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THE SCHOOL
 Our English language school is a relatively new school located in the heart of Dublin, right beside O'Connell St, the most famous street in Dublin and only a short walk from Grafton St and Temple Bar. The classrooms are bright and modern, and we have a student room with free coffee and tea available. In addition to these facilities, we offer free internet access to all students, including WI-FI if students bring their own laptops.
The real difference between us and other schools, however, is the atmosphere in the school. To get a feel for this click on the genuine student comments and photos to the left.
COURSES
Course 15h
The course has a strong emphasis on conversation although the competencies of reading, writing and listening are also practised.The curriculum for all courses is well-planned and the emphasis is on making the classes as interesting as possible while improving your level of English as rapidly
as possible. From MOnday to Friday, 10:00 - 13:00.
Course 30h
The same modell as the course 15h but full-time. You study from Monday to Friday,
10:00 - 13:00 and then from 15:00 - 18:00
Course One-to-One
Our English language school caters for all types of students and as well as our General English, Business English and Exam Preparation courses, we offer individual tuition and other courses including sports participation or covering areas such as law, medicine and construction vocabulary.
Our individual course can take place at any time and includes full entitlement to our other services.
Business Course 20h
Our business courses are intensive one/two week courses which focus on improving your business and general English as quickly as possible. The teachers have strong Business English teaching backgrounds and so can tailor the courses to suit your requirements.
The course covers many areas including:
- Telephone Skills
- Marketing
- Presentation Skills
- Business and Email Writing Investment and Valuation Analysis
- Negotiation
- Business and Financial Vocabulary
- Formal Letter-Writing
The course involves 20 hours of tuition consisting of business  orientated group classes in the morning and 1-to-1 tuition in the afternoons.
Preparation Course 18h
We provide courses to prepare students for most of the major internationally recognised English exams including:
- Cambridge Exams - General English (FCE, CAE, CPE, PET)
The most common exam taken by our students is the Cambridge First Certificate examination (FCE), which is an upper-intermediate level exam and tests the four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
- The CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) and CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) are for advanced levels and the PET (Preliminary English Test) is an intermediate level exam. Although these exams test the four basic skills, there is still a strong emphasis on conversation in the classes.
- Business English Exams (BEC)
As well as our regular Business courses we also prepare for the BEC exams. These are a suite of Cambridge business exams which are designed to test English language ability used in the context of business.
- IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
The IELTS Exam is a standardised test that can be taken by students of varying ability. It is useful for students when applying for jobs or for English speaking universities/colleges.
Summer courses
International Junior Programme 15h
We offer courses for teenager between 13 and 17 to practise english while playing with friends  from all over the world.
This Price Includes:
- Full Board Host family accommodation / Full Board on campus accommodation
- 15 General English Classes from 09.30 to 12.300hrs
- Full Afternoon and Evening activity programme
- Booking Fees
- Use of Text books
- End of Course Certificate.
- more information
Prices click here
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Best Offer
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570 Euros
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2 weeks
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Course 15h (Morning)
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Registration fee
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Accommodation Fee
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City Apartment (shared)
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FREE TIME
A vital part of learning a foreign language is to practice in real life situations and our sports and social programme is geared toward this. Two areas of major focus are:
1.Social nights out and weekends away.
2.Sports events and leagues.
Both of these are excellent ways of meeting Irish people and practicing your English as well as enjoying yourself. In addition, we offer trips to museums, places of interest and tours.
We offer a lot of funny free time activities:
- 5-a-side Football
- 7-a-side Hockey
- Tennis
- Pub nights out
- Weekends away (e.g. Galway)
- Trips to the cinema
- Salsa dancing
Visits to:
- Museums
- Dublin Castle
- Glendalough
- Newgrange
ACCOMMODATION
- Host Family:
An excellent way to practice your English with native speakers is to stay with a host
family. All the host families we use are carefully chosen to provide you with a friendly comfortable place to stay and they are within easy reach of the school. You will have your own room and morning and evening meals are provided every day. The cost of host family accommodation varies depending on the rooms and location - please ask us for details when you make your booking.
- City-Centre Accommodation:
The most popular option for young students who want to go out to the famous pubs and  discos in Dublin is our ‘City-Centre’ accommodation. We have a selection of lovely, comfortable city-centre apartments and houses all of which are within walking distance of the school.
- Apartment Accommodation:
There are both students residences with other foreign students and apartments with Irish people available, the choice is yours.
We have single rooms, double rooms, rooms ensuite and rooms to share all available and obviously the price varies depending on your choice. These rooms are very popular with students as the transport system in Dublin can be slow and is a little more expensive than in most European countries. If you want to book one, book early to secure your place.
- Hostels:
There are numerous quality cheap hostels in Dublin, if you click on VisitDublin.com to the left you will find a list of quality hostels in the city centre. If you wish, we can book your stay in a youth hostel and we recommend Jacobs Inn or Isaacs which are 5 minutes from the school and have an excellent reputation.
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