Mini-Company

Mini Company has been one of the most rewarding experiences out of all of TY! Although it was certainly one of the more stressful activities Ty of 2012/2013 had to deal with , I was delighted to have taken part in the project and honoured to have gotten so far in the competition. 
As I mentioned before, since the beginning of the year, we have been having 'Mini-company' classes with Ms. P.
Business and the idea of setting up my own 'Mini Company' or enterprise is a totally new idea to me, not having taken Business Studies last year!! 
I was in a group called 'William's Words' with Caitlin, Aisling G, Ruth, Shannon and Juliette. It was a long and tiring process on the whole, but we got there in the end: The product we had dreamed up in September was finally a legitimate booklet: printed and bound professionally, on sale to students in our schools and even stocked in local bookshops!!

Drama, McDonalds and Joe Dolan: Our big adventure to Mullingar!

The past few weeks of religion class have been a blur, they were just so busy! After the extensive research we did on the individual Millennium Development goals before Christmas, we decided to create dramas inspired by them!

(...... So, What are Millennium Development Goals???)

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that were officially established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. All 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve these goals by the year 2015. The goals are:

1. Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger,
2. Achieving universal primary education,
3. Promoting gender equality and empowering women,
4. Reducing child mortality rates,
5. Improving maternal health,
6. Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases,
7. Ensuring environmental sustainability, and
8. Developing a global partnership for development 

ANYWAY as a class we were inspired by some of the stories we heard relating to these goals, and the related issues of human rights and dignity. Having separated into two groups, we wrote, directed and starred in our own productions of original masterpieces! 

One group chose to work with the issue of the effects of war, and the terrifying and lasting consequences on everybody it touches.

The group I was a member of chose to deal with the issue of homelessness. The objective of the play was to challenge people's views of homelessness and attempt to dispel the prejudices surrounding this disastrous outcome. 

After weeks of writing, rehearsing, rewriting, totally changing our dramas, we were finally ready for the big day! Class Síocháin was bused down early that morning to the Mullingar Arts Centre. 

Before our time came to perform, we got something to eat in the town, as if we needed any more food after our snacking on the bus! As a class, we trouped down to McDonalds for chicken and chips :) 

When we got to go side stage, It was so amazing to actually be there! Looking at the stage, it felt as if all of our hard work and energy focused on perfecting these plays was about to finally pay off. The stage was huge, and the lights were almost blinding! We could barely contain our nervousness!
Despite our fears and worries, each group performed their play extremely well, and a great time was had by everybody! :)