Tullamore College celebrates a fantastic German Week 2025

From September 29 to October 3, Tullamore College was alive with colour, culture, and creativity as students celebrated German Week 2025.

Organised and led by the Transition Year German class, the week offered a full programme of fun and educational activities designed to celebrate all things German — from language to culture, music, and food.

Each day brought something new. In the canteen, students took part in daily general knowledge competitions, testing what they knew about Germany. Congratulations to the winners — Caoimhe Connolly, Holly Coughlan, Summer Browne, and Aiyanna Catibog — who proved themselves top of the class in German trivia!

Across the school, classes engaged in a variety of German-themed games and challenges. Third Years enjoyed Bingo and Stop the Bus in German, helping them revise their numbers in a fun way. Fifth Years took on the challenge of a German Spelling Bee, tackling words like Wohltätigkeitsorganisation (charity)! Congratulations to the winning teams: Ryan Plunkett & Iarfhlaith Flynn Murphy, Dara Clarke, Darragh McGrath & Mathew Waite, and Alexandros Aghazarian and Adam Luczynski.

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On Wednesday, the excitement continued with a lunchtime Blooket quiz for Junior students — well done to Ruby Bermingham, Farrah Delaney, and Jamesy Garry on their wins! In Cultural Studies, the TY class delivered an engaging presentation on traditional German fashion, followed by a creative activity where students designed their own Dirndl and Lederhosen paper dolls. Meanwhile, Second Year German students took part in a lively game of Live Guess Who, practising vocabulary like Schnurrbart (moustache) and Brille (glasses). The SMH class also enjoyed a puppet show on the theme of Oktoberfest, written and performed by the TY German group.

On Thursday, Sixth Year students experienced a true taste of German culture with “Kaffee und Kuchen” – enjoying traditional cakes while practising oral work for their upcoming exams. Teachers got competitive too, taking part in a German general knowledge quiz. (Fun fact: Fanta really was invented in Germany!) During Junior Lunch, a penalty shoot-out brought great excitement, organised by the TYs with Adam Malone as goalie. Congratulations to our winners: 1st Year: Mason O’Meara & Billy Mann, 2nd Year: Donnacadh Treacy and 3rd Year: Finn Longworth.

The week ended on a high note on Friday with a German Treasure Hunt for the 1st Year German class. Well done to all the winners: 1st Place: Daniel Keller, Naoise O’Briain & Daniel Souter, 2nd Place: Patrick Flynn, Seán Fallon, Eimhin Dunne & Joey White, and 3rd Place: Maja Cierzniewski, Nadia Kossowska, Brigita Matic & Amelia Carroll.

To mark “Tag der Deutschen Einheit” (Day of German Unity), students also hosted a German-themed bake sale, featuring treats like Black Forest Gateau, Pretzel Cupcakes, and cakes decorated with the German flag. The event raised an impressive €264 for the school.

A huge well done to the Transition Year German class and Ms. McEvoy for organising another brilliant and memorable German Week — the sixth of its kind at Tullamore College!

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