The Royal Cavan School

• Location: Cavan, Ireland
• Students ages: 13 to 18 years
• Programs: High School Program
• Language of instruction: English
• Duration of the course: semester, trimester or academic year (optional), from September to May.

The Royal School Cavan School is located in the homonymous small town in the north of Ireland, near the state borders, the distance to Dublin is about 100 kilometers. This is a quiet region where students will not be distracted from persistent and thoughtful studies.

It is common practice for both boys and girls to study there, and the school remains faithful to Christian traditions and commandments (the official religion is Protestantism). The school accepts a uniform (it is paid separately) - exact lists are given to new students long before the beginning of classes so that they can prepare and buy everything necessary.

In recent years, Royal School Cavan has been actively working with foreign students and is accepting children from all over the world: especially many students come from Spain and Germany. Many students choose a one-year educational program, but there are also those who prefer to complete a basic secondary education course and receive a valuable Leaving Certificate (note that all exam fees are paid separately and not included in the cost of the programs). Students of 16 years usually choose the program Transition Year, students 16-17 years old - the program of the senior classes, and pupils of 17-18 years prefer to pass a course Sixth Form and to receive Leaving Certificate for studying in higher educational institutions.

The purpose of the High School Program is to enable children of different nationalities and backgrounds to receive a quality education, to teach them to perceive a different point of view and someone else's opinion, to cultivate tolerance and respect for others. Students become more friendly and tolerant, better understand intercultural processes throughout the world and are ready for life in the modern international community. The program is selective: for admission to the course the child must demonstrate a sufficiently high level of knowledge, independence and perseverance in order to meet the high standards of the Royal School Cavan. Lessons are usually held in the morning, from 8:55 to 16:05, additional lessons last until 5:30 pm (breaks are provided). Children are engaged on weekdays (from Monday to Friday), 1 lesson lasts 45-50 minutes.

Behavior of the student is watched by the host family, as well as his local curator, school teachers and educators.

Pupils are offered two options for placement at the Royal School Cavan in long-term courses:

• Host family

Full board 7 days a week (including Christmas and Easter break), three meals a day are provided: students have breakfast and dinner together with the rest of the family at home, and a packed lunch is provided on departure to school every day. Each family with which the school cooperates has been repeatedly tested and carefully selected by staff and educators - most families have been cooperating with the institution for many years. Curators are constantly monitoring that every student lives in comfortable and safe conditions, and regularly visit the homes of their wards.

• Residence (boarding)

Those students who decided to live on the school grounds are accommodated on a five-day (Monday to Friday) basis: they spend weekends, holidays and vacations outside the campus, in the homes of Irish host families. Full board is provided.

Subject list: Academic English

An interesting and diverse leisure program is organized for pupils of the boarding form and full-time students staying behind after classes, various games, contests, quizzes, sports events.

The sports development of children in general is paid much attention: physical culture is an integral part of any curriculum (minimum 1 hour studying per week). For this, the city has a spacious multi-purpose sports complex, to which a regular bus runs from the school campus. The most popular sports, which students of Royal School Cavan are engaged in their spare time, include the following:

• Swimming
• Hockey
• Volleyball
• Football
• Lapta
• Basketball
• Track and field athletics
• Cross-country running
• Badminton
• Table tennis (ping-pong)
• Tennis.

There are a large number of clubs on interests, various sections - discussion club, table games, drama and theater, computer literacy, chess, scientific clubs, crafts and many others.

The students of the Royal School Cavan constantly participate in various competitions of city, regional and national scale, win and take prizes. Particularly in demand and successful are such areas as art, science, cooking, fine arts. The charitable direction is also actively developed: students regularly participate in events and festivals aimed at raising funds for charitable needs, for public organizations and people in need. This helps not only to show their talents and abilities, but also to bring up Christian virtue, a sense of compassion, a sense of social justice and involvement in all aspects of modern life.

The main school buildings, which are still in use, were built as far back as 1819, and in recent years they have experienced significant improvements and large-scale modernization. Today, the campus of the Royal School Cavan campus reaches 20 acres, in which the sports facilities are located (grass field for football, an all-weather field for hockey, tennis and basketball courts with professional hard coating and lighting), administrative and educational buildings, walking and recreation grounds. Children are engaged in 13 well-equipped classes, access to their own library, functional scientific laboratories, modern computer classes with the latest PCs, a technology center. All students have Internet access. There are classes for electives and studios:

• Music;
• Creativity;
• Art and painting;
• Home economics;
• Handicraft workshops.

The school year at the Royal School Cavan begins in late August - early September and ends in early June, traditionally for British boarding schools. In general, studies last 9 months, which are divided into 2 semesters. Autumn lasts from late August to mid-December, spring - from early January to late May. There are also vacations for students: traditional Christmas and Easter holidays (two weeks each), and also one week of rest in the middle of each semester.

The price of the course includes:

• Administrative fees
• Registration and school fees
• Accommodation and meals (full board)
• Living during the Christmas and Easter holidays
• Work of the local coordinator, familiarization tour of the school
• Group excursion to Dublin
• Transfer in both directions (at the scheduled time of arrivals and departures)
• Foreign language training program
• 24-hour help and support for the child and parents, hotline.
• Pocket costs
• Tuition fee
• Round trip tickets
• Examination fees and Expenses
• Medical and tourist insurance
• Visa fees and services
• Additional activities and activities (optional)
• Transfer from the host family to the school and back
• School and sports uniform
• Textbooks, books and manuals 
• Additional lessons (optional)
• Individual tour to Dublin 
• Additional night stay.

Extras:

• Uniform 250 GBP
• Study materials 350 GBP
• Transfer (one way) GBP
• Registration fee (for a programme/course) 140 GBP

If you plan to study at Royal School Cavan at the end of August, the application should be sent by March 31, if in January - until October 31. Later applications can be accepted and reviewed, but only if there are free places on the course (this possibility can not, alas, be guaranteed). The school is one of the most popular and does not practice hard selection - the earlier you apply and the package of documents, the higher your chances of successful enrollment. The following documents are required:

• Completed application form of the school
• Student's photo
• Recommendations from the English teacher
• Medical card
• Certificate from the previous place of study indicating grades
• Letter for the members of the host family.

The entrants are also waiting for a personal interview. The advantage will be for students with good academic performance and experience in English-speaking countries from 2 years.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision