Featured Programme
Study Abroad: Leaving Cert Prep in the South of France!!
The south of France offers beautiful climate, relaxed atmosphere and rich culture all year round. During the summer, EIL Study Abroad offers a 2 week course designed specifically for students preparing for their Leaving Certificate in Montpellier. With a combination of lessons that follow the Leaving Cert syllabus, staying with French hosts, and group activities, this course offers multi-dimentional learning which meets the needs of Irish students.
Study Abroad: Secondary school in Italy. Learn Italian through full immersion!
Learn to speak Italian while experiencing first-hand the life of an Italian teenager through EIL's Secondary School Abroad Programme in Italy. This programme offers Irish students the chance to stay with an Italian host family and attend a local Secondary School in an Italian town or village. Available for a minimum of 1 month up to a full academic year, it is ideal for Transition year students.
Volunteer Abroad: South Africa
Often referred to as ‘the world in one country’, South Africa is a land of extraordinary beauty, magnificent wildlife and rich cultural diversity. It is also a country where the extremes of modern development and poverty live side by side. Volunteering in South Africa gives participants a first hand experience of a new nation working towards a vision of unity and prosperity. Many serious problems such as poverty, AIDS and inequality need to be tackled if this vision is to be realised, and this is where volunteers can make a real contribution. There are many important volunteer projects available, mostly near the beautiful city of Cape Town.
Volunteer Abroad: Ecuador Group
Join a team of willing volunteers or start your own and to contribute to the development of a disadvantaged community. For two weeks you will live and work alongside local people and learn more about their culture and the challenges they are facing. The project in Ecuador takes place in a struggling afro ecuadorian community located in the tropical region of Puerto Quito. You will travel in a small team of 8-12 with an Irish group leader.
Travel Award: Vermont, USA
This Travel Award allows the recipient to debate with and get to know the young people from this maligned New England State with a population of just 600,000 people. The Vermont Governor's Institute on Current Issues and Youth Activism examines current issues, policies and political questions, which impact on young people.
Study Abroad: Study in the Land of the Rising Sun - Suwa, Japan!
Study Japanese in this rural town on the shores of Lake Suwa. The Nagano Prefecture has been welcoming Irish students from EIL for the past 15 years to study the Japanese language and experience its rich cultural heritage. Each programme is entirely flexible in terms of dates and duration and includes a unique schedule of activities and excursions. Living with a Japanese family, students are immediately immersed in Japanese family and home life, and quickly become part of the family. This is a truly unique travel and educational experience, only available through EIL.
Study Abroad: Summer Camp in Italy!
If you want something fun and educational for your teenager this summer, look no further than this Summer Camp in Italy. An international summer camp for teenagers aged between 13 - 16 as well as for young adults camp for ages 16 - 20, all those attending language tuition in the mornings followed by a comprehensive activity and excursion programme in the afternoons, evenings and nights. Parents have piece of mind knowing they are fully supervised 24 hours on its private camp village.
Study Abroad: Become an exchange student in France!
Ideal for Transition Year students, this programme during the academic year gives Irish students a slice of French life by first hand experience. For as little 6 weeks or up to a full academic year, students attend a French Lycee, stay with a local host family and live the life of an average French teenager. This selective programme offers full immersion into the life, language and culture of France.
Volunteer Abroad: Nepal
The Himalayan kingdom of Nepal is renowned for its breathtaking scenery, rich cultural heritage and its friendly people. With the vast majority of its population relying on small-scale agriculture, Nepal is also a country facing significant development challenges. Volunteers work in a range of village-based projects with local people. Safety is a key factor - only projects in safe locations have been chosen. Participants experience the traditional way of life, the culture and the beauty of Nepal, while engaging in an exchange of ideas and work practices in these struggling communities.
Volunteer Abroad: Youth volunteer camps
This programme is specifically designed for 18-30 year olds, offering volunteering programmes in two magnificent locations in India, the desert state of Rajasthan or the inspiring Himalayan region. Volunteers live together with other international volunteers and are supported by local staff.
EIL around the world
EIL Intercultural Learning's Travel, Volunteer and Learning Experiences around the world in 2008. Over 2,000 participants travelled to/from each of these countries in 2008 on a range of study, volunteer and cultural exchange programmes.
The Global Awareness Programme combines volunteer work in South Africa and Nigeria with raising awareness about the global challenge of HIV and Aids back here in Ireland. Bursaries available to help with the costs.
EIL Travel Awards 2009 will support 34 people to travel to a variety of countries including Japan, Hong Kong, Ecuador, Mexico, Argentina, USA, South Africa and Nigeria. Some awards have no upper age limit. There are special awards for DEIS Schools and University Access Programmes. Apply now - getting an award may be easier than you think.
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