Primary School Students

CTYI provides course for primary school students between the ages of 6-13, with availability varying by location. These courses are designed to stand outside the mainstream school curriculum but also provide enrichment of this curriculum. Courses have a strong academic element, with a faster pace which gifted and talented students feel more comfortable moving at and with content students are unlikely to have accessed via school before. Our courses are delivered by lecturers, researcher, practitioners and highly able postgraduate students in the relevant fields, they feature a highly interactive environments and our tutors utilise a broad range of teaching techniques to engage students curiosity, motivation and understanding of the subject material.]

Upcoming Programmes

CTYI Young Students October Online Classes: 8-12 & 6-7

Our October Online classes are now open to all primary school students. For further information, please read our Brochure.

Click here for October Brochure

To Apply for classes please click on the following link:

6-7: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/167614713119

8-12: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/167072736051

Eligibility

Students wishing to participate in our Primary School Programme must first demonstrate high academic ability. This can be achieved through either the Young Student Assessment or by submission of an Educational Psychologist's report. For further info, please click here.

Due to Covid-19 we are no longer accepting assessment applications. We hope to get assessments back up and running in the next couple of months but for now we ask for your patience. If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive the new new assessment schedule when it becomes available, please email: grace.kelley@dcu.ie

Young Student Courses

Our Young Student programmes offer w die range of courses to cater for all manner of students. For futher info on our course options, click here. For some sample course content, please click here.

Please note that all course options are subject to change.

Autumn/Spring Saturday Programmes

8-week Saturday courses run each Autumn (October to December) and Spring (February to April). Courses are available for 6-7 year olds* and 8-13 year olds. Please note that confirmation of receipt of your application will be issued when your child has been assigned a course. If the courses your child has chosen are full we will contact you by phone or email. If you do not hear from us via phone or email after the application deadline confirmation of your childs course assignment should arrive by post. For further information please click here.

*in selected locations only

Summer Programmes

One-week courses run throughout the four weeks of July. Courses are available for 6-7 year olds* and 8-12 year olds.*

The younger student CTYI summer programme runs over a 5 week period in the months of June and July. The summer courses run over 5 consecutive days (Monday-Friday), with each course being assigned to the morning or afternoon. Courses consist of a pair of subjects for that half day period. For example a Chemistry and Experimental Physics course may consist of:

9.45am to 11.15am – Chemistry

11.30am to 1.00pm – Experimental Physics

Programmes for 8-12 year olds run over 3 ¼ hours, while those for 6-7 year olds run over 2 ¼ hours.