Promoting health and well being
DAVIS College ensure that the mental and physical health of all students is nurtured and cared for. Initiatives in this area include Fully furnished and upgraded gym State of the art full-sized sports hall for indoor games/training Annual trip to English Premiership Football games ‘Just for the Health of it’ promoting healthy lifestyle choices Themed Week Regular lessons in nutrition and cooking for all students from qualified dietician and nutritionist on mobile cooking unit Workshops, seminars and guest speakers on health issues Fundraising partnership with Pieta House Charity
Davis College Sports
GAELIC Football, Soccer, Hurling, Camogie, Hockey, Hill Walking, Table Tennis, Chess, School Athletics, Horse Riding, Show Jumping, Handball, Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton, Soccer, Swimming, Fly Fishing, Golfing, Pitch & Putt, Spikeball, Tennis, Martial Arts and Orienteering.
Heritage Culture & The Arts
DAVIS College seeks to deepen students awareness of their talents in the Arts & Culture field, related activities include: Annual school tour 2015 Rome and Pompeii Annual Christmas Show – Beauty and the Beast College Choir and Traditional Music Group T.R. A.D. Participation in Drama Fest competition Modern Dance Classes Film Society, featuring regular screenings of seminal films Toastmasters, public speaking and debating competitions Participation in art competitions and exhibitions International cultural exchanges, new link with school in France. Brian Guerin – Degree in PE and Biology at Dublin City University ‘The environment in Davis College is very warm and positive. Teachers have excellent relationships with students and everyone is made to feel valued. Teachers work hard to keep students motivated. The supervised study and extra lessons offer students great opportunities to fulfil their potential.’ Lily Aures – Law Degree, studying at University of Passau, Germany ‘I came to Davis College for two years from Germany as an exchange student to sit my Leaving Certificate. I was hugely impressed by the school. The extra lessons that teachers willingly gave were of huge benefit to me. I also loved the Model United Nations programme which gave me huge confidence. I have wonderful memories of my time in Ireland and especially Davis College.’ Colin Roche – NUI Galway Degree in Computer Science ‘Davis College is an excellent teaching and learning environment. I am really grateful for the extra efforts that teachers made for me to help me achieve my goals. There were also wonderful extra-curricular opportunities, such as the traditional music group and the arts.’ Shéana O’Connell – Degree in Nursing, University College Cork ‘I can’t speak highly enough of my time in Davis College. As well as the work in class, teachers gave so much time to extra-curricular activities. The atmosphere in the school is always so positive and everyone is encouraged to pursue their interests and to achieve as highly as they can.’