Student Experience

By Admin on 08 June 2020

We may not be in the same place, but we are all in this together.We recognise that for many students, studying abroad as a young person is as much about being away from home, meeting friends from around the world and seeing Britain and the British way of life, as it is learning English, Science or…

By Admin on 08 June 2020

Several weeks into the new world of Zoom, virtual backgrounds & online English language tuition, we asked some of our current Cork English College - CEC Virtual students to share their experiences of learning online. One such student is Cora-Lynn from France who was studying with us in Cork when…

By Admin on 18 May 2020

We are very proud of our online student Kenneth who wanted to share a message of positivity with you all.⠀ ⠀ Kenneth was first enrolled as our boarding school guardianship student in late 2019. After introducing our Online tuition to his mother, he started Academic English with our teacher Chris and…

By School & College Guest Editors on 20 February 2020

The Wimbledon School of English Junior Summer Centre has developed a new policy on mobile phone use. Starting in Summer 2020, students will have limited access to their phones during the day. Adam Mathews, WSE’s Junior Summer Centre Manager, says: “We believe limiting screen time will improve the…

By School & College Guest Editors on 17 February 2020

The New York Language Center turned the spotlight onto one of their students: Koki Abe from Japan. Find out more about his time in New York and at NYLC! When asked “What’s your favorite thing about working at NYLC?”, the staff’s answer is often in unison: The students! It’s no secret that the school…

By School & College Guest Editors on 22 January 2020

Mackenzie School of English have responded to feedback regarding lunches and are now providing a restaurant lunch for their Young Learners. For the past 8 years, packed lunches consisting of a sandwich and a snack were made and consumed on school premises. However Director Chris Moonie felt that a…