A week long learning experience for 13 to 16 year olds focused on nutrition, activity and personal development.

Sligo, Ireland – August 2024

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What is Epoch?

The word Epoch is defined “as an important period of time in an era” … and there is no-more an important time than the formative teenage years.

Epoch is an away-from-home experience with a core focus on the personal development of teenagers. Through packed days of workshops and activities kids will:

  • Optimise learning
  • Enhance friendships
  • Understand and improve physical & psychological Well-being
  • Develop Life Skills

It’s in Sligo!

There are few places in Ireland that offer the broad scope that Sligo has to offer. A richness of history and literature, crossed with rugged mountain hikes, dense forest walks and beaches that are  the envy of the world.

Packed full of activities

The week will be packed with activities, workshops and lots of outdoors.

  • Epoch Workshops will have a strong focus on Physical and Mental wellbeing.
  • Outdoor activity – Participants will embrace the great outdoors of Sligo. Activities will include the following; HIIT training, kayaking, resistance training, camping, team building, orienteering, forest trails, dance, yoga and much more.  
  • Routine – Every day is packed with activities from 9:30am to 10:00pm. Indoors time, outdoors time and supervised down time. But limited screen-time!
Down Time

Down Time

Workshops

Workshops

By-the-Sea

By-the-Sea

Exercise

Exercise

Creative Thinking

Creative Thinking

Digital Detox

Digital Detox

Mental Health

Mental Health

Time Management

Time Management

Forest Trails

Forest Trails

Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating

Eat for Energy

Eat for Energy

Brainfood

Brainfood

Camping

Camping

Team Building Activities

Team Building Activities

Cooking

Cooking

Music

Music

Orienteering

Orienteering

Kayaking

Kayaking

The Accommodation?

In the heart of Sligo.

Accommodation for Epoch Camp will be situated in the private Sligo Grammar School, located in the heart of Sligo town. Overlooking the picturesque banks of the Garavogue River, Sligo is a vibrant town in the north-west of Ireland, known for its rich tradition in the arts and as the home of renowned poet W.B. Yeats. This beautiful setting provides an ideal backdrop for the Epoch experience.

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