Arcadia Ireland

Each academic term Arcadia Ireland run a number of co-curricular trips to places around Ireland. So far this term we have taken students to the Burren in Co. Clare and to the Aran Islands, as well as running a couple of pop-up events from our base in…

I think it is probably safe to say that this is the first Halloween you've been in Ireland! What better time than now to learn a little about the Irish influence of Halloween. It might even get you in touch with your spiritual side. Why not may I add…

This past Saturday, 29 Arcadia students currently studying in Ireland made their way to Galway for the first of our co-curricular events this semester - a day trip to Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands. From bronze age fortifications to the ruins…

This upcoming weekend, our first big co-curricular event of the semester is taking place, which sees several of our students venture out to the Aran Islands. The Aran Islands, located along Ireland’s west coast in County Galway, are renowned for their…

Welcome to Wellness Wednesday! Now that all of our programmes are in country I wanted to start my weekly posts (on a Wednesday!). I'll post articles, tips and tricks for study abroad and basically anything that I feel helps you feel comfortable here…

 This week for Wellbeing Wednesday I would like you to take a moment and think about the idea of “Slow Study Abroad”. As we prepare for our Ealu / Escape in Co. Clare we are going to ask you to step away a little from your phones and technology. We know…

It is that time again! We are building up to our new Academic Year 2023-24 where Fall Semester and full year students are frantically preparing for their Semester in Ireland! This also means planning of all our events and what a line-up we have! Recently…

Something momentous took place during last week’s Orientations programme for our Arcadia summer students in Dublin – something I did not ever expect to see, let alone participate in. For some time now, one of the highlights of Arcadia Ireland’s orientation…

One of the funny things about working in education is that you are constantly looking back and wrapping up. For teachers the start of each school year is the beginning of a whole new life – making roughly the same journey you had made the year before…