Whanganui writer and English Language Partners’ ESOL home tutor Rachel Rose was finding little to be cheerful about as 2018 wound down, with a cascade of bad news on local and international fronts. She dug deep to remember the things …
MANATESOL workshop at English Language Partners Taranaki shares professional knowledge. – By Dana Taylor (MANATESOL/IPU) On Saturday, 24 November 2018, MANATESOL members and local English language teachers enjoyed an afternoon of professional learning at a two-hour workshop hosted by English …
Jill Chivers has been helping Anita as an ESOL home tutor since February 2017 Jill carries the oldest volunteer number V0084 at our centre! Since she was trained in 1997, Jill has helped 10 learners from different cultures and ethnicities. …
Taranaki-based Doris Ryder is originally from Taiwan. She’s sharing her considerable 2018 achievements with us on International Migrants Day (18 December). We’ve really enjoyed working with Doris to help her find her feet and to achieve some of her dreams! Since …
Taranaki-based Leta Guranda is originally from Romania. She shares her personal thoughts on migration on International Migrants Day (18 December). English Language Partners hopes Leta does really well in New Zealand. We’re pleased we’re here to help with the settling …
Forty per cent of Auckland residents were born outside New Zealand. Other regions also have growing numbers of migrants and former refugees, many whose first language is other than English. Diverse skills, different cultural lenses, resilience gained by uprooting and resettling …
Victoria Ioffik is a Kiwi from Belarus. On this special day, she’s sharing her thoughts about New Zealand as a migrant. Victoria appreciates the help she’s received from English Language Partners to settle here. Thank you volunteers! To wake up every …
During National Volunteer Week, Volunteering Canterbury (Volcan) with Te Runaka ki Otautahi o Kai Tahu presented awards to recognise outstanding efforts and achievements by volunteers. The awards were presented at a ceremony held in the Christchurch Civic Chambers by Carl …
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 …
Long-term New Zealand resident, Clifford Owler, arrived in New Zealand from Glasgow in 1956 on the HMS Captain Cook to work as a baker. Clifford had taken advantage of the ‘Ten Pound Pom’ scheme – an opportunity to start a …