Mc Cullough, David Durak, Khaled Al-Sayegh, Johnathon Guvera, Tarini Lal, Marlene Komes-Zingraf, Daniel Raymond.

Most Improved Player of the YearNina Heisterkamp and Philip Zimmerman

Player of the YearFerdinand Meyer and Kieran Spellman-Molphy

Most improved hockey players

Mrs Collins Emma Donohoe

Mr DoranGregor Mc Cullagh-Travers

Tom ParsonsMaria Mc Keever

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5th/6th Class Players of the Year

Mrs CollinsDavid Noone

Mr Doran Cillian Purser

Ms SherriffSiofra Watson

Annie LawlorClodagh Scott

Team of the Year

U.12A Girls hockey teamWinners of the Leinster League Tournament and the

AIJS Hockey Tournament.

U.12 A Boys hockey teamRunners up in the Leinster League and

8-a-side Tournament

Clissmann Cup - Runner of the YearRobbie O’Leary

Sports Person of the YearEmma Prehn and Erasmus Bruder

Primary School Soccer ReportReport and photos by Alistar Harvey

Our Primary School soccer season has taken on it’s usual format, with challenge games in the period up to Christmas determining the relevant divisions in to which teams are entered in the New Year. However, as has been the trend in recent years, despite the meeting to organise divisions and fixtures being held in mid-January, we are yet to start our league games with our ‘A’ team at the time of ‘going to press’, in mid-March. The 5th and 6th Class girls will be participating in friendly matches during the summer term and have played one game to date.

The period up to Christmas was relatively busy, with the challenge games, as well as the annual tournaments in Rockbrook Park and St Gerard’s. Our 6-a-side team entered the Rockbrook Park Primary School tournament, alongside seventeen other school teams. We qualified from the group stages and beat St Olafs in the quarter finals, before losing to St Mary’s in the semi-final by the solitary goal in the game. In the 3rd/4th place play-off, we rediscovered our winning touch by accounting for Our Ladys to emerge with a bronze medal for our team. In the AIJS 5-a-side tournament in St Gerards, our team fared similarly against fourteen teams. From a group of seven teams, we qualified for the semi-finals but were narrowly beaten 2-1 by St Conleths, despite taking an early lead.

In our pre-Christmas games, we played Rathmichael at ‘A’ and ‘B’ team level, resulting in 4-0 and 1-0 respective wins. We also played Kill of the Grange at both levels, with us recording a resounding 5-1 win in the higher ranked game but suffering a 2-0 defeat in the other

match. We also managed to get games in against Taney and Zion School, which finished in a draw and a defeat. Since the New Year, our ‘B’ team have played two league games. They drew 1-1 in their opening fixture against St Patricks in a very exciting and open game. In the second, they lost to a very good Kill of the Grange team.

With the increasing numbers playing at 3rd and 4th class in recent years, we have embarked on organising some games for these groups, though sourcing suitable opposition can be difficult. Our third class group played Zion School before Christmas at Leicester Celtic’s grounds and Tristan Spellman-Molphy scored the winning goal. At 4th class level, we have played two friendly games against Sandford School and have enjoyed good success in these games, winning on both occasions.

Primary A Team

Back Row: Moritz Rungger, Kaelan Pepping, Shomik Chakraborty, Conor McCrea,

Frankie Witte, Max Murphy, Alex Henry, Filippo Cicognati

Front Row: Oscar Carruthers, David Durak, James Jennings, Sasha Kuechenmeister,

Andrew Harrington, Samuel Norse, Jakob Grohe.

4th Class Team

Back Row: Gregor, McCullagh-Travers, Eoghan O’Connor, Sebastian Guevara, Denis Popov, Hugo Heisterkamp, Ethan McGlynn-Levins, Claudio Vallejo, Cillian

O’Connor, Leon Montgomery, Lukas Basset, Moritz Loeffler

Front Row: Anders Lorenzen, Joshua Wynne, Gregory Weafer, Gabriel Cullivan, Andrew Wyatt, Brian Scully, Louis Murphy,

Sergio Gonzalez, Francis Bruder

Missing: Ivan Berriochoa, Viktoria Gerhards, Josephine Rentschler, Alannah

Sherwood, Siomha Watson

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Before I go into our report I would like to start with this poem as it sums up our hockey boys and girls, who never say die no matter what school we take on, no matter what the opposition or league we play in.

If you think you are beaten, you are.If you think you dare not, you don’t.If you’d like to win, but you think you can’tIt is almost certain you won’t.Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man, But soon or late the man who win’s is the man who thinks he can!

From The Man who thinks he can, by Walter D. Wintle

What can I say other than what a fantastic season of hockey we have had in St. Kilian’s, historic as well, with two senior league titles. Our first ever by our senior boys and girls. Two finals that were thrilling from start to finish, which were won with the utmost skill and determination and heart and spirit. Not to be outdone our first year girls won the Mary Kelly cup on our last day of hockey to bring our haul of trophies to three for the year.

I am delighted to report that all our boys and girls teams were competitive. Our first year girls playing in the A league were unlucky not to make the quarter final of the league. They finished the season in style winning the Mary Kelly Cup in a penalty shoot out. Our minor girls reached the quarter final of the cup and went down 1-0 to the eventual cup winners. What about our senior

girls? A team made up from minor to senior girls and they went on a fantastic voyage and won the senior 3 league. An outstanding achievement!

Not to be out done our senior boys also won the senior B league. All our boy’s teams reached a semi final in the cup or league with our first year boys making the A league semi final and the semi final of the cup. Our minor boys went into extra time against Mount Temple before losing in their league semi final and our junior boys lost in the semi final of the junior cup. .

None of this success would happen without the effort put in by our boys and girls in training. They are a joy to coach and rarely miss a session.

CoachesIt is important to note the effort and high standard of coaching by our coaching staff. This effort has been instrumental in our success and brought our standards up over the last seven years. We are now a recognized hockey school. So sincere thanks to Mervyn McDowall, Daniel McFarlane and Mrs. McCarthy for all their hard work. Thanks to David McGivern and Leanne Gourlay who left us at Christmas.

I want to thank Mrs McCarty for organising all our girls’ games and for umpiring most of their games. I also want to thank Mrs McCarthy for organising the First year A Tournament and also the Minor A Tournament which were hosted by St. Kilian’s. Finally thanks to Joe Connolly who has umpired our games for the last five years.

Hockey Report 2011/12 Primary SchoolNone of our success would happen without the great work being done in our primary school by Miss Sherriff and Mrs Collins, who are doing excellent work coaching our boys and girls in the primary school. The quality of the players coming to me on Fridays has risen considerably over the last seven years.

Management and boardSincere thanks to the management and the board as our success would not happen without the continued support of the board and the management of the school.

ParentsFinally not forgetting our wonderful parents who give up their time on Saturdays to bring their girls to hockey and also those parents who take time to come and support us at games.

It is an honour and a privilege to coach hockey in St. Kilian’s. It has and continues to be the most rewarding and enriching experience I have ever had. Long may it continue!

Player of the year awards 2011/12As we near the end of our hockey season we approach the time when we reflect on the players of the season. A most difficult task as we have had many fine performances by several players at each age level. We judge player of the season on the following criteria, which players must show across the season.

1. Leadership on and off the pitch.2. Skill. Consistent during all matches.3. Something special to turn games. I.e. a save, a superb goal, a match saving tackle.

4. Attendance at training and matches.It has taken much discussion and reflection between all the coaches to decide the player off the season at each age level.

Thanks to all our coaches for their input to selecting our players of the year.

Boys player of the year awards 2011/12

Under 13A player of the year.Our under 13 team had a great year reaching the semi final of the A league and the semifinal of the cup. We have some excellent talent in our under 13 team making the player of the year a very difficult decision. Up for consideration Dan Raymond who played up front and in midfield. Oliver Witte at centre midfield, Robbie O’Leary another who played in different positions, David Noone who went to centre forward and scored lots of goals, and Hugh Perrette at sweeper. From our sixth class boys Max Murphy and not forgetting our two keepers Alex Henry and Shomik Chakraborty.

And the winner is ..... David Noone who gave his all in every game. Just pipping Dan Raymond and Robbie O’Leary.

Goal of the season..... Oliver Witte for his second in the cup semi final, when he drilled home at a short corner to level the game and bring us to extra time.

Under 14 (Minors)With seven first years in the squad our minors were unlucky in the minor B semi final losing in extra time. Players who stood out in our minor team Goalkeeper Noah Delmonte, Dan Rees in centre midfield, Finn

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Schönfeld who played several positions, Samuel Hegner at sweeper, Oliver Witte who played in midfield and at the back. From our first years David Noone and Robbie O’Leary.

And the winner is..... Finn Schönfeld who was excellent in every game. Finn never gives up in any game. Just pipping Samuel and Dan.

Goal of the season..... Kieran Molphy when he deflected the ball through his legs against Mount Temple in the minor semi final.An amazing goal from his first touch.

