Irish students who went to to Suwa, Nagano to study Japanese experienced a genuine and warm welcome from the teachers and their host families.

Stay in touch with home while on your French language course in Montpellier by making full use of the school computer room.

All the students are welcomed and introduced to each other at the start of each week at Cap d'Ail French summer camp.

Our French language course in Montpellier has been teaching Irish teenagers for over 12 years and prepares them to achieve better exam results.

Ice cream break Japanese style. Make friends that will last a lifetime on our Japanese language course in Suwa, Nagano.

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Study Abroad

Welcome to the world of EIL Study Abroad, an Irish, not for profit organisation. Would you like to speak French like a native? Go to Secondary School in Germany? Study Spanish on the Costa del Sol? EIL Study Abroad offers educational travel programmes in over thirty countries - from 1 week to a full academic year - that have been specifically tailored to suit young Irish people. Compare and contrast the options of a Language Course or Secondary School Abroad and choose the programme that is best for you.

Language Courses Abroad

Our language courses in France, Germany , Spain, Japan and Italy are designed to offer Irish teenagers the opportunity to improve their language skills abroad while studying in a safe and supported environment. Host family or residential accommodation? fully supervised or flexible? 2 weeks or 4 weeks? These just some of the questions we can talk you through. From the 5th or 6th year student preparing for their Leaving Certificate exam to the Transition year student who sometimes has more flexibility, EIL Study Abroad can help you choose the language course which is right for you

Secondary School Abroad

Studying part or all of a Secondary School year abroad in France, Italy, Germany, Spain or the USA is for teenagers aged 15 to 18 who are looking for a challenge. EIL Study Abroad offers you the opportunity to obtain fluency by totally immersing yourself in the culture of the country of your choice. Live with a host family which has been carefully selected by EIL. Study in the local Secondary School for a minimum period of 6 weeks up to a full academic year. Experience a different lifestyle in a safe and supported environment and return to Ireland more fluent, independent and mature having learned how to adapt and thrive in a new culture.


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Travel Award Deadline Fast Approaching

The deadline for submitting your application form for this years Travel Awards is fast approaching. 5pm March 26th. Mark the date in your diary and don't miss out on what could be an experience that might change your life. For more information click here

NEW: Study Abroad Programme in France

New programme in Antibes for Transition Year students who wish to learn French! EIL Study Abroad has added a new programme in France to the EIL course portfolio for 2010. Ideal for Transition Year students, this course in the South of France coastal town of Antibes is available during the academic year in three different holiday sessions.

Secondary Exchange Students outing to Cork

On Saturday the 10th of October 2009 The Tipperary EIL group had their First of many to come Group Outings. The day was bright and fresh as the International bus departed for Cobh to visit and explore the Cobh heritage centre. All aboard the Bus were in high spirits and excited to be together in a group as many of the students had not met since the official orientation. On arrival to the Heritage centre all students were full of anticipation and curiosity. Here all had the opportunity to explore and absorb some very interesting facts and parts of Irish History.

Having Fun in Matsumoto

Looking back over my photographs of Japan, I realise that I have yet to talk about my experiences in the city of Matsumoto with my host sister and her fiance.

Calligraphy Class

While I was in school in Japan I took a number of classes; World History, Japanese History, Biology, Ancient Japanese, Maths, and English. I freely admit that, for the majority of the time, I was completely lost. I remember being thrilled every time I managed to translate any of the vocabulary being used in Biology or Japanese History, and I'm afraid that Ancient Japanese went over my head completely. Maths I could manage, as I had already covered their course for the Leaving Certificate, and English didn't cause me too many problems.

Tokyo

Thinking back on my time in Japan, visiting the capital city, Tokyo, was one of the most fascinating experiences of the whole trip - and that is saying something.

Review of Euro Camp 2009

Put simply, Eurocamp is a the name of an initiative funded by the German state of Sachsen-Anhalt that brings young people from around Europe together for three weeks of volunteer work, performance workshops, daily excursions, and friendship. But putting it simply doesn’t do it justice. The easiest way to imagine it is to think of a summer language-camp - a couple of weeks in the Gaeltacht for instance.

Where does the time go?

Hard to believe that five weeks have gone by since I first set foot into this house and met my host mother and father for the first time. It`s funny how different everything seemed back then, how unknown and unfamiliar everything was. Suwa really has become like a second home for me; a second school, second family, second room, second set of friends. While I know that I`ve only just scraped the surface of the Japanese culture, I really feel like I`ve managed to gain some insight into what it means to be `Japanese`, differences and similarities.

Korean Partners visit EIL Offices

Korean Partners visit EIL OfficesEIL had the privilege of welcoming Saerom Lee from YES International Korea for her first ever visit to Ireland. Saerom has been working closely with EIL on our Secondary School Programme in Ireland

Meeting the Mayor

I think I`m gradually becoming aware of all the little differences that cumulate to make life in Japan so different from life back home in Ireland. Everyday I notice small, seemingly unimportant habbits and customs that, in reality, make all the difference. It`s really interesting to note how, while in Ireland we respond to a sneeze with a `bless you`, in Japan there is no responce - it is simply ignored.  There is no greeting for people you see on the street whom you don`t know, and plastic bags are given out in shops free of charge.

Photos & Videos

Click to watch Cap d'Ail - summer french language camp: Cap d'Ail is located in the South of France, at the heart of the French Riviera, between Nice and Monaco. This Summer Language Camp is an international language school for young teenagers. Set in a beautiful wooded and floral park, nestling on the hillside situated approximately 100 metres above sea level, overlooking the Mediterranean, it is the perfect safe location for young people to learn French. Its cultural commitment and pedagogical experience attracts approximately 4,000 youths and 200 teachers each year. The Centre is located 1 kilometre from the border of the Principality of Monaco, 15 kilometres from Nice and 20 kilometres from the Italian border. Cap d'Ail is a safe, fun environment for teens to meet new friends, practise French and experience the beauty of the South of France.
Snowy view
Sunny lesson
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