Embassy Dublin

Terenure College

Founded by the legendary Vikings and enriched over centuries of culture and creativity, Dublin is a bustling capital city with all the warmth of your favourite little town. Spend your days exploring everything this enchanting green city has to offer – and don’t forget your camera! Study at renowned Terenure College, located in a beautiful, green setting in the Dublin suburbs.

Quick Facts

Location: Terenure College

Dates available: 28 Jun - 16 Aug

Ages: 13 – 17

Accommodation: Homestay

Emergency Number: 00353 (0) 1 9058831

Living

Twin/triple room, shared bathroom, full board
Laundry will be provided by the homestay once a week
Bed linen is provided, but students should bring their own towels. Linen and towels will be cleaned once a week by the homestay provider
Bedrooms and bathrooms will be cleaned once a week by the homestay provider
Homestay providers are all located within a 45-minute bus journey of the Terenure College

Food Options

Breakfast

Breakfast can consist of for example cereals, toast, fruit, tea and coffee

Lunch

Packed lunch is provided by the homestay, consisting of a sandwich, fruit, and a drink.

Evening Meal

Evening meal with the homestay

Snacks

There is a small tuck shop run by our staff at Terenure College where students can but some drinks and confectionary. The nearest supermarket is about 15 minutes’ walk from the college.

Facilities

Internet access
Storage space

MEALS
Students eat breakfast and evening meal together with the homestay and packed lunch in school or out on activities.

Learning

Taught by friendly and professional English teachers
20 x 45 minute lessons per week morning or afternoon
Placement test on day 1 to ensure students in appropriate level
Maximum 15 students per class
Students will be placed in an international class with students of different nationalities
Spacious classrooms
Curriculum with emphasis on communication skills
Materials included as well as an end of course report and certificate

Programme Information

Arrival

Students will be met and greeted by Embassy Staff/driver if an arrival airport transfer has been reserved.

Welcome

Homestay students will be welcomed by their homestay on arrival. They receive a welcome letter containing course information, rules, information about the family and how to commute to Terenure College. Homestay students will spend their first evening with their homestay.

Activities

Activities are organised every day, these activities take place either on-site or in the city centre. These may include:

Sports such as football, mini Olympics, Gaelic Football, ultimate frisbee, etc
Daytime activities such as Viking Splash, Dublin Hop-on Hop-off tour, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Kilmainham Gaol and Irish Museum of Modern Art, etc
Evening activities such as karaoke, talent show, film night, quiz night, etc

Excursions and Trips

FULL-DAY EXCURSIONS

Bray: The beautiful coastal town of Bray in County Wicklow is one hour away from Dublin. Students will have the opportunity to enjoy the seaside town’s attractions and a scenic walk under the cliffs.
Glendalough: Students spend the day in Glendalough enjoying the beauty of the Irish countryside where they will walk through Wicklow Mountains National Park and gain insight into the country’s history and culture. They will also visit the medieval monastic settlement of Glendalough.
Belfast & Titanic Museum: Belfast is the capital and largest city in Northern Ireland, best known for being where the RMS Titanic was built. This trip includes a visit to the world-famous Titanic Museum!
Kilkenny: Kilkenny is the Ireland of many visitors’ imaginations. Built from dark grey limestone flecked with fossil seashells, Kilkenny is also known as ‘the Marble City’. The trip includes a visit to Kilkenny Castle, one of Ireland’s most visited heritage sites.
Portmarnock: Portmarnock is a coastal suburban village in Fingal, Ireland with sandy beaches. Students will experience and enjoy the coastal town along with activities.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Bowling
Laser Tag
Dublin Zoo
Guinness Storehouse

3 WEEK SAMPLE PROGRAMMES

Extra

Each 14-night stay will include 10 afternoon/morning activities such as visits to museums, Dublin sightseeing and sports and and 6 evening activities. It will also include 2 full-day excursions to places such as Kilkenny, Belfast, and Glendalough.Students may have lessons either in the morning or in the afternoon, alternating weekly after that.This programme is for illustrative purposes and activities and visits may change.

