Location: Sutton Park School
Age: 11 – 17
Dates: 18 June to 13 August 2023 (8 weeks)
Fixed Arrival Dates: 18 June | 2 July | 16 July | 30 July
Accommodation Type: Host Family – Twin/Triple Room Sharing
Located on the beautiful Howth peninsula on Dublin Bay, Sutton Park School is situated 12km from Dublin City Centre and 15 minutes’ drive from Dublin Airport. Sutton is a friendly and safe residential area of the city beside Howth fishing village, an area famous to tourists and Irish people alike!
Apollo is the proud winner of six Study Travel Star Awards!
Apollo is the only English language school in Ireland to have won in the ‘Star Junior Programme for under 18s’ category and has won this award for four years in a row in 2018, 2019, 2020/2021 and again in 2022. We also won the ‘Star New School’ Award in 2019 as well as winning in the ‘English Language School – Europe’ category for the first time in 2022.
Sutton Park School is a prestigious private high school with superb teaching and sports facilities and has welcomed international students for more than 20 years.
The school’s facilities include numerous computer labs, arts and crafts room, tennis courts, indoor sports hall and extensive all-weather outdoor football/hockey pitches as well as its own cafeteria where students are served hot lunch every day Monday-Friday.
Accommodation is offered in experienced local host families in a twin/triple room sharing. We can no longer guarantee one nationality per host family.
Apollo offers its own private bus service for students to travel to and from the school each day as well as private transport for all excursions. Read more about your accommodation here.
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: 5 hours’ optional extra tuition per week (instead of 2 activities) completely free of charge in addition to 15 hour programme. The focus of the lessons is on project work and communication. Students can choose the Apollo Focus option when with us at the school.
Host Family
Accommodation
Host Family Accommodation: twin/triple rooms sharing on a full-board basis.
All meals included
Breakfast, packed lunch and dinner from family every day and additional lunch/packed lunch in the school cafeteria Monday-Friday.
Superb facilities
Use of school facilities including all-weather pitch, sports grounds, tennis & basketball courts, indoor gymnasium, computer labs and arts & crafts room.
Activities, visits and trips
A wide variety of activities every day
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2 Full day trips per week on Wednesdays & Saturdays
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2 evening activities per week
Private transport
Private Transport: private bus transport provided daily to and from the families which are located close to the school.
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. Students will bring their workbook home giving them a sense of accomplishment & giving parents the opportunity to see what their son/daughter has been learning while in Ireland.
Apollo Student App
Access your programme, time-table, excursion information & more via the Apollo app.
WiFi
Free WIFI throughout school.
Sutton Park School – Host Family Programme Dates & Prices 2023 |
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Programme dates: | 18 June – 13 August 2023 (8 weeks) |
Host family package price: | €950 (per week) |
Airport transfers: | €80 each way to/from Dublin Airport |
Fixed Arrival dates: | 18 June | 2 July | 16 July | 30 July 2023 |
Duration: | 1 week: 18 June or 30 July 2023 only
2+ weeks: all start dates as above |