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Adult Games Night
At about 9pm this evening, the school was unlocked for the games night of students above 18. The night started with a funky game of twister, where 4 girls, two Spanish, the German and the Ukrainian were twisted into what looked like a pretzel. There was...
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Clipper Round the World 2011-2012
Between the 29th June and the 8th July Derry hosted the 10 yachts and their crews of the Clipper round the World 2011-2012 race after having sailed almost around the whole world, spending 11 months and 40.000 miles on the waters of the different oceans...
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Lenamore Riders
Welcome to Lenamore, a home for over 50 horses and ponies. It is a beautiful place, with gorgeous views and friendly riders, where everyone can become familiar with horses and can learn how to ride them. Only few weeks ago, a boy from Saudi Arabia has...
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Marco from Germany
One week ago a 24 year old German student called Marco arrived in Derry. It's his 2nd time to Foyle as last year he spent 3 weeks in Derry improving his English skills. Marco is living in a host family who is located close to the city centre. This experience...
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Foyle International
Hey everyone, after 20 years we are rebranding Foyle Language School to reflect our expanding range of courses and training opportunities and as of 1st February 2012 we are called “Foyle International”. We hope you like our new logo and website. Rest...
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Foyle Language Students on BBC Radio
Two of our students, Diana from Germany and Jorge from Spain, shared their views on the drinking culture of Ireland compared to mainland Europe on the Mark Patterson Show on BBC Radio Foyle. “It was very exciting and a great experience for me.” said Diana....
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Indoor Game Night
Foyle Language School has a rich evening program for youngsters and adults. Tonight students below the age of 18 had an Indoor Game Night at the Local Hall. It was great joy as a number of nationalities, French, Spanish and Arabs, clashed together in...
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Les Heures Visit
Earlier this month, Institute Director Paul Murray went to visit one of Foyle’s partners in Catalonia. Every year Foyle receives groups of students from Les Heures, a school based in Lleida. Paul met with some of the staff there, including one of the...
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Party Time!
Students of Foyle Language School wrapped up their final week at school with a Christmas Party! The fun and games were led by Christine one of Foyle's English Teachers. The students enjoyed performances from the staff and also sang a few Christmas songs...
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Opening of the Summer School 2012
The 11th of July we started our Summer School 2012 with a first group of Spanish students who have now the opportunity to learn more about Irish culture, life, traditions, music and dance and, of course, improve their English and HAVE LOTS OF FUN! What...
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Learn a new language in September!
Europe has never been closer. More and more of us take European city breaks and holidays, do business across national borders, and come into contact with customers, clients, neighbours and friends from other countries. People take our Introduction or...
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Geocaching in the Local Park
This morning a large group of French and Spanish boys under 18, went for a group activity in the park. The students were given a map, pen and paper, and were on their way to find the numbers and letters that were spread out all over the park. The weather...
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Last day of the summer school for a lot of students...
Today was the last day of the summer school for a lot of spanish students. They all get their certificates! We are really sad to see them leaving We hope they enjoy their stay in Derry and we will see them soon. We also are going to miss Sheila and Fernando,...
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Have a safe trip home!
A lot of students from Spain and Germany are leaving tomorrow. They came with a Leonardo Da Vinci Programme and worked in different companies around the City. They enjoyed their working experience and also the night life in Ireland. We wish them luck...
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Spanish Wacky Stories
Our School is running a drama group for the children aged from 12 to 16. The teacher, Eoin Minihan, is great with children and he encourages them to use their knowledge of English in everyday life. Today the Spanish students had to create their own stories...
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Last day of the summer school for a lot of students...
Today was the last day of a lot of students from Spain, France and Germany. This morning they received their certificates and tonight they are going to their leaving party. We are going to miss them a lot. We hope they enjoy their stay in Derry and they...
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Day trip to Buncrana and Lough Swilly
Buncrana is a small town located in the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal, on the eastern shore of Lough Swilly, only about half an hour away from Derry. There are a couple of buses operating between Derry and Buncrana every day (Lough Swilly Bus Company)...
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Surf's Up!
It was a very nice Sunday, when a Group of Students from the Foyle Language School made a trip to Culdaff Beach to go surfing. A great white beach with clear Water, shells and riffs. First we got a wetsuit to wear in the water, this keeps you warm as...
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Rambling in Ness Country Park
Ness Country Park is located near the town of Claudy, in Co Londonderry, only a couple of miles southeast of Derry. It comprises about 50 hectares of mixed woodland and houses lots of different species of animals and plants which are located on both sided...
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Bye Bye spanish students
After 3 months in Derry our 15 Spanish Erasmus students have returned to Spain. The students worked in different companies around the City. They enjoyed their working experience and also the night life in Ireland. We wish them luck with the future and...
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Goodbye Fransizka, Judith and Nina!
Today we said goodbye to Fransizka, Judith and Nina who have completed a 6 month work experience in Derry. The students who are training as Nursery Assistants took up placements in Holy Family Primary School and Wee Bears Day Nursery. They had a great...
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Training Parents about Drug Addiction
Foyle’s involvement in the Grundtvig Project ‘Training Parents about Drug Addiction’ is extremely beneficial for sharing research, information and good practice on this topic. Partners from Turkey, Romania and Spain have been meeting with Foyle Language...
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HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2012
Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese Calender. The Chinese year 4710 begins on Jan. 23, 2012. Chinese months are reckoned by the lunar calendar, with each month beginning on the darkest day. New Year festivities...
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ST COLUMBA’S DAY – 9 June
Yesterday, a street pageant based on the life of their patron St Columba came to Derry's Guildhall square to mark the 30th anniversary of Columba Community of Prayer and Reconciliation. The Community have joined forces with the Playhouse Theatre and the...
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Exploring the Irish Culture through Dance
Today morning the Junior Spanish Group enjoyed the Irish Dancing Workshop with our wonderful teacher Aoife Redden. It is a great way to learn something new, while having fun and enjoying friends’ company. The room at the Cottage was filled with laughter,...