A group of 27 LIL students and 4 staff, along with 15 students from other schools in Auckland, had a fantastic weekend learning about Maori culture while staying on a Marae outside Whangarei. As well as sleeping on matresses on the marae floor, they learned flax weaving, the haka, woodcarving and how to make poi.
Boat party on the Auckland Harbour
Sixty five students and four staff enjoyed our recent boat party. Prizes were given to the best dancer and the best hat of the night. The students danced the night away as they cruised around the Auckland Harbour gaining spectacular night views of Auckland city.
Gracias and auf Wiedersehen to Ebba and Fay!
With heavy hearts Languages International has bid farewell to two of the school’s finest Accommodation and Student Welfare Managers. After over 10 years with LI, Fay Manna flew off to Germany with her family where her husband has gained employment in an international school. The Manna clan first had a well-deserved break at a friend’s
What makes our students successful?
Meet Vadim Smolianinov from Russia who has just passed his IELTS Academic test with an outstanding result of 7.5 points (with 8.0 for Writing). Having studied Diagnostic Medicine and worked in the field of Ultrasound and Medical Radiation Technology for 6 years, Vadim came to New Zealand from his hometown Vladimir in February 2006, specifically
Great Cambridge results again in March 2006
We were really pleased with our Cambridge exam results in March. We entered 3 classes for the FCE exam and 3 classes for the CAE exam. We achieved an 86% pass rate in FCE and 96% in CAE, well above New Zealand and international averages. We can’t promise a pass, but we believe that we
Boat Party at LI
82 students and 5 teachers spent three hours cruising the Auckland harbour and partying hard last Thursday night. Prizes were awarded for best and worst hat and best dancer. What a night !!
Languages International students and teachers take part in Round the Bays
A group of students and teachers from Languages International took part in the 8.4km Round the Bays fun run on March 19. Over 70,000 New Zealanders participated in this famous event. The teachers and students had a fantastic day out.Teachers and students from Languages International
Languages International above average in International Cambridge exam results
Languages International continues to produce above average Cambridge results as seen in this comparison of International Cambridge exam results from 2004. In March, June and December, 2004 Languages International consistently topped the rankings for the main suite Cambridge exams, ahead of the country averages for Switzerland, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Our most out-standing
Cambridge Exam results December 2005
Congratulations to our Cambridge exam students for December 2005.A total of 75 Languages International students sat FCE, CAE or CPE exams in December last year. Our students achieved an 81% pass rate for FCE, an 86% pass rate for CAE and a 79% pass rate for CPE. Our overall pass rate of 83% was higher
Frances Woolcott, new Chairperson of APPEL
Languages International is very pleased to announce that our Director, Frances Woolcott, has recently been elected Chairperson of APPEL, the Association of Private Providers of English Language. APPEL, whose members enrol about 80% of international students studying English in New Zealand, is the voice for the private English teaching industry in New Zealand.Frances has been
