Archaeology at DCU
No Bones About it
19 July 2002

Vinnie Butler, Ciara O'Sullivan, Corly Flynn and Niall Buckley

The Irish Centre for Talented Youth (CTYI), at Dublin City University, provides summer courses for academically talented students from Ireland and overseas. Every year thousands of students take part in the annual talent search by taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) - a widely used university entrance test in the United States. It is an indicator of outstanding mathematical and verbal reasoning ability at a young age. Students who score highly in this test can attend the summer school at DCU.

This year, 1,150 students aged 8 to 16 years are taking part in courses in over 20 subjects including archaeology, international relations, science and engineering, economics, astronomy, discrete maths, government & society, sport & the law, classics and philosophy. They come from all over Ireland, Spain, America, Budapest and Belgium.

The courses are designed to stretch and stimulate the students to their full ability. Most courses are pitched at first year university level. The courses also provide an opportunity for students to meet other young people with similar interests. In addition to classes they have a full social programme and an opportunity to live on a university campus for three weeks.