School Group Courses

Host Family or Residential Accommodation

These are closed group courses and are based on a minimum of 10 students. These run from September to June only. Students are tested and placed in a group according to linguistic ability. These courses are particularly suited to school groups and combine with social and cultural programmes in the afternoons and weekends.

We offer our Groups the choice of being placed in traditional host family accommodation or in residential accommodation in Dublin city centre. Groups who choose the host family option are placed with care to ensure all of the students are near to each other and within a 30 minute journey from the school. Our host family option is a full board package while our residential option allows a choice between full and half board.

Course Details

Comprehensive Placement Test, written and oral.
1 week minimum (except Trinity Examination Course)
15 hours per week
Maximum 15 students per class
Communicative and Task-based approach
12-17 years
September - June only
Half day and full day excursions can be arranged at an extra cost

A range of courses are available to school groups during the academic year (September – June) as follows: Quotation available on request.

General English Course
Anglo-Irish Literature
English for Special Purposes
Trinity College London Preparatory course (minimum 2 week course)

Sample Programme Stage Groups
*Date*	*1st Session* *9:30 – 11.00*	*Breaks* *11.00 – 11.30*	*2nd Session* *11.30 – 13.00* *13.00 to 14.00 Lunch*	*Activity* *14.00 – 17.00*	*Evening*
Day 1 Sunday	Arrival: Transfer from Airport to meeting point to meet host families				Evening with family
Day 2 Monday	Placement Test	Break	Lessons	Explore Dublin City	Evening with Host Family
Day 3 Tuesday	Lessons	Break			Bowling
Day 4 Wednesday	Lessons	Break	Lessons	Half Day trip to Malahide Castle	Evening with Host Family
Day 5 Thursday	Lessons	Break	Lessons	Late night shopping
Day 6 Friday	Lessons	Break	Lessons	Visit to Guinness Storehouse	Cinema
Day 7 Saturday	Full Day Excursion to Glendalough and Avoca
Day 8 Sunday	Departure: Transfer to Airport

*Please not that all trips mentioned here are at an extra cost and can be quoted for by request.