Emerald Cultural Institute is delighted to share February Social Programme:
The Student’s Guide to this month’s Social Programme
(Please note that the Social Programme may always be subject to changes)
Free Activities
City Orientation for new students
A 45-minute walk through Dublin city centre with our Emerald Guide. Transport tickets will be discussed as well. A great activity for new students on their first day.
INIS seminar
This seminar is for all new students who will need to go and register with the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service. Opening a bank account, requesting a PPS number, and taking holidays will be discussed as well.
IMMA
The Irish Museum of Modern Art both collects and showcases modern and contemporary art. It is a great opportunity to see some modern pieces if you are an art lover. Please sign up for this activity by Wednesday. Emerald reserves the right to cancel this activity due to a low number of participants (minimum 6 students required).
NMI Natural History Museum
This museum is famous for its Victorian cabinet style, which houses one of the world’s finest and fullest collections still to be seen today. This zoological museum encompasses outstanding examples of wildlife from Ireland and the far corners of the globe, some to be seen today and others long extinct. Please sign up for this activity by Wednesday. Emerald reserves the right to cancel this activity due to a low number of participants (minimum 6 students required).
Chester Beatty Library
Chester Beatty Library is a museum that displays exhibit manuscripts, miniature paintings, prints, drawings, rare books, and some decorative arts from the Persian, Islamic, East Asian, and Western Collections. Please sign up for this activity by Wednesday. Emerald reserves the right to cancel this activity due to a low number of participants.
CV Preparation
1st lesson (21/02): This activity will provide you with some tips for writing your CV and Cover Letter appropriately and for searching for a job in Ireland.
2nd lesson (28/02): You can ask for proofreading of your CV made last week.
National Gallery
The National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin boasts some 2,500 paintings and approximately 10,000 other works in different media including watercolours, drawings, prints, and sculpture. Please sign up for this activity by Wednesday. Emerald reserves the right to cancel this activity due to a low number of participants (minimum 6 students required).
St. Valentine Party
14 February is Valentine’s Day: the day of lovers. Emerald also wants to celebrate together with the students. For this reason, we thought of organising a cake challenge to spend a “sweet” moment all together. The judges will taste the cakes made by the students during the break and then declare the winner. But more importantly, we will have the opportunity to enjoy some fantastic cakes.
Phoenix Park
The Phoenix Park is one of the largest enclosed public parks in any capital city in Europe. The Park is also home to the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Áras an Uachtaráin, Dublin Zoo, Victorian Flower Gardens, a Biodiversity Information Centre, Phoenix Café and Tea Rooms. We offer you a tour to explore the park and search for the deer that still inhabit it. Please sign up for this activity by Wednesday. Emerald reserves the right to cancel this activity due to a low number of participants (minimum 6 students required).
Paid Activities
Dublin Castle
Constructed in the early thirteenth century on the site of a Viking settlement, Dublin Castle served for centuries as the headquarters of English, and later British, administration in Ireland. In 1922, following Ireland’s independence, Dublin Castle was handed over to the new Irish government. Please sign up for this activity by Wednesday. Emerald reserves the right to cancel this activity due to a low number of participants.
Guinness Storehouse
The Guinness Storehouse is Ireland’s number visitor attraction. Not only do we offer a special discounted price for ECI students, but we also provide an ECI guide to accompany students to the venue. The tour lasts about 1 hour and finishes up on the seventh floor, in the Gravity Bar with some specular views of Dublin and of course, a complimentary pint of Guinness. Please sign up for this activity by Wednesday. Emerald reserves the right to cancel this activity due to a low number of participants.
Axe Throwing
The modern sport of axe throwing involves a competitor throwing an axe at a target, attempting to hit the bullseye as near as possible. Axe throwing has historically been an event in lumberjack competitions. All groups have their own axe throwing lane(s) and a coach that will teach you to throw an axe safely. Please sign up for this activity by Wednesday. Emerald reserves the right to cancel this activity due to a low number of participants.
Book of Kells
The Book of Kells is the centrepiece of an exhibition which attracts over 500,000 visitors to Trinity College in Dublin City each year. Written around the year 800 AD, the Book of Kells contains a richly decorated copy of the four gospels in a Latin text, based on the Vulgate edition (completed by St. Jerome in 384 AD). Please sign up for this activity by Wednesday. Emerald reserves the right to cancel this activity due to a low number of participants.
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