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NEWS ARCHIVE OCTOBER 2005

Second school in South Africa! Durban opening soon! school building LAL's latest school will be in Durban, South Africa. Managing Director of LAL in South Africa, Karl Rutti explains - 'South Africa is a fast growing market which until now has been based around Cape Town. As market leaders we are keen to offer a second exciting new destination to meet the requests of many of our partners for another alternative in South Africa. Durban fits the bill perfectly' South Africa's seaside playground in the sun, Durban, is famed for its balmy weather all year round, making it a perfect holiday paradise. It has a certain mystique that adds 'something extra' to the meeting of the warm Indian Ocean, radiant golden sands and lush sub-tropical greenery. Sophisticated and cosmopolitan, Durban after dark is abuzz with elegant lounges, funky taverns and cozy inns...distinctive local theatre and live music...trendy clubs, pubs and discos. Rave 'till dawn and catch sunrise over the vast Indian Ocean horizon - this is nightlife in a modern, authentic African metropolis! LAL in Durban offers a complimentary programme to our school in Cape Town • Year round courses for adults • Summer junior/teenager programme (also new in Cape Town for 2006) • Durban pricelist available in downloads section of agents area Introductory special offers available – see agents area! AGENTS MANUAL NOW AVAILABLE - go to Downloads in Agents Area For more information about the Kingdom of the Zulu check out www.durbanexperience.co.za Keep visiting the site for news of this exciting development!! For further information please contact Karl directly on karl.rutti@lalgroup.com

New premises in Gozo -Migiarro School and Residence The school is particularly suitable for adults who prefer a more peaceful and relaxing environment and is open from May to October. Situated on the main road in Ghajnsielem and located on the first floor, the school premises comprise the teaching center and the student residence. The teaching center has 10 classrooms (bright and airy) with windows and fans, a video room, administration office and a reception area with vending machine. Students also have access to the roof terrace with its magnificent views of Comino, Fort Chambray and surrounding villages, church spires and picturesque hills. Here students can assemble during break times to chat and relax, study in peace sitting under umbrellas or to stretch out in the sun with a cool drink. It is an ideal area for barbeques and socialising in the evenings. Like the school, the three self-catering apartments on the second floor are brand-new and finished to a high standard throughout. Each apartment has three twin bedrooms with private balconies, a shower room, bathroom, fully fitted kitchen and spacious living area. Students can choose to share a room with another student or have a single room at a supplement. The penthouse on the top floor has just two twin bedrooms, with bathrooms, fully fitted kitchen and private terrace area. Ghajnsielem, “Spring of Peace”, is an attractive village with a strong sense of community and a thriving social life revolving around its band club, football club and local bars. Unlike an average tourist resort, Ghajnsielem is a proper village equipped with a post office, chemist, butcher, baker, fish shop, and grocer for daily needs. Nearby Mgarr harbour has a good selection of restaurants and wonderfully easy access to Comino and Malta. Mariblu Guesthouse Away from the hustle and bustle of the seaside resorts, the family-run Mariblu guesthouse is set in Xewkija. Dominated by the famous Rotunda church, this old village enjoys the tranquillity and peace typical to rural Gozo. This comfortable guesthouse has a bar lounge, restaurant, swimming pool with surrounding sun deck area and there are 8 bedrooms sleeping 4/6 persons in each, with a maximum occupancy of 30 persons. All bedrooms have a fridge, electric kettle, hot-plates, glasses, cups, saucers and cutlery, as well as private shower and toilet. Students can choose to share an apartment with other students or have a single room at a supplement. All apartments have a fan and air-conditioning is also available at a supplement of Lm4 per day per room (irrespective of number of students sleeping in) to be paid locally. The guest house is within approximately twenty minutes walking distance of the school but is also situated on a main bus route with a frequent service to Mgarr Harbour in one direction and to the heart of Victoria in the other For more information please do not hesitate to contact our marketing team headed by Isabella Conti (isabella.conti@lalgroup.com)

Major redevelopment of the main Paignton school building in Torbay Managing Director in Torbay, Alex Perkins explains LAL Torbay is about to have a major face-lift! We are delighted to announce that we have just received approval to commence with building works at our Paignton school from October 3rd, 2005. This consists of a major refurbishment of the student lounge and common room areas, cafeteria, bookshop, leisure and activity department, reception areas and gardens. artist's impression of the new TLC front in Paignton Our intention is to make TLC a modern school of the highest quality, operating at the cutting edge of English language course provision, whilst maintaining and building on our reputation for student care and responsive customer service. In time for the summer of 2006 the completed renovation will enable us to consolidate all activities onto the one Paignton site. Through the use of designated areas and timetabling both adult and teenager programmes will be run separately leading to an improved quality of service for our students and partners. student group in front of Castle Chambers adult lounge at Castle Chambers The building works are scheduled to last until the spring, and during this time our Paignton site will be closed. However there will be no interruption to courses! It will be ‘business as usual’ .All students will follow their courses at our long established Torquay site. All transportation between Paignton and Torquay will be arranged and provided courtesy of the school. For those that don’t know, Castle Chambers (the name of our Torquay School) is a grand, imposing listed building, ideally located in central Torquay, enjoying views across the parks and ideally located within 2 minutes of the main shopping centre including a wide selection of restaurants, coffee shops and bars. Students studying at Castle Chambers will continue to enjoy a normal service with a fully staffed reception, bookshop, tuckshop, learning resources, internet facilities, large classrooms, and a leisure programme. Clients who have already booked to attend TLC from mid-September to mid-March, will be assured an identical level of service, with the added bonus of experiencing the two neighbouring towns of Paignton and Torquay. For more information please do not hesitate to contact our reservations and marketing team headed by Kerstin Doerfler and Jules Bowles respectively (kerstin.doerfler@lalgroup.com and jules.bowles@lalgroup.com).

