Gaisce
Gaisce – The Irish Presidents Award
The President’s Award is a three-tiered personal development programme for young people aged 15 – 25.
Gaisce is:
- A self-directed personal development programme for young people in the Non-Formal Education sector.
- Supported and facilitated by a more experienced person a volunteer President’s Award Leader (PAL)
- A mentoring programme for young people in transition
Students in 4th year and the Education for Living Module are given the opportunity to challenge for the Bronze Medal Gaisce/The President`s Award.
The Bronze Medal takes a minimum of 26 weeks. If all requirements of the challenge are completed by the student, they will receive a medal and certificate from Gaisce
There are four areas of involvement:
- 1) Community Involvement: 1 hour per week over 13 weeks
- 2) Personal Skill: 1 hour per week over 13 weeks
- 3) Physical Recreation: 1 hour per week over 13 weeks
- When you complete 13 weeks you then must complete another 13 weeks in one of the three areas which adds to 26 weeks.
- 4) Adventure Activity: Plan, prepare and undertake a 2 days/1-night Adventure Journey camping and hiking (22km) fulfils this requirement.
What’s it all about?
It’s about challenging yourself
Gaisce – the President’s Award works on the basis of a personal challenge set by the participate.
The participate will set the challenge and agree it with a President’s Award leader (PAL).
Participant won’t be competing with other participants, as each challenge is completely individual, so the only person you’ll compete with is yourself.
Examples of Activities our students have done.
Community Involvement
Boys/Girls Brigade Leader First Aid Course
Guide Leader Life Saving Course
Re-Cycling programmes/Green Schools
Reserve Defence Forces
Order of Malta
Scout Leader
Special Olympics Volunteer
TidyTown Committee
Underage GAA/Basketball/Soccer/Dance Coaching Assistant
Visiting a Nursing Home for the Elderly
Visiting Holy Faith sisters
Visiting an elderly neighbour
Volunteering with children with special needs
Volunteering with SVP
Personal Skill
Acting/Musical Arts & Crafts
Piano
Guitar
Chess
Computers
Cooking/Baking
Dance Class
Debating Team
D.J. ing
Fashion Design
Film Editing
First Aid Foreign Language
Knitting
Photography
Singing
Sign Language Singing Lessons
Physical Recreation
Aerobics
Athletics
Badminton
Boxing
Camogie
Canoeing
Cycling
Dancing
Diving
Fishing
Gaelic Football
Gym Work
Gymnastics
Hockey
Horse Riding
Hurling
Walking/Hiking
Club Karate
Rugby
Running
Sailing
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
