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Beam Productions hold workshop at ICD

On Friday 10^th February Beam Productions provided an interactive workshops for our Year 11 group on “Diversity and Inclusion”. The students were actively involved in making decisions and thinking about different cultural groups and how they interact in society. Beam Productions hope to return to the College soon to provide a similar workshop to the Year 10’s

Love for Life Workshops

On the 6^th February years 9,11 and 13 attended workshops held by Love for Life in the College Hall. Love for Life is Northern Ireland’s premier and most established provider of Relationship and Sexuality Education. The workshops developed thinking skills and personal capabilities such as working with others, self-management and thinking, problem solving and decision making.

ICD Students visit Government Buildings

A group of Year 12 History and Learning for Life and Work students from Integrated College Dungannon visited Parliament Buildings recently and went on a bus tour of Belfast looking at the cultural divides that exist in the city. The students enjoyed their visit to Parliament Buildings and particularly taking part in a mock debate in the Chamber where Government ministers debate regularly. After an insight into the workings of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the students were provided with a tour of the city, looking at historic buildings, murals and they also had an opportunity to sign the Peace Wall that divides the Shankill and Falls Road.Trip organiser, Mrs Lesley-Ann Hetherington said, “The trip was very beneficial to the GCSE History and LLW students who examined the workings of government and investigated cultural diversity. The wet day did not dampen the spirits of the group and the visit proved highly successful”.Miss Louise Burke, Head of Integration at ICD added, “Bringing our students on this tour of West Belfast gave students the opportunity to understand more fully how detrimental segregation is to our society, the efforts being made to reconcile communities and also reinforced for the students’ their belief in integrated education”.

Other events:

 Year 10’s listened to advice from the PSNI in October about Law and Order and firework safety. This was a highly successful event and the students were shown images and clips about the dangers of fireworks. The Youth Diversion Officer of the PSNI also spoke to the students about the law and the consequences for young people.

 

Year 9’s attended a workshop held by the Simon Community on November 16^th 2011. The students learnt about the homeless in Northern Ireland and about the work the Simon Community did to help those in need