Category: Student Stories
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“Getting a Cert Meant the World to Me”
Last week many of our students got awarded certificates for learning. This is what they said: “For a person of my age going on 60, it was nice to be back in education getting that little bit further than I would have got and to receive something for all my hard work. It does mean […]
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What DALC means to me
DALC is an adult education centre situated at 3 Mountjoy Square Dublin 1. That seems a very straightforward and simple description, however when you decide to take the plunge and walk through the doors with an open mind and a willingness to embrace education again, it can be as magical as Hogwarts. Like a lot […]
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I am Martin
My name is Martin. I am a very kind person and I have a load of ambitions. I want to be able to help people when I come out of studying if they have problems with reading and writing. I love refereeing football matches and I love mixing with young children on the football pitch […]
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I am Glenn
My name is Glenn and I was born and raised on Dorset Street, Dublin 1. I’m a former boxer who once shared the ring with olympians such as Paddy Barnes and John Joe Joyce. In 2012 I left Dublin for Australia with no educational background. Since then, I set out on a journey I never […]
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Now I Can Read
I can see things on posters that I’ve never seen in my whole life. Like before it was just a blank wall. Now I look at signs. You know if you go into a shop and it says – buy one, get one free. They meant nothing to me. I wouldn’t have even noticed them, […]
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Discovering Words
This is a story written by one of our students Paul. He describes what it felt like to come to reading and writing classes. Paul is a fantastic student and loves to do art, gardening and making things in his spare time. His story powerfully captures what it feels like to come back to learning: […]
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Coming in the Door to Adult Literacy
I was driving home one evening when an ad came on the radio about the Dublin Adult Learning Centre. They just gave a phone number. I went home that evening. I thought about it. I was thinking what would I do when I left work. Then I thought about it again. One week later I […]
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I Was Once Sitting There – From Student to Tutor
We hear from a woman called Mo. Mo first came to DALC as a student six years ago to do a spelling class. She believed education was being ‘a good speller’ but she soon developed a love of learning. She has since gone on to further education to study Community and Youth Work. […]
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I am Fathi
My name is Fathi. I came to Ireland in 2010, on the 3rd day of the third month – March. I came with one girl – my three year old daughter. My mother was already in Ireland. I am from Somalia and I came here for a better, safer life. My first language is Somalian […]
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