“When the lockdown was announced and we were told the lessons were moving to Zoom, I didn’t know what Zoom was.” However, Anne Pentecost not only got to grips with Zoom to complete her English for Employees course during lockdown, …
Meg Melvin is a professional sketch-noter who came to visit English Language Partners Wellington’s Summer holiday course and teach us (teachers and learners) the art of sketch noting. Meg uses sketch noting as a tool for her work with various …
Our centre in Porirua appreciates helping hands for those end-of -year jobs they haven’t had time to get on top of this year. Fortunately, Teresa Moore, Chief Executive of United Way New Zealand, got in touch with manager Jacqs Wilton …
An incredible collaboration between English Language Partners, United Way, ChangeMakers Resettlement Forum and Red Cross saw a mask making workshop set up to create facemasks for our Porirua English language learners, with plenty of learning opportunities along the way. “Teresa …
When Sidra Smaism and her Syrian family arrived in New Zealand from a refugee camp in Lebanon four years ago, none of them spoke more than a few words of English. After a six-week stay at the Mangere Refugee Resettlement …
Some of New Zealand’s new immigrants will be exercising their vote despite facing significant barriers to information as English learners. (Thanks to the NZ Herald for allowing us to republish this article – link to original article can be found …
Members of the Electoral Commission visited our Porirua centre’s classes to prepare learners up for the upcoming national elections and referendums. Many learners moved to Aotearoa New Zealand from countries where voting did not occur, was corrupt or just downright …
This year we combined the celebration of both Adult Learners and Maori Language Weeks, to enable our new Kiwi adult learners to experience some core Tikangaga Maori and Te Reo Maori. To do this we collaborated with Porirua College to …
Mask making at Porirua English Language Partners – hands-on literacy and numeracy learning as students measure and cut fabric ready for sewing, providing new masks for the community! A few weeks ago, Teresa Moore from United Way New Zealand called …
Congratulations to our cherished long-term volunteer Ann Eustace on her Distinguished Volunteer Service Award! Ann’s 22 years of volunteer service with English Language Partners Southland represents a remarkable achievement. Not only has Ann carried out her volunteer tasks with professionalism …
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