About our Summer Junior English Courses
July & August 2025, Ireland
Each summer, the DLTC English Language School (Ireland) offers an exciting programme of English classes and extracurricular activities and excursions to foreign teenagers who want to learn English in Ireland. We offer these Summer Junior English courses in Dun Laoghaire – which is part of Dublin, the capital city, on the East Coast of Ireland). DLTC is a family-run business and we provide a very personal service to each student – taking great care to ensure that students are safe, relaxed and enjoying themselves throughout their stay. As part of our standard packages, DLTC will:
- meet the student at the airport in Ireland;
- place the student in accommodation with an Irish family;
- place the student in English classes appropriate to their level of English;
- integrate the student with other students;
- provide the student with a diverse range of interesting, fun and challenging activities;
- monitor progress and contentment;
- and finally return the student to the check-in and security gates at the Airport in Ireland for departure
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The programme is aimed at students from around the world between the ages of 12-17 years who wish to learn or improve their English and enjoy a holiday in Ireland at the same time. We welcome individual students arriving on their own as well as groups of up to 50 students at a time.
It’s important when comparing and choosing schools to know what is included in the price and what is not. Our comprehensive package includes all of the following:
- English Classes (Monday-Friday 09:00-12:20)
- Airport Arrival and Departure service
- Accommodation + all meals (with Irish host family)
- Weekly Activity Programme (sports, entertainment and sightseeing)
- Assessment Tests
- Course Certificate plus detailed report and suggestions for further learning
- Local Bus & Train pass
- 24-hour school contact number
We can also provide tailor-made packages for groups – contact us for more information on this.
In order to ensure that students and parents are as happy and relaxed as possible, we provide:
- 24-hour school contact number (for parents, students, and host families)
- A feedback form each week to check satisfaction with class, accommodation, meals, and general contentment
- personalised welcome pack on arrival
- personalized online level test before arrival
- individual speaking assessment on first morning at school
- active introductions to other students on the first morning so no student feels isolated
- Students will again have the opportunity to meet Irish teenagers who will join in their classes and activities for set periods each week – an opportunity to make local friends, connect with peers, practice English and discover Irish youth culture.
- lots of activities different from those in 2023 and 2024 so students won’t repeat the same ones
- new excursions to different parts of Ireland
- new class materials and technology
The English Classes
We provide to all our English course students:
- 15 hours of General English classes per week (Monday-Friday 09:00-12:20).
- Experienced, native-speaking English teachers (qualified to Irish Department of Education standards)
- 6 levels of English classes from Beginners (A1) to Advanced (C1)
- Online assessment test before arrival and personal oral test on first day
- ‘Meet your Peers’ – new feature !– meet and work with Irish teenagers for a period each week in the classroom
- Special focus on getting students ‘speaking’ and using the language successfully by focusing on topics relevant to the student
- Average class sizes of 12 students per class (Maximum 15)
- Use of all course materials and modern, interactive, classroom technology
- Weekly progress test
- A short piece of homework most days – this can involve getting students to find out information from their host families or some other task designed to exercise their English outside of class
- End-of-course Certificate; Statement of Results; personal recommendations for further study.
| Monday | |
|---|---|
| 09:00-10:00 | Introductions, Oral Assessments |
| Break | |
| 10:10-11:10 | Team building activities, speaking activities |
| Break | |
| 11:20-12:20 | General English Class |
| Tuesday-Thursday | |
| 09:00-10:00 | General English Class (homework correction, grammar, language topics) |
| Break | |
| 10:10-11:10 | General English Class (vocabulary, listening, reading, writing and speaking exercises) |
| Break | |
| 11:20-12:20 | Speaking Activities / introduction and review of worksheets related to afternoon activities / Project Work / Meet your Peers / Progress Test on Thursday |
| Friday | |
| 09:00-10:00 | General English Class |
| Break | |
| 10:10-11:10 | Review of the week, activity worksheets |
| Break | |
| 11:20-12:20 | Debates and presentation of certificates |
Courses Location
DLTC Summer Junior English Courses for Teenagers take place in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland:
Our original centre is in Dun Laoghaire (Dublin) and is an ideal location for students who want to explore the capital city and east coast of Ireland and its surrounding areas. Here, the course centre and host families are all located in an urban setting and students mostly move around by public transport or on foot.
