Company boss Mark Pepperell couldn’t be happier with the specialist skills and attitude of the Filipino tradesmen at Hamilton-based Tika Interiors Ltd. Keen for staff to learn more Kiwi ‘work talk’ and workplace culture, Mark got in touch with English …
The announcement New Zealand was going into Level 4 lockdown on 25 March 2020 saw English Language Partners teachers across the country spring into action to ensure classes were still delivered. Until lockdown, all classes had been delivered face-to- face. …
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 third generation farm at Pukemaori. While looking forward to more reading time in the idyllic setting …
Varun Keri arrived from India in February, just as Covid-19 was beginning to impact around the globe. It’s been an interesting first Kiwi year for Varun! An international master’s student at the University of Auckland, Varun believes in the concept …
Guests of our Rotorua centre’s ‘end-of-year’ 2020 celebration were treated to a dazzling display of musical skills. Entertained by a class member and her fellow band members, delighted learners, their families, teachers, volunteers and special guests tapped their feet to …
A job in beekeeping and desire for a better life and environment in which to raise their daughters were the impetus for Lindenberg Gomes and wife Vivian Maracajá’s move. The family, whose first language is Portuguese, arrived in New Zealand …
Kiwi Speak class declared graduation ‘winners’! During the course, the Bay of Plenty learners had a major focus on Elections 2020 – New Zealand’s electoral system and what’s involved in voting here in Aotearoa. A very Kiwi activity! At the …
For Isabel Poblete Echeverria, teaching Spanish in New Zealand enabled her to work and stay within her ‘comfort zone,’ but in her heart, she knew she wanted a role that would challenge her. Participating in English Language Partners’ Job Mentoring …
English Language Partners’ people are firmly rooted in sharing cultures and growing strong communities. We just do it through English learning and teaching… On a typically windy Wellington day, ELP’s Strathmore class, an ‘English Language Group’, were treated to an …
With end-of-year festivities fast approaching, our Palmerston North centre has started celebrating already. Learning English goes hand in hand with learning Kiwi culture at English Language Partners, so planning a surprise baby shower party was a fun, Kiwi-focused activity for …