(Edmund Rice College) was a Christian Brothers secondary school for boys located in Callan, County Kilkenny, in Ireland. The college was built in the hometown of Edmund Ignatius Rice, the founder of the Irish Christian Brothers, the Presentation Brothers and the Edmund Rice Family. The motto of the school appears on the school coat of arms, incorporating the Latin (To Do and To Teach). Also, just below on a scroll, appears the motto of the Christian Brothers, (Nothing Is Impossible). The Community of the Christian Brothers was established in Callan on 12 September 1868, however, the present school was not founded until 115 years later, in 1983. Edmund Rice Schools Trust Coláiste Éamann Rís in partnership with the ERST is the trust body that owns the former Christian Brother Schools in the Republic of Ireland. Academics The school's rural status leads to enrolment at the horticultural and agricultural college, Kildalton College (Piltown). During the school year, the school also offers a supervised study programme. Students have access to internet and office studies on computers in the school library. Curricular studies Boys at Coláiste Éamann Rís will sit the Junior Certificate syllabus for their first three years at the school, and the Leaving Certificate syllabus for their final two. In between the first three years and the final two is an optional extra, Transition Year, affording students the opportunity to study subjects and topics not present on the immediate exam syllabi - self-defence and cookery, for example. Subjects studied include a number of options in both the Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate cycles. The Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme is a voluntary programme offered in the college. Co-curricular studies The college's many co-curricular facilities include the school's sports clubs, Debating Club and music classes, and the school has a long tradition of competing in school quizzes and various enterprise competitions across Ireland. Transition Year Programme The Transition Year Programme is a voluntary outlet for students attending the college. During this school period, students study self-defense, take individual cooking lessons, play a rugby league, take a work experience placement and engage in various other activities. Students are recommended to partake in the Gaisce - The President's Award programme. Boys represent the college in a local 'Build A Bank' competition, partake in a Peer education programme and join a motor safety course. Often, the transition year group travels abroad. At the end of the