15/03: Irish Dance class for children
15/03: 6 Nations Happy Hour
22/03: St Patrick's Party
23/03: Children's Music Workshop
23/03: Brunch
28/03: Golf AGM & Dinner
04/04: TGIF
17/05: Summer Party
23/05: TGIF
20/06: TGIF

To celebrate St Patrick’s Day (17th March) there will be an Irish dance class for children led by Irish dancer Claire Drayne on Saturday 15 March from 11 am to noon in a Squash court. There is no fee to join but please let us know if you’re interested by emailing or on the WhatsApp group for children. We have also set up an Irish WhatsApp group for all the Irish at the club. Please email or speak to Claire Drayne, Aoife P or Sarah Whitley, we would love you to join us. It is for all things Irish and not limited to activities for children but the first task is to make the 15th of March as Irish as possible at the Club. Please click here to see a pdf document about the dance class.

Classes are now on hold until Saturday 15 March.
Keep tuned to your emails for news...Contact Pam at  to sign up and stay tuned to your emails for class confirmations and updates.
(Mondays: Step 10:00; Sculpt 11::00. Wednesdays: Zoom Pilates 9:30; SAC 2:30 pm Pilates Mat - Beginner/Intermediate. Saturdays: 9:45 Pilates Mat; 11:00 Pilates Mat Intermediate/Advanced. 12:30 Step.) 

We have teamed up with the chess school, Club Echecs du Cavalier Rouge, to provide chess lessons for children on Saturdays. A chess instructor will give chess lessons and organise mini-tournaments. There will be two sessions: 10 am to noon and 1 - 3 pm. Email for more information or to sign up! While lessons started on 1 February, there was a pause for the holidays and lessons resumed on Saturday, 8 March.
If you have signed up for the initial 8 weeks of chess, please pay the €30 fee via this HelloAsso link (if you haven’t already): https://www.helloasso.com/associations/standard-athletic-club/evenements/chess-the-sac
There is also an option for adults, please let us know if you are interested by emailing .
For more information see the main article.

Mains: Chicken Spiedini over Penne Pasta, Grilled Vegetables and Tomato Arrabiata Sauce. Vegetarian option: Vegetable Thai green curry.
Pastries: Tangerine cake, chocolate cake with salted caramel ganache, apple oatmeal cake, chocolate chip racco crumble cake, and raspberry cake.

For the rest of the 6 Nations season (weekends of 22/23 Feb, 8/9 Mar & Sat 15 Mar) we'll be showing all the matches in the Queens Room. For the late afternoon matches (Sats 22 Feb and 8 & 15 Mar) we are proposing a Happy Hour (pint of beer/glass of wine/sodas) from 5:30 to 7 pm.
(See the main article for the full match schedule)

As you know, we are rebuilding the swimming pool and want to organise a special event to celebrate the arrival of the spring season and to recruit new members.
Our chosen date is SATURDAY 17 MAY
Rasmus Michau, a member with years of professional experience organizing events, including summer parties, has volunteered to take the lead on this.
We will have a large barbecue on the lawn, fun & games, bands, and a DJ, catering for up to 1,000 people, half of whom would be potential new members.
Rasmus is setting up a committee and is looking for volunteers to take on one of the many responsibilities - see the main article for details.
If you are interested in helping out, please send a short e-mail saying how you can contribute to: and Rasmus will be in touch shortly.

The 2025 Saint Patrick's Party will be held at the Club on Saturday, 22 March at 8 pm. Non-members welcome.
Featuring music, dancing and dinner with an Irish menu (Members 40€, non-members 45€)
See the menu and poster in the main article and book here or use the QR Code in the main article. 

The next Brunch with the Little Musicians will be on Sunday, 23 March.
L’Académie des Petits Musiciens (https://academiedespetitsmusiciens.com will be coming to the club regularly: two Sundays a month for a 1.5hr workshop (from 11 to 12:30) for 3-7 year-olds (as they have previously) during the school year. It will be tied with the Sunday English Breakfast or Brunch.
The arrangement is that if a child is signed up for the breakfast/brunch together with a parent they have free access to the 1.5 hr class. If you don’t want to sign up for the breakfast/brunch, it is €25 per child for the class but payment will still be via the appropriate Breakfast/Brunch HelloAsso link. Here's the link for 23 March.
Please see the main article for a poster.

The sunny days are coming back!
We will need plenty of help to welcome our members and their guests on Saturdays and Sundays for one or two hours from 9 am to 5 pm.
Volunteers, please contact Roxane at if you can help and we'll add you to our WhatsApp helpers group. Thank you!

Relax, dance and enjoy a low-key Friday evening once a month; next is Friday 4 April from 8 pm to 11:30 pm. Bring something for a sucré or salé potluck. The bar will remain open all evening. Click here to see the poster.

Two large lockers available in the Men's changing room.
One large locker and one small locker available in the Women's changing room.
From February 1st to the end of August the pro rata rate is: Large locker: €88; Small locker: €62.
Contact  if you are interested.

One of the wonderful things about the Club is the opportunity for kids to be in a safe place both indoors and outdoors in our “shared second home”. This does, however, come with a responsibility.
Over the past few weeks we have seen:
* Repeated signs of children throwing stones near the building, with the glass on the door from the entrance to the ping pong area being broken in February, at a repair cost of over €1000.
* Kids playing in the hedges and leaving behind damage to be dealt with by our staff (branches, broken fences, etc.).  Please note also that there are areas of the hedge which have barbed wire in order to protect the perimeter of the Club from break-ins.  The hedges are not a play area and could be dangerous for kids.
* The upstairs playroom being left more like a bomb site than a playroom. 
It is normal for kids to make a mess occasionally.  What is not normal is that their parents are not overseeing them and cleaning up after them.  There has been a major increase in the activities for young families (thanks, in particular to Sarah for organising all of this).
Let’s please combine this increase in activity with respect for all the people who use the shared indoor and outdoor spaces at the Club, and for our staff who maintain it.

We are trying to keep our favourite club members (and their parents) as happy as possible. If any parent wants to join the WhatsApp group dedicated to children at the club, wants to discuss anything child-related, or has any suggestions, please email .

Note that Monica communicates with regular users via a WhatsApp group, so ask her to add you if you're interested.
Thursday mornings 9-10:15 am Vinyasa followed by Gentle yoga 11-midday. Saturdays from 3-4:15 pm.
Contact Monica by email at , WhatsApp or look at her website monicashaka.com for the latest information.