Location: University College Cork
Age: 11 – 17
Dates: 19 June – 14 August 2022 (8 weeks)
Arrival/Departure Days: Sunday-Sunday
Accommodation Type: Host Family – twin room sharing
Cork, Ireland’s second city located 3 hours from Dublin is cheerfully referred to by locals as ‘the real capital of Ireland’. With its compact and safe city centre, Cork is a liberal & youthful city with friendly people who simply love to talk!
Apollo is the only English language school in Ireland to have won the ‘Star Junior Programme for under 18s global industry Award at the Study Travel Star Awards voted for by agents sending students abroad. We have won this award for three years in a row in 2018, 2019 & 2020/2021.
We also won the ‘Star New School’ Award as well as being a finalist in the ‘English Language School – Europe’ category in 2020/2021.
University College Cork, an 1845 University situated on the south coast in Ireland’s second largest city, is situated on 44 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds retaining its original school buildings as well as new modern buildings, accommodation and leisure facilities.
The campus is ideally located just 15 minutes’ walk from Cork city centre and 2.5 hours’ drive from Dublin. There is an excellent sports complex on the campus with tennis courts, climbing wall, indoor and outdoor running tracks, dance & spin studios and extensive outdoor football/hockey pitches.
Accommodation for Apollo students is in local host families sharing a bedroom with student of a different nationality (when possible) with one nationality per family guaranteed at all times.
The people of Cork are renowned for their friendliness and talkative nature and really enjoy welcoming students from all over the world.
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University College Cork – Host Family Programme Dates & Prices 2022 |
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Programme dates: | 19 June – 14 August 2022 (8 weeks) |
Host family package price: | €725 (per week) |
Airport transfers Cork Airport: | €50 each way to/from Cork Airport |
Airport transfers Dublin Airport: | €80 each way to/from Dublin Airport* *Includes accompanied transfer with Apollo Representative on the Aircoach. Flights must arrive before 21.00. |
Minimum duration: | 1 week |
Arrival/Departure days: | Sunday-Sunday |