ACADEMIC YEAR IN IRELAND |  | |
This program is aimed at those students who want to spend an Academic Year in Ireland, either at Primary or Secondary School and living with an Irish family.
Irish Schools may be:
 Boys or Girls Public School
Mixed (Boys and Girls) School.
Boys or Girls Private School
Students must follow all the rules and regulations at the Schools and the habits and norms of the families they are living with. They must obey and respect all these rules, unless they want to leave the School and/or even Ireland.
Academic Year in Ireland
The total duration of the academic year in Ireland consists of 10 months. It starts in September and finishes in June. Students must take all the Subjects in English. To avoid talking in another language, a maximum of 3 students from the same nationality and/or language are admitted at the same School at different levels.
We want our students to feel at home, and we offer them constant help and supervision. There are also personal tutors who will be in daily contact with the students, solving any academic or personal problem that may arise.
THE PROGRAM
This Program does not only consist in learning English but as a complement in the education of a client. Spending a year in Ireland allows you to acquire fluency in English through the culture and the language of the country.
The age of the participants for an Academic Year varies from 13 to 18 years old, living with an Irish family.
There is also the possibility to take a masters in English accepted by the Spanish Department of Education.
PROGRAM IN DUBLIN | | |
IRLANDA EN RED SL Secondary Schools Program (Programa Colegios Mayores), contact details: Jaime Rodríguez & Alicia Cavia - IRLANDA EN RED SL - TEL: (0034) 915489192
IRLANDA EN RED SL has chosen two Secondary Schools in a nice area of Dublin for our program “Colegios Mayores” This program is aimed at boys and girls between 15 and 18 years old.
 Girls School is called “Rockford Manor' in Blackrock, and Boys School “Marian College” in Landsdowne, Dublin 4. These two Schools satisfy the high degree of quality required by IRLANDA EN RED SL for our students. These programs also focus on the personal development of our clients through Sports, Music, Art and other activities. These two Schools are characterised by their international atmosphere and good transport services, by the DART (Dublin ´s underground)
Program duration: from September 1st through the first week of June.
Host Families
Students from Secondary Schools stay at host families in Ireland. Theses families are accostumed to hosting international students at home, and chosen through a careful selection. This type of accommodation gives the student the chance to practise the English language and to get involved in the Irish life and culture. At home, students feel like another member of the family. All meals and services are included everyday. From Monday to Friday, they also receive a packed lunch to take away to School. Host families are placed near Schools, so students can either go walking or by bus to School.
Schools Holidays
Irish Schools have several weeks of Holidays per year. They are one week in October and the other in the middle of February. Easter Holidays last approximately 10 days. During that time, student may either stay at their host family or come back his/her home country. However, during Christmas Holidays (from December 20th to January, 6th) students cannot stay at their host families.
Transport from and to the Airport
IRLANDA EN RED SL has arranged a free service to pick you up at the Airport upon your initial arrival and drive you back there on the day of your departure from Ireland. In Christmas, transport to take you to and back from your flight is also included. Those services are completely free. However, any other transports must be paid additionally.
Uniforms & Text Books
IRLANDA EN RED SL provides you with all the necessary text books and with a good dictionary. At our two Schools, students must wear school uniforms.
 IRLANDA EN RED SL, will provide you the following items:
GIRLS
1 x school skirt
2 x school t-shirt
1 x school sweater
1 x sports outfit
**School´s jacket may be optionally purchased. It costs approximately 70 €
BOYS
1 x grey school trousers
1 x school sweater
2 x school t-shirt
1 x school tie
1 x sports outfit
Before travelling to Ireland, you must buy and bring:
GIRLS
1 x a good English dictionary
5 x pairs of long blue socks to the knees
1 x pair of black school shoes
1 x pair of trainers
BOYS
1 x a good English dictionary
5 x pairs of grey socks
1 x pair of black school shoes
1 x pair of trainers
Before travelling, every student will be asked to choose his/her Subjects to study at the School.
 Evaluation
Students are supervised and evaluated every 3 months by taking a written exam. A copy of that exam is sent to his/her parents, to keep them constantly informed of their son/daughter progress. IRLANDA EN RED SL ´s manager will keep regular contact with the student and the school.
Rules
Students must follow the School norms and regulation, either inside or out of it.
Emergency Phone Numbers
Students will receive a list of phone numbers in case of an emergency.
School References from their last academic year need to be given to IRLANDA EN RED by any student interested in this program. That report should explain the student´s level of English.
An intermediate level of English is necessary for the students to apply for this program.
Price 2004
The cost of Academic Year is: 12,500 €
The first 6 months at the School would cost: 6,575 €
PROGRAM IN CORK | | |
 We work together with the best Schools of Cork, either private or public. All of them are located in residential areas of the city and have areas dedicated to free time and wholly equipped for sports.
THE PROGRAM OFFERS
A. School: to study at an Irish School for an Academic Year (from September to June)
B. Host Family: to live with a Irish family, carefully selected. All meals are included.
C. Payments: All Fees are completely paid.
D. Orientation Meeting: for the Students and their Parents, where they will receive all the necessary information about the program before travelling to Ireland. Any enquiry or doubt will be gratefully answered.
