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ENGLISh language Camp(10-16 years)
Our beautiful camp on the slopes of a mountain, with great views over the sea and only a stone throw away from the beach makes the perfect place to offer various programs for all different tastes. We offer a great combination of English tuition and lots of outdoor activities. Whatever the choice, visiting Greenhill in Northern Ireland means that students will enjoy a summer with lots of fun activities and exciting excursions in a fully English environment that enables them to make new friends from all over the world!
Location
Amazing landscapes, impressive coastlines and a rich cultural heritage. Northern Ireland has it all plus numerous exceptional attractions to visit including Belfast, the capital city which is only 30 miles away from camp. The fabulous Giant’s Causeway, Slieve Donard – the highest mountain of the province, the Ulster American Folk Park and last but not least the warmhearted people will make everyone’s stay an adventure to remember!
Our camp is based at Greenhill YMCA, an outdoor education center set in a unique 17-acre site on the slopes of Slieve Donard Mountain in the heart of the Kingdom of Mourne, only one and a half hours drive north of Dublin. With panoramic views over the coastal town of Newcastle and Dundrum Bay the site is unique with the mountains behind and the sea in front and with views that have to be seen to be believed. Superb on-site facilities such as a high rope course, soccer courts and fireplaces offer best conditions for fun-filled holidays.
View over Newcastle and the sea
The beach is not far away
Throw rocks in the water? Go ahead!
The nature around the camp is simply great
Just take a walk in the forest
Plenty of opportunity for indoor and outdoor sports
Accommodation
Our accommodation also leaves nothing to be desired. All students will stay in traditional wooden chalets, sharing rooms of four. All chalets consist of three bedrooms, bathrooms and offer additional features such as comfortable common rooms, kitchenettes plus spacious timber balconies overlooking the sea.
Our Chalets
Every chalet has a nearly sea view
This is how it looks inside the chalets
And there's room for all of you
Each room has its own bathroom for showering
Eating is always together
Catering
There are three meals a day at camp - vegetarian, gluten or lactose-free meals as well as meals without pork can be booked in advance. Breakfast includes toast, sweet spreads and a wide selection of yoghurt, fruit and cereals. Drinks include juices, hot chocolate and tea. For lunch and dinner we serve hot meals accompanied by a salad bar and sweets. In between meals you can fill up your water bottles at the waterdispensers and as a snack outside meal times we also offer fresh fruit.
english-laNGUAGE cOURSES
The ability to communicate in different languages is a priceless gift and enables young people to make friends with other students from all across the globe. Why not also developing the language skills during the holidays combined with great adventures in our beautiful location in Northern Ireland?
All our Language courses are solely carried out by native speakers in internationally mixed classes with no more than 12 students. At the beginning of the stay the individual level of each participant will be assessed by our experienced teachers to ensure that everybody is placed in the right class, according to their language abilities. Our courses comprise 20 units of 45 minutes per week but no worries – our lessons are not like being at school. We focus on fun and interactive education. The use of modern teaching methods in and outside the classroom, incorporating topics that are suitable for the different age groups and levels guarantees a positive outcome and a pleasant classroom experience.
English Classic
Our interactive Classic Courses are designed to match the holidays of our young participants. Nevertheless, they are intense and efficient. Our teachers put a strong focus on oral practice and make sure that the students build up their confidence and improve communication skills in a playful way and without even noticing. They will breathe new vocabulary and internalize the right pronunciation by using the language and not by memorizing boring work sheets. Our campers are always around our English speaking, staff, who encourage everybody to put their language skills in practice inside and outside the classroom. Attending camp will give them a boost of self-confidence and fresh motivation for their English lessons at school.
All course material will be provided and our students will get a certificate at the end of their stay.
The language course: very lively despite theory
Also the pen may be taken times to the hand
Concentration before going into practice
Each course in small groups
Program
Our varied outdoor program guarantees fun filled holiday!
Activities
Whether it is a high rope course, a soccer court or a fireplace – all those features can be found on our campgrounds. YMCA Greenhill just offers facilities at its best to guarantee unforgettable holidays.Our day starts with our famous morning sports and the “Polar Bear Club” for those tough campers who like to wake up by a swim in the cold natural water springs close by. Next to our outdoor, adventure and survival activities we offer lots of different classic sport such as football, volleyball and other team games. Canoeing, laser tag, team building, different elements of our high rope course and even canyoning top up our classic day time activities. Although the weather in Northern Ireland is not really known to be very dry and hot we always get beautiful sunny days that we like to spend at the nearby beach. The evenings are fun filled with big group activities such as discos, talent shows, sports tournaments, BBQs, camp fires and night hikes. We make sure that there are always plenty of activities on offer matching everyone’s taste!
