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From English learner to volunteer extraordinaire

Maryam Ghouzivand’s progression from language learner to volunteer is an inspiring story, reflecting her success as a migrant who's passed through the doors of English Language Partners (ELP).

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Joining in with Kiwi workplace meetings and lunchroom chat

As Maryam Ghouzivand’s English progressed to working level through her classes with English Language Partners, she went from a casual job for a school photographer, to part-time ELP centre administrator, before finally securing a full time position with the Kaipara District Council.

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Maryam’s journey: from newbie Kiwi to feeling "New Zealand is my home”

Maryam’s language progression is an inspiring story - one that reflects the success of many migrants who pass through the doors of English Language Partners (ELP).

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Success on English Language Partners’ truck driving course

Training for a Class 2 licence can be hard for former refugees, but Mohammad Shah says the English Language Partners’ course really helped!

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Job Mentoring Service helps newer Kiwis find meaningful employment

Job Mentoring Service helps skilled migrant job seekers find meaningful employment in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Uniting against Covid in 2021 (and beyond)

The pandemic has meant we've needed to discuss many complex issues with our newer Kiwis. This year, the nationwide vaccination drive changed the conversation again.

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Sar Gaw wins an apprenticeship

Great news - ELPNZ learner Sar Gaw has a new 'chapter' in his Kiwi life, with thanks to his ESOL home tutor John Hobbs, who also sent this update.

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Patchwork stories create sense of belonging and memory

At English Language Partners, we're always looking for new and innovative ways of teaching.

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Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) presentation to Dunedin English learners

On the 21st October, several Dunedin English Language Partners classes merged together to attend a special presentation from Kate Marshall of the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) regarding Covid 19 and the Pfizer vaccine.

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Feel stuck in a loop? English Language Partners can help you to reach new heights!

‍Sergei Dorokhin talks about his great experience with ELP. Thanks Sergei! We so appreciate your words ...

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Learning English through child’s play

ELP’s Palmerston North centre explores ways of inspiring young minds to give children the best possible start –and learning English along the way.

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English gains pay off for Steelfort

‘Motivated, enthusiastic and committed’ are the words his employers use to describe Sudhi Edamuttath Subramanyan.

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Cultural understanding vital for a successful workplace

YMCA employees hone their customer skills on ELP's workplace classes.

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Seta celebrates the Mid-Autumn moon festival and Chinese Language Week

Seta Zeng celebrates Chinese Language Week with her English Language Partners classmates.

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Class sees funny side of Zoom lesson challenges

To be honest, for most of the Palmy Work Focus ESOL Intensive class, Zoom isn't their favourite thing in the world.

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ELP Hutt staff and learners have a lesson in Chinese

This week our ELP Hutt centre celebrated China’s traditional mid-Autumn Festival also known as the Moon Festival.

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Viva and Grace value Chinese language in Aotearoa

Viva Shao, English Language Partners’ super-suberb programme administrator, says it’s vital to keep Chinese language alive and thriving in New Zealand.

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Passing on the ‘cup of learning’ at English Language Partners

Our Palmy centre’s learners have come up with a cool way of sharing what they miss most about class under lockdown.

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Tokyo 2020 inspires sporty English learning

English Language Partners learners take on Olympic challenge!

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When English learning meets real life, creativity results!

Learning with ELP is fun and useful. Prisha uses 'Princess Shapla' in her everyday work – how clever is that!

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Policing to keep Aotearoa’s ethnic communities safe

Visits to English Language Partners' classes builds trust in the NZ Police, and is a great language learning activity.

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Getting to grips with our digital world

It can be stressful dealing with our techno-loaded world, but ELP Wellington learners find it a piece of cake!

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My ‘Eureka’ teaching moment

Hue-Quan Trinh shares her learner’s determination to vote in Aotearoa! It's her real-life ‘Election Success’ story…

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Volunteers connect with Southland’s old-time communicators

Awarua Communication Museum is built on the site of Awarua Radio ZLB – which began operating on…

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Fernando’s Kiwi job-seeking success

"It was amazing to have a job seeker group with whom I could connect and share questions and experiences.”…

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Taking up the city's English-learning opportunities!

This Wellington class had many interesting ‘outside the classroom’ experiences this term! They visited the Supreme Cour…

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Multi-connected Farzana wins civic award

“I’m doing what I love and what I am passionate about.” Farzana Nazreen Nisha’s connections with English Language…

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Catching a ride – in English!

