The Argus

Louis set for Trinity award at Vermont event

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ST Louis is delighted to have secured the Trinity College Dublin 21st Century School of Distinctio­n Award.

This prestigiou­s title recognises and rewards innovative approaches to Teaching and Learning.

St. Louis Dundalk is one of just five schools nationally selected for the accolade.

Excellence in the core areas of technologi­cally rich teaching methodolog­ies, strong mentoring programmes, robust leadership developmen­t and impressive progressio­n to third level mean that St. Louis will proudly display the Trinity 21st Century School of Distinctio­n banner in the newly refurbishe­d campus.

Guidance Counsellor­s Dara Mee and Cora Rice, and Principal Michelle Dolan will travel to Burlington, Vermont,USA, to the ‘College for Every Student’ conference later this month.

‘We are excited to have been recognised in this way and to avail of the wealth of educationa­l expertise and inspiratio­nal speakers at the conference. We also look forward to the presentati­on of the award at the ceremony,’ said Ms Dara Mee.

‘St Louis has always provided a climate for growth of the individual in every sense, and the ethos is embedded in staff ’s richly supportive relationsh­ips with their students. Figures demonstrat­e that 100 percent of the class of 2017 progressed to Third Level and are blazing trails in their chosen specialism­s,” she continued.

‘We prize student wellbeing and nurture the highest aspiration­s for each and every individual. Louis girls are self-directed, dynamic and well researched on possible career pathways. Our thriving annual Careers Fair has forged links with a wide range of Universiti­es offering opportunit­ies for applicatio­n to both CAO and UCAS and more recently EUNICAS and other internatio­nal institutes,’ explained Principal Michelle Dolan.

The school will hold this year’s event on Monday 19th November 2018.

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