Updates on all events and activities from the CUS Transition Years.

Leeson Street
Joined December 2019
Great opportunity here for TY students 👇 @cus_ty @TY_BFT @ciaranreade @tydotie
Are you a TY or 5th Year student interested in how the law is relevant to your daily life? Want to explore your rights & social justice issues? Join our free online Summer School this July. Delivering 4 weeks of talks & activities, learn at your own pace: lawsociety.ie/summerschool
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After 35 t̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ c̶h̶a̶l̶l̶e̶n̶g̶i̶n̶g̶ varied questions, there could only be ONE winner. Congratulations to Robert Brady on coming out on top in the End of Year Transition Year Quiz. I will be in contact with Robert and all persons within the Top 3 bracket.
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Daily TY Suggestion: It comes again from the DCU Future Learn programme but I think this one is a good one, it centres around food, nutrition, mental and brain health. Click on the link below to register for the FREE online course. futurelearn.com/courses/food…
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Correction: Some names were missing.... Post from 14th Feb Well done to Jack, Cathal, Adam, Jack, Eoghan, Joseph, Cormac and Ameen who came in on their day off to collect for the @Irishheart_ie on their National collection day. "Part of being a person is about helping others"
Daily TY Suggestion: The link below will bring you to a free course from the Khan Academy which will give you the skills to embed Growth Mindset and hopefully take this extremely worthwhile skill forward in life. khanacademy.org/partner-cont…
A photo montage of members of the CUS family who rose early this morning to support @PietaHouse - well done one and all!
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Congratulations to 1st year Ruairi Lynch winner of @IrishTimes Fighting Words creative writing competition. His article was published today. You can read Ruairi’s piece here: google.ie/amp/s/www.irishtim…
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Daily TY Suggestion: This morning's one is An Introduction to Recreational Maths: Fun, Games and Puzzles. During this course you will challenge your brain and have fun while learning. Click on the link below and join the course for free. futurelearn.com/courses/recr…
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Daily TY Suggestion: Lámh is offering free and open access to Lámh Signs Online until May 31st 2020. This could be a handy skill to have for the future or it may be important to have it now if you have family members who struggle to communicate. lamh.org/
Daily TY Suggestion (Part 2) ........where suicide, self-harm and stigma have been replaced by hope, self-care and acceptance. Take a photo of your family and send it to Ms Byrne and she will create a collage of images. darknessintolight.ie/sunrise…
Daily TY Suggestion (Part 1) Pieta House are asking people to get up at 5.30am to watch the sun rise and take photos. It would be great if as many CUS students as possible could support Pieta House in creating a world........
Daily TY Suggestion: STEPS Team is offering a taste of STEPS Engineering Your Future @ Home. If you click on the link below you will be brought to their Home Video Series where you can recreate the hands-on experience of STEPS EYF completely. engineersireland.ie/Schools/…
Daily TY Suggestion: The New York Museum of Modern Art has developed a few online courses for those of your with an artistic persuasion. If you click on the link below you will see a list of the courses you can enrol in, they are all FREE!  moma.org/research-and-learni…
Daily TY Suggestion: My suggestion today is two-fold. If you have heard of TED Talk, maybe select a topic you wouldn't generally pick. If you have never heard of TED Talks then go to the website and just browse. ted.com/
Daily TY Suggestion: All of you have been undertaking I.T. in some shape or form throughout the year and this can be a notable step-up for some of you. Take a look at the website below and sign up for it's free basic course. codecademy.com/
Daily TY Suggestion: These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take from the comfort of your own home. NOTE: You do not have to be an art student to participate and appreciate art! travelandleisure.com/attract…
Daily TY Suggestion: This next one is in the realm of a personal skill if you were looking at it from a TY perspective, the suggestion is to read/listen to a book for 1 hour per week. You can download books for free at this website: librariesireland.ie/elibrary…
Daily TY Suggestion: The website below is a link to a FREE online TEFL course. This suggestion is for beyond CUS if/when you are travelling the world you can get a job teaching English by starting off with this qualification. teachenglish.co.uk/tefl-cour…
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Daily TY Suggestion: Students should download Duolingo as a way of staying on top of their Modern Foreign Language, Irish or even picking up a new language during this time in isolation. 10 minutes a day will help keep your mind fresh and your linguistic skills sharp!
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#ThrowbackThursday to our Teambuilding day out to @causeyfarm last November. We had a great day there and I'm sure a lot of us would give our left arm to be out baking brown bread, chasing sheep or playing the bodhrán. I hope everyone is keeping safe and sane! #StayHome