Join us for the Grand Opening Party of our new Cape Town centre on April 25, 2007 - just before the IALC workshop!

Don't miss out on this event when we celebrate the new home of LAL Cape Town on the site of a long-established Cape Town lodge. Set in the heart of fashionable Sea Point, the centre is just a short drive to the V&A Waterfront, Table Mountain and City Centre, and only 2 minutes from the famous Clifton and Camps Bay beaches. The school is on Main Road, convenient for bus and taxi routes. The new centre has 30 spacious classrooms, a large cosy student lounge with a big screen satellite television, free internet access, great entertainment area consisting of pool tables, bar, music and dancing, swimming pool and an exquisite barbecue and garden area. There is also a Social & Activities Desk, where students can book day tours, car hire and get information on local places of interest.
Our student residence as well as the executive residence will be located within the same building as the school. LAL Cape Town runs adult programmes (16+) year round and offers young learner programmes in July/August and January/February.

For more information about LAL Cape Town and our grand opening party please contact Gavin Eyre.

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Comic Relief fun at LAL Torbay - Red Nose Day 2007

LAL Torbay became a sea of red and outlandish outfits on Friday 16th March, as the students and staff did their bit to raise money for charitable causes in Africa and in Britain. The day was kicked off by the arrival of several members of staff in fancy dress representing such famous figures as Admiral Nelson, James Bond, Dolly Parton, Popeye, Sid Vicious and Laurel and Hardy. Equally colourful were many of the students who came to school wearing items of red clothing and sporting their charity ‘red nose’.

LAL Torbay staff dressed up for Red Nose day

During the breaks there was an opportunity to buy home-made cakes, second-hand books and buy tickets for a prize raffle. Students were also able to enter competitions such as ‘stick the red nose on the Managing Director’, ‘guess the middle name of the Leisure Manager’ as well as the ‘guess the famous person’ fancy dress competition. Extra money was raised through the auction of a fine painting produced by the husband of our very own Welfare Manager - Karin Kilpatrick. With photographs being taken left, right and centre, a general party atmosphere and loads of fun being had by all, it is not surprising that at the end of the day we were all pleased to announce that the LAL Torbay ‘Red Nose Day’ raised a grand total of GBP 385.

A big thank you to everyone who helped organise and took part in the fun.

LAL Torbay student Olga Zhevlakova shares her memories of Red Nose Day with us:

Hello! My name is Olga. I’m from Kazakhstan. I came here to study English. Here I learned about ‘Red Nose Day’, I hadn’t heard about it before. I think it’s wonderful. First, it’s a very nice idea to help people from other countries. It’s very generous of England! Look at their eyes – they are very sad and imagine how happy they will be when they get some medicine, food and other helpful things, maybe dollies and games for children. It’s a little piece of happiness for them. It’s very nice when you can give people a little warmth.
Secondly, also it was a wonderful day for the teachers, staff and students. Out teachers wore red clothes and had red noses. Some of the students wore noses too. I remember some of the clothes, it was fantastic!. They were so different and so bright. It’s difficult to say which of them was the best. Andy’s was super, Lorraine’s was amazing, Scott’s costume was wonderful. John was an intelligent man with a red bow-tie and handkerchief, and the other staff costumes too were amazing. It was funny. Somebody could think “It’s not serious for teachers” but why not? They are people too and can joke too.
This activity only happens every two years and I was lucky to be here at this time. I’m only a student and unfortunately I can’t express my feelings, but I liked this party very much. In our break time all the teachers and students came in to the school’s café. There were cakes, books, CDs and different things to buy. Some of the staff sold them and the money was for the charity.
We took many photos with our teachers near the bookstall. I think it will be in every student’s memory.

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ELT Management and Practice Conference 2007

Held at the Old Trafford Cricket ground in sunny Manchester, this year’s Management and Practice Conference drew a total of 82 delegates, ranging from the four corners of Great Britain.

In addition to enjoying the memorable environment in which the conference was held, in this case the historic Long Room, the Library (piled high with Wisden Manuals) and the Committee Room, we were entertained, and dare one say instructed, by expert speakers from the linguistics and ELT field that such as: David Crystal, Mario Rinvolucri, George Pickering and Liam Brown.
This proved an opportunity to finally listen to the wisdom imparted by the likes of Crystal, and bask in the knowledge that all is well in the ELT world, and the fact that contrary to opinion within the industry, the future is indeed bright. Having spoken to, and shared anecdotes good and bad with, fellow directors of studies, teacher trainers, course co-ordinators and teachers I left with the opinion that the conference as a whole was indeed energising, insightful and I eagerly await the next. In terms of the benefits, and indeed the future of LAL as a major player within English Language Teaching, the conference was certainly an indication of the progress and impact this organisation has made in providing a professional service to the client.
Dan Luly, LAL Torbay


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Divers' paradise Florida - Great specials at LAL Fort Lauderdale!

Fort Lauderdale is not only home to 23 miles of golden sandy beaches but also to an array of dive sites and marine life. Fort Lauderdale's underwater world is awash in spectacular sea life. Enjoy tropically warm blue waters and Caribbean quality visibility.

Home to a great diversity of artificial reefs in depths ranging from 15 to over 200 feet, there are dive sites just perfect for the snorkeler, the sport diver or the technical diver.

Some of the most famous wrecks lie in this area. Huge, gentle Whale Sharks cruise over the wrecks in their annual migratory sojourn. Lobsters, hard and soft corals and every kind of fish call their home South Florida.

Fort Lauderdale was named Top Ten World's Best Wreck Diving, Marine Life and Value Dive Destination by the readers of Scuba Diving magazine. Immerse yourself in our turquoise waters with our February snorkeling/scuba diving specials.

For bookings and payments made before May 30, 2007 for courses ending on or before June 15, 2007 special rates apply for the following 2-3 week courses:

Vacation English + 1 activity (for example snorkeling) per week
Vacation English + 2 Dives per week
General English + 2 Dives per week

For prices please go to the Agents' Area of this website or contact Ilona Alves, LAL Fort Lauderdale's Marketing and Sales Manager.

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Last places remaining on LAL Malta’s Young Learners (13 – 18 years) Programme

LAL Malta is very pleased that sales for summer 2007 are going on very well and we expect to reach full capacity of our summer 2007 Young Learners’ Programme in the coming weeks. We would like to urge those agents who still have not placed their reservation with us, to contact us at their earliest possible with details of their group bookings. Prices for our Young Learners’ groups (15 students + 1 free group leader) start at 690 Euros (net) for a 2-week all-inclusive package in host family.

For more details kindly contact Isabella Conti in our sales department.

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