Welcome to Future Learning
Future Learning is not your traditional English Language School. We not only focus on helping you improve your English Language skills but also on developing your collaboration, project management, critical thinking and digital skills! We are known internationally as a pioneer of project based, technology enhanced language learning.
FL Company Mission Statement
- To use the power of collaborative projects and technology as tools to explore, engage with and communicate a rich and authentic experience of the world, with its different cultures and languages.
- To be unique in what we do and to change the way people see educational programmes.
- To open learnersā minds to the range of skills that need to be developed in order to collaborate effectively with all types of people from any part of the world that they live, work and study in.
FL Vision
At Future Learning we believe that learning is social and that students learn more from working together through English than they would from listening to the teacher. Bringing technology into the classroom makes learning relevant to the world our learners are living in and while it not change the fundamentals of learning and language, it does give us more interesting ways to engage with it. We aim to help students transfer and develop the key 21st century Collaboration, Creative Problem, and Use of Information at the same time as they are improving their ability to communicate through English in order to improve their employment prospects and open pathways to career development and further study. A vital element of this is helping them become more autonomous learners who can take responsibility for their leaving and contribute to the feedback on their own and each others' work in a way that mirrors the roles they would be asked to play in workplace projects.
FL Values
Our values are present everyday within all departments at Future Learning. They are reflected in each of our classes and in everything which we do for our clients. We care deeply about our students, partners, host families and staff and collectively we always aim to provide the best possible learning experience for all FL students.
FL Timeline
Future Learning, established in 2013, is a leading project-based, technology-enhanced English language school located on the island of Ireland. Future Learningās Directors David Ganly (CEO) and Peter Lahiff (Academic Director) both stem from educational backgrounds. Davidās passion for using technology and computers in the classroom, and his experience dealing with international students together with Peter's extensive experience in developing innovative curricula with a student-centered educational approach and a focus on consistent placement and learner progression led to the development of what Future Learning is today.
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2013
Future Learning Open
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2014
Starting the FL programmes
We ran our first ever summer programme with 45 students in Dublin.
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2015
New Junior Programmes
We introduced programmes for junior students during the school year such as mini-stays. We also began offering teacher training for second level teachers during summer.
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2016
International School Location
Future Learning opened its second summer school in Canterbury, UK.
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2017
New Summer Centres & Accreditations
We opened two further summer centres in Athlone and Sligo. This was the year FL successfully became an accredited member of the EAQUALS association - First ever Technology Enhanced Language School.
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2018
Winter Camp Abroad & Dublin Year campus
Future Learning ran its first successful Winter Camp in Shenzhen, China with 100 students. We also opened our first year round campus in Dublin City centre in September.
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2019
Adult courses & Athlone Campus
We had almost six thousand students across all our programmes and opened full time adult courses as well as our second year round campus in Athlone. An agreement was signed with Baocheng Education Group to open a year round school in Dalian China, set to open November 2020.
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2020
Global pandemic, online classes
Paused all activity due to the pandemic and taught our adult students online. Became a member of the schools association MEI (Marketing English in Ireland).
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2021
Back to school
Returned to in-person teaching. Ran small summer courses in Dublin and Athlone.
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2022
New Dublin campus opened
Moved into newly refurbished premises in Dublin city centre for adults and young learners, 22 classrooms
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2023
Increase in bookings
Increased student numbers by more than one third on the previous year, opened a new Dublin summer centre, and renewed our Eaquals accreditation for all centres.
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2024
New YL Summer centre in Galway
Opened a new Young Learner Summer centre in Galway, giving us 4 summer locations in total.
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2025
Expansion to UK
Plans to open summer centres in the UK.
15000+
Students per year
65
Different nationalities
50+
Staff Members
FL ACCREDITATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
We are an accredited language school offering top quality courses for juniors and adults. Our accreditations show that we are a professional school with an exceptional level of teaching and services.
