Location: University of Limerick
Age: 11 – 17
Dates: 1 – 29 July 2024 (4 weeks)
Fixed Arrival Dates: Monday 1 July | Monday 15 July
Accommodation Type: Campus Residence – Single Room En-Suite
Limerick City, located 2.5 hours from Dublin in the south-west of Ireland is an ancient city where the
River Shannon meets the Wild Atlantic Way. The city has an interesting history, founded by the Vikings and is now Ireland’s third largest city.
Apollo is the proud winner of eight Study Travel Star Awards!
Apollo is the first language school in Ireland to be inducted into the StudyTravel Super Star Hall of Fame after winning the ‘Star Junior Programme for under 18s’ award for five years in a row in 2018, 2019, 2020/2021, 2022 and again in 2023. We also won the ‘Star New School’ Award in 2019 as well as winning in the ‘English Language School – Europe’ category twice in 2022 and 2023.
University of Limerick (UL) is a parkland campus spanning 138 hectares, situated right on the River Shannon.and 4km from Limerick city.
UL has often been called ‘Ireland’s Sporting Campus’, with its top class facilities with an array of artificial grass pitches, indoor and outdoor running tracks, as well as being the first University in Ireland to offer students an Olympic standard swimming pool and diving board, Ireland’s tallest climbing wall and Europe’s largest allweather sports field complex.
Accommodation for Apollo students is located in single bedrooms with a private en-suite bathroom for each student. The residential accommodation chosen by Apollo on the campus is in modern apartments with 4-6 students sharing a comfortable apartment.
15 hours’ tuition
per week
15 hours’ tuition per week (1 hour = 60 minutes) following a zig-zag timetable of both morning and afternoon mixed nationality classes (max. 15 per class).
Apollo Focus
Apollo Focus: 9 hours’ optional extra tuition per week (over 3 days) completely free of charge in addition to 15 hour programme. The focus of the lessons is on project work and communication and students can choose the Apollo Focus option when with us at the school instead of regular activities.
Residential
Accommodation
Residential Accommodation: on-campus single room with private bathroom in shared apartments.
All meals included
All meals in the university restaurant.
Superb facilities
Excellent sports complex with tennis courts, climbing wall, indoor and outdoor running tracks, swimming pool, dance & spin studios and extensive outdoor football/hockey pitches.
Activities, visits and trips
A wide variety of activities every afternoon & evening
+ 2 full day trips per week on Thursdays & Sundays
+ Limerick City trip on Mondays
Transport
Transport is provided for all full day trips.
Apollo Course Workbook
Apollo Course Workbook:
Each student will receive their very own course workbook filled with interesting topics & activities to follow during their course.
Apollo Student App
Access your programme, time-table, excursion information & more via the Apollo app.
WiFi
Free WIFI throughout school.
University of Limerick – Residential Programme Dates & Prices 2024 |
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Programme dates: | 1 July – 29 July 2024 (4 weeks) |
Residential package price: | €1150 (per week) |
Airport transfers Shannon Airport: | €80 each way to/from Shannon Airport |
Airport transfers Dublin Airport: | €100 each way to/from Dublin Airport* *Includes accompanied transfer with Apollo Representative on public coach service. Flights must arrive before 20.00. |
Fixed Start Dates: | 1 July | 15 July 2024 (Monday-Monday) |
Duration: | 2+ week bookings only: 1 July | 15 July 2024 |