WEEK 1/4/7	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
WEEK 1/4/7	Jun28/Jul19/ Aug9	Jun29/Jul20/ Aug10	Jun30/Jul21/ Aug11	Jul1/Jul22/ Aug12	Jul2/Jul23/ Aug13	Jul3/Jul24/ Aug 14	Jul4/Jul25/ Aug 15
Morning	Arrivals	Testing/Induction or Lessons	Lessons	Lessons	Lessons	Lessons	Full-day trip to Kilkenny with walking tour & Kilkenny Castle
Afternoon	Arrivals	Dublin Orientation Walking Tour	James Joyce Tower & Museum	Gaelic Football & Sports	Viking Splash	Natural History Museum & Grafton Street Shopping/ Optional - Bowling & Laser Tag
Evening	Free evening with your homestay	Free evening with your homestay	Arts and Crafts/ Quiz Night	Talent Show	Film Night	Free evening with your homestay	Free evening with your homestay

WEEK 2/5	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
WEEK 2/5	Jul5/Jul26	Jul6/Jul27	Jul7/Jul28	Jul8/Jul29	Jul9/Jul30	Jul10/Jul31	Jul11/Aug1
Morning	Arrivals & departures or full-day trip to Bray	Dublin Rock n’ Roll Walking Tour	Kilmainham Gaol and Irish Museum Of Modern Art	Sports	Dublin Hop-on Hop-off Tour	Trinity Science Museum & George’s Street Arcade/ Optional - Dublin Zoo	Full-day trip to Belfast & Titanic Museum
Afternoon	Arrivals & departures or full-day trip to Bray	Lessons	Lessons	Lessons	Lessons	Lessons	Full-day trip to Belfast & Titanic Museum
Evening	Free evening with your homestay	Free evening with your homestay	Drama Workshop	Trash Fashion Show	Disco Night	Free evening with your homestay	Free evening with your homestay

See sample programme

WEEK 3/6	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
WEEK 3/6	Jul12/Aug2	Jul13/Aug3	Jul14/Aug4	Jul15/Aug5	Jul16/Aug6	Jul17/Aug7	Jul18/Aug8
Morning	Arrivals & departures or full-day trip to Portamarnock	Testing /Induction	Lessons	Lessons	Lessons	Lessons	Full-day trip to Glendalough and Powerscourt
Afternoon	Arrivals & departures or full-day trip to Portamarnock	Dublin Liffey River Walk	Dublinia & Christ Church Cathedral	Capture the Flag & Sports	EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum	Phoenix Park Photo Scavenger Hunt/ Optional - Guinness Storehouse	Full-day trip to Glendalough and Powerscourt
Evening	Free evening with your homestay	Film Night	Lip Sync Battle/ Karaoke Night	Casino Night	Disco Night	Free evening with your homestay	Free evening with your homestay

Student Welfare

We place the highest priority on care and supervision at all of our Embassy Summer centres, so you can rest assured that students are well looked after. Members of staff are available 24 hours a day.

Student Services

Our student support staff can help you with:

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Information about local services
Assistance with individual and personal problems
Emergency contact

Medical Information

If a student needs medical attention, an Embassy staff member will help them to make an appointment. Group leaders must accompany the student to an appointment. An Embassy staff member will accompany any student that is not part of a group.

LOCAL DOCTOR

Terenure Medical, 84 Terenure Road East, Dublin D06 RW26, Tel: 014907077

LOCAL HOSPITAL

St James’s Hospital – Accident & Emergency, St James’s Street, Dublin, Tel: 014103000

LOCAL DENTIST

Terenure Dental, 74A Terenure Road East, Dublin 6, Tel: 01490 4850

INSURANCE

If a student does not have insurance, guard.me insurance is available to purchase through Embassy Summer.

SAFE

A safe will be available for the storage of passports, travel documents and deposits.

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

A 24 hour emergency telephone number is available all summer:

00353 (0) 1 9058831

Office Address

Embassy Summer School
Terenure College
Templeogue Road, Terenure, Dublin
D6W DK72
Tel: +353 1 490 4621

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