The Queen's visit to Scarborough
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Scarborough on May 20th to open the Open Air theatre, the largest of its kind in Europe.
Hundreds of people lined the street from the railway station, where she arrived on the Royal train, down to the refurbished theatre. In the theatre itself, 6,500 people packed in to watch a specially devised show and to see, as the highlight, Her Majesty unveil a commemorative plaque.
A great time was had by all ... including the Royal Couple.
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30 April 2010 - Next deadline for Comenius/Grundtvig applications
If you are interested in joining a teacher training course at Anglolang between September 2010 and January 2011, please be aware that the deadline for a grant application is 30 April. You can find out more information about grants from your national agency.
Contact details of your National Agency can be found here.
Bildungsurlaub recognition for courses
Anglolang now has Bildungsurlaub recognition for the following courses: Language & Methodology for Teachers of English; Effective Communication in a European Context; Developing Intercultural Competence in a European Context; and Intensive English.
These courses have Bildungsurlaub recognition in the following federal states: Berlin; Hamburg; Schleswig-Holstein; Sachsen-Anhalt; Rheinland-Pfalz.
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Most Enterprising Town in Europe
Scarborough has been named as the most enterprising town in Europe and has received a major award to recognise this fact. At a ceremony held in Prague on the 13 of May, Scarborough was presented with the Grand Jury prize in the European Enterprise Awards, which was awarded to the most creative and inspiring entrepreneurship initiative in the whole of Europe. In the picture you can see the new Wood End Creative Workspace building, the creation of which is one of the many reasons why Scarborough were given the award. More details can be found on the Scarborough Borough Council website.
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4 WEEKS FREE! Special offer for 2009! Book 20 weeks and receive 4 weeks FREE!
BOOK 20 WEEKS AND RECEIVE 4 WEEKS FREE! If you book a Long Term English Course for 20 weeks (excluding course between May and September) you will automatically receive 4 weeks tuition free of charge therefore saving Ł760!*
The Long Term English Course offers 5 hours of Intensive English tuition per day in groups of 12 students maximum. While studying this course, there is also the possibility to prepare for an examination, such as IELTS or Cambridge.
*Please note that this offer is for tuition fees only and excludes other fees, such as accommodation
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Interactive whiteboards in all main classrooms
Anglolang was one of the first language schools in England to install interactive whiteboards in several classrooms, making lessons more stimulating, more fun and more motivating. The resources are multi-sensory, so they help our students with different learning styles. The whiteboard can be used for displaying websites as well as watching videos or news. Our students find their learning experience at Anglolang interactive, memorable and effective. We now have Interactive Whiteboards in all our main classrooms.
First Language and Methodology Course of 2009
We have just hosted our first Language and Methodology course of 2009. The course consisted of a four-week online introductory phase followed by two weeks of intensive language development and methodology sessions which allow the teachers to meet each other, network and experience the Yorkshire way of life. In the picture you can see some of the course participants giving presentations during their training sessions. The language and methodology courses are listed on the Comenius - Grundtvig Training Database.
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Visit to Katowice
Anglolang visited Katowice , Poland in November to run a weekend teacher training course for primary and secondary teachers of English. The course was organised in cooperation with Mrs. Bogusława Siewierska-Klyta (Project II Language School, Katowice ). The sessions were very interactive and everyone participated enthusiastically.
Anglolang chosen for innovative schools project!
A group of Italian students from three schools in the North East of Italy recently spent two weeks at Anglolang after winning a competition connected to innovation in education. Anglolang was chosen as the destination for their course because of our modern facilities, particularly our interactive whiteboards. Their course was taillor-made to match the needs of their project, not only including General English lessons, but also workshops such as creative thinking, multi-media and e-learning in education. In addition, they took part in various excursions and visits, for example, a day in London, a day in York and a visit to Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough Castle and Scarborough Art Gallery.
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Scarborough is the most enterprising place in the whole of the UK!
At an awards ceremony held at 11 Downing Street, Scarborough was named as the nation’s most enterprising place in the Enterprising Britain competition. Scarborough was the best of the 12 entrants that represented every region in the UK.
Enterprising Britain 2008 is a nationwide competition which celebrates and rewards the most enterprising areas in the UK; those places of enterprise excellence that have helped transform the social and economic fortunes of their area and are the best at improving economic prospects and encouraging enterprise in their regions.
Peter Jones, BBC TV Dragon (from TV programme ‘Dragon’s Den’)and national Enterprising Britain judge, said:
“Scarborough is a town with enterprise in its blood. Scarborough’s story is really compelling and the visible impact of renaissance clear – the creation and growth of a thriving creative and digital industry where one previously did not, and could not have, existed is a huge achievement. Its success deserves to be celebrated.”