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So my Daugther is returning home alone from Germany, where she was born and raised, to do TY before returning to the German school system. Obviously we are a mix of happy and worried about this as parents. But mostly happy. She will be boarding with grand parents. Basically we are looking at offers of places from schools…
As per the title I am just wondering if anyone has experience, anecdotes, advice or other to offer on this. Daughter is 15 (as of August 2024 so will be 16 in 2026 school year). She is born and raised here in Germany to us Irish Parents. So mother tongue English and German near mother tongue level too. So fully Bilingual.…
Hi all my 19 year old nephew is thinking of taking his gap year in Ireland, well 6 months anyway...and staying with me in West of Ireland. We live quite rural. Thing is I want him to have a positive experience....think I can sort work in local hotel, etc ...and he could play rugby with local team etc...but just afraid he…
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Instead of work experience being a week or two weeks, our school does it every Wednesday for the full year. They also don't mind if you take a bank of time during the year to do the work experience with the caveat that there's no school for your kid on Wednesday. I was thinking was there any good courses he might be able…
Hello everyone, I'm currently completing my Professional Masters in Education, and I am conducting a survey as part of my dissertation research. The focus is on the efficacy of Game Based Learning. I am specifically seeking qualified post-primary language teachers (English, Gaeilge, Spanish, French, German, etc.) who can…
Hi there, I'm a parent of a TY student, and haven't been successful in getting him work experience. I've reached out to about 10 organisations, but to no avail. A couple of contextual points: The way the school is running it is that it is every Tuesday for the year. There are no block weeks of work experience placements.…
Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced organisation that helps TY student go to France for 3 weeks? College based nearly 4k so am looking for cheaper option without having child back here in Ireland. Thanks
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