- Dublin - Dun Laoghaire
Dublin - Dun Laoghaire was established in Dublin in 1977 and is equipped with: Free WIFI (wireless internet connection for laptops) access for all students, 4 student computers with internet access (free), a student relaxation area (with tea and coffee making facilities), student kitchen, 7 large bright classrooms and an outdoor patio.
Message from Principal
Welcome!
I'm delighted to introduce our school in Dun Laoghaire to you. Established in 1977, we've been teaching English in Dublin for over 30 years. We're a small, friendly school located on the sea front, 20 minutes south of Dublin city centre. We know and understand what it is to embark on a language learning experience and myself and the team will make sure that we do everything to ensure that your experience in Dublin is one you will never forget.
As we are a teacher training centre, the teachers that will be teaching you also train teachers how to teach. This means that the English Classes are amongst the best in Ireland. We also have a dedicated Social Coordinator who's priority is to ensure that you discover cultural sites but also to meet and integrate with other students from the school where our excellent nationality mix means that English is the common language.
I look forward to meeting you in Dublin!
Why Study at Dublin - Dun Laoghaire
- Great Location: Dun Laoghaire is close to the city centre and yet quiet and peaceful a perfect place for studying English and enjoying yourself.
- Free Social Program: We offer a great social program to run alongside our English classes. Click here see the timetable of activities.
- Free Classes and Workhops: We run weekly free English classes and workshops, for our registered students. Click here for a schedule.
- Great Building: Our English school has been completely refurbished and renovated to the highest standards and includes: large, bright classrooms, a student relaxation area and dining area access, outdoor patio and barbeque area. There are tennis courts and a large green park area right beside the school.
- International Student Residence: We can offer a low cost (bed and breakfast) alternative to the usual host family accommodation.
- Great Host Families: Our host families have been with us for many years and live very close to the school.
- Highly qualified and motivated teachers: We are a training centre for teachers and so our staff are very experienced.
- Free Computers Internet access and Free WIFI.
- We are fully accredited Teacher Traning Centre and run TEFL COURSES, and we like to give our trainee English Teachers as much practise as possible teaching real English students. This means that most weeks, our student can attend free English classes, with very small groups 3 or 4 people per class.
Teaching & Administration Team
Director: Kevin
School Manager: Jocelyne
Administrator: Jenn
Academic Director: Peter
Teachers: Barry, Christopher, Melanie, Jennifer, Clare, Ciaran
Social Activities
At Dublin - Dun Laoghaire the school believes that learning English should also happen outside the classroom and so they arrange at least 2 social activities per week. Our teachers incorporate the social program into the English classes and encourage students to present projects and oral presentations on the weekly programs. Students quickly realise how they can use the English that they have learned in class, outside of class with other students and with Irish people. We also organize full day and weekend tours subject to demand and minimum numbers being interested. These trips are personalised and can be to anywhere in Ireland.
Activities include: Guinness Factory visit, Traditional Irish pub nights, Museums, Irish Dancing nights, Walking tour of the city etc. These activities are lead by Diane, our Social Co-ordinator who accompanies the students on all outings and makes sure that English is the common language!
Student Testimonials
Selene, 22 from Italy "Annalivia is a fantastic School. Lessons are always funny, exciting and different. They help you whenever they can. It is more than a school, a group of friends."
Caio, 19 from Brazil "Diane is our Bella, gorgeous Irish lady who shows us the real Irish life-style and how to interact with it." (Diane is our Social Programme Coordinator)
Macarena, 21 from Spain "A very good school, everything was perfect. Classes, activities, my host family, everything! Dun Laoghaire is a wonderful place with lots of fun pubs and great Guinness!"
Extras
To celebrate Dublin - Dun Laoghaire's 30th year of English Language teaching, they decided to embark on a new, modern look and logo. The result was a fresh new logo which was inspiried by the Martello Tower in Sandycove. Until our recent move, we were based on the sea-front only a stone's throw from the world-famous tower which features in the opening pages of James Joyce opus magnum, Ulysses.
Key Facts
Number of Classrooms: 7
Number of Students studying in Summer in class: 70
Number of Students studying in Winter in class: 40
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