CSPE
CSPE Junior Cycle
CSPE
The course in Civic, Social and Political Education is timetabled for one class period per week or its equivalent from Year 1 to 3. In order to ensure continuity of teaching content provision is made in the timetable to retain the same teacher for Year 2 and 3.
The aims and objectives of the Civic ,Social and Political Education course emphasise the importance of the central concepts, and of active learning methodologies, to the successful delivery of the course. The content of the course incorporates four units of study.
Unit 1 : The Individual and Citizenship
Unit 2 : The Community
Unit 3 : The State – Ireland
Unit 4 : Ireland and the World
The sequence of the four units of study is developmental, taking individual pupils as its starting point and then exploring their citizenship in the contexts of the communities in which they participate, their nation and the wider world.
Text book
Make A Difference Textbook and Workbook
InTuition- A current affairs supplement from Irish Independent Daily Newspapers
Over the duration of the course students undertake at least two class/group action projects. An action project is one where the pupils are actively involved in developing an issue or topic which has arisen in class. For example, pupils might undertake a survey of attitudes amongst pupils in the school to a particular issue, or they might research, organise and invite a guest speaker to talk to the class on a particular topic, or they might make a presentation to other pupils in the school on an issue which they have studied. Action projects encourage active and co-operative learning. At best they arise from the interest of students in a particular issue which is related to one of the course units.
Over the past few years the students at Alexandra College have taken part in a wide range of activities in their local cspecommunuity and constituency. Action projects have ranged from , A Spring Clean of the Dodder Walk, An Awareness Day for the Disabled, Focus Ireland Sleepover, A Survey of Luas Commuters, A Christmas Entertainment afternoon for The Guild House, A Visit to Dáil Éireann, A Visit to the Four Courts, An Oireachtas Workshop with invited speakers, Ivana Bacik ( Independent Senator and Past Pupil), Eoin Ryan (Fianna Fáil TD) and Lucinda Creighton (Fianna Gael TD).
Students have also arranged regular cake sales and sponsored events for a variety of charities.
Numerous guest speakers have been invited to take part in Special Assembly on Tuesday Mornings to highlight the active role of CSPE students and to inform the greater school community. The activities and skills learnt during these activities eguips the students to become active and responsible members of not only their school and local community but of the greater world. Students carry these skills with them throughout their six years and leave with a greater awareness and social conscience.
CSPE Induction (PDF) | Climate Change (Quicktime)
