Tools for Mindful Educators in Galway

Galway is more than just a city, it’s a cultural heartbeat on Ireland’s west coast, where creativity, nature, and tradition come together to create an unforgettable learning environment.

From the moment you arrive, Galway welcomes you with its colourful streets, live music echoing from every corner, and an energy that’s both relaxed and full of life. It’s a place where learning goes beyond the classroom: into traditional music sessions in historic pubs, and into everyday moments filled with authenticity.

Whether you’re walking along the scenic Salthill Promenade, discovering medieval sites like the Spanish Arch, or exploring the dramatic landscapes of Connemara just outside the city, Galway offers the perfect backdrop to develop your teaching skills in English while being surrounded by Irish warmth and charm.

Our training programs in Galway are designed not just to teach, but to inspire. You’ll connect with fellow educators from around the world, exchange best practices, and return home with new ideas, renewed motivation, and memories rooted in one of Ireland’s most soulful cities.

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This course aims to give the participant a basic foundation in the practice of mindfulness as applied to education. Mindfulness is known to improve wellbeing and can foster critical thinking, performance, creativity, and empathy – valuable life skills which can be transferred to our professional lives. The participant will also develop their emotional intelligence and become more emotionally competent both on an intrapersonal and interpersonal level, enhancing performance and improving relationships. The course equips participants to reflect on their experience in the classroom and to foster their professional and personal development. It will also help participants to build their competence and confidence by becoming more conscious of how they relate to the situations and people around them.

25-hour course runs for 5 days, consisting of seminars, workshops and cultural activity hours.

The objectives of the course:

• To learn the basic theory behind emotional intelligence and mindfulness.
• To acquire fundamental practical skills to bring that theory to life in their careers.
• To make the necessary changes to enrich and sustain satisfaction and performance as educators.
• To increase well-being and decrease stress.
• To become a future ambassador for the transfer of the skills and abilities acquired.

Dates 2025:

The school has spent over three decades crafting English language and professional development programmes in a modern, purpose-built centre at the heart of Galway.

This cosy and warm learning environment features:

• 34 smart-equipped classrooms, a rooftop terrace, a student lounge, a library, and a computer room
• Accreditation by the Irish Department of Education and inclusion in the Erasmus+ network, ensuring high standards for language teaching and professional training

With students from more than 100 countries, the school specialises in communicative and immersive education. Its programmes, from Intensive English to Erasmus staff mobility, are praised for being engaging, practical, and globally relevant.

Although the course does not include accommodation, please do not hesitate to ask for help if you require assistance.

• Enrollment and level test
• All necessary academic materials
• Course information pack
• Certificate at the end of the course
• 24-hour AGEH support
• Some social activities
• 25-hour weekly course