Nothing beats real-life practice to perfect the language of ‘transport and travel’ – so an excursion is definitely in o…

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Sue always goes that extra mile

Sue Blakely, QSM, is one hugely committed English Language Partners’ teacher. For over 20 years, Sue has supported…

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On top of volunteering

“I love teaching! It gives me a lot of joy helping people learn.” Spring Xing volunteers for English Language Partne…

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Volunteer home tutor Helen – Feels good to know you're helping

Victoria University student Helen Knott has moved around a fair bit in her life. Her parents are both academics working…

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Digital skills for ‘real world' life

Thursday afternoon is when our Palmerston North learners head off enthusiastically to the UCOL computer lab…

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Creating Zero Waste champions through ESOL classes and workshops

ELP North Shore's English class have enjoyed a busy day of zero waste activities…

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Getting a taste for a new career

When you don’t know what it’s like to work as a NZ policeman or to run a Kiwi business, it helps to hear straight from…

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Sounds great volunteers!

Each week, over 1,200 ELPNZ volunteers visit the homes of refugee-background and migrant learners to help with English…

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English for Employees course for better business

Viet Doan Do says boosting his English skills through the English for Employees course helped him master the langua…

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Former refugee painting a brighter future

For Thang Shalom Innkuan, brushing up his English has brought benefits at work and home. Thang, who grew up…

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From predator pests to pīngao to Parliament

Teacher Kathy Ombler, third left, with learners and course guest speakers All the ‘Ps’ and more on a Kiwiana course…

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Marina's coordinated 4,000 learners and 1,500 volunteers superbly

Marina Vrecic with James McCulloch, CE, ELPNZ Marina Vrecic is celebrating 20 years with English Language Partners…

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‘Having a voice’ builds belonging and civic participation

Porirua City Council really ‘get’ diversity! They’re working hard at building inclusion to ensure all voices are repres…

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Views on a ‘Mystery Trip’

Out of class’ adventures are a terrific way to practise and consolidate English learnt in class. Plus, they’re heaps of…

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Globe-trotting volunteer shares love of language learning

Through 20 years’ teaching two Lebanese Kiwis, David Horne made long-standing friends and added Arabic to the…

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Digital Literacy for Inclusion

During New Zealand's COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, ELPNZ’s centres continued teaching all students by changing…

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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021

A woman’s conversation and wellbeing group has opened doors for new Kiwi women living in Porirua. The group…

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Truckin' on – English learners helped to gain truck licences

An English Language Partners’ course is helping migrants on the first step towards getting work driving a truck…

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Festival of Cultures – World Fair Day

Palmerston North’s annual Festival of Cultures celebrates the city’s amazing, growing diversity. Over the Festival week…

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Learn language by doing!

Our Rotorua centre's ‘hands on' language-learning classes are based on the concept, ‘Where the hands go, the mind…

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Race Relations Day – Walking together with new Kiwis

English Language Partners (ELP) joins Race Relations Day events to celebrate our multicultural Aotearoa New Zealand…

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‘Language rich’ trip on Wellington Harbour

Our Hutt centre’s ESOL literacy classes visit to Matiu-Sommes Island was a great opportunity to take learning outside…

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Trip brings language to life

Making the most of a warm and sunny February, our Hutt centre ventured out to bring language to life and life to langua…

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A journey through time and culture

You can't beat Wellington on a good day! Our Wellington centre’s ESOL Intensive class headed to Te Papa museum…

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Cooking up some English

Helen Knott is one of our wonderful volunteers! She trained in October 2020 and has been working with learner Bawi Zi…

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Grand opening in Christchurch

After seven months in their new home, our Christchurch centre was finally able to hold an official opening part…

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Celebrating Aotearoa’s many cultures and languages

Did you know Aotearoa's five most common languages are English, te reo Māori, Samoan, Mandarin and Hindi…

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What makes New Zealand unique?

ESOL learners signed up to find the answer to this perplexing question on English Language Partners’ Kiwiana course…

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English through the lens of art

A recent summer course at English Language Partners Wellington enjoyed a creative four weeks with a focus on English…

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A superwoman shares her Chinese culture!

Expressing her culture through dance is just the latest in many life achievements for this Chinese-Kiwi superwoman…

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Learning outside the classroom in Dunedin

After learning from home in the first part of 2020, Dunedin ELP staff and learners returned to the classroom with…

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Better English, better career for Zhihui Lu

My name is Zhihui (Bella) Lu. I came to New Zealand from China five years ago. My volunteer ESOL home tutor…

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Lockdown learning

"When the lockdown was announced and we were told the lessons were moving to Zoom, I didn't know what Zoom…

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Sketching ideas bitesize with Meg!

Meg Melvin is a professional sketch-noter who came to visit English Language Partners Wellington’s Summer holiday…

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Tika team walks the talk

Company boss Mark Pepperell couldn’t be happier with the specialist skills and attitude of the Filipino tradesmen…

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Zooming in on online learning

The announcement New Zealand was going into Level 4 lockdown on 25 March 2020 saw English Language…

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Helping one another

On a good day, you can see all the way to Te Anau and the Hump Ridge Track,” says Trish Marshall of the family’s…

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Volunteer extraordinaire

Varun Keri arrived from India in February, just as Covid-19 was beginning to impact around the globe. It’s been an…

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‘Let’s talk about it’ – multilingually speaking!

