St Colman’s Home Ec Dept

J2E recently said goodbye to their dear friend and classmate, Conor Fitzgibbon, who's embarking on a new adventure with his family in Dallas, Texas. We're excited to catch up with him soon and hear all about his escapades! @st_colmans

J3E showing off their amazing vegetable produce! 🥦🥕🥔 We are so proud of our student gardeners who have grown and supplied vegetables to the St Colman’s canteen, literally from plot to plate, for our delicious school meals 🍽️🧑‍🍳 @st_colmans

A huge thank you to Dr. Christina O’Rourke for delivering an inspiring careers talk to J2E! She shared her edu journey, her PhD in Cell & Molecular Bio/Plant Bio, and her impactful work in NI’s pharmaceutical industry, including Piramal, Norbrook and Almac @st_colmans 🔬🥼🌿💉💊

Our year 9 students were keeping ‘er lit at the Balmoral Show today. Brilliant company and fabulous weather - a great day out had by all ☀️🚜🐄 @st_colmans

J2E are delving into the colourful world of chromatography as part of their ‘separating mixtures’ topic in science 🧑‍🔬🎨 @st_colmans

J3E enjoying an outdoor HE lesson today. They weeded the raised beds before planting out a range of berries and vegetables and will be exercising their green fingers over the coming months, tending to the beds 🧑🏻‍🌾🥬🥦🍓🌻@st_colmans

J3E enjoying an outdoor HE class tending to our raised beds. They planted out a variety of lettuces, broccoli and scallions, along with strawberries, raspberries and sunflowers. We are looking forward to the fruits of their labour! 🥬🥦🍓🌻🧑🏻‍🌾@st_colmans

Year 9 student separating salt 🧂 from rock salt 🪨 in Science and updating a log of their experiments in their digital folders 🧑‍🔬🧑‍💻 @st_colmans

J3E looking fiendishly happy with themselves for creating spooktacular chocolate apples in HE today 🍫🍏🎃👻

J3E were getting into the spirit 👻of Halloween 🎃 today in Home Ec 🕸️🕷️and had great fun decorating their chocolate apples 🍫🍏 @st_colmans

Many thanks to QUB School of Biological Sciences for hosting their Career and STEM teachers event this morning. A fantastic opportunity to network with staff and postgrads, hear more about the courses on offer and visit the labs 🥼🔬🦠🦈 🌳@QUBbioscience @st_colmans

Pupils from St. Patrick’s Primary School Newry enjoying their cookery session in the HE dept on PS Activity Day @st_colmans 🧑‍🍳👨‍🍳🥣🧁

J1E engage in a hands-on chemistry experiment, observing the reaction between marble chips and acid, resulting in the production of carbon dioxide gas 🧑‍🔬🧪⚛️ @st_colmans

J1E performing the hydrogen test in science class today 🧪💥🧑‍🔬@st_colmans

Aaron carefully rolling his shortbread dough to the correct thickness 📏👨‍🍳@st_colmans

J1B enjoyed making delicious shortbread today in Home Economics @st_colmans 🤤👨‍🍳

J1C heading home with yummy shortbread for tea 🤤🍪☕️ @st_colmans