Bridge2College
Pioneering Educational Innovation
The Bridge2College (B2C) Programme – a partnership between Trinity College and Suas Educational Development - presents an exemplar in practice for Irish Education and a flagship for technology mediated learning. The objectives of the B2C are to improve the perspective and attitudes towards personal learning, education and third level access of young people from areas of social disadvantage and to champion a model of 21st Century learning for all schools.
The extension of the B2C model into schools will be the most ambitious group-based, technology-mediated educational intervention deployed in Ireland to date and is set to commence in selected partner schools from September 2010 onwards. The direct impact of the programme will deliver a greatly enhanced educational experience for young people from under-resourced communities.
B2C’s radical approach to team-based, technology-mediated creative learning is strongly endorsed by a range of business partners and private supporters. In 2009, John Lawlor, B2C’s Director, received an award from Social Entrepreneurs Ireland to support the development of a scaleable model to allow expansion of the programme nationwide.
"The partners have created a learning environment where young people can have positive learning experiences through the creative use of technology, whilst in parallel exciting them about the prospect of going onto third level education."
John Lawlor, B2C Manager