Under 16 player of the year (Juniors)Our under 16 team was a mixture of second and third year boys yet they still reached the semi final of the cup.Some excellent performances during the season Jake Linnane who was superb in goals, Eric Prehn who played at sweeper and midfield, Ben Raymond up front, Freddie Carew at centre forward and midfield and Mark Noone who ran himself into the ground all season and Finn Schönfeld.

And the winner is..... Eric Prehn, for his all round play and aerials. Just pipping Mark Noone and Ben Raymond

Goal of the season. Mark Noone who raced onto an Aerial ball against KH in the league and smashed the ball past the KH keeper.

Senior player of the year.What a year for our senior boys making history winning the B league and two boys David Kane and Alvaro Garcia making the winning Leinster under eighteen

team. Some excellent performances during the year none more so the win in the semi final and final when the boys raised their game and beat two excellent teams. The team was led by Alvaro Garcia who put in two storming performances in the semi final and final.Christopher Reilly who came on in leaps and bounds during the year, Shane Bourke in goals and Roger Gonzalez who was sensational in the final.

And the winner is..... Captain Alvaro Garcia who scored the winner in the final and also for his Leinster under eighteen cap.

Goal of the season.... Alvaro Garcia who scored the only goal in the final to seal the league title.

Goalkeeper of the Year.We now have five brilliant keepers in Shane Bourke, Jake Linnane, Noah Delmonte, Alex Henry and Shomick Chakraborty. All our keepers performed to the highest level.

And the winner is..... Jake Linnane for saving his team in the under sixteen cup quarter final. Several great saves during the game and three penalties during the shoot out and his super performances in all their league games.

Girls player of the year awards 2011/12We had three teams competing this year, senior, minor and first years. Our first year team and our minor team moved up to play “A” league hockey. It was a great challenge but we rose to the occasion.

First Year girl of the seasonOur first year team were unlucky not to make the quarter

final of the A league just losing out in their final league game. They finished the season in a blaze of glory winning the Mary Kelly Cup in a penalty shoot out.They played really well in the A league and we have some up and coming stars in the team. Emma Prehn at sweeper and Freya Tacke are hard to get by. In midfield Charlotte Warner runs all day. Captain Ellen Kane is a strong centre midfielder and Nina Heisterkamp is a wizard with her hockey magic, turning players inside out.

And the winner is..... Nina Heisterkamp for her silken skills. Just pipping Ellen Kane and Emma Prehn.

Goal of the season..... Ailbhe O’Connor when she smashed home a short corner in the dying minutes against Muckross to level the game at 3-3.

Minor GirlsOur minor girls were in one of the toughest groups in the minor A league and played with distinction and their “never-say-die” attitude was a joy to behold. Several of the girls stepped up towards the end of the season to play for our league winning senior team. Elizabeth Murphy in goals had a great season and is a great prospect for the future. Eve O’Leary was excellent in every game and scored the winner for our senior team in the league final. Rhiannon O’Connor at sweeper is a rock and gets better week by week, Captain Emer Clissmann who is excellent in midfield and not forgetting our dynamic duo up front Ellen Kane and Nina Heisterkamp who scored lots of goals for the minor team.

And the winner is….. Eve O’Leary who has had a great season. In every game she gave her all. For

a minor to step up to senior and score the winning goal in a final merits the Player of the Year Award. Eve also made the last sixteen in the Leinster development squad and is eligible again next year and fully deserves the Girl of the Year. Just pipping Rhiannon and Emer and Elizabeth.Goal of the season.....

Junior Girl of the yearWe did not have a junior team as our junior girls combined with our senior girls to make up a team. What a team it turned out to be going on to win the senior 3 league. It is therefore right we should honour our junior players. A very hard decision for Mrs McCarty and I to make!

We had some excellent junior girls. Anna Heisterkamp who caused havoc in the opposing circle. Katie Mullen at right midfield had some super games. Tara Junghenn is a top class midfielder and super fit and never gives up running and she had a great partnership with Sadhbh.

And the winner is..... Tara Junghenn who is a brilliant midfielder. Tara stepped up to play senior and was excellent. Tara is one of the fittest people in the school and allied to her hockey skills is an all round super hockey player. Tara just pips Anna and Katie who were not far behind.

Senior girl of the yearAs we had few senior girls playing hockey we put together a team from several ages to make up a senior team. What a team it turned out to be.It’s hard to believe a team of minors, juniors and fifth year girls could take on sixth year girls and win every game to take the senior 3 league title.

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We only conceded two goals and both of them were in the quarter final. Led by captain Sadhbh Hoban-Logan who came back on in the final despite being injured they have done the school proud.

We have some great talent in the team from minor to senior. Captain Sadhbh Hoban-Logan who is a major talent in the making and is an inspirational captain. Anna Heisterkamp who was excellent in every game. Orla Clissmann who stopped every team attacking down the right. Tara Junghenn who had a great partnership with Sadhbh and they wore down the opposition centre mid. Aisling Meagher at sweeper had a great season.

And the winner is …... Sadhbh Hoban-Logan who was outstanding in every game and scorer of lots of goals. An inspirational captain!

Goal of the season. No contest here Anna Heisterkamp’s goal in the final. A goal of the highest skill and under the severest pressure to put her team 1-0 up.

Girl’s goalkeeper of the seasonElizabeth Murphy gets the goalkeeper of the season. To step up to senior level and play in a league final speaks volumes for Elizabeth.

Beginner of the yearTwo beginners share the beginner of the year. Hanna

Komes who scored lots of goals for our first year team and her sister Marlene who went into goals for our first year team, and improved so much week by week.

Finally I would like to finish this year’s report with a quotation from Teddy Roosevelt:

“ is not the critics who count: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deed could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming; but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory or defeat.”

Tom Parsons Hockey Coach

Under 13 team

Back row, l. to r.:Oliver Witte, Maximilian Murphy, Frank Witte, Patrick Junghenn, Timothy Kelly-

Lester, David Noone, Pierse Ryan, Robert O’Leary, Daniel Raymond.

Front row, l. to r.:Kaelan Pepping, Alex Henry, Sasha

Küchenmeister, Kieran Spellman Molphy, Hugh Perrette, Shomik James Chakraborty,

Cillian Bourke, Erasmus Bruder. Coach Mervyn McDowell.

Minor Team

Back row, l. to r.:Finn Schönfeld, Dan Rees, Oliver

Küchenmeister, Oliver Witte, Samuel Hegner, Daniel Raymond, Pierse Ryan,

Robert O Leary, David Noone.

Front row, l. to r.:Cillian Bourke, Timothy Kelly-Lester, Noah

El Shami, Erasmus Bruder, Kieran Spellman Molphy

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Senior Team

Back row, l. to r.:Mark Noone, Donal Burns, Eoin Butler, Rory McCullagh, Jake Linnane, Frederic Carew,

Christopher Reilly, Slava Borodin, Ben Raymond, Jake Cunningham.

Coach Daniel McFarlane

Middle row, l. to r.:Huw Rees, Finn Schönfeld, Sean Mullen,

Roger Gonzalez, François De Decker, Eric Prehn.

Front row:Alvaro Garcia and Shane Bourke

The Senior girls who won the league!

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Girls Senior Team

Back Row, l. to r.: Elizabeth Murphy, Orla Clissmann, Anna Heisterkamp, Molly Flynn, Marta Garcia

Front Row, l. to r.: Julia Küchenmeister, Katie Mullen, Sadhbh Hoban-Logan, Tara Junghenn

Missing: Ciara Chambers, Stefanie Vollmer-Fox, Saoirse Weaver, Claire McKenna, Orla Whyte

Girls First Year Team

Back Row, l. to r.: Georgina Eberle, Sophie Linnane, Charlotte Warner, Elizabeth Chambers, Marlene Komes-Zingraf, Hanna

Komes-Zingraf, Lia Taylor Schaffer

Front Row, l. to r.: Cecilie Lorenzen, Freya Tacke, Ellen Kane, Marcella Gonzalez, Clodagh Scott, Nina Heisterkamp, Emma

PrehnMissing: Ailbhe O’Connor

Girls Minor Team

Back Row, l. to r.: Elizabeth Murphy, Mollie McCullough, Rhianna McCarthy,

Eve O’Leary, Emer Clissmann, Rhiannon O’Connor, Emma Prehn

Front Row, l. to r.: Áine Burns, Paula Garcia, Freya Tacke, Áine Fellenz, Charlotte Warner,

Nina Heisterkamp, Ellen Kane

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Girls Senior Team

Back Row, l. to r.: Aisling Meagher, Sadhbh Hoban-Logan, Katie Mullen, Leah Cullen, Jessica Murphy, Ellen Nolan, Mary O’Toole

Front Row, l. to r.: Melanie Muedder, Tiffany Nappi, Rianne Rowan, Beatriz Castro Scherianz, Rhiannon O’Connor, Anna

Heisterkamp

Girls Under 15 Team

Back Row, l. to r.: Vesna Pepping, Cianne Cunningham, Anna Heisterkamp, Katie Mullen, Ellen Nolan, Emer Clissmann, Sara

Temboury, Eve O’Leary

Front Row, l. to r.: Rianne Rowan, Rhiannon O’Connor, Emma Prehn, Nina Heisterkamp, Leah Cullen, Tara Junghenn, Beatriz

Castro Scherianz

Girls Under 17 Team

Back Row, l. to r.: Ellen Nolan, Emer Clissmann, Tiffany Nappi, Katie Mullen,

Vesna Pepping, Claire McKenna, Siobhan McKenna, Mary O’Toole

Front Row, l. to r.: Cianne Cunningham, Eve O’Leary, Anna Heisterkamp, Rhiannon O’Connor, Rianne Rowan, Nathalie Henry,

Leah Cullen, Nina Heisterkamp

Girls Soccer Report

Girls Soccer in St. Kilian’s in 2011 / 2012 has reached new heights, and we are well on our way to our most successful year ever! At the time of going to press, the girls have just been beaten on penalties in the Semi-Final of the Under 15 Cup, but will in the next coming weeks be looking to make amends and reach the finals of all three age groups at league level!

