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TWO groups from Mercy Mounthawk are taking part in the Young Social Innovators competition this year. The project entries from the Transition Year students are ‘Sunny Souls’ and ‘Measure Your Pressure’ teams. Young Social Innovators (YSI) is a Social Innovation Education Programme that inspires and empowers young people to become […]
MERCY Mounthawk students were among winners of Young Social Innovators of the Year Awards earlier this week. The YSI awards, which took place in Croke Park on Tuesday, celebrate excellence in youth-led social innovation. The winner of the YSI Make Our World Safer Challenge Award was a YSI team from […]
MINISTER for Education Norma Foley, TD, has paid tribute to more than 350 young people from five schools across Kerry and Limerick for undertaking projects to bring about positive change in their communities. The Minister was speaking at an event hosted by Young Social Innovators (YSI) with support from NEWKD (North East […]
A TEAM from Mercy Mounthawk is among those shortlisted for the upcoming Young Social Innovators of the Year Awards 2022. Thirty-five teams of student innovators from all over Ireland, including three from Kerry, have been shortlisted to compete for a range of YSI Challenge Awards as well as the overall […]
THE Sports Hall in Presentation Secondary School was a busy spot on Friday morning as 170 Junior Cycle students from three Kerry schools gathered for a special event. They were there to share and be recognised for the creative ways that they have contributed to their community this year through Young […]
A TRALEE school was today honoured at the Young Social Innovators of the Year Ireland (YSI) Awards for its positive impact in helping to create a more equal, fair, and sustainable world. Picking up the Gold Award, the team from Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk, Tralee were crowned overall winners of […]
IT was a miserable Friday night with the rain spitting down, but well done to those who showed up for an event organised by students from Mercy Mounthawk. Family First, a group of Young Social Innovators from the school, organised the family fun walk by the canal. While it was hoped […]
