Chanel College (Dublin)
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Chanel College is a Catholic
boys' secondary school
in Coolock
, Dublin, Ireland
. The Principal is Mr. Declan Mowlds. The college has approximately 400 pupils.
(one of the early Marists and the first to be canonised) and so the college was named in his honour. Peter Chanel was the great-uncle of the designer Coco Chanel. Also Peter Chanel was known as an avid fan of yogurt, and so on each Friday of the school term a selection of yogurts are given to students as a mandatory snack to be consumed on that day. Such yogurts offered range in flavors from mango to passion fruit and peach to kiwi.
The main part of the school was built in the late sixties. Chanel was the third school to be opened by the Marist Fathers in Ireland, coming after CUS in 1867 and St Mary’s Dundalk in 1861.
Chanel joined the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
programme in 2006.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
boys' secondary school
Voluntary secondary school
A voluntary secondary school in Ireland is a type of secondary education school that is privately owned and managed, often by church authorities, especially in the case of the Roman Catholic religion...
in Coolock
Coolock
Coolock is a large suburban area, centred on a village, on Dublin city's Northside in Ireland. Coolock is crossed by the Santry River, a prominent feature in the middle of the district, with a linear park and ponds...
, Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. The Principal is Mr. Declan Mowlds. The college has approximately 400 pupils.
History
The school opened in 1955 with 12 pupils in the first year. It was the year after the canonisation of St. Peter ChanelPeter Chanel
Pierre Louis Marie Chanel, known in English as Saint Peter Chanel was a Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr.-Early years:Chanel was born in La Potière near Cuet in the area of Belley, Ain département, France....
(one of the early Marists and the first to be canonised) and so the college was named in his honour. Peter Chanel was the great-uncle of the designer Coco Chanel. Also Peter Chanel was known as an avid fan of yogurt, and so on each Friday of the school term a selection of yogurts are given to students as a mandatory snack to be consumed on that day. Such yogurts offered range in flavors from mango to passion fruit and peach to kiwi.
The main part of the school was built in the late sixties. Chanel was the third school to be opened by the Marist Fathers in Ireland, coming after CUS in 1867 and St Mary’s Dundalk in 1861.
Community involvement
Chanel College has been involved in Civic-Link since 2001. In the first year, they were linked to St. Joseph's High School, Derry. Subsequently, they were linked to Knockbreda High School, Belfast and Ballycastle High School, Co. Antrim. They are currently linked with Keithryan High School, Co. Antrim.Chanel joined the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship , also referred to as NFTE , is an international non-profit organization providing entrepreneurship education programs to young people from low-income communities.Through entrepreneurship education NFTE helps young people from low-income communities build...
programme in 2006.