Our season started in the Senior Cup, where we were unlucky to lose to a very strong Grennan College team from Kilkenny. Grennan have now defeated us in three of the last four years at this level so we will certainly be on the lookout for revenge next year. Indeed, the nature of our performance in out-playing an older and physically stronger team indicates that in the next few years we will without doubt repeat our success of 2010, when we won the Leinster title and reached the All-Ireland final.

In the Under 17 cup, following two convincing wins over Mount Temple and Dunshaughlin, in which Siobhan McKenna and Mary O’Toole played starring roles, we went away to our traditional rivals Alexandra College. Alexandra have a huge pedigree at this level, and featuring a number of Irish international players, controlled possession throughout the game. The Kilian’s girls produced a truly remarkable performance in frustrating, harrying, and outworking their opponents, and with Tara Junghenn, Nina Heisterkamp and Rhiannon O’Connor dominating the centre of the park, Alexandra found it increasingly difficult to find their rhythm. Ellen Nolan in goals was finally beaten just before half time, but her performance in this game, and in so many others this year, was of international calibre. In the second half, the girls continued to excel,

Eve O’Leary in defence putting in an incredible display to contain Irish international striker Caroline Healy, and towards the end of the game, with Alexandra getting nervous about their slender lead, Kilian’s very nearly drew level, which would have been no more than their magnificent display deserved. Alexandra coach and former Irish international manager Dave Collins commented that this was the finest performance he had ever seen from a St. Kilian’s team, and that trophies are surely on the way for these girls.

The league campaigns this year at every age group have seen Kilian’s go unbeaten, thus qualifying to the quarter final stages at all levels. At Senior level, led by captain Sadhbh Hoban-Logan, wins over St. Raphaela’s, Grange Donaghmede, St. Laurence’s and Gaelcholaiste Reachrann have all been achieved, with goals in these matches from Melanie Muedder, Emer Clissmann and in her outfield role as an attacking midfielder, Ellen Nolan. Having scored 14 and conceded only one goal along the way, our quarter final opponents St. Kevin’s Dunlavin must be extremely worried about their chances! The Under 17 league has seen a Vesna Pepping inspired win against Loreto Bray and a draw against Alexandra College, whilst the Under 15 league has seen us progress thanks to another draw against Alexandra College, and a big win against a very good East Glendalough side, in which Katie Mullen and Rianne Rowan marshalled the defence, with Sara Temboury coming off the bench to great effect, sealing our progress through to the knock-out stages. In previous years in the league, we have been repeated runners-up and losing semi-finalists, without going all the way and winning the competition; with the quality we have at all age groups this year we have a fantastic chance of putting that right!

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At the time of writing, we have just been defeated on penalties in the Semi Final of the Under 15 cup, the second year in a row we have confirmed our status as one of the very best teams in Leinster at this age group by reaching the last four. In 2011, we were knocked out 1-0 by the eventual Leinster champions Alexandra College. That game saw the girls put in a tremendous performance, and win praise from all those who saw their effort levels, their skill and quality, and above all their determination to never give up against a very strong opposition. This year we beat St. Mary’s Killester 9-0, and Wilson’s Hospital 5-1 en route to the Semi Final, played at Peamount FC against St. MacDara’s from Templeogue.

In the first half, the Kilian’s girls found it difficult to find their rhythm, and found themselves a goal down after twenty minutes. Bit by bit, the girls clawed their way back into the game, and approaching half time, were beginning to show why they are one of the top teams at this age group. Just before half time, Cianne Cunningham anticipated a defensive slip from MacDara’s and fired a shot into the bottom right hand corner of the goal to make the score 1-1 at the break. In the second half, Kilian’s raised their level, and Anna Heisterkamp began to terrorise the opposition defence, deservedly scoring with a poacher’s finish mid way through the half. As full backs Leah Cullen and Beatriz Scherianz got to grips with the MacDara’s wingers, allowing Kilian’s to dominate the flanks, and with our midfield trio in ascendancy, it looked as if Kilian’s would prevail and make it to the final. Unfortunately a long ball from MacDara’s just approaching full time caused havoc in the Kilian’s defence, and against the run of play the score was now 2-2. In extra time, Kilian’s again looked more likely to win, and when a shot from Cianne after a

corner hit the MacDara’s post with just two minutes to go, the match was destined for penalties. Unfortunately, MacDara’s hit four immaculate penalties which gave them the upper hand, and for the second year in a row, a brave effort from the Kilian’s girls wasn’t rewarded with a deserved trip to a final.

Despite this cruel exit in the Under 15 Cup, the level of girl’s football in the school has risen to new standards this year. With record numbers participating in training, with more girls than ever playing club football, and with the help of Tom Gallagher (who we wish the best of luck on his American adventure!) and now Eoin Clarkin, the girls are poised to continue to make St. Kilian’s one of the top sides in Leinster schools football. Well done to all involved this year – the dedication and hard work of the girls is the cornerstone of our success and all the girls deserve huge praise for all their efforts!

Soccer - Boys Soccer

Boys Senior Team

Back Row, l. to r.: Moritz Welz, Keanu Fischell, Noah Sandys, Joshua Knipschild,

Alvaro Garcia, Viktor Ivanov, Eoin Kavanagh,

Sean Mullen

Front Row, l. to r.: Conrad Taylor, Kristian Leonard, Jessie Kamm, Brian McCann, Damien Maucolin, Nika Arevadze, Niall

Carruthers

Boys Under 16 Team

Back Row, l. to r.: Mark Noone, Frederic Carew, Eoghan Alton, Eric Prehn, Jessie

Kamm, Kyle Ohlendieck, Mahmoud Al Eraky, Finn Schönfeld, Henry Connolly

Front Row, l. to r.: Philipp Zimmermann, Antonio Cicognati, Dillon Fox, Denis

Lebrun, Phillip Redmond, Nick Carswell

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Boys Under 15 Team

Back Row, l. to r.: Eric Prehn, Finn Schönfeld, Eoghan Alton, Alessandro Del Gener, Kyle Ohlendieck, Frederic Carew,

Mahmoud Al Eraky, Henry Connolly

Front Row, l. to r.: Marc Gans, Joshua Leonard, Antonio Cicognati, Dillon Fox,

Denis Lebrun, Philip Zimmermann, Nicklas Bune

Boys Under 14 Team

Back Row, l. to r.: Robert O’Leary, Antonio Cicognati, David Noone, Dillon Fox,

Jonathan Bruels, Max Wharton, Denis Lebrun, Phillip Redmond, Matthew Barker

Front Row, l. to r.: Philipp Zimmermann, Cillian Purser, Ferdia Geary, Roko

Stojanovic, Nick Carswell, Jonas Carew, Erasmus Bruder, Kieran Spellman-Molphy

Boys Soccer Report

This year, our senior team have taken centre stage but our under 14s and under 15s have also performed well.

Under 14’s:The under 14s started their league campaign with a convincing 3-2 victory against Ballinteer Community School. In a game we dominated, despite a gale force wind, the scoreline could have been considerably greater but goals from Jonas Carew, Dillon Fox and David Noone sealed an opening game victory. Our second game saw us take a two goal lead against Patrician College, Finglas, a school with a strong soccer pedigree over the years, with former Irish international, Ronnie Whelan, amongst its past pupils. However, they showed their ability by clawing their way back into a tightly contested affair, with two late goals that cancelled out the brace scored by Philip Redmond in the first half.

We entered our last group game not knowing what was required to qualify, though now know that a draw would have sufficed for us to progress to the knockout

stages. However, with the game against Gaelcholaiste Reachrann delicately balanced at one-all after Philip Redmond’s equaliser, we succumbed to a late goal that resulted in our elimination.

