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Seeing Stars – Astronomy Trip to Armagh Planetarium

16 January 2013 in /by

Seeing Stars – A parent’s view of the Astronomy School Trip to the Armagh Observatory & Planetarium.   Losing any shred of dignity I may have had I in my daughter’s eyes, I went on the school trip to the Armagh Observatory on the 18 December 2012.  I had been given a set of instructions, not […]

Open Evening, Thursday 10 January 2013

10 January 2013 in /by

An Open Night will be held for prospective pupils and their parents on Thursday, 10 January 2013 from 6.30pm to 9.00pm.  The Headmaster will give his address at 6.45pm. All vehicle and pedestrian access will be via the Bloomfield Road entrance due to the closure of Valentine Road.

Visit of Dr Erin Halliday to Creative Writing Club

7 January 2013 in /by

On the 18 December 2012,  Dr Erin Halliday, not only a lecturer from Queens University in Belfast but also a former pupil of Glenlola, visited the Creative Writers’ Group and offered us some guidance on how to write poems and the writing process in general.  As a published writer Dr Halliday was in a position […]

Year 10 Astronomers at Radio Ulster

7 January 2013 in /by

Two Year 10 Astronomers chatted to John Toal on his ‘Saturday Magazine’ programme on Radio Ulster on Saturday 5 January.  The GCSE Astronomy class are participating in the BBCNI’s ‘Stargazing Live’ event at Oxford Island on Thursday 10th January 2013 and the girls took the opportunity to explain what they would be doing on the […]

Year 9 Weather Instruments

20 December 2012 in /by

Year 9 Geography pupils have been learning about the weather and the instruments used to measure the weather.  They were given the opportunity to design and make their own instrument for pupils of Primary school age.  Here are a few of their designs. [nggallery id=152]

Year 12 Visit to Titanic Quarter

19 December 2012 in /by

On Monday 17 December, Year 12 Geography students visited the Titanic Quarter.  This was linked in with the Settlement and Urbanisation topics of their GCSE course.  They first visited Mallusk Industrial Estate before heading to Queen’s Island.  Our coach driver Sam was very knowledgeable and able to highlight the different areas of redevelopment in the […]

Visit of International Hockey Player

14 December 2012 in /by

Irish International Hockey Player, Chris Cargo recently visited the Year 8 Hockey Club.  He kindly agreed to offer the girls some coaching tips and they were delighted to meet a real International hockey star! Chris had just returned from Argentina where he won a Bronze medal in the Champions Trophy event.