Junior Summer Groups 2024

Your Group Experience Starts Here!

The Irish College of English International Junior Summer Camps take place in June, July and August each summer. Our Camps have been running for over 25 years and we would regard ourselves as a leading Camp provider in Ireland. 

The camps attract students from all over the world and are a great opportunity for students to improve their English and grow to love the language by living it. So if you are looking for a Junior English Summer Camp Ireland we are an ideal choice. We believe in working closely with teachers/agents and leaders a rewarding and enjoyable experience for your students. 

Malahide is a safe, coastal village just 20 minutes from the city centre, giving your students the opportunity to see the best of Dublin while living a safe, less populated area. We meet all groups at Dublin Airport with a friendly face to start your journey of a thousand welcomes in Ireland.

With 28 years of experience in providing English language mini stays, we have developed academic and activity programmes specifically tailored for teenagers group and have designed our programmes to offer the best possible experience.

Options & Locations

English Classic Programme

17th June - 25th Aug 2024

Our Most Popular Programme, Discover the Best of Dublin Living in an Ideal Safe Location – Malahide, Dublin.

Intensive Programme

1st July - 28th July 2024

Our Intensive Programme with Extra Tuition and Focus on the Cambridge Exam – PET, FCE, CAE Options
English and Sailing Ireland

English & Sailing Programme

15th July - 11th Aug 2024

English & Sailing combines our flagship academic programme and 2 afternoons of sailing per week at Howth Yacht Club

residential summer camps ireland 2021

English & Horse Riding Programme

1st July - 28th July 2024

Active Option with Quality Horse Riding Programme  including 4 afternoons of horse riding per week at Monks’ Field Equestrian Centre

General Information

Home Stay Camps – Malahide, Dublin

Our Homestay Camps are held in Malahide, Dublin. Malahide is on Dublin’s coastline and one or Ireland’s most picturesque and affluent towns. Our school has built its reputation on the quality of our Host families all of which are within walking distance/very short bus journey from the school in Malahide or Surrounding Areas. Students experience Irish life in a safe friendly town with easy access to Dublin City for our sightseeing tours.

The Irish College of English has been in the heart of Malahide for over 25 years. Situated on Dublin’s coastline, Malahide’s many attractions include Malahide Castle, a Beautiful Seaside Village, Marina and Coastal Walks. Our location offers students the best possible experience of Dublin. Students enjoy Dublin City’s highlights while living in a safe residential area. Uniquely, our juniors can either walk to school or are a very short bus journey away in surrounding neighborhoods. Malahide is just 22 minutes by Dart to Dublin City Centre and 10 mins from Dublin Airport making it a great option for a Junior stay.

 

Residential Camps

Our Residential Camps in Glenstal Abbey, Limerick and Clongowes Wood College, Kildare (our Dublin Option) offer students the opportunity to experience Ireland’s most prestigious boarding schools. Both Schools have historic hearts with modern state of the art facilities making them an ideal choice. Clongowes is 40 mins from Dublin City Centre and Dublin Airport and Glenstal Abbey is 2 ½ hours from Dublin on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way.

 

Quality Accommodation

Host Families in Walking Distance/Very Short Bus Journey

All our students stay in carefully selected families in Malahide and all students can walk to school or are withing a very short bus journey away in surrounding areas. Our Families are the highlight of the experience and have quality assurance procedures in place, ensuring great stays for all our students.

Historic Boarding Schools – Residential Experience

Students attending our Junior Summer Camps at Glenstal Abbey and Clongowes Wood College stay in these historic campuses. These campuses are famous in Ireland for their amazing facilities, setting and standard of accommodation.

 

Recognition & Reputation

We are recognised by ACELS, a service of Quality and Qualifications Ireland, for English Language Education. We have also been locally and internationally recognised for the quality experiences we offer and continue to receive excellent parent and student feedback.

 

Award Winning School

Best language school in ireland 2019 award by studentsWe were delighted to be a finalist in The Irish Education Awards in 2023 and also in 2022 and 2021 for ‘Best Language School’.

We were voted ‘Best Language School in Ireland 2019’ by students based on Google and Facebook ratings. Uniquely, this Education Stars Award is based on student ratings only.

In addition, we were the First language School in Ireland to be ever shortlisted for the Study Travel Magazine Star Awards – Junior Course Under 18’s Global Industry Award in 2015 and were again shortlisted in 2016, 2017 and 2019. We were also shortlisted for English Language School Europe in 2017 and 2019.

In 2022 we were shortlisted for Best Professional Service the Fingal Business Awards. We were previously also honoured by Malahide Chamber of Commerce with the ‘Service Excellence Award’ for a clear demonstration of excellent and consistent customer service and with the ‘Organisation of the Year’ Award.

