On Sunday 23 September a group of students of the 7^th form flew from Vienna to Dublin with their English teachers.  They stayed at host families for one week.

In the mornings the students went to English classes at the ATC language school. Native speakers led very interesting courses improving the students‘ English skills, especially in speaking.

In the afternoons they visited many interesting sights in Dublin, e.g. Christchurch, the Dublinia museum, the famous Book of Kells and the Guinness storehouse. They also played footgolf in Howth and saw a seal at the harbour. Another afternoon was spent at the seaside in Bray and all students learned how to dance to Irish music.

On the last day of  the  stay a coach brought us into the countryside. The group visited the old cloister in Glendalough and walked around in the beautiful gardens of Powerscourt.

Everybody really enjoyed the stay in Dublin and luckily the weather was NOT rainy!

The group in front of Christchurch

Footgolf in Howth

From April 7^th – April 14^th, this year’s language trip of our 7^th forms took us to Seaford, Sussex.

The students spent an enjoyable week in this nice little seafront town, attending classes in the morning and doing excursions in the afternoon. We visited Brighton, went to see the chalk cliffs at Beachy Head, spent some time in Eastbourne and in a lovely town called Lewes. There some students treated themselves to cream tea or bought books, others were just strolling around the village and all of them got lost with the teachers at least once :).

We also went up to London twice. We did a guided tour at the Globe and were lucky to even get a glimpse at a rehearsal for an upcoming ‘Hamlet’ production. Then we walked across Tower Bridge and up to St. Paul’s where some climbed the 253 steps up to the Whispering Gallery. We also saw or passed some other London sights such as the London Eye, The Mall, the Horse Guards, Covent Garden, Green Park, the ‘Onion’ or Piccadilly Circus.

All in all, it was a splendid stay with nice hosts and … very English weather indeed!