- Dun Laoghaire is a very beautiful seaside town and is well-known as being a very safe and upmarket part of Dublin. The town centre is small, safe and easy for young students to find their way around. It also has plenty of amenities with shopping centres, cinema, cafes, library etc
- Classes take place in a modern 3rd level college in Dun Laoghaire (not at our offices!). The school is 5 minutes by bus from the centre of Dun Laoghaire and the host families are in the surrounding areas. The campus has all the facilities and recreation amenities of a typical 3rd level college.
- Dun Laoghaire is an ideal base from which to explore the Dublin region. Dublin city centre is only 20 minutes away in one direction and the beautiful natural landscapes of Wicklow 20 minutes away in the other direction
- Host families are all located within the Dun Laoghaire area within 5-40 minutes of the school. See Summer Junior English Courses Accommodation below.
Accommodation (with an Irish Host Family)
At DLTC English Language school, students can choose to stay with a local Irish host family. This is a great way to practice speaking English and to discover what life is like in an Irish home. Irish host families are very welcoming and our students often comment how they feel at home and like one of the family!What you can expect:
- A welcoming and caring Irish host family that is carefully selected and visited by accommodation manager
- Three healthy meals each day:
- Breakfast: cereals, toast, fruit, tea/coffee/juice
- Packed-lunch: fruit, sandwich, drink, crisps/bar
- Dinner: pasta/rice/potatoes with meat and vegetables/salad with dessert
- Vegetarian families are available and special dietary needs (coeliac etc) can be catered for (additional costs apply)
- Wide range of families which are matched to students’ needs
- Students aged 13-17 years (at time of the course start): only one student of a particular mother-tongue in each house unless you request otherwise (maximum 3 students per house)
- Students aged 12 years (at the time of the course start): we require students of this age to share their home with another student of the same nationality/mother-tongue – this helps avoid problems of home-sickness, shyness and anxiety in younger students and encourages them to spend more time at home where they could interact more with the host family. (maximum 3 students per house)
- Laundry once a week
- Host family details (including address, telephone numbers, names, ages and interests of the families) to be provided 3 weeks before arrival
- Host family will show student how to go to and from school on first day.
- Families in Dun Laoghaire have a long tradition of accommodating students in the summertime and are very experienced with our programmes
- This homestay is very much an urban experience
- Homes are all within 5-40 minutes of the school in safe, residential areas
- Students travel to and from their host families each day on public transport (or on foot bepending on distance to school) and it is very safe, normal and easy to do so. Host families show students the best and safest way to travel.
Helpful Tip: If your child has never used public transport before, we suggest you give him/her a little experience of it in your own country before coming to Ireland – it will help with any worry that you or your child may feel. Also if this is your child’s first time abroad like this, it helps to reassure them that homes, people and customs will be different to what they are accustomed to and that learning to adapt to these things is part of the experience.
Arrival and Departure >>
Our aim at DLTC Language School is to take great care of our students and so private airport transfers to and from airports are included in our comprehensive package. Here’s what we do:
- meet the student personally in the Arrivals hall of the airport
- sign for student on arrival if travelling with airline as an Unaccompanied Minor
- bring the student by private car to their host family and introduce them
- provide a welcome pack which contains school ID card, local bus & train travel pass, local maps, school and family contact numbers, notepad and pen
- on departure collect the student by private car from host family
- bring the student to the airline check-in desk and the security gates for departure
- sign for the student at the airport check-in desk if required by airline or if traveling as an Unaccompanied Minor (extra fee applies in both cases as driver is required to wait at airport until flight departs or until air stewards take charge – see booking form for current charges)
- All students attending our course in Dun Laoghaire (Dublin) can be collected from Dublin airport only
- Students can generally arrive 1 or 2 days before the start of the course.
- Accommodation is provided on a weekly basis so students will generally leave on the same day of the week they arrive (additional nights are possible for an extra fee)
Group arrivals and Departures
Student groups (10 or more students) are met on arrival at airport in the arrivals hall and are taken by private bus to a meeting point where the students are introduced to their host families. Similarly on departure families bring their student(s) to a meeting point for departure by private bus to the airport. Groups attending Dublin course should use Dublin Airport.
Activity Programmes
“High-quality, adventurous and fun-filled”
When comparing prices with other schools, remember that we have included in our fees a high quality and exciting activity programme with our standard programmes SJA and SJB – e.g. Lazertag, climbing, zipline, archery, West of Ireland, Galway, Kilkenny etc
Students attending our summer junior English course can choose to take part in our comprehensive activity programmes. We offer a range of activities to keep everybody entertained.
Mixed Activity Programme – Dun Laoghaire (Dublin) >
A full activity programme is included in our comprehensive Summer Junior English Courses package (SJA/SJB). Each week it includes:
- 5 afternoon activities
- 2 evenings
- 1 full-day excursion
- The activities include a balance of sports, entertainment, adventure and cultural visits
- Groups of 15 or more can request specific or additional activity programmes
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| Monday | |
|---|---|
| Afternoon | Sports, Music, Art, Games and Cooking and Dance – with opportunity to interact with Irish teenagers |
| Tuesday | |
| Afternoon | Dublin city centre & Dublinia Viking Exhibition |
| Evening | Karaoke Night / Scavenger Hunt |
| Wednesday | |
| Afternoon | Bowling, Lazer-tag or Crazy-Golf |
| Evening | Table Quiz |
| Thursday | |
| Afternoon | Trinity College Science Centre |
| Evening | Weekly International Disco |
| Friday | |
| Afternoon | Local summer festival / shopping |
| Saturday | |
| All day | Day tour by private bus to Wicklow National Park Boyne Valley or Galway or Athlone Town and the Shannon river or Adventure centre with climbing / Kayaking / surfing / ziplining / farm activities |
| Entertainment & Fun | |
|---|---|
| Bowling, Lazer-tag, Crazy golf, Escape Rooms, Weekly Student Disco, Karaoke, Irish Dance, Local Summer Festivals | |
| Sports, Cooking, Games, Dance and Art | |
| Football, Cooking, Basketball, Zumba Dance, Hockey, Gaelic Sports, Swimming, Badminton, Hula Hoop, Tug-o-war, Dodge Ball, Art, Crafts, Tag Rugby | |
| Sightseeing | |
| Dublin city centre tours, Dublin castle, Malahide Castle, Dublin city hall, National Museums, Glendalough, Phoenix Park, Trinity College | |
| Excursions & Day-tours | |
Private bus tours: Glendalough; Wicklow Mountains National Park; Galway City; Athlone Town; Wexford; Kilkenny; Boyne Valley; Outdoor Adventure centres with climbing, orienteering, ziplining; Traditional working farms with Irish music, dance, sports and adventure activities; Fun parks with lazer-tag and archery; Watersports with Kayaking / Sailing / Surfing | |
Dates and Prices
When comparing our prices with other schools, remember that we include all booking fees, registrations fees, standard airport transfers and local travel / local travel tickets in the prices of our comprehensive SJA programmes (no hidden extras at DLTC!)
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Dates in Dun Laoghaire:
- Summer Junior English Courses are available in Dun Laoghaire between Monday 30/06/2025 and Saturday 02/08/2025
- Minimum stay 2 weeks
- Students should arrive at accommodation on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday before starting course on Monday.
Prices in Dun Laoghaire:
| Course Code: | SJA-DL | SJB-DL | SJC-DL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Weeks (14 nights) | €1839 | €1007 | €599 |
| 3 Weeks (21 nights) | €2669 | €1555 | €985 |
| 4 Weeks (28 nights) | €3499 | €2029 | €1245 |
| 5 Weeks (35 nights) | |||
| 6 Weeks (42 nights) | |||
| Comparing prices with other schools? Here’s what we include: | SJA-DL | SJB-DL | SJC-DL |
| Classes (15 hours per week) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Family Accommodation (includes all meals) | ✔ | ||
| Airport Transfers (to and from airport) | ✔ | ||
| Activities (5 afternoons & 2/3 evenings per week) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Saturday Excursion – full-day | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Bus & Train Travel Ticket | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Welcome Pack | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Course Report and Certificate | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Course Materials | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 24-hour Emergency Phone Number | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| No extra registration fee!! | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Summer Junior English Courses – Special Offers
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How to Book our Summer Junior English Courses
Individuals & Small Groups
- Send us an email to info@dltc.ie and we will send you a booking form by email.
- Complete the Summer Junior English Courses booking form and send it back to us to info@dltc.ie. (on the booking form you can indicate preferences regarding accommodation)
- We will confirm usually within 24 hours and send you an invoice with bank details.
- 25% of the total should be paid by bank transfer within 10 working days to reserve place.
- The remaining 75% must be paid within 3 weeks of the start of the course
- 3 weeks before arrival we will send you details for arrival including: details of host family, airport arrival and transfers information, finalised activity schedule.
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Groups of 10+ Students
The DLTC welcomes groups from schools, private academies, travel organisations, and individual organisers. Send us an email to info@dltc.ie with your details (name, type of organisation, address, telephone number) and your requirements (dates, size of group, preferences etc). We will contact you directly to provide the best possible quote based on your needs.