PhD, MMus (First Class Hons), PG Dip in Business (Cultural Event Management) (Dist.)
Subjects taught include – Vocational Preparation & Guidance
Role within Centre – Youthreach Co-ordinator
What we do
Youthreach is an education, training, and work programme for early school leavers aged 15-20 years of age. It offers support to young people to help them identify what they would like to do in adult life and allows them to gain a certificate. It operates on a full time basis and takes in new students all year round. There are 110 Youthreach centres around the country.
HISTORY OF YOUTHREACH
The centre became operational in August 1992,
the co-ordinator was presented with a set of keys and a directive from the CEO Joe Langan (RIP) to prepare the old Vocational School in Ballina to become a 25 place Youthreach Centre.
The Centre was officially opened by President Mary Robinson in December 1992. Staff were quickly recruited to provide a balanced and challenging curriculum, which has grown over the years adapting to the needs and demands of our learners.
The following time line gives only a brief chronological peek at some of the events that have taken place over the past 30 years, a miniscule proportion of the work we have done and continue to do – much better to see the photo montages on the walls, the banners and learners work, these show a much truer representation!
Highlights Include:
- Our boys winning 3 All Ireland 5 aside titles (1999, 2003,2004)
- Our girls winning 2 All Ireland 5 aside titles (2017, 2019)
- Overseas tours to Rome, Paris and Barcelona
- Residential Visits to the Achill Outdoor Education Centre
- Numerous Music Concerts – our First Annual Christmas Concert was in 1996
- Regular visits to Theatres in Dublin, Sligo and Galway
- Raising money for Local and National Charities
You really should pop in and sample it all!!
OUR STAFF
Damian Evans
Donal O’Brien
BA in Training & Education,
Coded PIPE, Welder (ASME IX) Retained Fire Fighter
Subjects taught include – LCA Engineering and JC Engineering
Catherine Mulderrig
Degree in Business
H-Dip in Education
Subjects taught – Communication Technology
Role within Centre – Computer Teacher
Natasha Walshe
BA, H Dip in Education
Higher Diploma in Community Youth Development
Subjects taught include – Maths, Social Education and SPHE
Patrick Ryder
H Dip (Hons) in Spanish & Geography
Subjects taught – Spanish and Geography
Role within centre – Spanish Teacher
Grainne Kelly
BA, H Dip (ED)
Subjects taught include – English, Social Education & Communications.
Dennis McCalmont
BA Training & Education
Subjects Taught include – Music
Role within Centre – Music teacher
Niall Murphy
Hairdressing Teacher
Anne Maria Scanlon
B E’d Home Economics and Religious Education
Subjects taught include LCA Hotel and Catering and QQI III Home Economics
News and Events
Our Activities
Many activities take place at Youthreach Ballina outside of the classroom.
They are an integral part of our approach to the holistic development of our learners and include sporting, artistic, musical, cultural, and social and leisure activities.
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