Creative Writing from Delia Bazzurri
Like a ray of sunshine It was a morning like every other one, the roads swarmed with people and the cars stood still at the traffic light. The sky was tinged with grey and a few drops began to fall lightly wetting the soil. It had been raining for weeks now, which was actually quite […]
CELTA at ACET
ACET is now accepting applications for CELTA course commencing in September 2016. This Certificate in Language Teaching course is accredited by Cambridge University and recognised worldwide. Contact Laura on academic@acetireland.ie for further details.
Cambridge Testing Centre Success
Our exam centre was recently highly commended by Cambridge English for our professionalism in conducting examinations.
St. Patrick’s Day in Cork!
ACET student Andrea Sebé Fernández gives an account of St. Patrick’s festivities that took place recently in the city. “On 17th March came the long awaited day for everyone. In the morning everybody was in the parade, in Saint Patrick Street. The streets were packed with thousands of people all so excited. Families, locals and tourists like […]
ACET Students Perform Christmas Production
ACET students performed a production of ‘Twas the Night before Christmas in Cork …like’ in the school on Thursday, December 3rd. The enthusiastic group of students had been rehearsing and preparing the production for a number of weeks in the lead up to the Christmas season. The mini drama was a modern take of the […]
Christmas Jumper Fridays!
THIS DECEMBER AT ACET WE PLAN TO GET REALLY FESTIVE IN PREPARATION FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. We encourage all students and staff to wear their most ridiculous and glittery festive woollies to school on Fridays 4th, 11th and 18th of December.
ACET Students Prepare for Upcoming Christmas Production
ACET students are busy preparing for an upcoming Christmas production due to take place in the school prior to the holiday break . The first meeting took place at break time on Wednesday, and those in attendance were buzzing with enthusiasm and wonderful ideas. With such a great number of students involved, we have an […]
Samhain – Halloween in Cork
Samhain is an ancient Gaelic festival that prehistorically marked the end of the harvest season. It took place annually around sunset on October 31st. Modern day Halloween celebrations throughout the world have deviated from ancient Samhain celebrations but in Ireland we have maintained a strong tradition of continuing to mark this ancient pagan ritual through […]
Welcome to the Gourmet Capital of Ireland – CORK!
Welcome to the Gourmet Capital of Ireland – CORK! Beatrice De Caro, our wonderful intern recently discovered for herself why Cork is indeed the Gourmet Capital of Ireland. Beatrice has reviewed some of her favourite dining spots close by the school. Why not check them out for yourselves when you get to Cork! “Of […]
Team ACET Participate in Cork Women’s Mini Marathon
Team ACET Participate in Cork Women’s Mini Marathon On Sunday 27th of September, a team from ACET joined over 12,000 participants in the Cork Women’s Mini Marathon. Enjoying the warm sunshine of an Indian summer, we embarked on the 4 mile course among a sea of colour. Local charities were the beneficiaries of the funds raised in the […]
ACET goes running this Sunday.
Keep an eye out for Team ACET this Sunday as Odile, Joelle, Maeve and Joanna take part in the Cork Women’s Mini Marathon. If you see them along the route, be sure to give a cheer!
Christmas Traditions from Across the world
We spoke with ACET students to hear how they celebrate the Christmas season at home. Name: Vera Vykoukalova Nationality: Czech “For Christmas we often have potato salad and carp. The older generation of women bake a number of small cakes all different shapes and flavours. Sometimes they have as many as 20 – 25! They […]
