GCI 03 Situated on the Atlantic west coast, Galway is an excellent location to study English. Our city is its people, warm, friendly, welcoming - a people with a sense of Ireland's past and a sharp eye on Ireland's future. Galway is a university city - of its 100,000 inhabitants, 20,000 are university students. The main industries are education, tourism, I. T, software and medical devices. We can share with you our clean environment, a thriving artistic and dramatic culture, traditional pubs with music to suit all tastes, top quality restaurants and a full calendar of festivals featuring poetry, the arts, music, horse racing, oyster festivals etc. Galway is also the ideal location for the sports enthusiast - golf, fishing, horse- riding, tennis, sailing and falconry are all easily accessible. We have one of the most uniquely beautiful landscapes in the world: the 2,000 year old fortress Dun Aengus on the Aran Islands, the sheer Cliffs of Moher and lakeside tranquillity of Kylemore Abbey are all must sees. GCI offers a full activity programme throughout the year which allows students to take advantage of the attractions Galway city and the surrounding countryside have to offer you. Destination: Galway I chose GCI because I found it on the internet and got a recommendation from my agency. I chose the school because they are not many people from my country here - It is really international! My favourite thing in the school is meeting people from all over the world, and my teachers - I love them! Also, the location of the school is beautiful - you can sit in the café and look at the sea - it's really lovely. Gee Hae: South Korean, 28. Academic Year programme

GCI moved to our current location in 2003 and provides students with world class facilities housed in a modern building overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and Galway Bay. GCI 04 The School: Facilities Our facilities include: . 25 spacious classrooms with lots of natural light . A beach within 1 minute walk of the school . A Student Common Room - the ' Halla Mor' - which can seat up to 120 students . Ozone Coffee Company - a café restaurant serving hot beverages, soups, sandwiches, paninis and a daily special Monday to Friday, at very competitive prices . Bright open foyer and large seminar rooms for workshops and student meetings . A full library and access to virtual and conventional resources . A Computer Room with 20 PCs, which students may access for free . Free WiFi throughout the building . Landscaped gardens & paved area surrounding the school for relaxing and barbecues