Under 15’s:Our under 15s also started their league with a victory, as we ran out convincing winners against Adamstown College by four goals. The first half had ended in stalemate before Freddy Carew, Denis Lebrun and Philip scored four goals between them to give us a great start to the campaign. We then played Rosary College in Crumlin but, in an evenly contested game, we ended up losing two-nil, despite good defensive displays by Mahmoud Al Eraky, Finn Schonfeld and Eric Prehn – we just didn’t have any luck in front of goal and chances went inches wide or came back off the woodwork.This put us under pressure entering our final game against St Aidan’s, as we needed to win to enter the knockout stages of the league. Despite goals from Dillon Fox, Philip Redmond and Freddy Carew, it wasn’t enough as we conceded five, to bow out of the competition.

Senior:Our senior team kicked off their league group against Colaiste de Íde, the team we had lost to in the Leinster Cup final two years ago. We exacted revenge with a convincing 5-2 win, thanks to goals shared amongst Brian McCann, Jessie Kamm and Nika Arevadze. Our next league game must rank as one of the most incredible games that any of our school teams have played. Despite playing well, we found ourselves 4-0 down at halftime, against Greenhills College, who had beaten us in the Leinster Senior B Cup last year before going on to capture that trophy. However, a second half

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from the previous round but Josh Knipschild deputised well. Despite going a goal behind early in the first half, our players applied sustained pressure. We were rewarded for our efforts midway through the second half when a Jessie Kamm corner was powered to the net by Edward McDonagh. Jessie then broke through their defence before scoring past their advancing keeper. The final was played at Leixlip United’s grounds and we faced a strong St Kevin’s team. We opened well and were slightly ahead in terms of possession before falling behind midway through the first half. We started the second half brightly and were enjoying good dominance in terms of possession when disaster struck. St Kevin’s broke away to score a second and added a third a minute later. At this stage, our efforts were spent and we conceded two further goals. St Kevin’s went on to lift the All-Ireland title, defeating the Ulster champions in the semi-final before accounting for the Munster champions in the final. The forthcoming league semi-final affords us the opportunity of putting the record straight. Whilst St Kevin’s were the best team we played, the final scoreline was flattering to them and we feel that we can surprise them in the league. Finally, just to round off this report, we regrettably lost the coaching services of Tom Gallagher early in the New Year as he departed for pastures new, on the other side of the Atlantic!

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I wrote a letter to Mr. Scally in 4th Year to apply to be a mentor the following year. Almost two years on and I am so pleased I did. I was told before the year was out that I was a mentor and would have a group of about 6 first year students (mentees!) to look after when I returned in September. My first day back in school in 5th Year I spent meeting my mentees, gearing them for the new road ahead of them, telling them what we mentors are for and generally making ourselves as approachable as possible. We informed them of the many discos, mlunches and class trips we would have together which seemed to get a few smiles. We then played games and got more acquainted with one another and I soon found I had a lovely group to watch over. The year flew by without any problems with the mentees, and we had many memorable moments during the many discos, Wandertag and lunches. We tried (and hopefully succeeded!) in making the first year in secondary school

as fun and stress-free as possible.I really hope the mentees enjoyed having me as a mentor as much as I enjoyed looking after them. I’m sure I can speak for all mentors when I say this year will be as packed full of events as last year, each one as successful as the last. I am proud of my role as mentor and glad I have it, after having a great mentor when I was in 1st year I wanted to do the same for this year. I hope our mentees enjoy their few years in Secondary school and they have as many fond memories as I have.

Best wishes to all my mentees and I’m sure they themselves will be great mentors in 3 years’ time.

Jennifer Mc Donnell12B

Left: Jennifer McDonnell

Being a Mentor

Mentors Class 11

Mentors Class 12

Back row: Huw Rees, David Kane, Christopher Reilly, Brian McCann, Roger Gonzalez, Donal Burns, Juan Ruiz RamosFront row: Megan O’Connor, Imogen Grumley Traynor, Orla Whyte, Julia Küchenmeister, Caroline McKeon, Katie Blackmore, Orla Clissmann, Anna Carew

L. t. r.: Michael McDermott, Aifric Kyne, Deirdre Fitzgerald, Sharifah Sarhan, David Lennox, Daniel Tatlow-Devally, Oengus Skehan

Class Arts Science/Maths Business German Sponsored Flights

7A Áine Fellenz Athena Barrett DM Samuel Hegner

7B Iona Ross Rianne Rowan Nina MacAuley DF Áine Burns

7C Daria Frolova Isabel Clissmann DN Yoeri Pearcey Van Der Beek

LFI 7th Class

8A Florent Cayer-Barrioz Jake Linnane Molly Flynn DM Henry Connolly HörenAnna Heisterkamp

8B Hugo Warner Kyle Ohlendieck DF Kris MacAuley SehenKyle Ohlendieck

8C Saoirse Weaver Robert Fanning DN Norbert Rebow LesenTara Junghenn

LFI 8th Class

9A Una Connolly Luke Egan DM Niamh Sauter Cooke

9B Fergal Hamrock Lukas Hegner Adam Tonge DF Jack Hennessy

9C Isobel Lorigan Mareike Henning DN Jamie Scanlon

LFI 9th Class

Save the SealFund Raising Effort

Alison KellyEla Gough

10A/BCateringChef of Year

Imogen Grumley Traynor David Kane Brian McCann DM Melanie MüdderDF Megan O’ConnorDL Caroline McKeon

11A/\b Jennifer McDonnell Athrú Cheung Michael McDermott DM Cliona WelteckeDF Anya AleshkoDL Stuart Gourlay

Sports Individual Shane BourkeU-16 Hockey

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Martin SavovU-19 Volleyball

Art Cup Lauren McKenna

Geography Eoin Hennessy McHardie

Outstanding Contribution

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Martin Savov

Prize Day 2010-2011 Classes 7-11

Congratulations!Congratulations to Martin Savov (class of 2011) who is to receive an Entrance Award from Trinity College Dublin at a reception to be held on 29th November. The Award of the Entrance Exhibitions is on the basis of his outstanding Leaving Certificate Results. Congratulations to Kristina Soden (class of 2010) who was awarded the Stewart Literary Madeal and Scholarship from the NUI for the literary and critical merit of her work in her first year of German Studies at UCD. Kristina completed the Bi-Lingual Leaving Certificate in St. Kilian’s in 2010

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The Chess Club has been started up in St. Kilian’s this year. While it was initially set up only for first years, the club has been very successful, with over 15 people regularly attending, from both primary and secondary school. There is a healthy variety in the level of the people that play. Some people are only beginners who are new to chess, and others have been playing in chess tournaments for quite some time, so there is always something for people of all levels. At the beginning of each session is a short lesson on a large demonstration board, on which we play through famous games, or look at specific tactics. The level of involvement from the students is outstanding, and St. Kilian’s has already had a friendly match against Colaiste Eanna, who also

started up a fledgling chess club this year, and we will be travelling to them for a rematch soon. The Chess Club has been a very fun activity to be involved in, and anyone who enjoys playing chess, or just wants to give it a try, is absolutely welcome to come by and give it a try.

John Wyatt

Chess Club in St. Kilian’sThe children of 2nd class celebrated their First Holy Communion on the 28th of May 2011. Once again it was held in the beautiful chapel of Gonzaga college. The children looked wonderful in their special clothes. The boys looked very grown up and smart in their suits and ties and the girls looked stunning in their white dresses. We had a small number of children, 11 boys, and 3 girls. Father Bartley who was new to the parish of Clonskeagh, officiated the ceremony which was a wonderful occasion. After the ceremony at the

Church, there was a reception in the school canteen. The parents who organized this, did a fantastic job, as the place was decorated beautifully. The children were busy taking snaps of their friends and family, with the disposable cameras left for each of them on the tables. Afterwards the families dispersed to their private parties. A big thank you to all who contributed to the organizing of this great day.

Lisa Dobey

First Holy Communion

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At the beginning of this year, 1st class went on an outing to the Aquarium in Bray, Sealife, with their teachers Frau Dobey, and Mrs Luttig. The children were enthralled by all the fascinating creatures to be found in the aquarium. On their tour around, they learnt some very interesting information about many different types of oceanic creatures, including endangered species, such as the Black Tip Reef Shark, and the Giant Pacific Octopus, and a variety of sea horses species. Did you know that it is the Daddy seahorses that give birth to the babies? Or that Piranha’s can detect blood in water just like sharks. In fact they can detect as little as 1 part blood in up to 1 millions part water!, they can detect 1 part One particularly exciting part of the tour was the Interactive Rockpool, where the children were able to touch a real starfish. Another popular favourite were the rays. Ali, is the name of Sealife’s oldest Sting ray. She is 10 years old. When the children wiggled their fingers above the tank, Ali came right up to the top, able to sense the movement. It was quite amazing, like ”magic”, the children exclaimed. After a very informative tour, the children had a picnic by the beach. The sun was shining, and a wonderful stone and shell search began after lunch. Some of the children practised their “stone skimming” technique, into the ocean. Soon it was time to get the coach back to school. All in all, a fantastic trip!

