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A GROUP of students in Ennis have been learning about all aspects of German culture as part of their lat- est project.
12 young people, currently en- rolled in the Clare Youth Service’s Leaving Cert Applied Programme (LCA), will take part in a Ger- man cake sell in Ennis tomorrow (Wednesday, December 9).
Students from the LCA (1) group will be in the market area of town from 10am to 3pm selling cakes.
Money raised at the event will go
towards funding projects with Clare Youth Service.
Since starting the programme in September, the students have been learning about German language PN IOMeUUI ADDER
‘“They’re studying German so we thought it would be a good idea to do a German cake sale. They’ve been learning about German cul- ture, German music, German books, the country, all sorts of things, so this ties into it,” explained teacher, Laura Griffin.
“This LCA programme will finish in 2011, they’re just a new group at
this stage. They are a good group, but we’ll find out good they are next week,” joked Laura.
She hopes that the event will be boosted by the high presence of Christmas shoppers in Ennis.
“We’re hoping people will come along a buy the cakes. I think the bigger ones will cost around €5. All the money will go back to the Clare Youth Service to run projects. They’ll be down in the market and we ve got a little stall set up.”
She continued, “The LCA (2) group have produced a number of calendars and they will be selling
them around town. They are setting up three little stalls and again all the money will go towards the Clare Youth Service.
The LCA is a recognised Leaving Certificate from the Department of Education. It encourages students to apply their knowledge, skills and experiences acquired on the pro- gramme, in preparation for future work, and/or further education.
The programme is a full-time two- year course and is divided into four sessions over the two-year period. These sessions are sub-divided into periods of study known as modules.