Santa came to visit the Alpha kids!
Over the weekend, we invited the kids of the Alpha team into the school to have a Christmas party and watch “The Snowman” on the big screen. There was a special surprise guest who came to say hello to the Alpha Kids and give them a little something each!
Pavlo from Ukraine talks about Alpha College
Pavlo from Ukraine has spent the last 3 weeks with us here in Alpha. He spent his own holiday time in Dublin improving his English so we wanted to ask him what he thought of his stay.
Omani National Day
To celebrate the birthday of Qaboos bin Said al Said and National Day in Oman we shared some delicious baklava in the canteen.
Happy Hallow’een from Alpha College – Night School!
To celebrate Hallow’een this year, some of our team imagined what it would be like if we had an English language “Night School” for spooky students…
Alpha Night School – Trailer
To celebrate Hallow’een, some of our team dressed up a spooky students… We will have the world premier of our Night School video tomorrow but here is a little teaser of some of the preparation and behind the scenes views of the video.
Student Testimonial Kanji
Kanji came to us from Japan, after winning a Government of Ireland scholarship. We asked him to share his thoughts on Ireland, Dublin and Alpha College.
Student Testimonial – Ante from Croatia
We asked Ante to share this thoughts on his time with us in Dublin and what he is doing in general.
Dublin win the All Ireland Football Final
Dublin recently played in (and won!) the All Ireland Football Final 2013. We sent our Venezuelan Sports Reporter Frederik along to meet some of the fans from both Dublin and Mayo to try to understand what this “Gaelic Football” was all about and how it’s so different from soccer.
Cem from Turkey – Student Testimonial
Cem is studying Business Administration in Istanbul and wants to improve his English to further his education by doing a masters in Ireland, UK or America. We asked him why he chose to come to Ireland to improve his English and of course, what he thinks about Alpha College.
Paraskevidekatriaphobia – fear of Friday 13th
Today is Friday the 13th of September – a very unlucky day for those who believe in the superstitions… The fear of Friday 13th as a date is know as Paraskevidekatriaphobia. Are you superstitious?
Student Testimonial – Sandra
We asked Sandra – who arrived with almost no English 8 months ago – to tell us about her time here in Dublin with us.
Happy Brazilian Independence Day
http://youtu.be/kXaGyU03cQg
Student testimonial – Dina
We asked Dina to tell us what she thinks of Dublin and Alpha College
Student Testimonial – Isabel from Spain
We asked one of our Spanish students – Isabel, who is a teacher in Spain – to share her thoughts on Dublin and Alpha College.
Ireland is the centre of the world!
I’ve been telling people for years that Ireland is the true centre of the world…
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013 – World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum produced a report before the summer about the International Travel and Tourism industry. The 481 page document is very detailed with lots of interesting data but obviously, here in Alpha College, we were most interested in how Ireland performed in some key areas and we did pretty well! For Customer Service, Quality of Natural Environment and Safety … Read More
International Left Handed Day!
To celebrate International Left Handers day we played Left Handed Pictionary with some of the Alpha staff… Many claimed they wouldn’t have drawn any better even if they used their right hands… Happy International Left Handers Day from Alpha College of English!
Why Silvia fell in love with Ireland, Dublin and Alpha College
“Some years ago the stork supposed to bring me home , had taken the wrong way and missed the right country. I really love the Irish style (personally more than the English one.. but shh ;)) I love your way to make everybody feel comfortable and at home, I love your red hair and freckled faces and as a good … Read More