Lisa Dobey

1st Class take a trip to Sealife

I think the change between primary school and secondary school wasn’t that hard. The main changes are: - We have more teachers for different subjects.- Instead of having one fixed room, we have to move to a new class after each lesson.- We have a locker to put our books in.- We have more homework and we finish a bit later.- We have discos.However, this change did not make the transition hard for us. Some people had difficulties but we know that everyone had to pass these changes. Some people found it hard on the first day because they were new and didn’t know anyone. Some people preferred primary school to secondary school but personally we think that secondary school is better.Here are some tips for organising yourself in secondary school:- Clean up your locker once a week.- Don’t stress - Read your time table, so you know at what time and where your next subject is.- Don’t forget your books and your homework.

Coline Melennec and Océane Thompson 7A

My experience of my first year of secondary school

On the 15th September 8th class went to the Causey farm in Co. Meath for a school trip.

We left the school at 8:30 am and arrived at the farm at around 10:30 am. When we arrived there we split ourselves into two groups. We then made bread. The happy farmer showed us how to make bread and then threw eggs at us to make the bread ourselves. Not many were caught!! Next we met the main farmer and he took us for a stroll around the fields. Some people did not enjoy this experience, as there was mud and poo everywhere. Fortunately, there were better things to come. We were led into a large hall and a lady taught us a bit of Irish dancing. Lunch was next and we shared the tables with another school. After our delicious meal, the groups took turns in heaping into a large truck and headed to the famous bog everyone had been waiting for. It was a 5 minute ride to the bog, and once there, we had to take off our shoes, roll up our trousers and in we went!!!! The whole class agreed that the bog was by far the best part of the trip. Changing our clothes however was not so much fun!

But all in all, putting the negatives aside, 2011 Wandertag was a success!! Thank you teachers from all of class 8!!!!

Paula Garcia & Sinead Parmentier 8B

THE BOG!!!! Wandertag 2011

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3A and 3B visited Sonairte for our “Wandertag” in September 2011. Sonairte is an interactive visitor centre promoting ecological awareness and sustainable living. The name Sonairte is derived from a middle Irish word meaning “positive strength” and on that day there was a lot of positive strength and energy emanating from our pupils as they explored and experienced the wonderful facilities on offer. We went on a nature trail filled with activities such as

ecology orienteering, a scavenger hunt, a mini beast hunt and many exciting games. The children had lots of fun, while also learning all about nature and ecology.

Miriam Lechleiter and Kerstin Smolenski

Wandertag der Klassen 3A und 3B nach Sonairte

The day dawned sunny and warm and all of Class 2A and 2B eagerly clambered on to the buses for their trip to the National Botanic Gardens. And what a treat awaited them there! The gardens were looking magnificent in the autumn sunshine and we wandered off finding surprise after surprise around each corner. Luckily for us the gardens were hosting the annual Sculpture in Context exhibition. So there, beside the pond, there in the middle of the rose garden, there in the Great Palm House and everywhere, there were sculptures big and small. It made for a wonderful morning of exploration for the 48 children as they ran from sculpture to sculpture, eager to see the next one. We lunched in the Band Stand and ended our trip in the Rose Garden, which most children declared their favourite part. Even in the autumn sunshine it was a heaven of soft colours and sweet smells.A great day was had by all and thank you to the parents who accompanied us.

Annette Black, Mirja Brown

Wandertag to the National Botanic Gardens - 2A and 2B

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für alle sehr vergnügliche Wanderung durch Wiese, Wald und Flur, auch abseits der ausgetretenen Pfade, zwei lange Vesperpausen, eine Spielerunde vor dem Heimweg und eine nicht minder angenehme Busfahrt nach Clonskeagh zurück - wiederum bei bester Laune: Ein schöner Tag, der laut nach einer Wiederholung ruft. Ein besonderes Dankeschön gilt unserer ‚Kilian’s Air‘ Reiseleitung, Ms Jean Roth, und natürlich Mrs Thielemans und Mrs McDonell, die uns guter Dinge begleiteten und uns dabei wundervoll betreuten.

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Wandertag der Klassen 4A und 4BIn September 2011, fourth class visited Skerries Mill on their Wandertag. In school, we read about these famous mills and we were really excited to go see the real thing. In Skerries, we took a tour and saw right inside the mill. There were many different mechanisms that made the mill work. Outside we even got to see a water mill. We learnt how important wind and water is to make energy. After the tour we had a picnic in the park. The weather was fine and we had loads of fun playing in the autumn sunshine under the shadows of the two big mills. Katy Dobey

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Der Tag der Deutschen Einheit wurde in St. Kilian’s auch in diesem Jahr wieder gebührend gefeiert. So wurden unzählige Aktivitäten in der Woche des 3. Oktobers durchgeführt. Und Frau Blacks genialer Vorschlag, eine Ausstellung in die Vergangenheit zu organisieren, entwickelte sich schnell zu einem Selbstläufer. Ungeahnte Schätze wurden zu Tage gefördert, fanden Anklang und Beachtung und machten schließlich staunen und schmunzeln.Die Eltern unserer Schüler organisierten wiederum eine Verkostung deutscher Spezialitäten, die gerade bei den Jüngeren begeisterten Zuspruch fand. Die dritten Klassen malten, schnitten, klebten – bastelten mit Ausdauer, Phantasie und Einfallsreichtum deutsche Flaggen, deutsche Wimpel, deutsche Poster: Kunstwerke entstanden, bis schließlich dann das ganze Schulhaus geschmückt war. Die vierten Klassen griffen zu den Handpuppen und zeigten ein Puppentheater. Eisenbahnen gab es zu bestaunen, viele deutsche Kinderbücher, Brettspiele, Puppen und Puppenhäuser, deutscher Fußball, deutsche Traditionen, Feste und Feiern wurden

aufgezeigt – vom Weihnachtsbaum bis hin zur Häkelarbeit war alles zu finden, was einmal Herzen in der Fremde mit Deutschland verband. Zeugnisse, alte Erdkundekarten und Unterrichtsmaterialien vergangener Zeiten – alles wohlgeordnet und mit sehr viel Liebe zur Ansicht aufbereitet. Besondere Mühe machten sich auch die Schüler der Klassen 5A und 6DM, die im Deutschunterricht das Leben in den beiden deutschen Staaten behandelten, Lieder aus beiden deutschen Staaten untersuchten und lernten und schließlich ein Theaterstück zu Mauer, Mauerfall und Grenzeöffnung entwickelten, einübten und mehrmals aufführten.

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„Wir, wir sind die Mauer! Wir beschützen die Grenze, das Land und das Volk“, skandierten die Schüler der Klassen 5 und 6 in ihrem Theaterstück zu Mauerfall, Grenzöffnung und Wiedervereinigung lautstark.

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“Pop-up Museum, ein Blick in die Vergangenheit”

Tag der Deutschen Einheit, German Reunification Day, October 2011. A very creative and diverse group of class 3A pupils blow away borders in Art Class!

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By late Sunday it was finally beginning to take shape. But for a while, faced with a vast array of boxes to empty and organise, it seemed that maybe we teachers had bitten off more than we could chew!

On Monday morning we knew it was all worth while when we threw open the doors of the St. Killian’s Pop Up Museum. The red, black and yellow bunting made by the children lent a real celebratory atmosphere to the hall. The exhibition tables were heaving with everything from books to cakes. Each exhibit told a fascinating story – a family tale, a link between Ireland and Germany or a moment in history.Each and every class in the Primary and Secondary school visited the museum. For the children one of the most exciting exhibits was the classic cars parked on the lawn outside the gym entrance. We were kindly loaned a Volkswagon whom we promptly nicknamed Herbie and he too had a suitably romantic tale to tell just like Herbie in the movie. We also had a Volkswagen Type 181 “Kurierwagen”, popularly known in the United Kingdom as the Trekker (Type 182 in RHD form) and in the United States as the Thing. Beside these two old timers was a sleek vintage Porsche. The kids ‘oohed’ and ‘aahed’ accordingly!

German technology was well represented with items such as early household appliances and also the best

of German engineering with model cars and motorbikes loaned by B.M.W.

We had crafts and toy aplenty – a puppet theatre, a Steiff teddy bear, dolls houses, miniature furniture and a very large train set. There was an incredible array of books, some very old and valuable. One table buckled under the weight of the history of money – including Geld and Deutschemarks. Another star attraction for the children and those who are children at heart was the model railway exhibition, kindly loaned and manned by the South Dublin Model Railway Club. The trains whizzed and whizzed around the tracks for the whole two days and the wonderful volunteers answered a seemingly endless train of questions. We had visiting children from neighbourhood schools and they were delighted with all the exhibits and learned much from doing the quiz we supplied.

