Program Details
As a high school exchange student in Ireland, you will spend a trimester, semester or academic year living with a host family, attending a local school high school, and experiencing day-to-day life in Ireland.
- Location:
- Waterford, Ireland
- Program Type:
- Study Abroad
- Degree Level:
- High School
- Term:
- Academic Year, Fall Semester, Spring Semester, Winter Semester
Program Overview
- Program Description:
Studying abroad with Greenheart Travel’s high school program in Ireland will give you a chance to live like a local during your trimester, semester or academic year abroad. As an exchange student in Ireland, you will live with a host family, attend a local school high school, and experience day-to-day life in Ireland.
Program fee includes:- Roundtrip international airfare from designated gateway airport to Ireland
- Host family accommodations and 3 meals per day
- Medical/Accident insurance
- Support and counseling services from in-country staff
- 24-hour emergency support
- Pre-departure Orientation and Preparation
- Arrival Orientation with a Irish local coordinator
- Personal assistance from a Greenheart Travel program manager
- Letter of Recommendation upon request and successful completion of the program
- Setting Description:
- Exchange students are placed in safe communities all around the southern part of Ireland. Most families live in rural communities. It is important to be flexible about which town you’re placed in since we are unable to take your location preferences into account. Our priority is to identify a host family and community that is the best match for you.
- Cost:
- --Academic Trimester: $11,570 --Academic Semester: $13,570 --Academic Year: $17,910 --Check out our website for early application discounts up to $500 off your program!
Additional Program Information
- Requirements:
- Students must: -- Be between 15 and 17 years of age -- Be from the United States or Canada -- Possess a high school cumulative GPA of at least 2.75/4.0 -- Be in great mental* and physical health -- Have a genuine interest in becoming a part of your host family and community
Program Reviews
Overall Rating
Based on 3 Reviews
- Applying with Greenheart02/26/19
Greenheart is the reason I was able to experience a year abroad. After many programs turned me down after finding out I had medicine, Greenheart did their very best to make sure I could have this experience. They worked with the Irish government, as well
as me and my family to make sure it was worked out and I was comfortable in case of an emergency. As well, their application process and phone conferences was super easy. My mom and I were able to make this life changing decision easily because of the support we received from Greenheart. I am so so thankful to the staff at Greenheart for giving me my experience in Ireland.
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend - Helped Us Every Step of the Way10/05/16
We chose Greenheart Travel because we were looking for an established, reputable agency that participated in a regulatory/screening organization, and found them listed on the CSIET website. Greenheart Travel was also one of the agencies we found that
would place students in Ireland, and take a high school student who would turn 18 during his year abroad. Hope Pavich, our Greenheart Travel program manager, was superb! She clearly communicated all the steps of the application and preparation processes, hosted a fantastic “getting ready to go” Skype call with several young people, kept us informed of our son Cooper’s progress, and was available for any questions we had. Hope is the best! Bernadette and Christopher, Cooper’s host parents, were beyond lovely to him and to us when we visited Ireland at the end of his program. They clearly cared for and about Cooper while still understanding the needs of older teenagers and the unique challenges of parenting this age of an individual. We couldn’t be happier with how they supported Cooper in his time abroad. Nula, the area representative, did a wonderful job of helping Cooper when he required assistance as well.
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend - escape to ireland01/17/16
my daughter spent a semester in Ireland her junior year of high school and had an amazing experience. greenheart travel did a great job answering all our pre trip questions and sending lots of info about what to pack, the weather, the history, travel
tips etc. the staff is warm and welcoming and very excited about the opportunity to help connect our child to an amazing host family that would match our daughters interests. I am very thrilled to have found green heart travel, they made us feel comfortable and we are able get answers quickly and professionally. I would recommend this program to any high school student interested in looking outside the box.
read moreBottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend