Collinstown students support from Microsoft

Collinstown students support from Microsoft

By Maurice Garvey

COLLINSTOWN Park Community College recently received a €12,500 award from the Microsoft Community Empowerment Fund to support a student award programme.

The programme will be used to focus students on five important attributes promoted by the college among its students, attributes also sought by Microsoft when recruiting and hiring datacenter employees.

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Students will monitor their own excellence in attendance, punctuality, uniform, homework and behaviour utilising a self-monitor card. The goal of the programme is to improve these five key attributes and develop skills that will benefit students for the rest of their lives and will transfer into the workplace.

“Collinstown Park Community College is delighted to receive this award from Microsoft,” said Pauline Duffy, principal of the college.

“We look forward to celebrating the success achieved by our students as part of this programme. We wish to acknowledge the generosity and support of Microsoft.”

John Hardy, Datacentre Operations Manager, Microsoft Corp, said: “Microsoft is pleased to partner with Collinstown Park Community College and support this student award programme. Helping students develop skills and behaviours that will help them be better students and prepare to be great employees will pay dividends for the students, the school, and the entire community.

“The Microsoft Community Empowerment Fund awards are an important way for the company and our employees to contribute to stronger, more resilient communities.”

The Microsoft fund is designed to support community-led and prioritised projects.

Collinstown Park Community College is a Designated Community College of the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB). Established in 1984, Collinstown Park Community College provides post primary and further education programmes to male and female students.

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