Head of Languages and Outdoor Education

Liam is an experienced French, Spanish and English language teacher, and has most recently been working as Director of Studies in a summer camp in Ireland. He started off as a secondary school language teacher in Ireland where he tutored the school's public speaking team to National Champions and also coached two basketball teams to 3rd place in Ireland in the highest category. He graduated top of his International Business and Languages Class from Dublin City University and he speaks fluent French, Spanish, Irish and German. In the past 8 years he has worked and delivered language courses in France, Ireland, Spain, Corsica, New Zealand, Switzerland and Canada including customized language training to Hotel Staff and other organizations.

Liam is also a highly qualified and experienced Snowboard Instructor and in March 2010 he won double gold at the Irish Ski & Snowboard Championships in France. He is currently a member of the Irish (IASI), New Zealand (SBINZ), British (BASI) and Canadian Associations of Snowsports Instructors (CASI) and recently qualified as a ski instructor. He is a certified freestyle coach and has instructed in Switzerland, New Zealand and Canada. Liam is the Director and Head Organiser of The LCI’s Ski & Snowboard Language Camps in Switzerland.

Subject Areas:

• Head of Languages Department;
• Senior Lecturer in FETAC French and Spanish courses;
• Head of Outdoor Education Department;
• Director of Learning Curve Ski & Snowboard Language Camps.
• Lecturer in Business Studies, Marketing and Entrepreneurship.  

Qualifications:

• First Class Honours Degree in International Business with French and Spanish from Dublin City University.
• SBINZ Level 1 and 2 Snowboard Instructor Certificates from New Zealand.
• Ski Crossover Certificate.
• CASI Freestyle Park Coach from Canada.
• Certificate in Backcountry and Avalanche Awareness.
• First Aid Certified.  

Lecturing/Training Experience:

• Coaching Basketball since 2005.
• Teaching and Lecturing in French, Spanish and German since 2007.
• Snowsports instructing since 2008.
• Working with Summer Camps since 2009.

Training experience with organizations, groups, companies or communities:

• Tamwood International Language School, Canada.
• Scott Dunn Holidays Management Team, Zermatt, Switzerland. 
• Horizon Summer Camps, Ireland. 
• Knockranny House Hotel, Westport, Co. Mayo. 
• St. Gerald’s Secondary School, Castlebar, Co. Mayo.