Category: Student Stories
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“I feel comfortable to be her with my teacher and classmates.”
My name is Fatima, I am from Somalia and I am living in Dublin. I have been here for three months and the first day I came to Dublin I started looking for English school. Fortunately DALC was the first school I came to. I met the receptionist and they wrote my name and took […]
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“There’s a job going there if you like.” An early school leaver’s story
My name is Michael. Many years ago I started in William Street School in Junior Infants – just off the North Strand. I then went up to high babies. I was there for a few years. Primary was the last schooling I ever done. That was my school days. I had my name down to go […]
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A Friendly Environment
By name is Rashmi. I am from Nepal. I am in the centre for one year. I find this school very nice, a friendly environment.I have learned many things and my English has improved lots after being here. All the staff are really helpful. The group are supportive and cooperative. I hope to qualify here […]
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Dublin is My City Now
Below is an interview we did with Valeriia, one of our new students from Ukraine. With her permission, she shares her story. My name is Valeriia. I lived in Donbass which is in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. This is my second war. After the war eight years ago I moved to Irpin, the second […]
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My First Day in DALC
When I came to DALC I was very nervous. But the next day I felt good. All the students were very nice to me. We are all friends. It is like having another family. The tutors are very nice and very helpful to us. I am happy to be in DALC. It was the best thing that I […]
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“I am in a better place.” Student’s Story: Paul
Coming back to education was a good experience for me. Looking back, coming in to the centre at the time was a bit scary for me. I was 51 years of age at the time. I went to Mountjoy Square to a place called DALC. It took me a while to find it but I […]
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Student Story: Denis
My name is Denis Murphy. I am 62 years of age this year. I returned to adult education because I didn’t have any internet skills and I really wanted to learn about computers and what I could do when I could use one. It was hard at first but when you use them at the […]
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Voices on Voting
It is almost two years since the last general election back in Feb 2020 and we covered the topic of voter education in the adult literacy classroom. This week we asked some students and tutors their views on voting, elections and the role it plays in their lives. Here is what they said: “Loads of […]
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“This time last year I didn’t own a smartphone.”
In the classroom we have been blending digital skills with literacy skills. For many of our students, technology is not only a tool to improve their literacy but something they now use in their everyday life. Here they share their thoughts on why digital skills are so important: “I found using the tablet very handy […]
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