Guests of our Rotorua centre’s ‘end-of-year' 2020 celebration were treated to a dazzling display of musical skills…

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Buzzing about English Language Groups

A job in beekeeping and desire for a better life and environment in which to raise their daughters were the impetus…

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‘Kiwi Speaking" graduates

Kiwi Speak class declared graduation ‘winners'! During the course, the Bay of Plenty learners had a major focus…

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Job mentoring launches new career

For Isabel Poblete Echeverria, teaching Spanish in New Zealand enabled her to work and stay within her ‘comfort…

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A taste of Ethiopia – in Strathmore

English Language Partners’ people are firmly rooted in sharing cultures and growing strong communities. We just do…

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Deloitte interns volunteer and provide shoebox Xmas gifts

Our centre in Porirua appreciates helping hands for those end-of -year jobs they haven't had time to get on top of…

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Baby shower kicks off festive season

With end-of-year festivities fast approaching, our Palmerston North centre has started celebrating already…

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English Language Partners appoints new Chief Executive

The Board of English Language Partners New Zealand is delighted to announce the appointment of James McCulloch as Chief Executive from 7 December 2020.

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Success – professionally speaking!

Another great bunch of ELP's graduates are celebrating their success. Nine people in this ‘Professional Speaking…

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We're all about supporting Kiwi businesses!

Visiting a herb farm is a great way to give ‘post-lockdown' help to a local herb farm, while learning English…

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Creepy crawlies and buzzing bees

Getting to grips with a new area of Kiwi English can be a slightly creepy experience – when the area involves…

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Keeping safe in Aotearoa

Policing varies around the world and our Bay of Plenty learners, from Sri Lanka, Korea, China, Brazil, Pakistan…

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Learner, home tutor and now online volunteer!

Our Wellington centre is fortunate to have Xia Zhen as a bilingual volunteer helping their online Chinese Seniors…

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Mask making workshop win-win

An incredible collaboration between English Language Partners, United Way, ChangeMakers Resettlement…

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Golden opportunity for NZCEL graduate

When Sidra Smaism and her Syrian family arrived in New Zealand from a refugee camp in Lebanon four years ago…

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Spring clean for Te Kawau stream!

Te Kawau stream runs through a large part of the north and western suburbs of Palmerston North City. It was an…

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Getting creative with English and doll dressing

A special guest introduces a whole new area of English language and creativity Colleen Crookes is a doll-maker…

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New Kiwi learners exploring Māori tradition and culture

Pania Houkamau-Ngaheu and Clara Richards are two special ‘Kiwiana' course visitors. They've just boosted this class…

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Language lessons from ELPNZ

Flexibility and adaptability are the key ingredients to ELP’s success, says former CE Nicola Sutton. Ms Sutton…

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First-time migrant voters and English learners get election help

Some of New Zealand's new immigrants will be exercising their vote despite facing significant barriers to information…

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Election speaking …

“How many syllables does referendum have?” “In my opinion, too many, teacher!” Yes, ‘Election speaking' can be…

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The (mock) election results are in….

Members of the Electoral Commission visited our Porirua centre's classes to prepare learners up for the upcoming…

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Celebrating Adult Learners & Maori Language Weeks with Porirua College

This year we combined the celebration of both Adult Learners and Maori Language Weeks, to enable our new Kiwi…

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Mask making in Porirua

Mask making at Porirua English Language Partners – hands-on literacy and numeracy learning as students measure…

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English Language Partners’ chief executive moving on

Chief Executive Nicola Sutton knows English Language Partners (ELP) inside out. Nicola started with ELP in 1993…

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Going ‘Old School’ at Te Manawa

During the last week of Term 2, Palmerston North’s learners were still pretty excited about learning ‘together again…

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Distinguished Volunteer Service Award winner Ann

Congratulations to our cherished long-term volunteer Ann Eustace on her Distinguished Volunteer Service Award…

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English learners taught to use COVID Tracer app

English Language Partners is proud to assist in the fight against COVID-19, and of course, is displaying the COVID…

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Prompting and promoting civic participation

Nicola Sutton, Chief Executive | English Language Partners New Zealand Having more time to educate and support…

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A new doctor in the house!

Ha Hoang recently gained her PhD. She teaches for our Wellington centre who are SO proud of her achievement…

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Work Talking inspires job seekers

English for Job Seekers is an invaluable course for people trying to find employment during this challenging time.

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A trip back home

Thu Hoang Nguyen wrote about her trip for her online course ‘Reading and Writing for Academic Skills'. She's enrolling…

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ELPNZ 2020 Refugee Achievement Award winner Aung Myo

Aung Myo has won the ELPNZ 2020 Refugee Achievement Award! While Covid-19 stopped ELPNZ' s national award…

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Ora for all – Health and Wellbeing classes

Following on from a very popular English Language Group Health and Wellbeing class last year, English Language…

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