Joanne Song has become a bit of a local celebrity at our branch office, and no wonder, her story of settling into life in New Zealand is encouraging for any new migrant. Joanne first came to ELP Hawkes Bay for …
Congratulations to our Volunteer Connect Award winners! Each year Volunteer Wellington in partnership with the Citizens Advice Bureau Wellington and the Job Mentoring Service of English Language Partners (ELP) Wellington holds The Volunteer Connect Award as a way of encouraging newcomers to …
Volunteer Internships are an opportunity to further support students or former students as they progress towards employment. Farzana and Sandra, two former students, did two-month internships as administrative assistants. The internships with us formed part of the final assignment for …
ELPNZ Hutt celebrated National Volunteer Week 2019 at the Dowse Art Museum, and volunteer coordinator Chris Yuan made a speech to those present: Kia Ora, everyone. My name is Chris. I am from English Language Partners Hutt centre. We are a …
“Whiria te tangata – weaving the people together” is National Volunteer Week’s 2019 theme. So we’re celebrating volunteering, Mahi Aroha and social action from 16- 22 June. Over 1,700 volunteers teach new Kiwis English for work and life here through ELPNZ. …
A huge thanks to Reem for writing this insightful message about the benefits of becoming a volunteer with English Language Partners. “In 2016, I moved to New Zealand with my family to start a new life. Moving countries meant that …
“We are Daniel and Laura. We came together from Colombia to study Masters programmes at the University of Canterbury. In 2018, we attended the “Volunteer Week” event at UC and we found out about the English Language Partners Christchurch Home …
Caption: Former Colombian refugee Galiano Torres has been working in Nelson full time for four months. Photography: BRADEN FASTIER (Originally posted in the Nelson Mail: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/110010275/english-teaching-volunteers-help-launch-new-life-for-new-kiwis). Written by Skara Bohny Nelson’s refugee and migrant communities are being boosted into a new …
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 …
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