Many, many thanks to the teachers, parents, children and friends of St. Kilian’s who loaned their most precious possessions and helped in so many ways. Fifth class were absolutely wonderful in their roles as curators and guides. The Pop Up Museum made Tag der Deutschen Einheit a very special celebration in 2011.

Annette Black

The Pop Up Museum 12th Class Graduation Schulball 2011

The House of Mirth - Edith WhartonSuccessSuccess - what is success? I shall be interested to have your definitionSuccess?Why, to get as much as one can out of life, I suppose!My idea of it? My idea of success is personal freedon.Freedom? Freedom from worries?From everything-from money, from poverty, from ease and anxiety, from all the material accidents. To keep a kind of republic of the spirit-that’s what I call success.It’s a country one has to find the way to one’s self.There are sign posts-but one has to know how to read them.

The Class of 2011 saw a little way into this republic and it is our hope that we have taught them how to find their way further into this “Republic of the Spirit”.

Youth & Beauty - Edith Wharton

It is good to be young, to be radiant, to glow with the ense of strength and elasaticity, of well-poised lines and happy tints, to feel one’s self lifted to a height apart by that incommunicable grace which is the bodily counterpart of genius!

Best wishes from Linda Golden, St. Kilian’s Schulball October 7 2011

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The world renowned Film Director and Animator, Jimmy T. Murakami, visited St. Kilian’s Deutsche Schule, Clonskeagh, Co. Dublin recently. He was invited by one of the teachers, Ms. Nuala Holloway, to speak to Transition Year students about his life and work. Film Studies is one of the many modules which students complete during the year at the school.

Mr Murakami was warmly welcomed by the Principal, Ms. Alice Lynch, who spoke about his outstanding achievements and amazing life story. She also said that it is the first time the school has been visited by a person of his calibre. Mr Murakami who has received many awards including two Oscar nominations and a BAFTA is best known for “The Snowman” and “When the Wind Blows”. When he talked to the students about his work in Animation in California, New York and London there wasn’t a whisper from the forty or so students because of their keen interest. He also showed some of his films and talked about animation and the work involved in putting a film like this together. He spoke about how computers have speeded up the process of animation today. He considers it a very good career as the interest in animation is very buoyant and that Ireland is very well equipped for this business because of the number of qualified technicians. He pointed to this as a possible reason why companies like Google are setting up in Ireland.

Both the students and the teachers who attended his talk found it to be very enlightening and enjoyable.

Hollywood Film Director and Animator Visits St. Kilian’s

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Auch in diesem Jahr konnte wieder ein ‚Deutscher Abend‘ zur Weihnachtszeit stattfinden. Auf Drängen der Klasse 6DM stand dieses Mal jedoch ein weihnachtliches Theaterstück im Mittelpunkt. „Frau Spechts Weihnachtsabenteuer“ schilderte auf humorvolle Weise Hektik, Stress und Aufregung in der und um die Weihnachtszeit, um schließlich augenzwinkernd auf das ‚Fest der Liebe‘ und den ‚Geist der Weihnacht‘ hinzuweisen. Nach nur einer Woche der Vorbereitung vollbrachte Lia Schaffer ein wahres Wunder in der Rolle der Frau Specht und führte vierzig Minuten souverän - ohne Hänger und Versprecher - durch das Stück und füllte die Hauptrolle mit Leben und Charakter, gab ihrer Figur Profil und Charme. Doch auch ihre Mit- und Zuspieler machten eine sehr gute Arbeit und überzeugten allesamt in ihren Rollen: Jakob Grohe und Cian Ohlendieck als geschäftige Holzbildhauer, Killian Conyngham als tollpatschiger Sohn, Frankie Witte als leidender Ehemann, Laura Fagan als aufmüpfige Tochter, Felix Kaufmann und Juliette Douet als umherflanierendes, immer freundliches Ehepaar, Shomik Chakraborty als hilfsbereiter Passant, Ciara Connolly und Sasha Küchenmeister als Maria und Josef, Celine Müller und Jonathan Guevara als strahlende Engel und Arthur Raven Hurley gar als nervendes Haustier – eine sehr unterhaltsame und kurzweilige Vorstellung.Liebenswürdig führten Sebastian Stehle, Leah Fellenz

und Milena Cuk durch das Programm, das mit einem Tanzlied aus Flandern von Ciara Connolly und Frank Witte auf ihren Flöten beschwingt eröffnet wurde. Ohne Frankie und Ciara hätte das Offene Singen, das den ganzen Abend durchzog, überhaupt nicht stattfinden können, denn sie begleitet routiniert alle Lieder und führten die Sänger gewandt durch den Abend.Ein langer „Brief an das Christkind“, auswendig vorgetragen von Lillian Danaher, Melina Cuk,Tom Simms, Samuel Staunton und Sebastian Stehle, alles Schüler der Klasse 5, ließ aufhorchen und schmunzeln. Milena Cuk - am Klavier - trug Ludwig van Beethovens Sonate Nr.1 vor und machte staunen, ob der Virtuosität, die sie mit ihren neun Jahren schon erreicht hat – erstaunlich und gleichermaßen begeisternd. Gedichtbeiträge von Moritz Rungger, Shomik Chakraborty und Arthur Raven Hurley ergänzten das Programm rund um „Frau Spechts Weihnachtsabenteuer“ und unterhielten heiter ironisch oder gaben auch Denkanstöße mit auf den Weg. Und „Alle Jahre wieder“ beendete ein rundum ausgewogenes Programm.Ein kleiner aber wichtiger Programmpunkt darf jedoch abschließend nicht unerwähnt bleiben: Als kleinen Leckerbissen streute Mary O’Tool - aus der zehnten Klasse - das irische Volkslied „Down by the Salley Gardens“ in unsere kleine Schulweihnachtsfeier ein nicht weihnachtlich und nicht deutsch, aber einfach wunderschön!

Ein Deutscher Abend

Milena Cuk am Klavier

Lia Schaffer und Juliette Douet spielten überzeugend Frau Specht und Frau Fröhlich

St. Martins’s EveningPerhaps the title of this piece should be St. Martin’s Evening Part 1as this year two events were held! Yes, a new tradition has been established with the KG children joining the Primary children of First and Second classes for a junior St. Martin’s play. To a packed assembly area, the children – all 175 of them – played extraordinarily well. There was not a hitch on the night and the final applause was thunderous.Second Class narrated the play in English and German and also took on the roles of soldiers, St. Martin, the beggars and more! Kindergarten children gave stunning performances as horses and said their lines, also in English and German, with confidence. First class children gave a wonderful cameo performance with action poetry – in English and German. All the rehearsing, which was tiring for such young children, paid off. The children learned real lessons such as the value of co-operation, hard work and determination. Many thanks to the KG teachers for putting such a great effort into what seemed, at times, like a mad idea and also to the First Class teachers – they were so well prepared and had wonderful costumes. We are already looking forward to next year!

Annette Black

Felix Welz as Sankt Martin. He gave a stellar performance!

Sophia, Rosa, Sinah and Emily appeared to St. Martin in a dream.

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EventsSankt Martins Abend der Klasse 6Ja, es gab in diesem Jahr zwei St. Martins Veranstaltungen. Wie in jedem Jahr hatten auch dieses Mal die sechsten Klassen ein St. Martins Spiel vorbereitet und schließlich einen unvergesslichen Abend gestaltet. Ein Fernsehteam folgte den Spuren der Sage des Bischofs von Tours nach Irland und schließlich rund um die Welt. Die fast 1700 Jahre alte Legende lebte auf unserer Bühne noch einmal auf, die Orffgruppe sorgte für eine wundervolle musikalische Begleitung und Frau Lange-Davitt beendete den offiziellen Programmteil des Abends mit einem Offenen Singen der für St. Kilian’s schon traditionellen Martinslieder, bevor die Schulklassen in ihre Klassenzimmern verschwanden und sich über das herrliche Gebäck hermachten, das die Mütter unsrer Schüler zu Hause vorbereitet hatten: ein herzliches Dankeschön!

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Der Weihnachtsbasar der Deutschen Schule ist mittlerweile ein Begriff in ganz Dublin – und das absolut zu recht. Unzählige Verkaufsstände mit Handwerksartikeln, Bastelarbeiten, Spielzeug, Kleidung, Büchern und kulinarischen Köstlichkeiten jedweder Art füllten die Sporthalle und Gänge unserer Schule – unsere Schülereltern haben auch in diesem Jahr wahre Wunder vollbracht.In der Assembly Hall sorgten Frau Thielemans und der Primary Choir, Mr Mansfield und der Secondary Choir und das Flötenduo Frankie Witte und Ciara Connolly (beide Klasse 6) gekonnt für vorweihnachtliche Stimmung. Eine besondere Überraschung war aber ganz sicher der wunderschöne Auftritt des LFI-Choirs – in verschiedenen Besetzungen und unter der Leitung von Frau Laura Zimmermann. Dies war ein Geschenk für alle Besucher des Weihnachtsbasars, ein kleines Konzert, das uns alle berührte – einnehmend, charmant und klangschön. Schuss- und Höhepunkt des Weihnachtsbasars war auch in diesem Jahr für viele sicherlich die Ziehung der Tombolagewinner durch Frau Clissmann und Herrn Dr. Heisterkamp – ein gelungener Tag

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On the 26th of November music, Bratwurst, Glühwein, crafts and laughter where all on the list as Christmas started early at St. Kilian’s Deutsche Schule. St. Kilian’s, a German – Irish school with a European culture and spirit, proved yet again to be the perfect venue for the German fashioned annual Christmas Bazaar. Parents, teachers and friends of St. Kilian’s turned out in their hundreds to part-take in the festivities, and they were not disappointed.

