COURSE DESCRIPTION:
In this week long immersive course you will experience contemporary Dublin at its very best, while learning about its people, mythology, history and culture. The course celebrates the seasonal festivals in Ireland. We are focussing the most famous celebrations of Irishness;
- St Patrick’s Festival fro March 17th to 21st
- Celtic Festival of Samhain (the origins of Halloween) from 29th October to 3rd November with its celebration of the harvest and its honoring of the spirits of our ancestors.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
- Educators
- Administrators who work in education
- Participants with special interest in History, Culture and Drama
COURSE STRUCTURE:
The course will take place over one week with morning English classes and afternoon workshops and immersive experiences, out and about in the afternoons and evenings. Participants get expert workshops and guided tours which combines Irish Culture and History, Irish Music Nights and Festival Parades. We use Google Classroom to archive the teaching materials which we use on the course, so you can introduce culture and history into your own classes.
SAMPLE PROGRAMME
1) Monday
- Full Orientation
- English Classes
- A Walking Tour of Dublin and a Drink in The Brazen Head
2) Tuesday
- English Classes
- The Celts and The Vikings
- Halloween/St. Patrick's Parade
3) Wednesday
- English Classes
- Irelandopedia
- evening with Traditional Irish Dance
4) Thursday
- English Classes
- Teaching Irish Film and Music
5) Friday
- English Classes
- Afternoon Excursion to Dalkey Castle and Killiney Hill Walk
*** SATURDAY: Optional (with an additional fee) full day Tour Glendalough and Johnny Foxes
Przykładowe zajęcia dodatkowe:
city tour/walk, museum visits, pub and restaurant evenings, sightseeng, walking tour, Kilmainham Gaol *, Howth Cliff Walk *, Dublinia Viking Experience *, Guiness Storehouse *, Story Telling Walking Tour *
Dublin, zamek Guiness'a *, Glendalough *, Kilkenny *, Newgrange *
* zajęcia dodatkowo płatne
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