TYs and Other Reptiles
13 March 2025Our Transition Years are recently back from two weeks of Work Experience and we missed them dearly while they were gone. Especially the double period on the Friday afternoon. And since they have been back, they have been involved in an especially hectic flurry of activity, not that there is ever a dull moment throughout the year, when TY Co-Ordinator Alan Trenier is at the helm. He, and trusty sidekick Mr. O’Neill, have structured a Transition Year that goes from activity to activity with little let-up. At some schools, TYs often appear to be cold-blooded creatures sitting around, sleeping, absorbing heat and waiting for the occasional, easy meal, but at St. Conleth’s this description only matches real reptiles: the turtles, lizards and snakes of the National Reptile Zoo, who paid us a visit with their knowledgable and patient professional herpetologists.
