More About the Program

University College Dublin

More about the Summer High School Program

(or "Programme" as the Queen's English of the website states)

So what exactly are we doing? Why are we high schoolers going to a college overseas in the middle of July?

Technically, what we're doing is like a summer course in Irish Studies, plus some more modern courses at the UCD campus. There is a maximum total of 50 students in this program, all high schoolers. 

Included in the program are plenty of workshops and a few field trips, but none requiring more than a thirty minute drive by the looks of it. You see, Ireland is roughly the size of Ohio, and the Irish think we're nuts for driving four hours to visit our relatives for the holidays. Go figure. 

I've got a printed list somewhere of everything we'll be doing...

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...Alright, found the list! Here's a highlight reel, taken from the 2012 program brochure: 

• Céili dancing
• Introduction to Gaelic football & hurling
• Viking Splash Tour 
• Kilmainham Gaol and IMMA
• Natural History Museum
• National Gallery
• Croke Park Museum
• Photography competition
• Neolitic Tomb at Newgrange

• Glendalough, Co. Wicklow

Matter of fact, here's a link to the brochure for exactly what we're doing!

Provisional Outline of Schedule, UCD Summer School 2013 (PDF)

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