Ethos

13th November 2015

Mass for the Deceased Members of the Clongowes Union The autumn season is always rich in colour – but as November moves towards its end – the very richness of those colours is the sign that nature must face up to the fact that – to regenerate next spring – all growth must fade and…read article

11th November 2015

4th November 2015

Ensuring that our Clongowes profile has a strong presence with alumni, current parents and the wider community is important for our future development goals. We develop relationships with many of our constituents – bringing you all together is an effective way to communicate the ‘bigger picture’ of our extended Clongowes community. An important part of this…read article

31st October 2015

This year, the Rudiments Parent Day will take place on Sunday, 8th November 2015 as indicated on the school calendar. Our guest speaker will be Ms Marguerite Kiely, Clinical Director for Children and Adolescents at Pieta House. Marguerite is also a Clinical Supervisor and continues to practice as a psychotherapist there as well as being…read article

14th October 2015

This year, the Syntax Parent Day will take place on Sunday 18th October 2015 as indicated on the school calendar. We are very pleased to announce that Fr Peter McVerry S.J. will be the guest speaker.  Fr McVerry (OC’62) is an Irish Jesuit who needs little introduction to many of us.  He is a powerful…read article

12th October 2015

Time never stands still at Clongowes and last week (Saturday 10th October), with Elements well settled and engaged in a host of pursuits, the day had arrived to welcome potential members of the Rhetoric class of 2022. There was a palpable buzz in the air as dormitory neighbours for September 2016 laid eyes on each…read article

9th October 2015

22 years of pushing ducks. For over twenty years the Transition Year students in Clongowes Wood College have made raising money to buy a piece of life saving equipment for Crumlin Children’s Hospital an annual goal. Equipment has included portable ultra sound machines (for use with children with limited mobility) to machines to help diagnose…read article

7th October 2015

This year, the Poetry Parent Day will take place on Sunday 11th October 2015 as indicated on the school calendar. We are very pleased to announce that Mr. Patrick Boland, Careers & Executive Coach will be the guest speaker.  The theme of Patrick’s talk will be: ‘The process of finding the perfect career for your…read article

1st October 2015

This year, the Rhetoric Parent Day will take place on Sunday 4th October 2015 as indicated on the school calendar. 

We are very pleased to announce that Fr. Damian Howard SJ will be the guest speaker.  The theme of Fr Damian’s presentation will be; “What’s going on in the Muslim World?” Fr Damian is a Jesuit…read article

22nd September 2015

On Friday the 18th of September, accompanied by Mr. Corcoran, Ms. Dolan and Mr. Heslin, we left the school for our Grammar retreat to the Dominican centre in Tallaght. The objective of the retreat was to become more connected with ourselves and become more open towards the people around us. We arrived there at around…read article