This school is a girl's school and is located beside Corpus Christi Church although the entrance of…read morethe school is Homefarm Road rather than Griffith Avenue. All the girl's in my family including myself went to this school so maybe I'm bias by saying I think its a great school. The school was 75 years old a few years ago and I went along to the reunion and it was great to see some old nuns and pupils from all those years ago. Some even remembered me. Not that it was THAT long since I went. This is quite a large school, with a school yard divided into sections for the different classes and has a community hall opposite for PE activites as well as the church nearby for Christmas carol services etc. It's not run by the nuns anymore though the principle is a teacher.

If your looking for a school that combines great teachers and gives your child a chance to come…read moreinto their own this is the perfect school. I attended this school for 8 years and I enjoyed every single year. I never once complained about the teachers, well, maybe once! They have a really well balanced curriculum, joining loads of sports and outdoor activities with school work, made it not too hard to actually do the work! After school activites included hurling, camogie, cookery class, speech and drama, and im sure they have added more since. I was part of the school choir and the choir teacher, is the best around. We took part in 2-3 competitions a year, and won every single one. It is such a great community to be a part of, and i have some of my fondest, most tresured memories. :)

Hello. Have you produced offspring? Perhaps you have, and perhaps, like many people, you'd like to…read moreput them into a school where they will flourish, thrive, and ultimately be happy little individuals. This is the place. I met Nessa, the owner, about two years ago when I had to switch my son here, quite suddenly. He was going through a tough time, and she and the teachers there worked with me, every step of the way. He went from being a kid who was standoffish and lonely, to a boy who has almost too many friends to invite to his birthday parties. Nessa took a personal interest in him, and he absolutely blossomed in Little Learners. They have a location on Drumcondra road near the train station, and are opening up another location near DCU. I'm not saying you should have kids *just* to experience the wonders of this particular Montessori.... but I'm not NOT saying it, either. But your mother would probably be happy if you had kids, right? And don't you want your mother to be happy? I thought so.

A first class school, providing a first class education. A catholic school yes, but in no way…read morereligiously forceful. Belvedere's grade A academic faculty has a lot to do with why I am soon to begin an Msc. in e-business. The misconception that belvedere is a 'sandbox for rich kids', as said to me by an ex teacher, is total BS! The school is built on the ethos of being 'men for others', the statement sounds a bit cheesy today, true, but charity and putting others before yourself is more important than superficial grades for the superficial leaving cert in the eyes of this school, thus giving the pupil a greater view on what really is important in life, and allowing exams to be approached with less intensity, making them all the easier. The annual 6 figure sum raised for the homeless by students sleeping rough ('the sleep out') at the GPO on the days building up to Christmas is just one great example of theory put to practice, and I stress just one example of mission and values being executed. The school is one of, if not the, most technically up to date schools in the country, while boasting James Joyce as a past pupil and having world class teachers. The opportunities in sport, societies and facilities are in abundance. Yes belvedere is on the perceived 'upper tier' (whatever that means) of this, deemed by some, unfair school ladder Ireland is guilty of having. But take schools such as Belvedere or Blackrock out of the system and eradicate their right to seek fees from pupils, and then watch these schools 'hands on' approach toward enhancing society which is made by the schools active students. (Goal, St. Vincent de Paul, Irish Guide Dog society, CRC... the list goes on) So Please, put away that evening herald or equivalent rag you read bashing such schools, and turn off the BS that is Joe 'your phone call really is important and will make a difference' Duffy, and understand that fee paying schools and this so called "2 tier" education system, is in fact, far more beneficial to society than a total state controlled education system. Last time I checked there wasn't a hammer and schical defacing the tricolour anyway. To conclude, if you are lucky enough to have the chance to send your son to Belvedere jump on it. It was great when I was there, and with the recent complete modernization of the school and I.T. Upgrade, it is even better. Dave (sick of people failing to see the bigger picture) E. p.s. This review was written mainly in response to a radio argument I heard recently. Belvedere was singled out a lot for some reason on this Joe Duffy 'debate' (more an opportunity to vent opinion on why private schools are evil for middle aged women) hence my meagre attempt to offer a rebuttal... Great school all the same...

This group of 2 schools, St Patricks Cathedral Grammar School and the St Patrick's Cathedral Choir…read moreSchool, are really cool and unique for two reasons. 1. The Cathedral School was founded in 1432 and has been nearly continuously run since that time. It's the oldest school in all of Ireland. I mean if you think about it, that school was founded 60 years before Columbus sailed the ocean blue and accidentally found the New World. 2. The main focus of this school is choir music. Every boy that attends the choir school is a chorister and for the most part the girls who attend are involved in the girls choir. The grammar school also emphasises choral music. It's an amazing opportunity for someone how loves singing and wants to advance themselves further, plus they cover all the other standard education requirements.

At the risk of coming across as the biggest nerd ever, CTYI is actually an awesome organisation…read more Catering to the...ahem...academically gifted young people of Ireland, they organise residential summer camps for teenagers. Who would have thought that a 15-year-old would care about astro physics? Or a 14-year-old in the archaeological findings of Wood Quay? (Actually, they're probably the kids you avoided in school) Anyway, it gives kids a chance to explore the opportunities available to them, either at collegiate level or just for interests' sake. They don't just do academics though - not even the budding Einsteins could handle that - so there is the usual fun stuff involved in summer camps too...including the always important discos and trips away (sometimes, if you're lucky, you get to go to Kilkenny Castle! I know, I know, they really spoil you!) 'Special needs' now apparently encompasses academic aptitude as well as all the other connotations, so a space for such children to explore subjects as random as gothic studies, superhero science (which I admit will do little to dispel rumors of non-nerdism), corporate business and globalisation is a great amenity, and attracts foreign as well as indigenous students. Not to mention the most important factor...3 weeks parent-free. Can't argue with that now can you?!

I have a very intelligent son with special interests. Because he is special, they told me that…read morespecial needs assistants were unavailable and simply issued a refund. Given their prestige, I expected much more than that

i play ladies social basketball here on a monday evening and love the it. great way to get fit and…read morehave some laughs.