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Glenstal Abbey Residential Programme

Irish College of English
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Glenstal Abbey Residential Programme

Glenstal Abbey is one of Ireland’s most famous Residential Boarding Schools. Students attending our International Junior Summer Camp at Glenstal will experience life on this amazing campus. Students are immersed into the way of life in a historic Irish Boarding School and learn new life skills, challenge themselves and gain confidence, respect and independence.

Perfect Location – The Wild Atlantic Way

Our location in Limerick offers students the best possible West of Ireland experience. Students can enjoy the region’s highlights while living in our beautiful campus residence. Our location allows students to enjoy the benefits of seeing the highlights of Ireland, as well as living on a large estate in the countryside and benefiting from ‘A Perfect Location’. This location is ideal as a safe place within easy reach of tourist attractions and towns, offering parents and students peace of mind.

Sample Weekly Timetable

15 hours English Tuition per week: Mon – Fri 9.15am – 12.30pm
Lunch: 1.00pm – 2.00pm
5 Half-Day Activities per week: 2.00pm – 5.30pm
1 Full Day Excursion to Discover the Wild Atlantic Way
1 Campus Relaxation/Fun Day
Friday Evening Barbeque
3 Evening Skills Programme
4 Evening Fun and Team Building

What’s included?

All Inclusive

We believe in offering an all inclusive course price. Everything is included, there are no extra charges for registration or administration. All activities, transport, entrance fees and meals are included.

Tuition:

We have a specially designed Junior Syllabus to encourage your child’s 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.

Hours: 15 full hours tuition per week
Times: 9.15am – 12.30pm each week day with a 15 minute break.
Maximum class size: 15 students
Entry levels: All levels from beginner to advanced
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 the 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: Residential

In Glenstal Abbey our residential accommodation is in the school so students experience the true feeling of living on a historic campus. Students of the same age and gender stay together and we mix nationalities. Rooms generally cater for 2 – 8 students with toilets and showers adjacent to the rooms. Student Laundry once a week is included.

Meals

At Glenstal Abbey the food is one of the highlights of student’s stays. The catering staff provide hot meal options at Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner with an evening Snack.
The food is of high quality and locally sourced and a great variety is on offer. On arrival students also receive a refillable water bottle for their stay.
We can cater for special dietary requirements on request.

Weekday Activities

Students have a full schedule of activities and tours. We believe it is essential for residential students to have lots of opportunity for off site tours and activities to ensure a rewarding and enjoyable stay in Ireland.
Students are off campus 2-3 afternoons a week with mixed tours including adventure activities. On site we organise sporting and outdoor activities.
In addition, we have evening skills programme for acquiring new skills and other team building and fun activities.

Full Day Trips

Glenstal Abbey is located in the scenic West of Ireland and our students have the opportunity to follow The Wild Atlantic Way and see the highlights of this amazing coastline. Students have 1 full Day Tour each weekend.
Sample Tours: Cliffs of Moher, Dingle Peninsula, Galway City, Dublin City Centre.

Relaxation Day

On Sundays our students have the opportunity to relax and take part in fun activities on campus.

Transport

All transport is by private coach for our activities.

Course topics

Listening, Speaking, Pronunciation, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar and Activities

Class schedule

Course duration
1-5 weeks
Start dates
Every Monday
Classes per week
15 lessons per week (each lesson lasts 60 min)
Class days
Monday - Friday

Class times

Lesson
09:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Lesson
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Lunch
12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
Activity
01:30 PM - 05:30 PM

Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.

Class level

Elementary
Pre-intermediate
Intermediate
High intermediate
You will take a placement test on your first day to determine your class level. You may also take this test before your arrival in Dublin.

Class size

Average 10 students
Maximum 15 students

Student age

Age range 11 - 17 years old

Certificate

A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
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School description

At the Irish College of English, we are proud to offer one of Ireland’s leading junior summer camp experiences. As an award-winning language school with a long-standing reputation for excellence, we are committed to delivering a safe, engaging, and high-quality programme that puts students at the heart of everything we do.

Children’s wellbeing is our top priority. Our safeguarding standards are robust and fully embedded in all areas of our camps. Every member of our team receives comprehensive training, and we work closely together to ensure all young learners are supported and supervised in a caring, respectful, and secure environment. In addition, all staff members and hosts are garda vetted (police checked), as part of our safe guarding processes.

Our accommodation options are designed with teenagers in mind. We are uniquely based in two of Ireland’s premier private boarding schools, giving students the opportunity to live and learn in purpose-built, fully supervised residential settings. These exceptional campuses offer a safe and structured space, designed for teenagers, where students can make friends, grow in confidence, and enjoy a real sense of community.

For those choosing homestay, our programme is based in the charming Dublin coastal town of Malahide, one of Ireland’s prettiest and most welcoming communities. Just 22 minutes from Dublin City Centre, Malahide is the perfect location for a relaxed and enriching stay. All of our hosts live within 4km of the school, ensuring students can walk to school or take a short bus journey. We also guarantee one nationality per home, encouraging real language use and cultural exchange.

