Thanksgiving Traditions With a Twist

Alice Higgins November 21, 2017

Although Irish people don’t traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving, you would be hard stretched to find someone who doesn’t know how important it is to our American friends and family. Here in Ireland we like to think of it as similar to our Christmas celebrations… More

Spring 2018 Excursions Announcement

Alice Higgins November 20, 2017

With spring 2018 fast approaching it’s finally time to announce Ireland’s excursion line up. This semester we are taking you outdoors. Ireland’s beauty rests in the history steeped hills and breath-taking arrays of green so be prepared for seeing a new… More

Belfast Regional Trip, 2017

Alice Higgins November 8, 2017

There are a lot of things that we pride ourselves on here at Arcadia and togetherness is certainly one of them. We promote this in many ways, but one of the main things we love are shared experiences. We are lucky in Ireland as we are a small island.… More

Samhain- The Roots of the Spooks

Alice Higgins October 20, 2017

Did you know that Halloween sprouted from an Irish Celtic tradition known as Samhain? Nope, didn't think so! Well about 2,000 years ago, Samhain was the name given to the mid-point of the calendar where the ‘light’ of summer and the ‘dark’ of winter met… More

Regional Trip, 2017- The Countdown is On

Alice Higgins October 4, 2017

The countdown is on and oh, what a treat we have in store.  Next weekend we have our regional trip for Fall 2017. This year, Arcadia students from Ireland, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland will be joining forces in the beautiful Belfast to explore… More

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