Upgrade of Torbay's student residence Matilda House In addition to the refurbishment of the Paignton school, renovation at Matilda House will begin on November 6th, 2005. The residence will be closed until the end of the year and re-open in January 2006 with a new kitchen and dinig room as well as two dormitory-style bedrooms sleeping a total of eight on the ground floor. The first floor will have five twin rooms and the second floor will have six rooms all with double beds. The residence will continue to house four showers and five WCs and will be finished to the high standards expected by partners and clients. In total, the building will be able to accommodate 24 students. Matilda House Hunters Lodge Students currently residing in Matilda House will be upgraded to our premier residence Hunters Lodge, for no additional charge, until Matilda House re-opens. Hunters Lodge, with its panoramic views across Torbay Harbour, is a ten-minute walk from our Paignton School; during the period of improvements whilst the Paignton school is closed, students are able to take advantage of our free door-to-door bus transfer service between the residence and our Castle Chambers school in Torquay. For more information please do not hesitate to contact our reservations and marketing team headed by Kerstin Doerfler and Jules Bowles respectively (kerstin.doerfler@lalgroup.com and jules.bowles@lalgroup.com).

Order the NEW LAL brochure for 2006 Again featuring all the LAL Group schools our new brochure for 2006 is now available for viewing. We are also now taking your bulk orders ready for distribution from early September. To place your orders or simply view the brochure go to the agents section of the site. Forgotten your username and password? Just email us on info@lalgroup.com. Place your brochure orders by completing and submitting the ‘material request form’ in the agent's area. Have a look at the new brochure in the ‘downloads’ section of the site - also in the agents area! Please click on the image to go to the downloads section in the agent's area.

SPECIAL AUTUMN 2005 OFFERS at all LAL schools. Read on for news of great discounts

TLC Special Offers Latin American students planning a language travel holiday in January 2006 also have some unbeatable offers available to them! Long-stay students starting a 24 or 36 week intensive course in January 2006 will get their first 12 weeks for the price of General English - with great discounts on accommodation too! To take advantage of these offers please write to kerstin.doerfler@lalgroup.com Go to Downloads in the Agents Area for more information and prices. Please note that special offers cannot be combined!

IELS SPECIAL OFFERS ONE or TWO weeks OFF (on tuition only) • Stay for 4 weeks pay for 3 • Stay for 6 weeks pay for 5 • Stay for 8 weeks pay for 6 • Stay for 11 weeks pay for 9 • Stay for 12 weeks pay for 10 To take advantage of this offer please write to maryrose.fenech@lalgroup.com Go to the Agents Area and click on Special Offers for prices.

FLC SPECIAL OFFERS On March 1st FLC completed the move into the exciting new facilities of Fairfield Inn at the Marriott Hotel. The new location is just two minutes walk from our last home so no change in location near to the beach at Lauderdale.by-the-sea and twenty minutes from downtown Fort Lauderdale. Now there is the ideal opportunity to study and live on the same site while enjoying to the full the leisure facilities available! To celebrate the move special offers are available for bookings at FLC: The discounts are on TUITION and are valid for students arriving from September 1st to December 12th 2005. Contact your agent representative for details of the full price (for example including a room at the Fairfield Inn!) (Booking Code SP5) Applies to tuition part of the booking only: Book 4 weeks for the price of 3 weeks Book 8 weeks for the price of 6 weeks To take advantage of this offer please contact yvonne.hanis@lalgroup.com Go to the Agents Area and click on Special Offers for prices.

SPECIAL OFFERS IN SOUTH AFRICA Cape Town and NEW school in Durban! A great offer for long term students following a programme of 20 weeks or more. 4 FREE afternoon classes per week starting from 20 weeks @ Euro 2145 plus 80 free afternoon lessons of choice (excluding private lessons). Students can book that for up to 52 weeks. For more information write to gavin.eyre@lalgroup.com Go to the Agents Area and click on Special Offers for prices.

Summary of 2006 new season changes LAL Group • New school in Durban, South Africa • Seasonal pricing in Torbay, Malta & Fort Lauderdale giving attractive off-peak rates • New website with regular news updates. Agents area with special offers, downloads etc.. • Popular English [Out There!] in all schools • New Marketing Manager at head office in Munich – Jenny Schwarz • New Sales & Marketing Manager for Asia based in Hong Kong – Barbara Koenig • Pricelist separates tuition and accommodation for adult programmes (all schools) • Marketing support for Brazilian agents from Portuguese speaking staff in Cape Town • University Placement Service in all schools Malta • Dedicated pricelist for extensive offer of competitively priced hotels for teenagers & adults, individuals and adults • Improvements to main school building in Sliema • English Plus – Historic Malta and Fun in Malta • 3 seasons for 2006 adult programmes Torbay •Major development of main Paignton school building in Torbay • Planned refurbishment of Matilda House Ground floor to include kitchen upgrade lounge diner + increase in bed spaces from 18 to 25. • Increase in class size from 12 to 15 (adults & teenagers) • New Over 50s English programme • 3 seasons for 2006 adult programmes Fort Lauderdale • New Managing Director – Tracy Brylewski • New Marketing/Reservations Manager – Yvonne Hanis • First full year in superb new facility on the Fairfield Inn by Marriott site • Increase in class sizes from 12 to 15 (adults & teenagers) • Maximum class size for Mini Group Intensive – 6 (same as Malta & Torbay) • 3 seasons for 2006 adult programmes Cape Town • New teenager and junior programme in July and August • Executive residence at Ritz hotel • Length of lesson is now 50 minutes • English Plus courses – English & Wine, English & History and English & Golf Durban • Adult programmes as per Cape Town • Teenager and junior programme in July and August