Mount Carmel Secondary School

3rd Year JCSP Graduation
We celebrated our third years’ JCSP Graduation last Thursday!
Each student received a portfolio of their work in recognition of reaching the end of their JCSP (Junior Cycle Schools Programme) journey.
The JCSP programme supports students by providing additional learning opportunities and experiences that complement their Junior Cycle subjects. Over the years, students have taken part in storytelling, reading and numeracy challenges, music making, coding, artists in the classroom, and a wide range of STEAM activities
Our students have:
Held a python
Listened to stories about alligators
️ Researched the history of the streets around our school’s Dublin 1 neighbourhood
Created and published their own books
We are so proud of all they have achieved. Wishing our students the very best in their Junior Cycle exams and in the exciting years ahead
A huge thank you to our teachers, SNAs, and librarians for creating such a warm and welcoming library space and for helping make the JCSP Graduation so special ️
More photos here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYFiwVgggxT/?igsh=ZXByZmhvYWFzaGxh

Chess Lessons through our JCSP Library
Free Online Chess Lessons

Interested in improving your chess? ️





Join the JCSP Libraries Chess Camp next week with Chess Master Mark Quinn!






Tuesday June 2nd – Friday June 5th

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10am–12pm daily (with breaks)





Students will learn tactics and strategy, play fun tournaments, and solve puzzles. Whether you already play competitively or just enjoy chess for fun, everyone is welcome!





On Day 1 (Tuesday), the first online session will also be running in our school library for anyone who would like to join from the library - or you can take part from home.





Sign up here:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/LJBhV2MGLc

DCU Polyglot Challenge 2026
TY students Calista Vaz, Maeve Fernandes and Helloyse Santos Bello were invited to DCU for the finals of the DCU Polyglot Challenge 2026. Finalists were treated to workshops in Kung Fu and Salsa dancing. Congratulations to all TYs involved in making our video translating an idiom into as many languages as possible. Well done!

TAP Awards
Last night a selection of our students honoured at the TAP Awards in Trinity College Dublin
We are incredibly proud to celebrate their hard work, determination, and achievements. These awards recognise not only academic success, but also resilience, commitment, and the positive impact our students make within the college community.
Congratulations to all of the award recipients, a fantastic achievement and a very well-deserved recognition.

Exam Timetable
Please find attached the exam timetable for our summer house exams beginning Friday the 22nd of May.

TY Student of the Month Awards (March & April)
Well done to our TY students who were worthy recipients of the TY 'Student of The Month' awards, for March and April. A big thanks also to David Smyth from NEIC/ NCI, who presented them to the students.

David organised quality work placements for our TY students during the year and we very much appreciate all the work he put in, to create these valuable opportunities for them.

Miasma play - science and history on stage
️‍️ Sixty TY students and staff had the opportunity to attend the play Miasma - a gripping one-hour detective story exploring the fight against the cholera pandemic, at the James Joyce Centre on North Great George’s Street, Dublin 1.




️‍️ The play was staged so that our students were very close to the actors, which made for a very special experience for our students. This proximity allowed the students to closely watch the actors’ expressions and movements, to clearly hear the words spoken in Dickensian era English and to absorb the costumes and props used.




️‍️A fascinating mix of history, science and storytelling that brought the past to life!




The librarian was contacted by Caitlin White, Education & Outreach Manager at University College Dublin to invite our students along. The playwright Colin Murphy was there on the day and spoke to our students after the play. He spoke about the themes, and his writing experience and process.

Crochet Workshop in the library
Fantastic Crochet Workshop! Mrs Hassan, the mother of one of our students, did a crochet workshop with students and worked with them to make crocheted hair ties/ scrunchies.




Mrs Hassan is a brilliant instructor and our students picked up crochet skills really quickly and made some great pieces.

We are very grateful to her and for the beautiful crocheted gift she made for us.




See more photos here:





https://www.instagram.com/p/DX-He59jp6H/?igsh=MTcwc3EzNjl5czNpMA==

Sponsored Walk
Tomorrow the school community will come together for our sponsored walk to raise vital funds for the Lourdes Pilgrimage. Your support truly makes a difference whether it's sponsoring a student or cheering us on! Thanks to Ms Geoghan for all her hard work organising the event!