General English morning classes
From 9am to 12.15pm Monday to Friday
We offer 7 levels: Beginner, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate, Advanced and Proficiency. Our minimum age is 18 years old.
You can start a General English course on any Monday.
You are tested and placed into your correct level on your first day at school. You move up when you have passed the required skills tests. These tests are given on the first and third Wednesday of each month in two of the four skills: reading/speaking and writing/listening. In addition, teachers give regular grammar and vocabulary assessments. At each level we teach essential grammar and necessary skills and functions. We improve your writing and reading skills. You also have a lot of listening and speaking practice. Teachers want you to practise your speaking, give opinions and ask questions.
General English afternoon classes
From 1.30 to 3.30pm Monday to Thursday with Friday options.
General English afternoon classes have even more speaking and listening. There is a lot of pair and group work, discussions on varied and interesting topics, games, songs, videos, vocabulary and exercises to improve speaking and listening skills used in everyday English.
Afternoon Special class options
From 1.30 to 3.30pm Monday to Thursday with Friday options.
As well as General English afternoon classes and Academic English afternoon options we offer other special afternoon classes for our full-time General English students.
Self Access
Self Access is an afternoon option designed to improve your English skills in a fully individualised program using a wide variety of self-study resources. You, with the help of the teacher, decides what area of English you need to improve and the teacher designs a programme that caters for your level of English, interests and problem areas. You use the school library and computers. There are books, videos, tapes, magazines, grammar worksheets, computer programmes, websites and much more to work from. You will have an interview with the teacher and complete a Task Card. Every day you will complete a Daily Planner and keep a record of your progress in your Personal Library File.
Friday afternoon options
You can choose to do the Conversation/special topic Class, watch the Movie, take an IELTS or TOEIC practice exam or participate in an activity. The activity option is an extra cost. We try to select low cost activities, usually from NZ$10 but sometimes we offer more expensive activities for around NZ$50.
Holidays 2010
The School opens in 2010 on Tuesday 5th January (Monday 4th is a Public Holiday). We are also closed on the following public holidays in 2010 (these holidays are in black colour on our school calendars):
Monday 1st February Auckland Anniversary Day.
Friday 2nd April Good Friday.
Monday 5th April Easter Monday.
Monday 7th June Queen's Birthday
Monday 25th October Labour Day
Last day of year. Thursday 23rd December.
First day of 2011 Wednesday 5th January (Monday and Tuesday are Public Holidays)
Holidays 2011
The School opens in 2011 on Wednesday 5th January (Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th are Public Holidays). We are also closed on the following public holidays in 2011 (these holidays are in black colour on our school calendars):
Monday 31st January Auckland Anniversary Day.
Friday 22nd April Good Friday.
Monday 25th April Easter Monday and ANZAC Day
Monday 6th June Queen's Birthday
Monday 24th October Labour Day
Last day of year. Friday 23rd December.
First day of 2012. Wednesday 4th January (Monday and Tuesday are Public Holidays)