CBS Westland Row

CBS Westland Row is located in the heart of Dublin’s South Inner City. The school provides a wide range of subjects for students studying the Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate courses.

Senior cycle students have the opportunity to study the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) or the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP). Watch the video included here to discover our school anthem, “We’ve Got History” and learn the full story of how our school choir was established and the story of its success.

Transition Year Programme

The Transition year Programme is a unique one year programme that promotes the personal, Social, vocational and educational development of students. TY provides a bridge to enable students make the transition from the more dependent type learning associated with Junior Cycle to the more independent learning environment associated with Senior Cycle. It encourages the development of a wide range of transferable critical thinking and creative problem solving skills.

The Transition Year is an activity based self-directed programme, which entails learning both inside and outside the classroom. Students who are self-motivated, can work hard and adapt well to new learning experiences.

Extra Curricular Activities

Sport

• School Soccer Team
• School Basketball team (Junior and Senior)
• Snooker and Pool League (Tables donated by Ken Doherty)
• Rugby (Student currently being trained with the Leinster Academy)
• Tae-Kwan-Do lessons
• Girls Club
• Art and Glass painting
• Bowling and Cross stitch
• Dodge Ball
• Dance classes and Yoga
• Table Tennis
• Swimming and Squash
• Snooker and pool competitions
• After school cookery programme in our Home Economics room.
• Annual Master Chef competition.
• Girl’s only soccer tournaments
• Dragon Boating in the Surf Dock.
• Orienteering.

After-Schools for Boys

Snooker League and Cup as well as monthly pool tournaments.
Football teams entered into F.A.I., competitions as well as Futsol tournaments. Weekly football in PARC.
Basketball and Ultimate Frisbee.
F.A.I. coaching and I.R.F.U. Rugby coaching.
Trinity College Climbing wall, swimming and squash.
Dragon Boating in the Surf Dock
Orienteering and cliff diving
Swimming lessons

Arts

Drama (Annual Musical Event): Students are coached in acting, dancing and singing. Previous performances include Hairspray, Grease, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Wizard of Oz.

Transition Year Rowing Programme

We are delighted to have forged links with the Stella Maris Rowing Club. This local rowing club has designed a schools programme specifically for CBS Westland Row students. They now run this 4 week programme, Introduction to the Sport of Coastal Rowing, with our Transition Year students.