My name is Zhihui (Bella) Lu. I came to New Zealand from China five years ago. My volunteer ESOL home tutor is Coral Gardiner who has been teaching me English since February 2020. Initially, my English learning goal was to …
“When the lockdown was announced and we were told the lessons were moving to Zoom, I didn’t know what Zoom was.” However, Anne Pentecost not only got to grips with Zoom to complete her English for Employees course during lockdown, …
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 …
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 …
Volunteers are incredible people keeping the wheels turning – at all levels. Gwenna Finikin is one exceptional ELP volunteer who’s happy to share her valuable skills, wherever they’re needed. Gwenna’s connection with ELP stretches back many years – to the …
Congratulations to our cherished long-term volunteer Ann Eustace on her Distinguished Volunteer Service Award! Ann’s 22 years of volunteer service with English Language Partners Southland represents a remarkable achievement. Not only has Ann carried out her volunteer tasks with professionalism …
Bev Killington’s a volunteer home tutor who also helps an ESOL class for learners with low literacy. Bev trained in 2019 and was started teaching learner Musdalifah binti Sunoto. Musdalifah was born in Indonesia and is married to a Rohingya …
To celebrate National Volunteer Week, we’re sharing Jill and Ajidah’s story. Jill’s one of our inspiring volunteers who taught English during NZ’s strict Level 4 lockdown. Ajidah’s her learner. Jill is based at our Palmerston North centre. Like many of …
Travelled overseas? It’s really tricky having face-to-face chats with a smattering of the local lingo. Now imagine having a phone call in another language – listening and responding is much, much trickier! Linda McCullagh’s an ESOL home tutor with our …
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