Parents of Past Students express their gratitude
My daughters have participated in several English summer courses, and for them, the CELS course has been the best.
Luis from Spain, 2019
Dear Alan,
Brendan has just started his studies at a technical institute for IT and Media. Needless to say, good English skills are a big part of his studies.Last year Eileen went into University to study to become a teacher of English and Spanish.We are convinced that the two summer courses that they each participated in had a big influence on their skills in English.
Brigitte and Harry from Germany, 2019
From the first stories and pictures our daughter Mirte shared with us we learned that she was having an excellent time in Ireland. We would like to express our deepest gratitude for all the wonderful work you and your staff have done for this. We have also sent an email with our special thanks to the Host Family. Mirte enjoyed the stay in their family very much.
-Heike and Ton from The Netherlands, 2016
Dear Alan,
From the first stories and pictures our daughter Mirte shared with us we learned that she was having an excellent time in Ireland. We would like to express our deepest gratitude for all the wonderful work you and your staff have done for this. We have also sent an email with our special thanks to the Host Family. Mirte enjoyed the stay in their family very much.
-Heike and Ton from The Netherlands, 2016
The CELS organization was excellent and the host family was very welcoming and thoughtful. Teachers and sport trainers had good relationships with every student and the activities were various and exciting. My son had a lot of fun while improving his English skills!
Sara from Italy, 2019
My daughters loved Ireland, the people, their host families, the school, the excursions and everything else!
Nils from Norway, 2019
All aspects were taken care of, thought through and well organised. The academic part was on a high level. The atmosphere was friendly and fun. Social activities must have been great as it looks like friendships could grow in such a limited time in an environment where students were speaking their second language. It was the first time that my daughter travelled abroad alone. She says now she feels more confident in her language skills and has had a positive experience of meeting great friendly people far from home. This means a lot for me.
Natalia from Russia, 2019
It was a brilliant mixture between learning, activities and sports.
Angela from Germany, 2019
I want to thank you for giving our Demetrio the possibility to attend your summer course in beautiful Ireland, Now my son has a more positive view of the English language and is very pleased to have met students from other countries. He’d like to return again next year.
-Costantino from The Ukraine, 2016
It was a great experience for my son: people from different countries, cultural experiences, sporting activities, interesting lessons and a good family.
Christiana from Germany, 2019
My son was very happy with everything. He had a very nice host family and has made many new international friendships. He really loved the time in Ireland. He especially improved his conversation ability. I often hear him talking in English to his new friends on the telephone.
Claudia from Germany, 2019
My daughter was very happy with the family, coordinators, students and activities and improved her English
Sandra from Spain, 2019
This experience has enriched my son. He enjoyed his time in Ireland very much. His English language skills have improved and, above all, he has gained more self-confidence in using the language.
Stefan from Germany, 2019
We would like to thank you very much for the time Isabella had at the summer course. She liked every part of the course, including the lessons, drama, etc., was very lucky with the host family and to find new friends. She was so happy about the course that her brother would like to come next year.
As parents we very much appreciated the organisation including the pick-up at Dublin Airport, the information you gave beforehand and the e-mail exchange we had.
-Joachim from Germany, 2016
Dear Alan,
First of all, I’d like to thank you for your brilliant care for our children. They were so happy to be in Ireland. They liked all the activities which were waiting for them. They like sports activities so it was a good choice to go to your course. My children also told me, they love their Host Families, their hospitality, kindness, cooking. They were so satisfied that started make plans to come back next year.
Thank you so much.
Best wishes,
-Lenka from Slovakia, August 2015
Dear Alan, Antonia has returned home. She is tired but very happy about her experience in Ireland. She talks excitedly about the programme and all that she saw and did. Many, many thanks for your organization of the excursions and sports activities. We were very pleased with the smooth procedure at the airport. It gave us a solid feeling of safety. The Host Family is also to be praised. What you are doing for today’s youth is wonderful. -Christiane and Wolfgang from Switzerland, August 2017
I was completely happy with the course. It was well organised, the Host Family was nice and caring. My daughter appreciated the excursions. She liked the activities and learned a lot about Irish culture. -Silvie from Norway, July 2018
I was completely happy with the course. I’m really pleased that Aiko came home excited by the experience. She liked the school, the activities and the excursions, meeting young people from different countries and being in touch with Irish culture. -Jana from Italy, August 2018
Dearest Alan,
We met Giulia at the airport yesterday evening and we have found her grown-up, enriched and beautiful-looking.
She is missing Ireland … the English course … the activities … the kind care … all the new friends … Bébhinn … the loving-kindness … meals … water … air …
We are thankful to you, to the Host Family and to everybody on your team.
Best regards,
-Francesca and Corrado from Italy, August 2014
I was completely happy with experience that Tommy received as it was unique. Tommy was happy with the English lessons, with all the excurions: the Cliffs, the caves, the Burren… He also had the chance to try and enjoy new sports that he’s going to practice at home. The Host Family, that I had the chance to meet, was simply lovely. Before leaving the course Tommy asked us to sign him up again for next year’s course. -Marco from Italy, July 2017
I was completely happy because our daughter improved her English and all the activities were amazing. She came back so happy. Her housemates and classmates were wonderful and the family was lovely. –Ricardo from Spain, August 2018
My son was very happy with all the people he met and therefore had a wonderful time. He felt that it was a very well-balanced course at CELS between the lessons and leisure time. –Gerhard from Germany, August 2018
Dear Alan,
We would like to thank you for the three great weeks our boys had in Ireland. They both enjoyed it very much. For Pepijn it was, again, a great experience; he had even more fun than last year. Gijs had some worries before the course but in the last week he kept calling home and saying that he wanted to stay in Clare and not go home. They will always remember the time they spent in Ireland. The boys made a lot of friends and are continuing their contacts on Facebook. They miss Ireland very much.
-Wim & Ailien from The Netherlands, August 2011
Dear Alan,
We would like to thank you for the English course, for the beautiful family that hosted our daughter and for the good time that she has spent at CELS. We are very pleased by what Margherita has told us about this experience including the activities such as surfing and caving. -Dori and Nicola from Italy, August 2017
I would like to thank you. My son came home with exciting stories of your well organised and excellent English course. We understand from a lot of photos that you personally put a lot of effort to entertain the young people.
–Kerstin from Germany, August 2018
I was completely happy because during these three weeks, my daughter enjoyed getting to know new people from other countries and doing amazing trips. I think that her English has improved a lot. –Gurutze from Spain, July 2018