IScoil

The iScoil is a virtual school located in Ireland.

iScoil has been developed for students between the ages of 12 and 16 who have disengaged from the school system. Funded by the Presentation Sisters, iScoil currently caters for 50 learners located in five clusters around the country - Dublin, East Coast, Longford, Limerick and Galway.

iScoil is based on blended learning where students receive both online tutoring and face-to-face workshops. The students are assigned a mentor who identifies the student's interests, facilitates their learning and helps them to work towards a FETAC accreditation. The students are not bound by a class timetable but can participate throughout the day and at their own pace as the server is open from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.

iScoil is an online learning community offering an alternative path to further education and employment.Current studies estimate that as many as eight hundred young people in Ireland do not transfer from primary to post-primary school each year.

Significant numbers of students are not progressing successfully through the current mainstream system.

Within this context iScoil aims to:

• Engage young people in learning
• Build confidence and self esteem
• Offer Accreditation opportunities
• Support progression to further education and employment

The Virtual School Name web site is at <http://www.iscoil.ie>.

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