Learn Japanese with Free Japanese Lessons - Learn to speak the Japanese language online for free! She's learning Japanese, oh, yes, I think so! Yoku dekimashita, Mary Beth! It's most likely that only a handful of people, including Mary Beth, would have understood that first sentence, which means 'Well done, Mary Beth' in Japanese. Or so the online translater assures me. Mary Beth Herron of Ardara is one Leaving Certificate student who can be especially proud today, as she is the only student in Donegal to have studied Japanese. Harry Reid, principal of St Columba's Comprehensive, was full of praise yesterday for Mary Beth and her amazing achievement. That's very much the case. Mary Beth is the daughter of Beth and Laurence Herron, Monargan, Ardara. From a young age, she has had a strong interest in the culture and language of Japan, and had already mastered some basic vocabulary when making her decision to study Japanese for her Leaving Cerificate examinations. A world wide web of resources Mary Beth explains . Continued on page 2 "To assess what level I was at, she made me write a jikoushoukai (self-introduction) in Japanese.
senior cycle Welcome to Transition Year @ skoool.ie! As you embark on this interesting, challenging and diverse year, skoool.ie has compiled some information and resources we hope you will find useful as you strive to meet your personal transition year goals. We will be updating this section often, so remember to bookmark it and return to it regularly throughout the coming year. Check out the Transition Year Dairies from students Laura and Niamh. Transition Year Goals The goals and aims of Transition Year vary from school to school and from student to student. Transition Year Diary Every few weeks skoool.ie will publish the transition year activities of two students, Laura and Niamh. CPR 4 Schools Programme The Irish Heart Foundation would like to introduce you to a new CPR 4 Schools initiative planned for 2009, which aims to train 29,000 Transition Year students in the lifesaving skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)..Full Text »» All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad (AILO)