Men of Character

The school House System (the ‘Clanns’) facilitates interaction across the different years groups. Each boy is allocated to one of four Clanns upon entering Rockbrook and thereafter represents his Clann in a variety of enjoyable competitions. School drama and shows take place every year, often around Halloween or Christmas. Students are encouraged to take up responsibilities within the school, maintaining in good order the places they study and work in, and to voice their suggestions via the Student Council. Developing a volunteering spirit is facilitated through local community involvement, working as leaders on our ‘Dangerous Camps’ at Easter and in summer, and participating in Senior Cycle service projects abroad. Subject Departments take students on cultural trips to galleries, museums and exhibitions, and we also host a variety of visitors each year. The school has well-established international links and strongly promotes the learning of languages. The Science Club comes together once a week during lunchtime for great experiments, to organise trips and run Science Week. The Debating Club members spar off each other every week, learning the art and craft of speaking to persuade. The Music Club and Art Club are both run after-school on different days.

In Rockbrook we have committed our campus to becoming a “Green school”.  Our teachers have been working hard with our students to develop initiatives to achieve this particularly around nature and biodiversity. Initiatives include our Green Campaign and;