Two years ago, EUFolio was launched in seven European countries, Ireland was one of those partaking in the project. St. Mary's College, Naas was one of twenty six schools in the country who agreed to pilot the project. Orla Reidy and Olive Humphreys undertook the project with their first year English classes. EUFolio has digital storage capacity, in which students keep and monitor work. On April 22nd Olive and Orla attended the EUFolio Conference in Dublin Castle with two second year pupils, Chloe Coffey and Cliodhna O’ Neill. Both Chloe and Cliodhna met Jan O’ Sullivan, Minister for Education, and they talked her through their EUFolio experience.
Since September 2013 we have been taking care of chickens in St Mary's College. The chickens are rescued from battery farms. We feed them, clean out the coop and collect the eggs everyday.
On Fridays we sell the eggs and the money goes toward taking care of the chickens.
We really enjoy our new job and we're learning so much about hens and how to take care of them.
Aisling Coyle and Rachel Steele