Newtown School was founded in 1798 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker), on the estates of the former home of Sir Thomas Wyse. Its original purpose was the education of Quakers in the south of Ireland, and until 1858 no non-Quakers were admitted, although priority is still given to applicants who are Quakers. In 1924 Newtown adopted a fully coeducational policy which it has maintained to the present day.
Newtown School is a co-educational boarding and day school. Boarding facilities are offered on a three-weekly basis. Some students may opt for weekly boarding. There are two residences, for girls and boys separately. Accommodation is mostly in dorms but there are also twin and single rooms. Day students have the opportunity to become day boarders and remain in school until after evening study thus allowing them to take a full part in all aspects of school life.
Curriculum
Junior cycle
For the Junior Cycle, Newtown follows the curriculum for the Junior Certificate. All offered subjects offered are available in Higher and Ordinary levels. First Year Scholars have access to twenty-one subjects. In Second and Third Year, all Junior Certificate candidates study Art, Craft & Design and Science, all have access to French and/or German and:or Spanish and all take a practical subject, either Materials Technology (woodwork) or Home Economics, Technical graphics , business studies or music.
Transition year
Newtown operates a compulsory Transition Year program. In recent years students have participated in kayaking, outdoor pursuits, Young Social Innovators, surfing, lifesaving courses, drama, media, personal development, nutrition, enterprise, crafts and fashion design. The programme also includes week-long work experience placements, and a European studies tour on themes pertinent to the programme, along with other courses that vary from year to year.[1]
Senior cycle
The senior cycle begins at the end of Transition Year when students are asked to choose the subjects in which they would like to be examined at Leaving Certificate, in order of preference. The subjects offered in addition to the three compulsory subjects (English, Maths and Irish) vary each year, depending on demand(e.g. Applied Mathematics). At present there are over 20 Leaving Certificate subjects offered, all of which are available for study at any level.[1]
Sports Facilities
Newtown has a 25m indoor swimming pool (with diving platforms and a diving board), a gym, a weights-room, an astroturf hockey pitch, an athletics track, two hockey training pitches, two rugby pitches, a cricket lawn and tennis courts. A cross-country track also runs along the perimeter of the 17-acre (69,000 m2) grounds.
newtown, school, waterford, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Newtown School Waterford news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Newtown School is a multidenominational coeducational independent school with both day and boarding pupils in Waterford Ireland It is run by a Board of Management but owned by the Religious Society of Friends Newtown School WaterfordLocationWaterford County WaterfordIrelandInformationTypeIndependent School Boarding and Day SchoolMottoEducation for lifeReligious affiliation s Religious Society of Friends Quaker DenominationMultidenominational through a Quaker ethosEstablished1798 225 years ago 1798 PrincipalKeith LemonGenderCo educationalAge range12 to 18Enrollment400Websitenewtownschool wbr ie Contents 1 History 2 Curriculum 2 1 Junior cycle 2 2 Transition year 2 3 Senior cycle 3 Sports Facilities 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditNewtown School was founded in 1798 by the Religious Society of Friends Quaker on the estates of the former home of Sir Thomas Wyse Its original purpose was the education of Quakers in the south of Ireland and until 1858 no non Quakers were admitted although priority is still given to applicants who are Quakers In 1924 Newtown adopted a fully coeducational policy which it has maintained to the present day Newtown School is a co educational boarding and day school Boarding facilities are offered on a three weekly basis Some students may opt for weekly boarding There are two residences for girls and boys separately Accommodation is mostly in dorms but there are also twin and single rooms Day students have the opportunity to become day boarders and remain in school until after evening study thus allowing them to take a full part in all aspects of school life Curriculum EditJunior cycle Edit For the Junior Cycle Newtown follows the curriculum for the Junior Certificate All offered subjects offered are available in Higher and Ordinary levels First Year Scholars have access to twenty one subjects In Second and Third Year all Junior Certificate candidates study Art Craft amp Design and Science all have access to French and or German and or Spanish and all take a practical subject either Materials Technology woodwork or Home Economics Technical graphics business studies or music Transition year Edit Newtown operates a compulsory Transition Year program In recent years students have participated in kayaking outdoor pursuits Young Social Innovators surfing lifesaving courses drama media personal development nutrition enterprise crafts and fashion design The programme also includes week long work experience placements and a European studies tour on themes pertinent to the programme along with other courses that vary from year to year 1 Senior cycle Edit The senior cycle begins at the end of Transition Year when students are asked to choose the subjects in which they would like to be examined at Leaving Certificate in order of preference The subjects offered in addition to the three compulsory subjects English Maths and Irish vary each year depending on demand e g Applied Mathematics At present there are over 20 Leaving Certificate subjects offered all of which are available for study at any level 1 Sports Facilities EditNewtown has a 25m indoor swimming pool with diving platforms and a diving board a gym a weights room an astroturf hockey pitch an athletics track two hockey training pitches two rugby pitches a cricket lawn and tennis courts A cross country track also runs along the perimeter of the 17 acre 69 000 m2 grounds Notable alumni EditSee also Category People educated at Newtown School Waterford Erskine Barton Childers writer journalist United Nations civil servant Jeamie Deacon rugby union and field hockey player Ralph Fiennes actor R F Foster historian of the Modern Irish period Ian Gibson historian author and Hispanist Sinead O Connor singer Nick Popplewell rugby union player Philip Boucher Hayes journalist Phill Jolly Upper ClassReferences Edit a b Newtown School www newtownschool ie Archived from the original on 3 December 2007 Retrieved 14 December 2007 External links EditNewtown School official website Newtown School Waterford Mountmellick amp Foy Old Scholars Association History of Irish Quaker schools Coordinates 52 15 05 N 7 06 03 W 52 251518 N 7 100812 W 52 251518 7 100812 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Newtown School Waterford amp oldid 1119624655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
