Outdoor Education is our core business. Gartan Outdoor Education
Centre courses pay particular attention to providing a quality, comfortable
and fun learning environment.
We endeavour to ensure that each individual gains experience and
achievement within the adventure sport elements of their course, while
focussing particularly on personal development.
Staff at Gartan OEC, all highly experienced, qualified and enthusiastic,
are particularly good at encouraging each student to greatly benefit
from their stay at the Centre. All have received recent, approved,
training in Child Protection.
We’ll ensure that awareness, appreciation and care of our wonderful
environment are themes that run through all Outdoor Education courses.
All equipment used is appropriate to weather, time of year and activity.
Replaced and updated regularly, you’ll be supplied with the
best for your safety, comfort and warmth.
Our location is perfect. Not only do we have our own 87 acre Estate,
through which we hope eventually to provide some of the fuel for our
biomass boiler, we are also next door to Glenveagh National Park,
the Donegal Eagle Reintroduction Programme, Glebe Gallery, the wild
and wonderful Donegal coastline, rivers, forests and our own Gartan
Lough. The Colmcille Heritage Centre, interpreting the life of our
local saint, Colmcille, is on our own Estate.
In addition to all of this, the food is great!
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| Most courses take place mid week,
with schools from throughout Ireland, and sometimes further afield,
travelling to the Centre.
Courses, run on a residential or non residential basis, combine
the excitement of a variety of adventure sports with the fun
and camaraderie of team building activity. Our very full programmes
actively acknowledge the need to care for our environment. You’ll
really appreciate why when you see just how beautiful Gartan
is.
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A good mix of land and water based
activity is provided, appropriate to group, weather and time of
year.
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| Our Outdoor Education courses for
Primary level students are designed to be great fun! We really
encourage each child to become fully involved (generally a very
easy task), and staff are very sensitive to the needs of each
and every one. Again, residential and non residential courses
are available, with an excellent mix of activity appropriate
to the age group.
Our immediate location is a great environment for learning,
personal development and fun for the younger child.
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| Gartan OEC provides a variety of courses
and services for third level education students and establishments.
Courses can be of a general or specialist nature, at any level,
whether adventure sport or field study.
We can also provide excellent facilities for your own course
programmes.
See or Course Calendar for information on our specialist courses
at all levels.
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Contact the Centre to see if we have
any special deals available. Keep an eye on our ‘Latest
News’ section for such deals or special interest courses
and events.
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Field Studies |
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Veagh Boathouse, we are currently working on development of
our Field Studies course provision, particularly for Leaving Certificate,
Junior Certificate and Primary level students.
You can avail of facilities to run your own programme if you
wish.
Our location is perfect. Not only do we have our own 87 acre
Estate, through which we hope eventually to provide some of
the fuel for our biomass boiler, we are also next door to Glenveagh
National Park, the Donegal Eagle Reintroduction Programme, Glebe
Gallery, the wild and wonderful Donegal coastline, rivers, forests
and our own Gartan Lough.
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| Youth |
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| Gartan OEC runs a programme of lively
courses particularly designed for youth participants, whether
individual or within groups.
These courses place particular emphasis on personal development,
and also aim to encourage an interest in further pursing involvement
in physical activity.
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Gartan OEC staff are particularly
good at encouraging young people to take responsibility for
themselves and their development at this crucial stage in their
lives.
Check out our Course Programme
for residential and non residential adventure sport courses,
(RAH, INRAH and ANRAH) along with our Sailing and Windsurfing
School, and our Surf School.
Contact the Centre if you’d like to explore course design
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| You’ve been on a school or youth course,
here or elsewhere, and you’d like to go further. Click on
our Course Programme. Our residential
and non residential adventure holidays (RAH, INRAH and ANRAH),
Teen Rock, Teen Mountain Week, our ‘Gartan at the Coast’
for sailing, windsurfing and surfing, provide keenly priced encouragement
to develop your skills with one of Ireland’s top course
providers.
Gartan OEC is very keen to see young people become more actively
involved in adventure sports, physical activity generally and
care of the environment. Develop an interest in adventure sports
and you’re likely to have an interest for life.
So let’s not beat about the bush or the crag here. We
at Gartan are good. We’re VERY GOOD in fact, at delivering
courses for young people. You’ll learn loads in beautiful
and wild places, in good company, and in great comfort.
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| Costs |
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| Because of the variety of courses available and
courses sought, contact the Centre
for a quote for whatever you have in mind.
Our prices are very competitive, so do contact us for a quote.
Keep an eye on our Latest News section for last
minute and special deals.
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