Termoncanice P.S. pupils experience college life at NWRC Limavady

Primary seven pupils from Termoncanice primary school in Limavady have spent a morning at North West Regional College experiencing life at college. During the visit the pupils received treatments at the Hair and Beauty salons in Main Street, and visited Greystone where they got to take part in practical work. Cara Hegarty, Curriculum Manager of Hair and Beauty at Limavady explained that staff and students spent time engaging with the 33 girls and three boys who attended the Hair and Beauty Department. “They were all given the option of having their hair done, along with a manicure,” she said. “It was a great morning that was thoroughly enjoyed by both my students and the P7's.” Lecturer in Brickwork at Greystone, David McCay, explained that they had 37 boys and one girl visit the Greystone Campus. “We began with an introductory talk welcoming the pupils to the building and explaining what they would be doing,” he said. “The children were then divided into two groups taking part in brickwork and tiling . They then were taken on a tour of the building around the various subject areas including joinery, carpentry, electrical motor vehicle and auto cad engineering, where they got a short talk . “They then came back to the practical part of the visit and switched over . The pupils provided some very good work. “