English Literature - Ireland + UK + France

14 Day Student Education Tour

Tour Code: SS-EL-IRE+UK+FRA

Students receiving a tutorial on Beckett at. Trinity College with a professor

Ireland, United Kingdom, France English group tour map flight path travel route

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

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

Dove Cottage home of William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy Wordsworth from December 1799 to May 1808, where they spent over eight years of "plain living, but high thinking"

A group of students on tour waiting for the west end show to begin

People gathered inside the Globe Theatre waiting for the live performance to begin

Swan theatre in stratford with it's dramatic lighting and quaint timber work, audience for live theatre

Historic depiction of Jane Austen a study point on tour

Students gathered on the lawn of Keats House, with their tour guide explaining the history of Keats' life

Aerial view of the city of Bath rich in its literary influence

Oscar Wilde statue, lying casually on a rock winking

Book of Kells cover with it's ornate golden detailing

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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, Beckett workshop and performance at the Gaiety Theatre.

Day 4

Stratford-upon-Avon

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

Day 5

Warwick & Bath

A workshop on the craft of writing focussed on TS Eliot’s poetry. Explore Bath and the Georgian sites synonymous with Jane Austen’s critique of class and manners.

Day 6-10

Oxford & London

Discover Oxford’s rich literary history and historic Magdalen College – focus on the works of Lewis and Heaney.

Then explore a truly global city -- from a Shakespearean workshop to immersion in the writings of Dickens, Keats, Donne and Orwell. Visit Warner Bros plus evening performances at The Globe & West End show.

Day 11-12

Paris

Train to Paris. Literature Tour of sites linked to Stein, Fitzgerald and Hemingway through to de Beauvoir, Sartre and Camus. Tour cultural centres & Versailles. Evening performance at the Theatre des Nouveautes.

Day 13-14