Our first week in Ty

The beginning of our fairy tale  

My first week in transition year was quite an eventful experience. From learning our class names to attending workshops it certainly was not dull. We were put in our classes last Thursday and everyone seemed happy with the classes they were in. When our Ty coordinator Ms Leonard told us our class names we were even more thrilled. She told us that we were named after the princesses Ariel,Belle and Aurora. She explained that she chose  these names because we were to experience Ty as if it were a fairy tale and as we know all fairy tales lead to a happy ending which we will all hopefully have at the end of the year. Myself and my friends were put in class Aurora the princess from sleeping beauty. I was very excited to begin this fairy tale, it certainly felt like one when we weren't given any homework especially after third year.


We started our first full week on Monday. The next few days were spent getting used to our new class, new teachers,new subjects and having to do lots of projects. I especially enjoyed art which I hadn't done since first year and had forgotten how much I liked the subject.

On Wednesday we attended our first Ty workshops. We learned first aid, etiquette and how to live positive lives. The first workshop was first aid training. A man came in to teach us how to deal with emergency situations. He thought us CPR which he demonstrated used a manican some of us tried it afterwards. We also learnt how to put bandages and slings on correctly when someone has an injury and we learnt the Heimlich maneuver which is to be used when some one is choking. I found the class very interesting and think that all of the tips we were given will come in handy in the future.

After break we went back to the class room where we were greeted by two lady's who taught us about the importance of having a good body image and how to wear the correct under wear. We watched a very interesting documentary about how women have terrible self image and how every one is beautiful and shouldn't deprive themselves of food. I found this interesting because i believe that it applies to young girls my age as we often feel judged by each other when really we are our worst critics. We spent the last few minutes of the class learning to walk properly in heals which we were told to bring in. They told us that we should all walk tall and have good posture no matter how sore our feet are. They said they hoped that we would use these tips when we go out on results night next week.

Finally we went to the library where we had a 'positive party'. We spent the next hour singing, dancing and even trying laughing yoga which was hilarious!

Overall my first week in Ty was fun and definitely something completely different from third year.

Aisling x