Residential
Irish College of English Summer Camp
Malahide · Language · 11–17 yrs
Typically open in June — 2027 dates coming soon
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Ages12–17 yrs
FocusEnglish
LevelAll levels
Language lessonsEnglish
English Language Camp Ireland runs this residential language camp in Hollybrook, Ireland. The camp welcomes children aged 12–17, with sports, arts & crafts, and adventure on the programme. Typically open June to July — new dates coming soon. Sessions last 2 weeks. Activities run in English.
Residential English camp in Hollybrook, Ireland
Ages 12 to 17 Maximum capacity of 45 students Residential accommodation - students sleep in 4 bed en-suite bedrooms Safe location in a beautiful part of Ireland 3 hours of English lessons each morning Adventure activities in the afternoons including kayaking, surfing, zip lines, visit Sligo city Evening activities back on campus - quiz, movie night, bingo, karaoke Phone time for 1 hour each evening - limiting screen time for human connections Freshly cooked meals daily by our chef Local Irish teenagers help our students as guides Private airport transfers to and from Dublin. Sligo is 2 hours west of Dublin.
What's Included
Three hours of English tuition every morning in classes of up to 10, streamed across five levels
En-suite residential accommodation on the shores of Lough Arrow
Breakfast, lunch and dinner in the dining room, plus snacks available at all times
Fresh fruit delivered to students during morning lessons
Daily cleaning of bedrooms and bathrooms
Light laundry facility
Afternoon activity programme with trained instructors
Evening activity programme on campus with leaders and Irish teenagers
Accident insurance for every student
Access to a doctor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Not provided
Airport transfers to and from Dublin and Knock (supervised, charged separately) · Travel insurance or European Health Card, which every student must hold · Dental emergencies, which are not covered by the European Health Card
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Special focus
English · Languages
The day has a clear and reassuring shape: three hours of English in the morning with classes of no more than ten students streamed across five levels, then the whole group leaves the Lough Arrow campus for the afternoon to put that language straight to work outdoors, followed by a short homework slot before dinner and a relaxed evening programme back on campus. Courses take a maximum of 45 students with no more than 15 from any one country, and Irish teenagers join the international students for activities, meals and the weekend excursion, so English is the only realistic way to communicate from the first day. Activities are run by leaders assigned according to their own expertise, and teachers deliberately front-load the vocabulary students will need for the afternoon, which means the learning does not stop when the classroom door closes. Evenings are gentler by design, with board games, quizzes, English movie nights and ping pong tournaments against the teachers. With a two-week minimum stay and a small campus on the lake shore, the programme feels less like a timetable to survive and more like a household to belong to.
Levels welcomeA1 — BeginnerA2 — ElementaryB1 — IntermediateB2 — Upper intermediateC1 — AdvancedC2 — Proficient
Other included activities
Excursions & trips
Included in the programme
Forest park zip-line afternoon
Atlantic coast beach and surf day
Weekend camping excursion
Forest park zip-line afternoon
Atlantic coast beach and surf day
Weekend camping excursion
Reviews
D
Daniel - from google reviews
My daughter was at the camp in July 2024. The place is great! Apart from gaining that experience and confidence in speaking English she had unforgettable moments with the staff and the other kids through various activities. We had been in other camps previously and surely this one offered the most and my daughter keeps remembering those days dearly. Further, I visited personally; I could confidently say: our kids are in safe hands, surrounded by nature, clean and fresh air! Good job ELCi!
