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STUDENTS from Clare Youth Serv- ices are hoping to clean up in more ways than one at a car wash in Ennis this Saturday.
The event is being organised by a group of students taking part in the service’s Leaving Cert Applied (LCA) programme.
All money raised from the car wash, which will be held in the erounds of Ennis National School, will go towards increasing the range of activities provided through the LCA programme.
Teacher Laura Griffin explained that the service is looking to expand
the programme throughout the sum- mer months.
“The LCA is a very activity based programme and this summer we are hoping to do a lot of different activi- ties like sailing and horse-riding. We actually had two reasons for doing this. Obviously we wanted to raise money for the LCA and also by do- ing this, the students are fulfilling the enterprise test of the programme. So, we’re looking to kill two birds with the one stone,” said Laura.
Local schools and businesses are also supporting the event. “Ennis National School are providing the car-park on the day and Jimmy’s Discount Store are giving us some
materials. They have been very help- ful,’ said Laura.
She continued, “We had looked at doing a few different things. We were going to do an Easter themed treasure hunt around the town or we had this idea for an Ebay shop, but the carwash was the cheapest op- tion. And we’re hoping, with it be- ing Easter Saturday, we’ll get a good crowd around town.”
There are currently 11 students enrolled in the LCA programe. The LCA is a recognised Leaving Certifi- cate from the Department of Educa- tion. It encourages students to apply their knowledge, skills and experi- ences acquired on the programme, in
preparation for future work, and/or further education. The programme is a full-time two-year course and is divided into four sessions over the two-year period. These sessions are sub-divided into periods of study known as modules.
“It involves the usual subjects like Maths and English but a lot of the work is project-based,” added Laura.