Huge congratulations to Caoimhe Keenan, Rebecca Brown, Ella Brown, Grace Carroll and Zoe Thackaberry who created the film FAST FASHION. They were representing Kildare in the Rubbish Film Festival National Awards today and won the Judges Award, sponsored by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) We are absolutely delighted to have won this very prestigious award and are particularly happy that the EPA said “We felt this video presented a hugely important issue for this age group in a very clear, simple and clever way” If you would like to watch the awards please go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m3aK6VdHM8

Congratulations to our Ember team of 2023-2024 (Mikey Arthur, James Meehan, Katie O'Donnell, Amy Schmelter and Lilly McQuarrie (abs) ) who graduated on Thursday 9th May 2024, in Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel, St Patrick's Campus, D.C.U. 

The students were faith leaders in C.P.C and organised several faith-led activities throughout the school and liturgical year. 

The team made a presentation to the other 20 schools about their Ember journey here in CPC.  

Following the presentation of their certificates, the students along with Ms Bucke and Ms Whyte (Ember Liaison teachers) participated in a mass celebrated by His Grace, Archbishop Dermot Farrell. 

Congratulations again to the Ember team. 

Dear Parents/Guardians

After a successful application, Cross and Passion College is now an Erasmus+ Accredited school.

In the future, this will offer many opportunities to financially support student exchanges, internships and teacher training in other European countries

This Erasmus+ Accreditation funded by the European Union, enables us to work with European partner establishments to develop quality projects and mobility that will promote the cultural openness of our students and develop their linguistic skills while working on projects on diversity and Human rights.

https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/

To start our Erasmus journey, we are offering  two mobilities/exchanges to France and Germany for next year’s 6th year students. There are 15 places on each mobility. Please find below details of mobilities and application form.

Please be advised that all completed applications must be returned to the school office by Friday, 24th May 12 noon. Late applications will not be accepted.

The Drama Club is happy to announce that they have received a Certificate of Merit award from the "Class Act 2024" drama competition held at the Moat Theatre in Naas.

Ms O’Sullivan and Miss Flanagan were delighted to receive beautiful flowers as a token of appreciation from the club. 

Please see information which might be of benefit to students in examination years:

We are pleased to inform you that Turn2Me, a mental health charity, will be hosting a dedicated support group for Leaving Cert and Junior Cert students. This group will convene every Thursday at 6 PM, commencing on May 16th.

There is no need for waiting lists; students can simply register as users on Turn2Me.ie and proceed to sign up for the group in advance. At the designated time, participants can log in to the platform, where the group session will be accessible.

We kindly request your assistance in sharing this important information to your students. Attached is a poster that you can display within your school to raise awareness about this support group.

Additionally, we encourage you to share the following article on managing exam stress with your students. This resource provides valuable insights and strategies to help students cope with the pressures of exams.