State School – Mixed – Host Family
KCVS is resolute in ensuring that a high-quality, enabling, caring and inclusive learning environment is provided for all our students.
Facilities
Fully equipped classrooms for each subject include specialist rooms for each of the following:
- Material Technology (Metalwork)
- Art, Craft & Design
- High Tech Information Technology Room
- Language Rooms
- State of the art Design and Communication Graphics Room
- Home Economics Room
- Construction
- 工学
- Science Laboratories
- Library
Other facilities include:
- SUAS (ASD Class)
- LEAP (Wellness Support Room)
- Parents Room
- Counselling Room
- Learning Support Room
- Canteen
- Small Personalised Gym equipped with state of art equipment
- Basketball Court
- Playing fields
Subjects
English, Maths, Irish Cultural Studies, Religion, Wellbeing (Including RSE), Work and Future, Portfolio, I.T Skills, Physical Education, Sports Leadership.
Extracurricular
Art/Engineering/Ag Science, French/Science/Graphics, Life Skills/ Manual Craft/ History, Music/Debating Development/Media Studies, Junk Kouturex2/ Enterprise/School Magazine.
Transition Year Highlights
- Work experience (3 one-week blocks)
- Junk Couture
- Enterprise competition
- SCIFEST
- Various leisure trips (for example: Tayto Park, Cool planet, Dunmore East activity centre, Castlecomer Zip lining, Ice skating, Go Quest and lots more).
- Educational Trips
- Historical trips around Ireland (national museum of Ireland, Glasnevin Cemetery, Seamus Heaney museum, Medieval mile museum, Kilkenny Castle).
- College Open Days
- Certified Professional Coffee Barista training
- Certified First Aid course
- Certified Sports Leadership Level 1 certificate
- Future Leaders GAA Programme
- Drugs Awareness Programme
Self Defence (4 week training block)
End of year trip to DELPHI (2 nights and 3 days of fun filled activities).