Location
  • Ireland
    • Dublin
Length
1 - 2 weeks
Need-based funding
Health & Safety

Program Details

Program Type
Provider
Timeframe
Summer
Language
English
Age Min.
14
Age Max
18

Pricing

Starting Price
6790
What's Not Included
Airfare
Oct 30, 2023
Jan 10, 2019
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About Program

Embark on a literary journey through the Emerald Isle during your student travel in Ireland, where you'll have the opportunity to enhance and refine your writing skills alongside a carefully chosen group of passionate, like-minded peers. With the guidance of published and celebrated writers, you'll find inspiration in the historic taverns, medieval ruins, and the tranquil vistas overlooking the fabled Irish Sea. Immerse yourself in Ireland's vibrant storytelling tradition, participating in readings, concerts, plays, city parks, and evenings at village taverns.

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Program Highlights

  • Write in cafés and monasteries, and on beaches and craggy cliffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
  • Gain inspiration for your writing from the city of Dublin and a remote island off Ireland's western coast
  • Participate in individualized writing excercises designed to help you produce original poetry, prose, writing for stage and screen, and more
  • Receive feedback from your peers and instructors, revise, and read your original work at a student-organized reading on the final night of the program
  • Get feedback on your writing from a special guest writer

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  • Impact on Student 5
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Kristin
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Absolutely excellent – we could not have hoped for a better outcome!

Our 16-year-old daughter LOVED this program! From the counselors to the kids (all of whom she had never met before), the writing program, and the cultural exploration – she loved every minute in Ireland and has not stopped talking about it. She is not typically one to go on and on about something but she still (9 months later) gushes about her time with her "Putney friends" in Ireland. The counselors did a fantastic job quickly bringing the group together to create a vibe where the kids felt comfortable and would share creatively – no small feat when you only have 12 days together. The fact that she is still in touch with many of the kids tells me so much. She got a tremendous confidence boost and came home even more inspired to pursue a career in writing. I couldn't recommend a program more highly – I felt informed every step of the way and was confident she was in great hands while overseas. Thank you, thank you!

What would you improve about this program?
Nothing comes to mind. :) Kinda wish they had programs for adults.
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