Newsletter Summer 2005

Click here for details of our 2006 programme.  As well as all the usual courses of General English and Examination preparation you will find out about our new Professional English and  Cambridge Fast Track programmes. 

This two-week course is for people who need English for work.

The Professional English course covers all aspects of Business English skills: presentations, negotiations, telephoning, attending meetings, reading and writing reports, interpreting statistics, discussing business and economic trends.  All participants must have experience of the world of business.

The course also includes the opportunity to discuss topics of general interest.

Our new Cambridge Fast Track courses are for students who have limited time and are not able to follow a full Cambridge Examination Preparation Course. If you are preparing for a Cambridge Examination in your own country, come to our school for two weeks and focus on the skills you need to ensure success in your chosen examination.

Most students on these courses will already be following an extensive Cambridge preparation course in their own country.

Dave Russell, our Director of Studies for many years, is now working freelance on publishing projects and for the University of Cambridge.  He is still our webmaster and also acts as consultant for the school.

Hugh Cansdale has returned to us for another summer.  He is hoping to teach in Canada from October.

Nick Morris is going to Spain soon with his family.  He will be working in a luxury hotel and will at the same time be looking after a grove of walnut trees.  A complete change of direction for Nick and we wish him good luck.

Holly Nathan and Dean Holdsworth returned to us this summer. They have been teaching in Italy and plan to return there for another year.

Rachel Horner and Oliver Day have been with us for the first time this summer.  They are now off to Korea on teaching assignments.

Glynis Roberts, our School Administrator and Accommodation Officer, is getting married at the end of August.  We wish her and her fiancé, Ivor, every happiness together.  When she comes back to work she will be known as Glynis Chuter. 

We are decorating the school building.  The new colours will be yellow and white.

When the work is done the school will look very smart.

We have been busy replanting the garden with flowers and shrubs.  Mark Hill and Christine Hale have worked hard on the design.  We have just bought two new wooden benches for the garden.  One of these will be dedicated to the memory of Dorothy Rippon, Principal of the School, 1980-2000.

We have had more groups this year.  A large group from a Japanese High School arranged a super Farewell Party with Japanese food, music, games and activities.  Some of the students wore traditional Japanese dress.

We have also had groups from Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Latvia and Austria.  On our Teacher Training courses we have welcomed four teachers from a college in Baotou, Inner Mongolia in China.

All these plans will help to make Eastbourne an even more attractive place to visit for UK and overseas tourists.

Graham will be promoting the school in Prague, Bratislava and Budapest in October.  He is also planning return visits to Latvia, Estonia and Switzerland.

It’s sunny and hot in Eastbourne right now.  We hope the sun is shining where you are.  Write us an email and let us know what you are doing.

Good wishes from

Graham, Glyn, Christine, Glynis, Louise, Roy, Sophie, Keith, James, Lindsay, Rolf, Patsy, Gill, Mitch, Mark, Graham, Michael, Dean, Holly, Nick, Nicola, Katherine, Amanda, Geoff,  Ferage, Fleur.