Wendy Dore has been volunteering with ELP Christchurch since she trained as an ESOL Home Tutor in May 2017. She was matched with an elementary level Vietnamese learner, Phuong Bui. In the beginning it was a steep learning curve for …
English Language Partners learners from our Palmerston North centre participate in the community. ELP Palmerston North offers a free ESOL Intensive class 15 hours a week. Students have the opportunities to learn English inside and outside the classroom and get …
A joint English Language Partners and New Zealand Red Cross initiative in Nelson is giving former refugees the freedom – and employability – of being able to take to the open road. One of the first things Luis Godoy will …
Our learner Takako shares her thoughts on learning English with ELP Wellington. My name is Takako. I’m from Japan. I have been in New Zealand for 10 months. Previously I lived in Wellington from 2000 to 2004. I enjoyed living …
World Table cookbook brings people and cultures together, one meal at a time. English Language Partners learners contributed stories and recipes from their country of origin to “World Table”, a cook book that tells stories of real people from our …
English Language Partners’ Whangarēi “Getting Started” class heads out of the classroom and into the community to put their new English skills to the test: To round off Term 3, ELPNZ teacher Janet Arthur took her student groups on two …
Class trip to Parliament ELP Wellington offers a free ESOL Intensive class of nearly 14 hours per week and they are lucky to access many opportunities for learning English inside and outside the classroom. One recent opportunity was a tour …
Wellington ELP’s Police Recruit Literacy class were given a great tour of Wellington Central Police station by Sergeant Phillip Pithyou. They were accompanied by their teacher Kathy Ombler and ELP colleague Edwin Reverol. Phil started by showing them a video …
On the Fast Track: learner > volunteer > qualified ECE employee in 18 months. Ardua came to Aotearoa New Zealand from Samoa in November 2015, with her husband and four children. Although Ardua was at a pre-intermediate level of English …
Cambodian Khunly Hak was a chemistry teacher back home and the only thing stopping her from teaching in Northland is a lack of English. But she isn’t sitting on her laurels. The 44-year-old mother of three is determined to return …