E. Travel: IRLANDA EN RED arranges the student´s travel from the departure point in Spain to the arrival in Ireland (either to the family´s house or to the School) Both travelling to Ireland and returning to Spain, everything will be organised in advance by Irlanda en Red. You just have to worry about enjoying your trip.
F. Supervisors: The program supervisor will regularly visit the student and School in Ireland. There are also constant meetings with the family, the teachers and the Headmaster, to improve the service our clients receive.
G. Evaluation Forms: Parents will be sent a report showing the student´s progress, their marks through the year, their feelings about the family and their improvement of English.
Prices 2004
Whole Academic Year (40 weeks): EURO 12.700
The First 6 months: EURO 7.620
Only the First 3 months: EURO 3.810
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | | |
SUBJECTS STUDIED IN IRELAND
The total number of Subjects studied at the Irish Secondary Schools are:
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IRLANDÉS
GRIEGO
FRANCÉS
ESPAÑOL
APLICACIÓN DE LAS MATEMÁTICAS
ECONOMÍA DE LA AGRICULTURA
ECONOMÍA DOMÉSTICA
INGLÉS
ESTUDIOS CLÁSICOS
HISTORIA DE LA FÍSICA
CIENCIA DE LA AGRICULTURA
FÍSICA Y QUÍMICA
DIBUJO TÉCNICO | CONTABILIDAD
MÚSICA
ARTE
MATEMÁTICAS
LATIN
ITALIANO
ALEMÁN
QUÍMICA
BIOLOGÍA
ESTUDIOS DE CONTRUCCIÓN
ECONOMÍA
ORGANIZACIÓN EN LOS NEGOCIOS |
All these subjects are classified on:
LANGUAGES
English, Gaelic, French, German, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Hebrew and classic studies.
SCIENCE
Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Applied Maths.
APPLIED SCIENCES
Engineering, Technical Drawing, Building Construction Studies, Physics and Chemistry, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Home Economics.
BUSSINESS STUDIES
Accounting, Business Economics, Economic History.
SOCIAL STUDIES
 History, Geography, Art, Music, Home Economics.
Every student must take some obligatory Subjects:
English, Maths, Religious Education, and at least three more subjects from other groups.
However, any School may make some changes according to a student or its own organization.
ENGLISH AS A WORLD LANGUAGE
In the Europe of 2001, all the frontiers for Business, Agriculture and Laws have already been erased. Nowadays, Learning Languages is the last step citizens need to achieve for the European Union to become a whole nation.
In our ideal world, everyone should learn and speak a few languages, such as Spanish, French, German, etc but we all know it is quite difficult.
However, in terms of the English language:
• More than 300 million people speak English as their first language (L1)
• More than 300 million people regularly speak English as their second language (L2) • More than 100 million people learn English as a Foreign language.
 There is no doubt that the number of people that learn English as a foreign language increases more and more. The question to answer is: Why?
Because English is the main language used for:
* Books and newspapers
* Airports and international transports
* Business and international conferences
* Science and technology
* Medicine
* Sports and international competitions (the Olympics)
* Music and Marketing
* And… more than 66% of technical and scientific advances are published and read in English
* 75% of international mail is written in English
* 80% of computer software around the world is created in English
* More than 150 million people in 120 countries receive TV and Radio programmes in English
English is the official or second language in more than 60 countries, and is also used in more than other 20 countries as an official instrument.
Speaking of young people, English is extremely important for their personal and work development, and in order to achieve success in society:
* 50 million of young people study English at Primary Schools.
* 80 million study English at Secondary Schools
* And we have not included China yet…!!
In China, with a population of 1000 million people, the educational BBC TV programme for teaching English named “FOLLOW ME” managed to have an audience of 100 million people…
All this information may be unbelievable.
In conclusion, whether we like it or not, we must start learning or improving our English to survive in this modern world.
And if you decide to make this effort, please ask IRLANDA EN RED for information, and we will be delighted to help you find the English Course or the Work in Ireland you are looking for.
WHY LEARN ENGLISH AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE
Our children deserve all the opportunities we might not have had in our youth. That is why we should help them recieve the best education for their future.
 Learning English may be the first very thing they should do for themselves. Many children start to learn English when they are around 13 or 14 years old. Why?
Because at school, our children cannot focus on studying English as they have many others subjects to take, such as Maths, Literature, etc
English is considered as the business passport at many employments and for many companies; and everyday more and more managers force their workers to improve their fluency of English.
In conclusion: why not improve our English before then?
IRELAND AS A DESTINY FOR YOUR ACADEMIC YEAR
 Ireland is a very respected country within Europe. It has a population of 4.5 million people and there are more than 800 schools with around 450.000 students throughout the country.
Besides, Ireland is proud to have one of best educational systems and the youngest populations within Europe.
The Irish system retains the best of traditional education, but is also open to any learning improvement that may come arise in the future.
That explains the outstanding progress of the country and why Irish workers are demanded to work anywhere around the world. |
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