{"id":1570,"date":"2025-02-06T15:50:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T15:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolgroups.studyinireland.ie\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=1570"},"modified":"2026-09-22T17:39:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T17:39:52","slug":"homestay","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/schoolgroups.studyinireland.ie\/it\/portfolio\/homestay\/","title":{"rendered":"Homestay for School Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h1>Homestay for School Groups<\/h1>\n<h2>Full-board accommodation with carefully selected host families<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Host Family accommodation is the standard accommodation included in the basic School Group package and is available throughout the year. It gives students an opportunity to experience everyday life in Dublin while remaining part of an organised group programme.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Carefully selected homes<\/h2>\n<p>ISI Dublin works with carefully selected host families and regularly checks the accommodation used for students. Current School Group safeguarding positioning also includes inspected and Garda-vetted host families.<\/p>\n<h2>Shared student rooms<\/h2>\n<p>Students are accommodated in <strong>twin, triple or quadruple rooms<\/strong>. Single rooms are request-only and cannot be guaranteed.<\/p>\n<h2>Full board included<\/h2>\n<p>Full board includes <strong>breakfast, a packed lunch and dinner<\/strong>. Dietary requirements should be communicated as early as possible so the applicable arrangements and any current supplement can be confirmed.<\/p>\n<h2>Travel to school<\/h2>\n<p>Current 2027 guidance is approximately <strong>40\u201370 minuti porta a porta<\/strong> to the school. Host families are located in residential areas of Dublin, so students experience both the city centre programme and everyday life in a Dublin community.<\/p>\n<h2>Living with a host family<\/h2>\n<p>Students are encouraged to communicate openly and respectfully with their host family about routines, meals and household rules. This is also an opportunity to use English naturally outside class.<\/p>\n<p>If a student has a concern that cannot be resolved directly with the host, they should speak with their Group Leader or the ISI accommodation team.<\/p>\n<h2>Group coordination<\/h2>\n<p>Where operationally possible, group accommodation is organised to support practical travel and coordination. Exact host-family allocation is confirmed before arrival and a specific host family should never be assumed in advance.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":1543,"template":"","class_list":["post-1570","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schoolgroups.studyinireland.ie\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/1570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schoolgroups.studyinireland.ie\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schoolgroups.studyinireland.ie\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schoolgroups.studyinireland.ie\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schoolgroups.studyinireland.ie\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}