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  • Irish Dancing 2012-02-09 - 6th Class began Irish dancing lessons today, with the Siege of Ennis. There has never actually been a Siege of Ennis (perhaps it was meant to be Venice). The class […]
  • NCAD PRINTS 2012-02-08 - NCAD students generously gave their time to 1st to 3rd classes on Wednesday, February 8th. Organising print workshops for the classes, pupils got a chance to make art, stamping peppers […]
  • Dublin Zoo Visit 2012-02-08 - On February 8th, a zoologist from Dublin Zoo came to talk to classes about the Zoos work. We learned that: The Zoo first opened in 1831; that snakes suffer intense […]
  • Chess Club Report 2011-12-09 - Recently, D7ET’s 6th Class chess stars took part in a tournament in the Red Cow Hotel. It was great fun, and all improved a lot by learning from their mistakes.  […]
  • Student Council 2011-12-02 - This is a short message form the school’s new Student Council.  We were elected in November 2011 by our classmates to represent their views and concerns at school level. 4th, […]
  • HALLOWWEEN 2011 PHOTOS! 2011-10-29
  • Marie’s Museum 2nd Class 2011-10-21 - As part of our History lesson we looked into New and Old objects. We decided to do a History project relating to this topic. We all went home to see […]
  • Hurry, Hurry, Fireman Dan! 2011-09-15 - Thank you to New York’s Fire Chief, Dan Daly, who visited the school on September 13th. It was a fitting way to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11, as over […]
  • 6th Class Graduation 2011-06-29 - These are just a few snaps taken at this year’s 6th Class passing-out ceremony, on Tuesday, June 28th.  I know there are only a few children included, but hopefully, more […]
  • Smile Project Visits School. 2011-06-29 -   On Thursday, June 23rd, the Smile Project came to D7ET. This troupe featured a skilled juggler and a magician that certainly captivated the school’s children. We saw fire-throwing, knife […]
  • 4th Class: DIARY OF A CATERPILLAR! ( Based on Science lesson on butterflies) 2011-06-29 - Day 1: Today, I woke up from a sleep that seemed to go on forever. I started to eat this green stuff that tasted really nice.   The leaf I’m on […]
  • Sports Day 2011 2011-06-28 - D7ET Sports Day was held on Tuesday, June 14th at Grangegorman. This was the second year at the new site, and as ever, the weather was glorious. Junior Classes events […]
  • NCAD Visit: 4th & 5th Class 2011-06-28 - 4th and 5th Classes went to the National College of Art and Design on June 15th, to see the art students’ final projects. The entire college was filled with a […]
  • 4th Class Art: Fruit Watercolours 2011-05-27 - These pictures are an exercise in drawing what you see, as opposed to interpreting objects from your pre-conceptions. We tend to represent fruit as we feel it should be, making […]
  • SCHOOL TOUR 2011 (3rd, 4th, 5th) 2011-05-27 - This year’s senior classes went to Pine Forest Arts Centre in Glencullen for the annual school outing.  The centre is actually located right on the border of Wicklow and Dublin, […]