What's included?
Rates:
Standard English - 818€ p/w
A typical 2 week package includes:
- Full-board accommodation
- Placement test
- Standard General English course (15 hour-long lessons per week)
- 4 Half-day excursions to varied locations in the Dublin city centre and greater Dublin area
- 2 Full-day excursions outside of Dublin
- Access to facilities including a dedicated table tennis room and basketball court
- Afternoon and evening social programme
- End of course certificate
Centre details
Facilities
- 15 bright, airy classrooms
- Table tennis room
- Computer lab
- Basketball court
- Large playing fields
- Large multipurpose hall
Our Dublin Dundrum summer centre is located at St Tiernan's Community School in Dundrum.
Shared Homestay*
Over the years, we have built strong relationships with our homestay hosts, many of whom have been welcoming our students for more
than 10 years. Often students return to the same host family for two
or three years in a row and form strong relationships with their “Irish
family” during the rest of the year.
All our host families are within walking distance of the school and students can walk to and from the school with their other friends who live in the same area.
Families provide full-board accommodation - breakfast, packed lunch and dinner each day. Each week bedding is changed, laundry wash is provided as well as cleaning.
What to pack
Some warm clothing (for colder days and nights)
A waterproof jacket (for rainy days)
Comfortable shoes (for walking tours and visits to the coast)
An adaptor (Europe to UK/Ireland) - for all their electronic/charging needs
A towel
*There is a very limited number of host families who have single rooms. If
a student particularly wants a single room, it is best to tell us about this as
soon as possible and we will do our very best to accommodate them, but spaces are very limited.
Students at our Dublin Dundrum Centre can look forward to an engaging programme of both daytime and evening activities. There will also be two half-day excursions per week to various locations. These excursions enable students to explore and experience the Irish culture on a greater scale. We encourage students to practise their English by talking to the new friends they have made on the programme as well as staff and people they meet on their travels.
Sample Programme
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Week 1
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09:00 – 12:30
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Meet & Greet / Relax with Host Family
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Testing / Lessons
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English lessons
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Full-day excursion to Ardgillan Castle & Skerries
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English lessons
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English lessons
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English lessons
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14:00 - 17:30
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Campus Activities
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Half-day excursion in Dublin with GAA Museum
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Campus Activities
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Half-day excursion in Dublin with Dublinia
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Capture the Flag!
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18:00 - 19:00
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Dinner
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20:00 - 22:00
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Evening with Host Family
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Ice Breakers and Welcome Party
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Evening with Host Family
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Evening with Host Family
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Irish Dancing & Irish Music
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Evening with Host Family
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Mini Golf
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Week 2
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09:00 – 12:30
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Free Time with Group Leader / Individuals with Twin Staff
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English lessons
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English lessons
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Full-day excursion to Waterford
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English lessons
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English lessons
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English lessons
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14:00 - 17:30
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Campus Activities
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Half-day excursion to Bray
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Campus Activities
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Half-day excursion to Dalkey Castle
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Olympics!
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18:00 - 19:00
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Dinner
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20:00 - 22:00
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Evening with Host Family
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Fencing & Gaelic Games
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Evening with Host Family
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Evening with Host Family
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Quiz Night
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Evening with Host Family
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Disco
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