The Student Counselling and Wellness Service offers a number of workshops and seminars to help support students during their time at NCI.
Explore the free wellness support services offered to NCI students.
Chillout Sessions
The Student Counselling and Wellness team is offering two weekly Chillout sessions for students during their busy weeks in NCI.
These sessions focus on helping students relax and unwind:
- Yoga
- How to relax the body & mind
- Deep breathing for relaxation
- Breathing techniques to help relax the nervous system
- Relaxation techniques
- Progressive muscle relaxation
- Visualisation
- Meditation techniques
Chillout session details will be confirmed in the new Semester.
Wellness Workshops
The Student Counselling and Wellness Service at NCI runs free information sessions for students on various topics to help support students with their studies.
The Student Counselling and Wellness Service at NCI runs free information sessions for students on various topics to help support students with their studies.
Workshop details are listed below:
| Week 3
|
Note taking & Study Skills
|
14th Oct 2020
|
1pm Online
|
| Week 4
|
Active Consent Training
|
21st Oct 2020
|
1pm Online
|
| Week 5
|
Surviving your first assignment
|
28th Oct 2020
|
1pm Online
|
| Week 8
|
Stress Management
|
18th Nov 2020
|
1pm Online
|
| Week 10
|
Self-Care
|
2nd Dec 2020
|
1pm Online
|
| Week 11
|
Motivation and Procrastination
|
9th Dec 2020
|
1pm Online
|
| Week 12
|
Preparing for Exams
|
16th Dec 2020
|
1pm Online
|
Students can get in touch to let us know what sessions they would like to have available by emailing counselling@ncirl.ie.
Connect Cafés
Connect Cafés are short meet-ups which help students to network within their courses but also with student leaders, the Students' Union and with other NCI students.
These sessions are informal and usually have a theme such as:
- Settling into college
- Networking and socialising
- Culture share
- Clubs and societies
- Hobbies and interests
Café details will be confirmed in the new Semester
Cafés are
FREE OF CHARGE with no need to book in advance, students can just drop in.
Additional Supports
There are a number of additional support services and resources available to students of National College of Ireland. Please find a list below with further details: