St Paul’s students take part in Geotourism Field Trip

September 10, 2014

In May 2014, after studying the geology of our local area, some of our Year 9 classes went on a field trip to Slieve Gullion.

Accompanied by a geologist and an archaeologist, they became more aware of the unique and outstanding geology, archaeology and scenery in the Ring of Gullion area that we live so close to.

The potential to develop geotourism was explained and evident from their experience of climbing to the top of Slieve Gullion to appreciate the striking scenery formed by plate tectonics (earthquakes and volcanoes) and glaciation during the ice ages.

St Paul’s High School is a thriving, innovative educational community of almost 1500 students of all abilities, from children with learning difficulties in our Learning Support Centre to high calibre academic achievers in our AS, A2 and Applied Post-16 courses. All classrooms are equipped as standard with interactive whiteboards, and students and staff are encouraged to make the fullest use of technology for learning and teaching.

The school, which was established in 1966 with the aim of providing its pupils with a Christian education within the Catholic ethos, is situated on a modern campus in pleasant rural surrounding in the townland of Carrickbracken, County Armagh. St Paul’s High School was designated by the Department of Education as a Specialist College for Science in 2008, and the school was awarded the BECTA ICT Mark in 2009.