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Transition Year 2024
By Mr C Brennan
Neurodiversity Week
As part of the school’s Neurodiversity Week at the
beginning of April and to celebrate World Down’s
Syndrome Day, the school was very lucky to
welcome Luis Allen, a past pupil of Salesian
College, who came in to speak to our TYs and
gave a highly impressive talk about his experience
of living with Down’s Syndrome.
His mother Sandra also gave a very impactful talk
to educate the students on being more accepting
and inclusive of people with this condition - truly
inspirational! The students also watched the
documentary Speechless to raise awareness about
National Spring Clean
As part of Wellbeing Week, our TYs
worked hard while enjoying the beautiful
Spring sun, taking part in the National
Spring Clean.
This is part of our Green Schools initiative
to promote cleanliness and environmental
awareness by collecting local litter and
waste and is a great opportunity to work
together and make a positive impact on
our community.
Our students cleared over 20 bags of
rubbish from Loreto Park, Mountain View
Park, Riverside Park and the Churchtown
vicinity.
Small actions can make a big difference in
preserving our planet for future
generations and it is so important that we
as a school community take care of our
local amenities. Great work for all who
took part!
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