English Literature - Ireland + UK

14 Day Student Education Tour

Tour Code: SS-EL-IRE+UK

English class gathered outside of Keats house on the lawn

Ireland and United Kingdom English group tour map flight path travel route

This tour takes students on an exploration of the rich and diverse literary traditions of Ireland and UK – from Shakespearean classics, the Romanticism of Wordsworth and Keats, through to the post-modernism of Beckett and Heaney.

Students come away with a greater understanding of the landscapes, settings and events that writers have taken as their context and inspiration.

Oxford Garden Christchurch Student travel group visiting Oxford university

People gathered inside the Globe Theatre for a live performance

Lake district ullswater stunning green landscape and mountains framing the lake

Blue circular plaque upon a brick wall stating Charles Dickins 1812- 1870 Author of pickwick Papers stayed here

Warner Bros London backlot tour film making behind the scenes Harry Potter Popular culture film, inside the train station

Inside the swan Theatre in London, people watching live theatre performance from the upper level seating

Teenage school children excited for their West end show to commence standing outside under the green neon strip lights

The exterior of dove cottage with it's stunning gardes

Itinerary Suggestion

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Learning Objectives

Academic knowledge and critical-thinking skills
Immersive learning in English Literature
Classroom Connection to the real world
Curriculum-linked - HSC, IB, VCE & QCE
100+ hours of academic and cultural activities

Cultivating Young Pioneers

Academic acumen + engagement
Hands-on skill development + creative thinking
Personal growth + initiative
Cultural understanding + global mindset

Day 1-2

Depart Australia ⤑ Arrive in Dublin

Day 2-3

Dublin

Explore Dublin’s literary heritage through the eyes of Swift, Shaw, Beckett, Heaney and Joyce. Tour Trinity College incl Book of Kells. A Beckett workshop and evening performance at Gaiety Theatre.

Day 4

Manchester

Arrive Manchester for a creative writing tutorial/workshop, and study of Gaskell’s depiction of gender, class and industrialisation in North and South.

Day 5

Cumbria – Lake District

Tour Dove Cottage and explore the Lake District landscapes inspiring Wordsworth. Visit the Parsonage Museum & wild moorlands depicted by the Brontes.

Day 6

Stratford-upon-Avon

Visit Shakespeare’s House, tour ‘behind the scenes’ at the Swan Theatre and attend an evening performance by the RSC.

Day 7

Oxford

Explore Oxford’s rich literary history and visit historic Magdalen College - focus on the works of Lewis and Heaney.

Day 8-12

London

Explore a truly global city - from a Shakespearean workshop to immersion in the writings of Dickens, Keats & Bloomsbury set, intensive screenwriting workshop & visit to Warner Bros. Performances at The Globe & West End musical.

Day 13-14