Welcome from Principal Pat Power

Another busy year in St. Brigid’s. We are happy and confident that as a school we have been effective and efficient. It has been an exciting first term for our first years where they have engaged in some new and exciting educational initiatives St. Brigid’s College in collaboration with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment are introducing a new initiative called “Learning to Learn” which will be implemented with all of our first students. The purpose of this ground-breaking initiative is to demonstrate to students the way in which they learn and to make students more aware of their own learning styles.This will then:

Make students more independent learners
Build self-confidence
Aid students to raise their academic standards.....

To further develop students progress students in first year are also engaged in Mentaga Learn. Mentaga Learn is a system, which aims to provide support for students of all ages, abilities and learning styles. This is an online platform with a questionnaire and 11 tests that look at students learning styles, their approach to learning and study. Students complete of a combination of tests. Parents, teachers and students get the results, which provides feedback on:-

Learning Styles
Time and Organisation management
Learning capabilities in a range of areas including Literacy, Numeracy, Concentration, General processing power.

It is an excellent initiative, which is suitable for all students. It help them see where they can flourish and again identify areas for improvement. It also has the added bonus of helping students to be aware of their happiness, diet and general well being.  All other years will again be involved in this initiative and it will be interesting for them to compare their results with last years results. It will show if they have maintained their strengths and developed further the areas they needed to develop. St. Brigid’s College is also in the process of introducing its students to “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers”.  This new programme has already been introduced to Transition Year and will be introduced to 1st years in the coming months. This is a structured and supported process undertaken by each student to reflect upon their own learning and plan for their own personal and academic development.
Pat Power
Principal