Choirs from both primary and secondary performed on the day. They warmed the hearts of all in attendance with renditions of “Oh Tannenbaum” and “Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht”. The schools spacious gymnasium was converted for the event into a hive of activity with everything from craft groups, crêpe stands, to an eagerly awaited tombola. The day was brought to a close by the co-hosts of the event, the Lutheran Church, whose Gospel choir hit the perfect pitch with a mixture of choral and gospel songs. The Christmas Bazaar is open to the public as are other events throughout the year; please visit www.kilians.com to find out more.

St. Kilian’s 2011 Christmas Bazaar

Ausflug der 7. Klassen mit Mentoren nach Ardgillan Castle in Nord-Dublin und zur Funzone in Drogheda.

7th class trip to Ardgillan Castle (north Dublin) and to Funzone in Drogheda.

The joy of Christmas in St. Kilian’s is that it is such a wonderful, mad occasion and just before the Primary school break up for the holidays there is the annual Christmas assembly. Everybody joins in! Yes, it is a Christian festival, but also a time of coming together, sharing, caring and festivities for each and every pupil. This year’s assembly was particularly good. All teachers and students put in great time and effort to entertain their fellow staff and pupils. The Kindergarten students joined in led by Frau Davitt. There was much laughter, singing, and dancing and it felt, well, just like Christmas!

Annette Black

Christmas will be Christmas in any part of the world

4th Class Orff GroupFirst Class celebrating ChristmasFrau Kempe and the Primary choir

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On 22th December, 2011, the K Factor was held in St. Kilian’s, and what a show it was. The talent was incredible, the atmosphere was great and the judges were fierce which included the wonderful yet slightly scary Ms. Lynch and the Simon Cowell of the judging panel, Mr. Hogan. These were just two of the judges that made up the excellent judging panel with the impossible task. The event was hosted by the charismatic duo, Julia Küchenmeister and Katie Blackmore from fifth year.

There was so much variety, from the incredible Federico and his insane dance moves, to a live DJ set from the wicked Theo to stunning singers, all with voices that could give Adele a run for her money. The judges certainly had their work cut out for them. With so much talent on one stage, I can’t imagine the difficulty of choosing a winner. But somehow they managed and it’s safe to say that they chose well, despite the views of other contestants.

The finalists were, in third place, Éna Lochrin and Jack Hennessy with their traditional Irish music that had Mr. O’Scanaill tapping away with his foot. In second

place, was the harmonica man Denis, who is only in first year, which is incredibly hard to believe. And finally, the winner was the ‘lazy’ girl herself, Jennifer McDonnell, accompanied by Steven Carey on the guitar. Their rendition of the Bruno Mars hit, “The Lazy Song” was brilliant. However, despite these being the final three, I can honestly say that absolutely everyone who competed in the show was amazing and we congratulate them all.

The event was organised by the brilliant Mr. Callan, the lovely Ms. Ní Ghallchóir, and Mr Ó Drisceoil who took care of the sound. I think I can say on behalf of all the St. Kilian’s Secondary students when I say they couldn’t have made it a more enjoyable show if they tried. It was the perfect send-off on the last day before the Christmas holidays and I don’t think we can thank them enough.Thanks to everyone who organised it, everyone who helped set it up, the judges and of course the talented contestants themselves.

Diane Maguire 10B

The K-Factor

As I waited backstage I was wondering how big of an idiot I would make of myself. I watched the first people go on stage, the band from 9A and 9C (Four Day Weekend). They set up and I wished them luck. Then the show was about to start, with people gathering in front of the stage. The presenters went on and made a few jokes and the curtains parted. I have to say watching the band calmed me down but their performance was outstanding. The acts kept getting better and better and I kept feeling worse and worse!!! I was first on after the interval and when it was time to set up, disaster struck - the laptop wouldn’t connect properly! With my hands shaking and

me being generally clumsy I found that a task and a half by itself. Then I had problems plugging in the turntables. Mr. Callan said that maybe I should go last and I was about to do so, but then I saw the distinctive green light giving me the go ahead on my decks and off I went!My performance could have been better. I missed a few scratches and might have messed up on censoring the song but otherwise I was happy with my performance. Sadly I didn’t win but I didn’t mind.

Theo Ager9B

1st place: Jennifer McDonnell, accompanied by Steven Carey on the guitar

2nd place: Denis Jaursch

3rd place: Éna Lochrin and Jack Hennessy

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It is Friday, the 20th January 2012 and the music room is buzzing with the excited voices from the young Kimu musicians. The room is packed to capacity with parents, friends, musicians and the judges Frau Thielemans, Mr Jomi Krobb and Mr Mansfield. The MC Kim Davitt leads us through the programme and everybody present is amazed how much musical talent can be found among the pupils of the Primary School in St. Kilian’s.The programme contains a versatile mix of various instrumental and vocal performances. All participants get a prize, with Leah Fellenz reaching full points (25) as the only participants of both Kimu and Jumu. Well done, Leah! Afterwards all children, their friends and parents enjoy refreshments in the canteen. After a lunch in the canteen the other judges (Elisaveta Blumina, John Lynch, Aiden Scanlon and Aishling Hill) are ready for the start of Jumu Classic. They all express their surprise as to how high is the musical standard of the participants. Frankie Witte (recorder), Lukas O’Brien (recorder and oboe), Vladimir Sint and Bethany Edgar (Piano for 4 hands and Piano/Violin duo) and Imogen Grumley-Traynor (flute) accompanied by her brother Killian on the piano each get a first prize and therefore qualify for the second round of the competition in London in March. Felix Welz and Emanuel Sint (piano for 4 hands) also get a first prize but are too young yet to travel to London. In the evening the entrance hall is this year’s venue for the opening

concert and it is great to see how many visitors from the St. Kilian’s community enjoy this event. We owe special thanks to the German Embassy, especially Frau Tapella and Herr Zingraf, who supported the event on both days and who generously hosted a reception after the opening concert.All day Saturday, 21st January the assembly area is rocking to the sounds of the Jumu Pop competition. The judges (Frauke Siemandel, Anne-Kristine Weber, Niamh Fitzgerald and Aiden Scanlon) tell me that they really enjoy all musical performances. Hannah Cogan, Marlene Komez-Zingraf, Dan Rees, Jake Smith, Jack Worrall, Jenny Mc Donnell, Marianne Keogh, Shane Kelly-Lester, Killian Grumley-Traynor, Hannah Barkhoff and Kim Davitt all receive a first prize and with that a ticket to London. Joe Carroll and Jomi Krobb were accompanists who will also travel with us to London. In the evening, all prizewinners perform during the prizewinners’ concert and receive their certificates from Hery Henry (committee Jumu North-East Europe) and Frau Tapella.Again a successful and enjoyable Jumu week-end over, with special thanks to all musicians, their families, friends, teachers, supporters and the organizing team with Jomi Krobb, Karli Krobb, Hery Henry and Kim Davitt . Thanks guys - it would not be possible without you. London - here we come!

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On Wednesday 21st March all those who had qualified in the 1st round in Dublin went to London, where the 2nd round was held in the German school in Richmond.Glorious weather greeted us and for the following 5 days of the competition in London not a single cloud darkened the sky. Just as bright was everybody’s mood and not only did we receive 16 first prizes, 4 referrals to the 3rd round in Stuttgart in Germany in May, but also the perpetual trophy of the region North-East Europe,

which was given to Imogen Grumley-Traynor who will also represent the school in the third round in Germany. Furthermore an invitation was given to Jack Worrall to perform at a concert in one of the East European countries during the summer. Considering 17 countries participated in this 2nd round in London we did very well and the school can be very proud of all their classical and pop musicians.

Barbara Davitt

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Für den 7. Februar organisierte Frau Thielemans ein Musical Workshop für die Klassen 6A und 6B. Es kamen zwei Leute, Joe und Emma. Sie machten mit uns musikalische Spiele, ein Quiz und sie haben mit der Klasse ein Lied geschrieben und es aufgenommen. Jeder hatte viel Spaß dabei und es war sehr unterhaltsam, als wir, um uns aufzuwärmen, tanzten und lustige, mehrstimmige Lieder sangen. Man konnte auch sein eigenes Instrument mitbringen und es für die Aufnahme benutzen. Wir mussten nachdenken, von was der Song handeln sollte und wie er heißen könnte. Das war schwierig, weil wir so viele kreative Ideen hatten. Wir teilen uns in Gruppen auf und fingen an, das Lied zu schreiben. Währenddessen arbeitet Joe mit seinem Computer an der Melodie des Liedes. Wir mussten mucksmäuschenstill sein, als Emma den Text, den wir selbst geschrieben hatten, für jede Gruppe in ein Lied verwandelte. Als wir fertig waren, hatten wir viel zu erzählen und zu lachen. Es war ein tolles Erlebnis! Ciara Connolly, Juliette Douet und Victoria Vallejo Fuccella

My favourite part was as we made our rap and recorded it. I liked the funny warm-ups! Maximilian Murphy β I

really enjoyed the workshop. I loved making the song and spending time with my friends. Joanna Harnett β We learned that we should not speak and listen at the same time. We learned how to write a song and had so much fun that we couldn’t stop talking about it the next day. We also learned how to edit a song in a computer. Felix Kaufmann, Moritz Rungger β The music school was an eye-opening for me, and it was a great thing to do, because it was very funny. But the best part was, that we made our own song. Jonathan Guevara β I found it’s easy to write songs. It was energetic. It was really good fun. Killian Conyngham β It was fun, because we did loads of activities. We also made our own song. Frankie Witte β The music workshop was a great experience, much better than I expected! Joe and Emma were really nice and funny, the songwriting was loads of fun and so was recording it! Georgina Eberle β We made a song. We sang it. It was fun. We learned how to make a song using a computer. We will never forget the day. Alex Henry, Khaled Al Sayegh β The music workshop was even better than I expected. It was fun, creative and interesting. It made the whole class think and work together. I enjoyed it!

Ciara Connolly

Musikprojekt der Klassen 6A und 6BOn the 7th of March 2012 (National Tree Day) 6B went to the Glasnevin Museum to plant trees and learn more about them. I interviewed one of the students to tell us more about the trip.Me: What was your first impression as you arrived at the museum?Student: I was surprised. I thought we were in a museum with lots of trees around it, but as I got out of the bus, I saw a few graves. And as I turned around, I saw MANY more graves. There was a glass building too, that was the museum itself. Me: Did the person, that showed you around show you something creepy?Student: Actually, yes. She brought us down to this little cabin and showed us the grave of Daniel O’Connell and we were allowed to touch his coffin.Me: How many trees did your class plant?Student: Three. The group of girls planted one and called it ‘Celine’, one group of boys called their tree ‘Stompy’ and the last group called their tree ‘Simbad’. Everyone got a sapling and a flowerpot to bring home as well.Me: Thank you for answering my questions.

Laura Fagan, 6BPictured above right: 6B at the Tree Planting workshop in Glasnevin. Felix, Ivan and Moritz supervise Stephen’s digging skills.

Glasnevin Tree TrustOn Wednesday the 7th of March we (6b) went to the Glasnevin Tree trust. The Glasnevin tree trust is located in Glasnevin Cemetery, which is where Daniel O’Connell is buried. The first thing we did was visit Daniel O’Connell’s crypt. When we came out we looked at different types of trees including a giant secoia tree. Secoias can grow to be the biggest tree in the world. They also have a very soft bark. Next, we planted our own trees. To plant a tree there are a couple of steps. First you have to dig a hole. Then you put the tree in and refill the hole with the soil you dug and tree bark. Next you put in some manure. Then you wait for it to grow! After that we were given our own trees to plant. The amazing thing is we were surrounded by gravestones, ancient and new the whole time.

Shomik Chakraborty, 6B

Planting Trees in Glasnevin

A world without books would be …well …a world without soul. Books are, of course, central to everything we do in the Primary school. So central we might in fact be lulled into a sense of books being something ordinary and everyday - when they are extraordinary and wonderful.

This year the Primary school celebrated World Book Day in March by inviting Mr. Mansfield (our revered drama teacher) to read Roald Dahl extracts. His audience was captivated. The pay back was immediate and great: laughter, giggles, oohs and aahs. Books, books, books…never be without one!

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Die Naturwissenschaften waren in diesem Jahr das Motto des Karnevals an der Deutschen Schule St. Klilian’s. So ist es kaum verwunderlich, dass sich zu unserer Karnevalsfeier reichlich Wissenschaftler mit Brille und weißem Mantel und nicht wenige Einsteins einfanden. Aber auch Ärzte, Krankenschwestern, Astronauten, Geologen, Chemiker, Alchemisten und Zauberer, die Elemente Feuer, Wasser, Luft, das Periodensystem, Atommodelle, allerlei Monster und Getier und die unvermeidlichen Prinzessinnen fanden den Weg in die Klassenzimmer und in unsere Assembly Hall.

Unter Mithilfe vieler Kollegen und der begeisterten Mitarbeit der Grundschulklassen gestaltete Frau Thielemans als Hauptzeremonienmeister in diesem Jahr wieder eine ganz besondere Karnevalssitzung - musikalisch, abwechslungsreich und richtig närrisch. Schließlich sang, tanzte und schunkelte der ganze Saal: Karneval an St. Kilian’s

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All of classes 1 to 5 had a wonderful trip to the National Concert Hall. They joined children from many other schools across the country for a truly entertaining and engaging morning of classical music. The music was brought to life by the energetic conductor Gearóid Grant. His enthusiasm for music and children captivated every young concert goer in the audience.The concert began with a retelling of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf through music and dance. The R.T.E. Symphony Orchestra played beautifully. Gently and tirelessly the children were introduced to the sections of an orchestra and to the sounds of some of the less familiar

instruments.Many old favourites for children and teachers livened up what otherwise would have been an ordinary Monday morning: The Wedding Dance from Fiddler on the Roof complete with bottles balancing on the heads of the dancers, an Irish sing along, especially appropriate as it was Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Week) and Strauss’ Radetzky March to name but a few. Thanks to Frau Thielemans for organising it all!

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A concert in the National Concert Hall

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Frau Thilemans hat es wieder einmal geschafft, am 12. und 13. März 2012 für unsere Primary einen unvergesslichen Konzertvormittag zu organisieren. Unter dem Motto „Music in the classroom“ lud das R.T.E. Symphony Orchestra in die National Concert Hall ein und begeisterte mit Sergei Prokofjews „Peter und der Wolf“ - ergänzt von einem rundum gelungenen und lehrreichen Programm für Schüler im Grundschulalter. Ein besonderer Höhepunkt waren ganz sicher auch die bezaubernden Ballettbeiträge der Dex Mc Gloughlin School of Ballet, die Music und Handlung gekonnt in Tanz und Bewegung umsetzten – eine Freude.

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Am Dienstag, 13.März 2012, gingen die Klassen 5a und 5b. in die National Concert Hall. Das Konzert begann mit einem Stück, das viele Kinder schon kannten:„Peter und der Wolf“. Dieses musikalische Märchen ist von Sergei Prokofjew. Die Geschichte wurde getanzt und ein Erzähler trug die Geschichte vor. Anschließend wurden noch andere kurze „musikalische Theaterstücke“ von den Tänzern und dem Orchester aufgeführt. Wir sahen auch einige Tänze, wie zum Beispiel einen Hochzeitstanz. Besonders schön war der Programmteil mit den Liedern. Wir hatten die Texte und sangen „Woody’s Roundup“, „The Policeman’s Song“, „I’m An Indian Too“, … und das ganze Orchester begleitete uns. Das Konzert hat uns sehr gut gefallen, weil für alle etwas Interessantes und Unterhaltendes dabei war.

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On 15th March 2012 the World Harmony Run visited the Primary and Kindergarten Schools of St. Kilian’s. The World Harmony Run is a global relay, seeking to strengthen international friendship and harmony. The runners spoke to us about harmony in the school and about how we treat each other. They encouraged us to think of others and not always of ourselves! Sarah Finnegan

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The Primary school celebrated St. Patrick’s Day and Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish week) on Friday, March 16th with the usual riotous and colourful assembly. The children arrived in school in a wonderful array of costumes and sporting forty shades of green! We gathered for assembly at 11.30 and barely had enough time to get through all the amazing acts. Fifth and sixth class performed spectacularly well. We had the X factor for saints, a weather forecast with a difference, blind dating, poetry and song (all as Gaeilge or in Irish)! Frau Davitt led the whole school in some fun songs featuring Leprauchans and pots of gold. There was Irish dancing galore with Zelda our guest dance, Emily Geis from 2A and then troops of dancers

from First and Second classes. Whereas St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated the world over, few know the story behind him. Who was Patrick and why is he so important to Ireland and Irishness more than 1,500 years after he died? 2A told the story in English and German. They did a superb job, especially as they were set quite a challenge: the native English speakers read in German and the native German speakers in English. Many other classes made contributions as did Frau Thielemans Orff group from Fifth Class.Go raibh mile maith agaibh!

Annette Black

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