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18 November 2008
The Real DEAL With the Samaritans
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17 November 2008
GCSE Students Visit Chemistry at Work Exhibition
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17 November 2008
Love Is For Life
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 St. Colman's
has occupied its present magnificent rural
site on the northern edge of Newry since
1839. Standing in grounds extending to
60 acres and adjacent to the residence
of the Bishop of Dromore, the Most Rev.
Dr. J. Mc Areavey, the College has sensitively
planned modern extensions which blend
easily with the much cherished older parts
of the building to create an environment
in which pupils can enjoy all of the facilities
that one would associate with a well equipped
modern grammar school. |
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College Nurse
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School is a place where students and staff spend a great deal of time. It is also a place where education and health programmes can have their greatest impact because we can reach students at an influential stage in their lives – Adolescence.
Our young people are facing a world of greater pressure for academic achievement, competition for University/ College places, and are being subjected to the pressures of alcohol, sex, smoking, solvent abuse and drugs.
Over this past ten years as the College Nurse I am aware of these demands on our students and on a daily basis look after the physical / medical needs of students in their general health requirements and also offer support on topics relevant to their well-being.
I work as part of a team of professional staff supporting a safe, secure and positive environment where the well being of each member of the College community is paramount. I liase with parents/ guardians on health related / social issues relevant to individual students.
Over the years I have developed a strong relationship with outside agencies and specialist services that advise, support and contribute to the promotion of Health within the college. I am available throughout the day and also in the evening for boarders.
I welcome parental comments on any aspect of health within the College
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Design and Technology Suite
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Details will follow shortly.
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The New Gym
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St. Colman’s has always had deserved reputation for sporting excellence. This has now been reinforced with some of the finest sports facilities in Northern Ireland. The new Sports Hall and fitness suite have just recently been completed. St. Colman’s main indoor sports' facility, a modern purpose built Sports Hall, has a four court (badminton size) main hall, which can also be used for basketball, volleyball, 5-a-side soccer and indoor Gaelic to name some activities, as well as catering for all pupils. The new health and fitness suite has state-of-the-art cardiovascular and resistance equipment, along with a selection of free weights. The resistance machines are supplied by 'Life Fitness' and are designed to work most of the major muscles of the body. These consist of treadmills, a steppers, cross-trainers, bikes and rowing machines, as well as dedicated weights machines.
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IT
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There are two computer suites located on the ground floor. These consist of a suite of 25 PCs and a suite of 25 Apple Macintosh. Other facilities available include Printing in color, image scanning and a Digital Camera with image processing software. A full range of multimedia titles are available in the P.c. suite . Full Internet access is available via any P.C. throughout the school including the Library, Science Labs and Music room.
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Science
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There are a number of science laboratories at St Colman's they are allocated based on the three subject groups Physics, Biology and Chemistry. The students as part of their syllabus carry many experiments out here. The science labs also have a number of multimedia PCs with Internet access that are used along with Data Logging equipment to electronically record the results of experiments.
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