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Some more Sailing pictures

Sailing

Today the sailing group went canoeing and kayakking. It was a beautiful day and they had a lot of fun.

A group visited the famous Guinness Brewery today...

It was a great day out

 (Unfortunately the boys were not allowed to try any Guinness, despite them asking!)

The boys say farewell to some of their international friends by signing their shirts and leaving a personal message. I hope they can keep in contact with their new friends when they come back to Japan.

DISCO!

Tonight there was a disco for all the kids at I.C.E.

Everyone was very excited to get dancing!

The boys seemed to really enjoy the evening with many of their international friends

None of the boys were shy and everyone got involved in the dancing...

One of the afternoon activities was a trip to the National Gallery where the boys were shown some of Ireland and Europe's finest artists.

The boys went bowling today. They had LOTS of fun!

Some new friends were made

It's great to see relationships like these forming!

A rainy day in Dublin (a typical Irish summer!) but spirits were still high!

Today we say goodbye to Yokoi Sensei as he heads back home to Japan. We thank him very much for supporting all the boys here in Ireland!

Some of the boys visited St Michan's church which is famous for its crypt and the very old coffins that are kept within it - spooky!

Kitamura Sensei has just landed in Dublin - it is great to have him here in Malahide for the next week. We thank him very much for giving up his time to look after the boys!

 The boys spent the day at Dublin Zoo with some of their friends from Spain and Italy.

It was the last day of horse riding today. All the boys have done very well this week and they have been practicing their English!

Enjoying Ireland in the sun!

It is great to see the boys building bridges and new friendships...

Origami & Omiyage

Everyone was very interested to learn about Origami...

These Spanish girls were very happy and grateful to receive some gifts from Japan. It is great to see friendships like these blossoming!

The work is challenging and it is great to see the boys making friends along the way and speaking lots of English!

The boys are being very well looked after by their host families

In the morning some boys get a lift into the language school in the car

They have been welcomed into the families with open arms

Everyone has started to make friends with the other students here in Ireland. It is really encouraging to see them practicing their English outside the classroom!

One of the afternoon activities is horse riding...

The boys had to groom the horses and take care of them before riding them.

The horses are very friendly and well trained

On the first day everybody managed to ride their horse - it was all very exciting! 

The other groups did sailing and golf.