Explore Ireland
Unique to Villiers School is the Explore Ireland programme, which allows boarding students to explore our beautiful country while enrolled in a full time boarding programme at Villiers School!
The Explore Ireland Programme is included in published boarding fees for 7 day boarding students.
Twice a month, weekend boarding students take a day trip to Explore other parts of Ireland. Students will participate in approximately 15 activities/trips during the academic year.
The Explore Ireland programme is managed by our Head of Boarding, Vivienne Long.
For more information on boarding in Villiers School, and the Explore Ireland programme, please contact the Admissions & Communications Manager, Susan Peña, by telephone +353 61 451447 or by email admissions@villiers-school.com.
Destinations include:
- The Aran Islands – Inis Mor/Inis Oir
- Cliffs of Moher Experience – Cliff Walk and Doolin
- Aillwee Burren Experience – Aillwee Caves and Birds of Prey
- Spike Island, Co. Cork
- Killarney – Cycling tour in the national park, Torc waterfall, boat trip on the lakes & Killarney town
- Galway City and Christmas Market
- Cork City and Marina Market (and St. Patrick’s Day Parade)
- Fota Island Wildlife Park
- Clare Glens – Pitch and Putt, followed by walk and swim in the glens
- Dolphin Watch on the Shannon Estuary
- Dingle Town, boat trip with dolphin spotting and Slea Head tour
- Emerald Park – Theme park and Zoo
- Wild Atlantic Seaweed Baths on the Atlantic Coast
- Curraghchase Forest Park
- International Rugby Experience
- Munster Rugby Match Experience at Thomond Park
- GAA Match Experience
- Lahinch Surf School
- Zipline at Zip it Cork or Wildlands Galway
- Paintball Experience
- Horseriding on Maherees Beach in Kerry
- River Kayaking Limerick
- Ballyhass Adventure Centre
- University of Limerick Indoor Rock Climbing Centre
- Pallas Karting (Europe’s longest outdoor track!)
- Escape Rooms Limerick
- West Lake Aquapark Killaloe
- Riverfest Limerick
- Limerick on Ice – Ice Skating
- Swimming at University of Limerick
- RollerJam Limerick
- and more…..
Villiers School is the only boarding school in Ireland authorised to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) at senior cycle, offering students the choice between national and international curriculum.
Boarding enables our students to gain individual autonomy while simultaneously learning to live and interact with others. Our aim is for our boarding graduates to complete their Villiers journey as young adults, who are confident in their ability to communicate readily and easily with those from different cultures and backgrounds. Boarding students are ready to take their place in an interconnected, globalised world.
Boarders appreciate what it means to be part of a highly supportive community and actively encourage each other to achieve their potential. Living and growing together, students understand how their actions affect others. They learn to be considerate and tolerant of different views as well as resilient to the challenges that life and learning can bring.
At Villiers, we are extremely proud of the rich cultural diversity of our boarding house, which, although predominately Irish, enjoys and celebrates the cultural richness of students from many nationalities, making us a great choice for boarding school in Ireland.
