About GaelÁine

Having sat both Junior and Leaving Cert exams, Áine understands the concerns students have when it comes to prepping for state exams. She has over 10 years' experience tutoring students - one on one and group classes. Áine has spent many Christmas and Easter breaks teaching intense revision courses for higher level Junior and Leaving Cert Irish at a private tutoring school. These courses resulted in excellent feedback and students ended up joining Áine's weekly Irish classes.
Áine possesses invaluable knowledge of the Junior and Leaving Cert marking schemes.Her approach guides students on how to best answer questions based on the marking scheme. This straight forward approach will result in a more relaxed and prepared student on exam day.

While teaching in a Gaelscoil in Dublin, Áine held night classes for parents. These classes catered for beginners and advanced adults. Áine has spent summers teaching in an Irish Language College for Adults where she taught many classes for beginners. Áine has lots of experience in teaching adult students from all over the world. This has gifted her with an in-depth understanding of what adults struggle with when wanting to learn Irish. Áine has regularly held classes for those wanting to focus on their conversational Irish as well as those eager to improve their written and grammatical knowledge of the Irish language.

Another passion of Áine's is attending to the whole person in everyday life and also when learning a new language/studying for an exam. As human beings, we all learn best when in a safe and stress-free environment.

Our emotional wellbeing influences educational performance, learning and development. Áine focuses on fostering and nurturing positive relationships with her students. She prides herself in providing a high level of student support throughout each class and course. A safe space is created that fosters an effective learning environment.