Trips & Tours

It was no joke on April Fool’s day when 46 sixth years and 5 staff gathered in the very early hours to begin the journey to Ehrwald in the Tyrolean Alps, Austria for the senior school ski trip. Staff hopes of a quiet and sleepy journey were dashed as the excited pupils chatted and sang their way to Dublin airport … Read More

Early morning on the 31st March, we set off from school on our history trip to Dublin. Spirits were high as we arrived at the first stop on our itinerary, Glasnevin Cemetery. We met our guide, who escorted us around the graves, enlightening us with his knowledge. We were shown the resting places of numerous key figures we have come … Read More

Duke of Edinburgh Gold Practice Hike (Newcastle) Having completed our Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award in 2019, everyone was incredibly excited to advance to the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award and complete our first Practice Hike on 13th October 2021. With our rucksacks packed, equipment ready and spirits high we arrived at Newcastle exploring the town before pitching our tents … Read More

The 40 pupils in LGS surf club enjoyed another 4 weeks of excellent surf this term and even had some sun. Longline Surf School at Benone were fantastic and worked hard with our beginning and intermediate surfers so that they saw great progress in their ability over the 4 weeks. Can’t wait until next year!

Below are a few snapshots of the Year 8 trip to the Aviva Stadium to watch Ireland play Italy in a Six Nations match back in February, where they watched the Irish side thump the Italians 56-19.

Over the half-term break, nine members of the AS and A Level French classes were given the opportunity to practise their language skills with a four-day trip to Brussels.  Highlights of the trip included a visit to the European Council building, where we were given a tour by former LGS pupil, Sally Bliss, an afternoon at the world famous Atomium … Read More

There will be an information evening for parents and pupils in relation to the ‘2018 Senior Ski Trip to Norway’ Thursday 8th of February 2018 at 6.30pm (expected to last one hour). Could one parent from each family bring a photocopy of THEIR passport (photo page) to this meeting.