Excursions
Every Wednesday we wil take all campers on an exciting excursion. In the first week, our day trip takes us to Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland. Belfast is packed with culture and history, especially marked by the origin of the famous Titanic, but also well known for super shopping… it just offers the perfect mix of tradition and vibrant 21stcentury city life. We will have a look around and learn more about the city the locals are so proud of. The week after students will be able to experience the biggest attraction of Northern Ireland – “Giant’s Causeway”. The area of about 40.000 interlocking basalt columns was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1986 and just impresses with stunning beauty and impressive views.
But the icing of the cake and definitely the highlight of the stay for most of our campers is our incredible weekend hike to the top of Slieve Donard Mountain including a night under the beautiful star spangled sky enjoying our home cooked food, prepared in the outdoors. A truly unique experience!
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Good to know
Below we have listed all important details about our language camp in Greenhill in order to make your travel planning as easy as possible.
- Accommodation in shared rooms including bed linen
- Full Board (3 meals per day / special diets on request)
- Fruit and drinks inbetween meals
- Multi Activity Program / Use of all sports facilities / Sports Equipment
- All excursions as described on our website
- English Classic Course (20 sessions of 45 minutes / week)
- Course Material / Certificate
- Camp Adventure T-Shirt
- 24h Supervision and Phone Hotline / Very high Counselor-Student-Ratio of 1:8
- Qualified and well trained teachers
- Memberships in Associations for Youth Travel in Germany and worldwide to ensure continious improvement and external assurance
- Insolvency Insurance
- We do not accept any verbal or physical violence at any of our Camps. The use of drugs including alcohol and tobacco is prohibited, no matter what age.
Individual Arrival and Departure
You are welcome to drop your children directly at camp and to pick them up at the end of their stay. Dircetions to camp will be sent out as part of our travel documents approximately 2 weeks prior to arrival at camp. Our times for check in / pick up are between 4 pm and 6 pm on arrival day and between 10 am and noon on departure day.
Airport Transfer
This is a collective transfer for all students who arrive and depart in Dublin / Belfast in a pre-defined time frame.
Our team will be at the airport from 10 am to 2 pm (Belfast) and 2 pm to 6 pm (Dublin)to pick up all students who arrive that day before we head off to camp. Depending on the number of students we either use private hired coaches or trains. Please note that due to the given time frames there will be waiting times at the airport for those children who arrive early but our staff will look after them at all times.
Flights arriving after 2 pm (Belfast) / 4 pm (Dublin) can not be taken into account for the group transfer. Those students have to arrange a transfer to camp themselves. This also applies to students departing before 10 am (Belfast) / before 1 pm (Dublin).
Pick up at the airport
Our staff will meet all students right after customs. They can be recognized easily as they all wear branded T-Shirts and hold up big Camp Adventure signs. To pick up your children we will need all flight details before arrival. That's why it's important that you fill in the transfer questionnaire that will be sent to you approximately 6 weeks prior to arrival. On the departure day we will take all children back to the airport, look after check in and accompany them to the security checkpoint
Pick Up Times(Flights need to arrive / depart within the following time frames):
Arrival: Dublin 2 pm to 6 pm / Belfast 10 am to 2 pm
Departure: Dublin 1 pm to 5 pm / Belfast 10 am to 2 pm
As all camps are slightly different, we invented an interactive Packing List Generator. This is an easy way to check what you should pack for your child to take to camp. You can also add additional items. Once you are done you will get a summary by email which helps to check that you've got everything ready for departure. Following the link to our Packing List Generator...
We recommend that you book our full insurance package which only costs 35 € per person. It includes a Health, Accident, Liability and Luggage Insurance for the duration of your language trip. For more details please clickhere.
We also offer a Travel Cancellation Guarantee at an additional fee of 45 € per person. The best part of it: You don't have to give us any reason for not travelling – no matter if your child is sick, injured or has to take extra exams at school: We will reimburse all costs for the language trip booked with Camp Adventure apart from your 50 € deposit and the fee for the travel cancellation. For more details please click here.
Following you will find some useful downloads for your language trip with GELC / Camp Adventure:
Services Travel Cancellation Guarantee
Insurance Conditions (Health, Accident, Liability and Luggage Insurance)
Insurance Certificate in accordance with the EU Travel Directive (for all GELC Language Trips booked through Camp Adventure)
You might still have more or specific questions about our language trips but also about daily life at camp, our staff or general questions about the booking procedures. All answers to those questions can be found on our Camp Adventure website. Click here for our FAQ – the Frequently Asked Questions.
dates, Prices & booking
| 2 Weeks (1.395 €) |
| 18.07. - 31.07.2021 01.08. - 14.08.2021 |
Additional Services
Visa Invitation Letter: 25 €
Insurance Package (Health, Accident, Liability and Luggage): 35 €
Travel Cancellation Guarantee: 45 €
Camp Adventure Hoodie: 50 €
Following you will find all available dates for our GELC English Language Camp in Greenhill. Our English Classic Course (20 hours of 45 minutes per week) is already included in the price.
