INTERACTING IN N.IRELAND:
"A LIVING EXPERIENCE"
INTERACTING CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC IMMERSION COURSES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
Interacting offer cultural and linguistic immersion courses for teachers as well as students. Our location is the city of Belfast, one of Irelands leading cities, one of Irelands most interesting cities and undoubtedly one of Irelands most unique cities.
Our courses offer a special cultural and linguistic experience. Participants learn about the irish culture, the history and its people while at the same time being immersed in the local language.
“Our group came back to Spain not only feeling culturally enriched but also having had the time of their lives. I´ve never seen them laugh so much!”
- Gema Pacho, Spain.
Places to stay.
Accommodation is either at the Methody College or at the Farset Hotel, both located in Belfast.
Set in magnificent grounds in the heart of Belfast, Methodist College Belfast, or Methody as the College is commonly known, is one of Northern Ireland’s leading grammar schools, with an outstanding reputation for academic excellence and an impressive record of achievement in music, drama and sport.
Alternatively accommodation is at the Farset International Hotel. It is located on its own private grounds beside a wild fowl reserve. It has both a restaurant and self catering kitchen and is Belfast’s number one five-star hostel.
This friendly hotel is located in west Belfast and boasts panoramic views of the city. The hotel has an interesting and significant history in the recent peace process in northern ireland.
Facilities: Restaurant, car park, internet access, laundry, wheelchair friendly.
Places to visit.
The north of Ireland is one of Irelands most beautiful places. Teachers will visit the Giants Causeway on the northern coast and tour the Glens of Antrim. They will visit the spectacular mountains of Mourne and sail on the waters of Strangford Lough.
The city of Belfast itself hosts many cultural, historical and modern attractions, including the newly rebuilt Titanic quarter where the Titanic was built and set sail from in 1912. Participants of the course will have the opportunity to tour the murals of Belfast that tells the story of the more recent political conflict.
Most importantly though Belfast and northern Ireland offers a friendly, safe and relaxed environment for students of all ages to live and learn.
The learning experience
Our courses are special as each course is designed to suit the needs of each group. The programme of activities including a day long visit to a local grammar school or primary school, English classes, theatre classes to improve confidence and communication skills, excursions and also evenings away from Belfast are all decided and programmed by INTERACTING with prior consultation with the client group.
Class time can be half a day or a whole day depending on your requirements.
Classes include English learning classes, theatre classes to improve confidence and communication skills and guest speakers.
Participants will have the opportunity to live a day in the life of a typical local teacher when we visit primary and post primary schools. This visit facilitates teachers with an ideal opportunity to set up future school twinnings.
What we promise is a dynamic, rich and fun learning experience delivered by a professional and experienced staff and fully trained MONITORS.
“We were so glad we choose Belfast as our destination as the people were so friendly and willing to listen and help. Everyone was so interested in where we were from. It made my students feel comfortable and not afraid to talk!”
-Irene Alonso, Spain
¨The school visit was extremely interesting and I met two teachers who want to organise future school exchanges!¨
-Vasco, Portugal
Schedule
Following is a draft schedule. Please REMEMBER that the final schedule may be subject to last minute changes, and that activities may differ depending on the final package you decide to contract.
| DAY # |
MORNING |
NOON |
AFTERNOON |
EVE |
| 1 |
Fly from Madrid to Dublin arriving at 17:35. Picked up at airport by INTERACTING and drive to Belfast approx. 2 hours. |
Check in to the Kinlay hostel and have a snack. |
Our monitors then give an orientation workshop and then off sight seeing to the heart of Dublin. |
Choice of evening entertainment including dinner, cinema, theatre or music. |
| 2 |
Up early to travel to Belfast. Stopping on the way to see Newgrange. Irelands most famous archaeological site. |
Check in to the hotel in Belfast. Students introduced to the hostel how it runs and a little of its history. |
Monitors lead the way into the city of Belfast and students quickly get to see Belfast by a City Bus Tour. |
After a long day participants return to their accommodation to have dinner. |
| 3 |
9:30 -11:00 Workshop/class |
11:30 – 13:00 Communication Workshop |
(free for shopping, resting, etc.) |
Participants go on the historical/political Belfast Mural tour. Followed by pizza, a typical Irish dish. |
| 4 |
School Visit to Grovsvenor Grammar School |
Party with Irish students / Dinner with Irish teachers |
| 5 |
9:30 - 11:00: Workshop/class |
Excursion to Giants Causeway and northern Coast. The outdoor activities include surfing class, hiking or sailing for the adventurous or castles and beaches for the more romantic! |
Farewell Dinner and party. |
| 6 |
Check out. Leave for Dublin airport. Monitors accompany the group to Dublin airport on our bus and wave them goodbye. |
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How to book
For booking groups of teachers or students in to our "A Living Experience" courses, please contact us directly. Prices per participant may range from 450-700€ per course, excluding the cost of the flight to Dublin, and depending on the length of the course, the activities chosen as well as the final size of the group.
Contact us under:
teachertraining@interacting.info
Ed Cousins: +34 686 594 419
Madrid office: +34 915 400 783
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