ESOL learners signed up to find the answer to this perplexing question on English Language Partners’ Kiwiana course. The big idea is a close look at our culture and all things Kiwi: Waitangi Day, hangi, buzzy bees, kiwis, tangihanga, our …
Expressing her culture through dance is just the latest in many life achievements for this Chinese-Kiwi superwoman. Meet Anna Kong, who migrated from China in 1983 to join her parents who worked in a Chinese restaurant and market garden. Anna …
After learning from home in the first part of 2020, Dunedin ELP staff and learners returned to the classroom with a newfound appreciation of being together and of life in Dunedin. Classes marked the end of the year through outings …
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 …
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 …
Visiting a herb farm is a great way to give ‘post-lockdown’ help to a local herb farm, while learning English! 20 learners and 6 volunteers and 1 teacher visited the Herb Farm in Ashurst on 3 November. The visit had …
Our Wellington centre is fortunate to have Xia Zhen as a bilingual volunteer helping their online Chinese Seniors English Language Group, especially as she now lives in Auckland! Xia Zhen shares her story with us … My name is Xia …
A special guest introduces a whole new area of English language and creativity Colleen Crookes is a doll-maker who creates amazing porcelain dolls. She visited our Palmerston North centre’s Roslyn English Language Group to share her skills. Colleen used pictures …
Pania Houkamau-Ngaheu and Clara Richards are two special ‘Kiwiana’ course visitors. They’ve just boosted this class’ understanding of Māori tradition and culture. Pania (Ngāti Porou, Tuhoe) and Clara (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki) shared their stories with our Wellington learners. Both work in …
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 …
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