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'All inclusive' English Summer Camps

'All inclusive' English summer camps for teenagers aged 13-18 years in Kilkenny: "Learn English & Experience Ireland!"

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High School Programme in Ireland

Academic school stays for international students in secondary schools in Ireland with residential and/or home-stay accommodation.

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Accreditations & Memberships

mackdonald language academy is committed to offering the highest quality courses and services to our students.

Our English school in Kilkenny is recognised and accredited by the following leading independent quality marks in the language travel industry.
 


Accreditations

  • ACELS - RECOGNISED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SKILLS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (ELT)

Our English summer camps in Kilkenny are recognised by the Irish Department of Education and Skills as a school for the teaching of English as a foreign language. The Advisory Council for English Language Schools (ACELS) administers the scheme which leads to School Accreditation and Recognition by the Department of Education & Skills - ACELS (www.acels.ie).

 


 

  • EEI - ENGLISH EDUCATION IRELAND

EEI is an association of 55 recognised English Language Schools in Ireland. Its former name was MEI (Marketing English in Ireland). Quality is central to EEI's mission. All EEI schools are recognised by the Irish Department of Education through an inspection scheme administered by ACELS (www.mei.ie).

English Education Ireland

 
  • AGPI - ASSOCIATION OF GUARDIANSHIP PROVIDERS IRELAND

AGPI regulate, monitor and assess the placement and guardianship of international students, under the age of 18, in Irish secondary schools. Facilitated and documented by the Irish children’s charity Barnardos, the AGPI’s Quality Assurance Framework (QAF), is designed to benefit all Guardianship Providers in Ireland (www.agpi.ie).

 
  • EDUCATION IN IRELAND - ENTERPRISE IRELAND

Enterprise Ireland manages the Education in Ireland national brand under the authority of the Irish Minister for Education and Skills. Enterprise Ireland is responsible for the promotion, development and branding of Irish Higher Education Institutions overseas (www.educationinireland.com).

Education in Ireland

 
  • TIE - TEST OF INTERACTIVE ENGLISH FOR JUNIORS

For interested English students that are enrolled in one of our English summer camps in Kilkenny, we offer Junior TIE examinations. TIE is a test especially designed for junior learners and the TIE certificate is recognised by the Irish Department of Education and Science (www.tie.ie).



Memberships

  • KILKENNY TOURISM

mackdonald language academy is a member of Kilkenny Tourism - an organisation promoting tourism in Kilkenny, the South-East and Ireland - KILKENNY TOURISM (www.kilkennytourism.ie)

 

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Feedback of participants

Thank you for a fantastic stay in Ireland!

I just want to say thank you for everything. I had such a GREAT time in Kilkenny, because the family I lived with was so extremely nice and everyone in school too! This summer was for sure one of the best ones of my life!

Your trips and activities were so well organized, I already recommended you... :D 

Anna 

Great programme!

Just a little note to let you know that my son Benjamin greatly enjoyed his stay in Ireland, he felt he was treated like a king by the host family - he really had only good things to say. 

Such a great experience and I think he will want to return to you to keep improving his English! 

Ben's Dad

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