Apr 2025
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Kamil - google review
Totally recommend it, I met there lots of amazing people from different nationalities which gave me a chance to not only learn english through the natural way, but also to learn new culture. The staff interacts with students through various games and events and food is delicious ,,Especially when Mike cooks it". The camp was so good that as well me and my older siblings went there at least 2 times
Apr 2025
Safety & Supervision
Background-checked staff (police checks required before working with minors)
Teachers qualified by the Department of Education in Ireland
Activity instructors trained in their area of expertise
Doctor available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Accident insurance for every student
Supervised airport transfers with a named staff member
Staff remain at the airport until the departure flight has left
Maximum of 45-50 students per course
Safe and secure enclosed grounds
With a maximum of 45 to 50 students on any course, the team genuinely knows every child by name, which is the foundation of the family atmosphere parents hear about in the feedback. All staff undergo police checks before they are allowed to work with minors, teachers are native speakers qualified by the Department of Education in Ireland, and activity leaders are trained in their own area of expertise and assigned only to those activities. A doctor is reachable 24 hours a day, seven days a week; EU citizens travel with a European Health Card and non-EU students with proof of travel insurance covering medical emergencies, and every student is insured against accidents. Travel is supervised from door to door: a named member of staff, confirmed to parents in advance, collects each student at the airport, and on departure a staff member stays at the airport until the flight has left. The grounds around the residence are safe and secure on the shore of Lough Arrow, and staff are experienced in helping homesick students settle, which is why families are asked to keep contact light for the first couple of days.
Meals
breakfast
Cereal, toast, fresh fruit, yoghurt, juice, milk and hot chocolate served in the dining room.
lunch
Baguettes and pittas with a choice of fillings, a salad bar, pasta or soup.
dinner
A hot meal cooked daily by the resident chef, with a choice of two dishes each evening.
snacks
Croissants or biscuits between lessons, fruit delivered to class, and toast, biscuits or fruit available at all times.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served every day in the residence dining room, with ingredients sourced locally because good health and nutrition matter as much here as the English lessons. Mornings start with a choice of cereal, toast, fresh fruit, yoghurt, juice, milk or hot chocolate, and croissants or biscuits appear between the two lessons, along with fresh fruit brought to the classrooms. Lunch is built around baguettes and pittas with a choice of fillings, a salad bar, pasta or soup, and in the evening the resident chef cooks a hot meal with two dishes to choose from, such as chicken with mango salsa, pork with apple sauce, meatballs in tomato sauce, salmon with steamed vegetables and potatoes or a vegetarian curry. Because teenagers on a full outdoor day are always hungry, toast, biscuits and fresh fruit stay available at any hour, and special dietary requirements are catered for.
Vegetarian
A day at camp
08:00
Wake up
08:30
Breakfast
09:30
Lesson 1
11:15
Lesson 2
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Afternoon activity
17:00
Homework
18:00
Dinner
19:30
Evening activity
22:00
Bed
22:30
Lights out
Screen time policy
Students are allowed to have their phone for 1 hour after dinner each evening
Accommodation & campus
Where your child sleeps
Per bedroom
6 campers
Bedrooms
Shared bedrooms
Bathrooms
Ensuite bathrooms
Our campus includes classrooms, en-suite bedrooms, dining hall, large games/recreation space for students, lake access, large outdoor gardens En-suite bedrooms with average of 4 students per room Chef's kitchen where meals are prepared, large dining room overlooking the lake Classrooms on campus. Max 10 students per class Large areas for students to relax both indoors and outdoors
Campus facilities
Dining Room
Classrooms
Laundry
Games Room
Lake
Location & getting there
ELCI English Language Camp Ireland, Lough Arrow, Ballynary, Riverstown, Co. Sligo, F52 X720, Ireland
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Getting your child there
Airport
€100 · optionalDublin
Pickup service · Our students mostly travel alone. Our managers meet students as they arrive in Dublin airport. Our private busses depart the airport every 2 hours and travel 2 hours to the residence in Sligo.Airport transfers €100 each way
By car
ELCI English Language Camp Ireland, Lough Arrow, Ballynary, Riverstown, Co. Sligo, F52 X720, Ireland
Families who prefer to travel together can drive directly to the residence at ELCI English Language Camp Ireland, Lough Arrow, Ballynary, Riverstown, Co. Sligo, F52 X720, roughly two hours west of Dublin on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way. Students are welcomed on Sundays and collected on Saturdays, with the drop-off and pick-up window running from 10am to 8pm.
Airport
Knock
Pickup service · Knock is the closest airport, just one hour from the school, and supervised transfers are provided to and from it in the same way as Dublin. A member of staff collects the student personally in the terminal, identified to parents in advance, and travels with them to the residence for the Sunday arrival window between 10am and 8pm; on departure day a staff member accompanies the student back to Knock and waits until the flight has taken off.
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