SUMMER CAMP HEADFORT 2023
Dates 2023
Residential:
July Sunday 23rd – Saturday 29th SOLD OUT
July Sunday 30th – August Saturday 5th (6 nights) at Headfort School
(Age Guide: 7-17)
Arrival Time Sunday 7pm.
Departure Saturday at 1pm with a presentation to parents at 12.20pm Sharp.
(Other Dates available at Rockwell)
Price: €960 Per Week. Deposit of €250 per student per week secures place.
For Residential Camps, Sunday 7pm commences with specially designed ice breakers consisting of highly entertaining and interactive challenges. Breakfast is at 9am, lunch at 1pm, dinner at 6pm and supper at 9pm with the usual mix of STEAM workshops, Adventure & Team Sports and lots lots more. (Please note facilities differ from Rockwell to Headfort).
There is a presentation to parents on the final day. Students retire to their dorms at 10.30 and lights out at 11.
Day Camp Options:
July Monday 31st – August Friday 4th at Headfort School
(Age Guide: 7-17)
Option 1: Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm. Price: €350
Option 2: Monday to Friday, 10am to 10pm. Price: €545
Parents are asked to drop off their children at 9.45am.
Please click here for STUDENT CHECKLIST & Info for Parents
Facilities
- Indoor Sports Hall
- Multi Media iMac Labs
- Games Room
- Theatre
- Fast WiFi
- Computer Labs
- Modern Workshops
- All weather playing fields
- Football Pitches
- Hockey Pitches
- Tennis Courts
- 4, 6 & 8 Bed Dorms
Activities & Workshops
Students enjoy the usual STEAM workshops, Team Sports and Adventure Activities including River Kayaking, Archery and other adventure activities take place off site close to the campus. Please note that there are age restrictions for river kayaking (under 12).
Airport Transfers for international students serving Dublin Airport are available and can be booked online.
CMA offer a comprehensive Airport Transfer service to our overseas students arriving at Dublin Airport (for Headfort) which can be booked directly on our website on our booking page. All details are available on our Airport Transfers page.
Fees (One Way): €175 for 1 student; €250 for 2 students; €300 for 3 students; €350 for 4 students. For larger groups, please contact aengus@ConnemaraMathsAcademy.com directly.
Campus Location
CMA Headfort is located at Headfort School in Kells, County Meath.
Eircode: A82 H7P2 See Google Map below at the end of this page.
SUMMER 2023
Activities, Sports & Workshops
Bicycle Engineering is a rapid growth are within the Green agenda and CMA are delighted to announce this new offering (for the older cohort of students to start with) at CMA Summer Camps. Students will enjoy fascinating hands on bicycle wheel building, exploring key mathematical and scientific concepts when contemplating rim dimensions, diameters, spoke tensions and optimum spoke lengths among…
Students enjoy the wonderful atmosphere of the woods for Archery. A firm favourite.
Students get to explore different instruments like electric guitars, acoustic guitars, bass, drums, keyboards and just about anything that can make music, form a band and perform together. Loads of fun and very loud!
CMA has a wide range of team sports including basketball, volleyball, handball, dodge ball, football, tennis, hockey, rounders, hurling, tag rugby, swimming and water polo. At CMA Rockwell Campus, we have world class sporting facilities including indoor gym, indoor swimming pool, Water Park & Assault Course on Rockwell Lake, Astro turf and grass playing fields, tennis, basketball and volleyball courts.…
Exploring the key concepts of motion, speed, distance and time through interactive and highly engaging workshops whether, for example, calculating speed of flying objects such as drones and planes, or the speed of an arrow in archery or your own speed while running or indeed surfing using GoPro cameras. Students also use iPads to record and analyse flight paths of…
Surfing (St Patrick’s Only) is for beginners and upwards and takes place on the beautiful coastline of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way on the south coast. For Summer 2021, there will be two surfing sessions over week. Equipment including wetsuits are provided. We do remind students to bring an old pair of trainers or wet shoes. All images and video on…
An adrenalin fuelled activity on the High Ropes and Zip Line.
Orienteering is a sport that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed, equipped with a topographical map (a specially prepared orienteering map), which they use to find control points.
Students enjoy a wide range of team challenges from blindfolded assault courses to coordinated plank races and dice games, team work is the key. On arrival day, students are immediately involved in these team challenges and ice breakers and by the time they’re going to supper they’ve made great friends and have settled in.
Kayaking takes place on campus on Rockwell Lake and all levels from beginners upwards are catered for. All equipment is provided.
Bicycle Engineering is a rapid growth are within the Green agenda and CMA are delighted to announce this new offering (for the older cohort of students to start with) at CMA Summer Camps. Students will enjoy fascinating hands on bicycle wheel building, exploring key mathematical and scientific concepts when contemplating rim dimensions, diameters, spoke tensions and optimum spoke lengths among…
Students get to explore different instruments like electric guitars, acoustic guitars, bass, drums, keyboards and just about anything that can make music, form a band and perform together. Loads of fun and very loud!
Exploring the key concepts of motion, speed, distance and time through interactive and highly engaging workshops whether, for example, calculating speed of flying objects such as drones and planes, or the speed of an arrow in archery or your own speed while running or indeed surfing using GoPro cameras. Students also use iPads to record and analyse flight paths of…
The ever-popular Karaoke night. Students can enjoy a wonderful evening of Karaoke with great spot prizes and loads of fun.
Writing, recording and producing podcasts of various themes and topics, while also exploring which microphones, cables, software packages and mixing desks etc are best suited for different situations.
CMA has a wide range of team sports including basketball, volleyball, handball, dodge ball, football, tennis, hockey, rounders, hurling, tag rugby, swimming and water polo. At CMA Rockwell Campus, we have world class sporting facilities including indoor gym, indoor swimming pool, Water Park & Assault Course on Rockwell Lake, Astro turf and grass playing fields, tennis, basketball and volleyball courts.…