Summer English School for Juniors in Dublin, Ireland

Irish College Of English, Dublin:
Recognised by the Irish Department of Education, The Irish College of English (ICE) is a high-quality English language school in Dublin, Ireland. Each year, our International Youth Summer School offers a range of summer English courses for children and teenagers from around the world. Our summer programs are designed for students aged between 12-17 and take place in June, July and August. Student start dates are flexible and courses are based on 2, 3 or 4 week stays.

Our English summer camps attract young students from all over the world and it is a great opportunity for students to improve their English and grow to love the language by living it. They will attend English classes in the mornings and participate in afternoon activities. Our program offers children, young teenagers and high school students the ideal balance of English tuition, culture and leisure. Cultural tours and excursions as well as discos/Irish dancing are an essential part of the programme. In addition students have the opportunity to play sports including football, tennis, par 3 golf, basketball and bowling among others.

English summer courses for 12-17 year olds - 2, 3 or 4 week stays:

- Classic Summer English Program (15 hours English tuition plus activities)
- Intensive Summer English Programs (24 hours English tuition plus activities)
- English & Sailing (15 hours English tuition, 12 hours Sailing, 2 cultural trips per week)
- English & Golf (15 hours English tuition, 12 hours Golf, 2 cultural trips per week)
- English & Horse-riding (15 hours English tuition, 12 Horseriding, 2 cultural trips per week)

All of our English classes have a maximum of 15 students per class, so students have an excellent opportunity to speak and to receive individual attention from their teacher. Students are given a placement test on arrival and our academic staff will carefully place students in a class appropriate to their level of English.

ICE has two locations in Dublin: Malahide is a beautiful coastal town in North Dublin and Swords is a large and lively suburb on the North Side of the city. Both of our centres are located in friendly, residential areas that are close to both the airport and the city centre. Students stay with carefully-selected host families within easy reach of the school.

Malahide:
Malahide, which is a charming seaside town and known to be one of the most beautiful towns in Ireland. The town has won the prestigious Irish tidy towns award several times. Its most famous features, are the yacht marina and kilometers of sandy beaches with green belts, the historical Malahide Castle and the picturesque village center.As a small, safe suburb of Dublin it is an ideal location for juniors. It also has excellent transport links to Dublin City Centre (20 minutes by train) and 10 minutes to Dublin Airport. 

Swords:
Swords is a lively suburb of Dublin (neighbouring Malahide), just 10 minutes from Dublin Airport, and 40 minutes from Dublin City Centre. The town origins date back over 1500 years and the castle is the centre point of the town. Today, it is Dublin's fastest growing suburb, with a large new shopping centre, numerous restaurants & cafes, a state of the art cinema, a leisure centre and many other amenities.

Students are placed with carefully-selected Irish host families in the Malahide / Swords area. We only use host family accommodation within walking distance of our schools, and as we operate all year round, we build strong relationships with the community and with all our host families. Breakfast, packed lunch and an evening meal are provided with emphasis on a balanced nutritious diet. Student welfare is our main concern and we choose our families very carefully to ensure maximum comfort. Students become members of the family for the duration of their stay and fit into normal family life, these means socialising and eating with the family.

In addition, we have a Home Stay Charter in place which clearly sets out standards and our policies concerning all home stays. The student may be placed with other international students thus developing new friendships with young people from all over the world.

"Classes, teaching methods, syllabus, course book, materials used were very excellent, in fact I stayed very good here and I enjoyed myself. The teaching methods was very exciting and interesting, it was a very good teaching methods! The structure of the school is very good.

The activities that I attended were very interesting and especially the visits that I with my group did. In our classes we listened to Irish music, We watched films and we played very interesting games. It was very very nice. The school organized very exciting excursions in Dublin and in Glendalough and Carlington."
- Luca Navarria, 2009

"I would like to thank you and your colleagues in school for teaching my daughter English so well.  Especially I would like to say thanks to her host family for looking after my daughter during all the three weeks. She was very much satisfied with the activity in the school and with the family."
- Marjana Pavlic, 2010

"Thank you for the perfect organisation of the holiday for my daughter.  She came back home very satisfied with the school and with the family and probably we will send her again next year.  This is a really "a really perfect customer service" "
- Nicoletta Marangoni, 2010

"Our activity programme was very good because every day we go in different places, for example GAA Stadium, play games, tennis, golf, football, shopping, etc."
- Filippo, 2012

"I have a great experience in the course. Thank you very much. Teachers were very good. They are the best. Exercises were brilliant."
- Liliya, 2012