Posts

Belvedere Sports Day and Croke Park

Image
A morning of sport and host brother fun at Belvedere--the beautiful Dublin weather pushed us inside for mash up of rugby and basketball--complete with court-side commentating!  "Today, the 2018-2019 BCHigh-Belvedere exchange students took part in the long standing tradition of sports competitions on the last day. This year, the two schools faced off in an intense basketball game. Five teams consisting of both Belvedere and BCHigh students on each team played one another to rise above the rest. While effort, determination, and skill was shown by all the teams, the yellow team rose up to achieve victory. Defeating the black team in the finals, they stood undefeated. With only minor bumps and bruises, we had another successful day of sporting competition with the students at Belvedere." --Jack Connolly Phil Hogan, a former Irish Olympian and Belvedere teacher gave the boys a wonderful talk before the sports began! "After a delicious lunch at an It
Post a Comment
Read more

The Final Weekend

Image
"This weekend was very enjoyable. Saturday was a “chill out” day, where we had an amazing brunch and saw local things. On Sunday, I was fortunate to see the beautiful cliff side of Howth. It was an outstanding view, although very windy. I really enjoyed seeing Dublin with my host brother." --Sam Dossantos
Post a Comment
Read more

The North Country: Belfast and the Antrim Coast

Image
Today, we hauled onto the bus and crossed the border between the Republic of Ireland and the Unionist Ireland. We stopped in the Northern capital, Belfast; there we learned about "the troubles", drove down the main streets of the Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods and then we all signed our names on the peace wall that separates them. We also went to the Titanic Museum, on the orginal grounds where the Titanic was built. Then we got back on the bus and drove all the way up to the northernmost part of the Irish island - we saw a lot of the places where Game of Thrones was filmed. Then we went to the Rope Bridge, and walked across that (none of us were scared :)). We finished the day at Giant’s Causeway, and walked all the way to the top of the cliffs. After our hike we had a great dinner at the Causeway Hotel. --Jack Studley ‘21 Signing the Peace Wall Mural of Bobby Sands and the other hunger strikers The Titanic Museum "The Dark
Post a Comment
Read more

Belvedere Classes, Glasnevin Cemetery, and The Debate

Image
Science Experiments A lesson on the Irish Language: Dia Duit!
Post a Comment
Read more

Wicklow Mountains and Grendalough: a respite from city life.

Image
Hello all from Dublin! Today the group went to the Wicklow Mountains for a day of great photography. The views all around were fantastic and the country was amazing. We also made a stop at Saint Kevin’s Chapel and the Monastery there, which included a cemetery that we walked around and reflected in. Then most of the group went on a nice hike and got to see a waterfall as well as beautiful views by a lake. It was a busy day but rewarding with the scenery we got to experience.   Josh McMillen ‘20 Will McMillen ‘20
Post a Comment
Read more

Irish Politics and Immigration

Image
Today we learned about Ireland’s culture. We started off the day with politics. It was really interesting and confusing because votes are carried over if your first choice loses. After that we went to visit the potato famine statues. Then, we went on a replica of the Jeanie Johnston, which is a ship that was used to bring Irish people to America and Canada. One fact about it is even when it was sinking, not a single person died traveling on it. We then ate lunch at Boxty’s. It was really good, and it was interesting to see that it was another way the Irish used potatoes. Lastly, we went to the new Emigration Museum. It was cool to see all the voyages the Irish took.  -Patrick Connell 
Post a Comment
Read more

Belvedere, James Joyce and Trinity College

Image
Today was our first official day at Belvedere. We spent the morning interacting with students and faculty and then set out into the lovely Dublin rain to learn about the city’s rich literary and educational history. In the morning we watched Sing Street, which is a new coming of age film about high schoolers in Dublin. The main character of the film is a Belvedere graduate. We then we saw the urban farm on the roof of the school where they grow vegetables. They use fish and pumps to grow the plants. They also keep bees on the roof. After lunch, we went to the James Joyce Center and learned about him and his work. Then we went to Trinity College and saw the Book of Kells which was written around 800 AD. Before we returned to school we enjoyed a bit of shopping time on Grafton St. Thank you, Ryan Murray ‘21 Photos from James Gerritsen
Post a Comment
Read more