 

Professional English Classes

We have a specially designed Junior Syllabus to encourage your students’ progression and confidence. We believe in real materials and growing to love the language by living it. Classes are international and have a maximum of 15 students per class with 15 full hours tuition per week and use of a text book included. 

As part of our continuous efforts to maintain high quality classes and to enhance our student’s intercultural experience, we have weekly lessons called the Intercultural Teenage Programme.  Irish, teenage students will join lessons to lead an exercise alongside teacher which allows our students the opportunity to connect with Irish teenagers, their peers and we have had an incredibly positive response to this programme.

 

Flexible Dates & Group Size

Choosing Dates

We are flexible regarding arrival and departure days and times and we accept stays from 14 nights to 28 weeks.  We meet all groups at Dublin airport and operate professional airport transfers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Group Size

We cater for groups from 15 plus students and can cater for larger sized groups as well. Please contact us for a quote.

 

Mini Stay Irish College of English CertificateEnglish Classes – Building English Fluency

The Irish College of English is recognised by ACELS, a service of Quality and Qualifications Ireland, for English Language Teaching. Progression is our focus and we aim to develop a love of the language in our students. As part of our academic policy, students are evaluated pre-arrival and placed in the correct level. On completion of their course, students receive a progress report from their teacher and a certificate of attainment.

Lessons are held every morning, from Monday to Friday and each course is supported by its own carefully planned syllabus and course book. Lessons focus on developing the core language skills, with specific emphasis given to speaking and listening. We use highly interactive exercises and task-based projects to refine and amplify our students’ communication skills. We will work with you to design the syllabus that suits your students. We are flexible and adaptable.

As part of our continuous efforts to maintain high-quality classes and to enhance our students’ experience, we have introduced the Intercultural Irish Teenage Programme. Each week Irish teenagers join lessons to lead an exercise alongside our teachers giving your students the opportunity to connect with Irish teenagers. We have had an incredibly positive response to this programme.

What's Included

All Inclusive –
Standard Programme with Activities

When you choose our standard programme with activities everything is included, there are no extra charges for registration or administration. All activities, travel passes, entrance fees and meals are included.

Classes

Tuition

We have a specially designed Junior Syllabus to encourage your students’ progression and confidence. We believe in real materials and growing to love the language by living it. Classes are closed and have a maximum of 15 students per class. 15 full hours tuition per week and use of text book is included.

Intercultural Irish Teenage Programme

As part of our continuous efforts to maintain high quality classes and to enhance our student’s intercultural experience, we have weekly lessons called the Intercultural Teenage Programme.  Irish, teenage students will join lessons to lead an exercise alongside teacher which allows our students the opportunity to connect with Irish teenagers, their peers and we have had an incredibly positive response to this programme.

Student Report & Certificate

Students receive a Certificate of Attendance and Attainment at the end of their course and also an individual hand written teacher report on their progress.

Accommodation

Accommodation Options

1) Homestay

All our accommodation is in homestays in Malahide and surrounding areas within walking distance/very short bus journey from our school. You can place your students in pairs. 

Our hosts typically take 2-3 students at a time with a maximum of 3 students per bedroom (including singles/twins/triples). We carefully match students with families.

Families will do students’ laundry as part of their normal home routine. 

Families provide breakfast, packed lunch and evening meal. Meals are nutritious and we can cater for some special diets within reason on request.

2) Residential 

All our residential accommodation is in our historic boarding schools. These schools offer amazing facilities and locations. 

There is a mix of different sized, single gender rooms with dorm rooms of 2 – 8 students per room in Glenstal Abbey or typically 1-2 students in twins/bunks/cubicles at Clongowes. Showers and toilets are adjacent to the rooms. There are recreational areas including games and cinema rooms. 

All meals are prepared on site by superb catering teams.

Activities

Weekday Activities

There are classes in the morning and activities & tours in the afternoon. An experienced Irish Leader can accompany your group on all activities (if requested in your quote). Our students see the best of Dublin/Ireland and have an engaging fun programme of tours, sports, shows and leisure activities.

Full – Day Trips

As per your camp timetable, your group will have a full-day trip to see the best of the surrounding areas. Examples of Day Trips are Glendalough, Kilkenny, Belfast, Dublin Zoo.

Travel Pass / Private Coaches

With our activity programme students and leaders receive a Dublin Travel Pass for unlimited public transport for the duration of their stay / have private coach transfers to all activities.

Airport Transfers

We collect all groups from Dublin Airport and from here you will take a private coach to Malahide, Glenstal or Clongowes.

24/7 Support 

All our students and group leaders have our emergency number which is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Our team is always available and ready to assist.

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