Hello families! How are you doing? Kids are doing well! Here I am with more news. Sunday was our free day! Children woke up at 9 o’clock, and we go to the village to have our breakfast between 10:00 and 10:30 am. But first of all, kids tidied up their rooms, and they got ready to have an incredible day. After breakfast we visited and buy some new things at a Shopping Center called “MacDonagh Junction”. When the clock marked 13.30 am we went walking to the beautiful parks that Kilkenny Castle has got to have our lunch. Later, we…
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Kilkenny DAY 6 – National Heritage Park!
Hello families! Welcome back to the blog! On Saturday kids learned a lot of new things about Ireland! We had a ‘Full Day Tour’ at the National Heritage Park in Wexford with an ATC Activities Leader. Wexford is a town that was founded by the Vikings in about 800 AD, and to get there had to took a 2 hours bus to the south of Ireland! When we arrived, the children had lunch and enjoyed a tour at the National Heritage Park. We walked for one hour and a half through the different Irish history stages, understanding how Irish civilizations…
Kilkenny DAY 5 – Nore Valley excursion!
Hello families, welcome back to the Irish adventure! Yesterday was a very complete day! As usually, we woke up around 8:00 to have a nice breakfast to charge our batteries for the English lessons. At 9:00 all kids were in their respective classes ready to learn a lot of things. Meanwhile ATC monitors started preparing the afternoon program activities. At 12:50 English classes were over and children had their lunch! Chicken, chips, pasta with tomato sauce and cheese, salad, … This is Ireland guys! After the lunch time, the kids enjoyed their free time, playing tennis, or talking with other…
Kilkenny DAY 4 – Quiz night!
Hello! It’s already Thursday, and the weather is happening fast! We are all enjoying the classes very much, because it is easier to learn English when you are having a great time, having fun with our new friends. Our level of conversation has improved a lot since we have to speak English at all times to communicate with people of other nationalities. The food was delicious! It was a fun afternoon, where we learned to play different games we did not know. We have also practiced other more traditional sports such as volleyball, soccer, badminton and tennis. Therefore, it has…
Kilkenny DAY 3 – St Canice’s Cathedral and Round Tower!
Hello again! Today has been a fantastic day!! Keep doing a great time, 26 ºC more or less, we can leave our jackets and sweatshirts in the closet and continue using shorts. As always, we have woken up at 7 in the morning, we have dressed and gone to breakfast. Charged with energy we have gone to class, the topics of today have dealt with «School life» and «Miths & Legends”. After class we had lunch and we had a bit of time to brush our teeth and prepare well for the excursion. In a single file we have walked…
Kilkenny DAY 1 – We have arrived!
Good morning families, We have arrived at Kilkenny College at 7pm, so the long trip allowed us to know each other better and start doing new friends. Kilkenny staff have explained us all the College rules, and later showed us all the facilities and our bedrooms. We have accommodated well in our rooms, leaving them ready and organized to spend in this school the two best summer weeks. So we are ready to live an unforgettable experience. After unpacking the bags and knowing very well the rules, during the evening some of us have played tennis and football while others…
Kilkenny College, Irlanda – ¡Curso con monitor!
KILKENNY (IRLANDA) ¡Curso con vuelo y monitor acompañante incluido! El colegio está ubicado en Kilkenny, a 135km al sur de Dublín. Kilkenny es una ciudad conocida por ser la capital medieval de Irlanda, con una población de 20.000 habitantes, es de las ciudades más acogedoras y seguras del país, conocida también por sus edificios de piedra negra. Kilkenny College es uno de los colegios residenciales más modernos y grandes de Irlanda. Las instalaciones cuentan con clases bien euqipadas, alojamiento en habitaciones espaciosas y funcionales y una gran cantidad de instalaciones deportivas que incluyen un gimnasio, pistas de baloncesto, tenis, bádminton, futbol (cubierta…