We believe that a great summer is built on real experiences. That’s why our activity programme is carefully designed to give students the best of what Ireland has to offer – from exciting cultural visits and outdoor adventures to professionally guided day trips and engaging social events. We invest in creating unforgettable moments, and our team works hard to ensure every day is fun, active, and meaningful.

We are passionate about what we do, and we look forward to welcoming your child to a summer of learning, laughter and lasting memories.

Year opened
1992
Number of classrooms
10

Facilities

  • Library
  • Social Activities
  • Cultural Trips
  • Eating Area
  • Free Internet
  • Wireless Internet
  • Computers
  • After-Class Seminars
  • Studying Area
  • Sports Activities

Teacher qualifications

Native English speakers
All
Teachers with English teaching certification
All
Teachers with college degrees
All

Nationality and age mix

The nationality and age mix at Irish College of English varies over different time periods, courses and levels.

ICE teaches students from all over the world, including:

Italy
20%
Spain
20%
China
9%
France
8%
Poland
7%
Russia
7%
Germany
6%
Mexico
6%
Brazil
5%
Japan
4%
Switzerland
4%
Turkey
4%

School holidays

ICE does not hold classes on the holiday dates below. The school does not compensate for these holidays, so make sure to choose your start date accordingly.

Open dates
Year round
School holidays
None

School location

Our main school is located in Malahide, a beautiful coastal town in Dublin. We also run two fabulous Residential English Summer Camps, one in Glenstal Abbey, Limerick and one in Clongowes Wood College in Kildare.

Our Dublin branch is within easy reach of Dublin City Centre and is an ideal location for language stays. All our Host Family Accommodation is within walking distance or a very short bus journey from our School.

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"I had 2 great weeks at the Irish College of English/ Language Internatiomal."

Denys Vakalchuk, student from Germany

Classes: I liked the English language courses very much. But I did not understand that in these times there could be so many russians at the school. Do you support the aggressor?

Teachers: Very motivated , English language nationals.

Location: OK, 30 minutes by public transport to Dublin.

Activities:I chose the sailing courses. Activities were fun. But I did not learn a lot about sailing.

Housing: I stayed at a very nice family! Ms Mary cared a lot. Room was excellent. Food was great.

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
29 Jul 2024 - 9 Aug 2024
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Unforgettable memories"

Erika

I started my internship at ICE a few months ago and all I can say is that the experience has been really positive. I get to meet amazing people from all over the World while being a part of the ICE-team. I’m grateful for all the unforgettable memories that I make along the way, as well as experiencing Ireland’s colorful culture with flowers and friendly people.

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Duration of study
12 weeks
Date of study
9 Jan 2022 - 8 Apr 2022
Would you recommend this school?
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"I couldn´t describe the networking that I did and the apprenticeship that I had so far. Thank you ICE!"

Állidan Rafael Burgos Praxedes

I study at the Irish College of English and I can assure you that it´s really a different school. The care that the school takes with each student, reception, the teaching structure with the quality of the teachers, the friendliness of everyone and the location in Malahide are factors that make me ensure that my choice was the best I could have. I couldn´t forget to talk about the academic field... The fact that the school has a restricted number of students, comparing to another countries, helps to learn the language as if we have a close contact with the teachers. I confess that I didn't think I would develop my English so quickly. For the Brazilians who are reading this feedback, the problem that our people use to complain about big number of brazilians at the same school, is something that we don´t have here, we are just a few... Therefore, easier to develop the language and also, the perfect environment to make a lot of networking and friendships in each continent. I made the right choice! <3

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Duration of study
25 weeks
Date of study
8 Nov 2021 - 8 May 2022
Would you recommend this school?
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"We'll come back to this school."

Marina Zinchenko

Our trip with the group of children was unforgettable! Everything was amazing: studying, host families, after-school activities. The school location is perfect! It's so close to the seaside, beautiful park, train station and bus stops. It was so easy to get to the city center of Dublin. We spent there many hours walking the streets, visiting museums and relaxing in the cafés.

Host families supported us, helped and were very kind.
All of us dream to come back to Malahide one day.

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27 Feb 2022 - 5 Mar 2022
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"Best experience of my life"

Ondine Baudouin

Incredible experience for me. We always have apprehensions when we go to a new place but from the first minute I felt like at home, the staff is very very welcoming, the school great and the teachers too. I recommend 200%

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6 Mar 2022 - 12 Mar 2022
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"Amazing"

Julia Skumatova

It was one of the best experiences in my life. I stayed with a just family of Mary and Brian, they were heartwarming, friendly and very supportive like everyone else at the school. The school is very modern and cozy. All teachers are native speakers . I felt like a part of a big family !

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
4 Feb 2022 - 12 Feb 2022
Would you recommend this school?
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