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GREETINGS FROM GEOS VANCOUVER
Welcome to our September newsletter. August was fantastic and we hope everybody enjoyed the amazing fireworks, the pride parade, and all the other exciting summer events. Along with these famous summer events, we hope students enjoyed the beautiful nature of Vancouver!
If you would like to stay in touch with GEOS Vancouver, please join our Facebook group! Feel free to also upload pictures and share your experience with your friends and even former students. You can also be informed about our activities at anytime by clicking on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwX_m-SEEes. If you also would like to take a look at all the great events happening in Vancouver, please visit: http://www.tourismvancouver.com/visitors.
MEET OUR STAFF
For our staff profile, we would like to introduce Tomoko Ohkawa, our Student Services Coordinator.
Tomoko is originally from Niigata, Japan and has been with us here in Vancouver since 2007. She has really embraced the outdoor lifestyle on the west coast and enjoys tennis, walking on the seawall and snowboarding. She started as our Japanese counselor and administrative assistant, and now takes care of the homestay program and student registration. Tomoko has always been dedicated to the well-being and satisfaction of our students. With a cheerful smile and a patient ear, she listens to the students concerns and does her best to help them with any questions they might have. Tomoko is now a permanent resident of Canada and we are more than happy to have her with us!
WHAT's HAPPENING IN VANCOUVER IN SEPTEMBER
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual Film Festival held in Vancouver, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival began in 1982 and is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society, a provincially registered non-profit and federally registered charitable organization. It is good chance for people to check out international movies and we hope all students enjoy the VIFF.
Also be sure to check out all the great markets, including the Chinatown Night Market, The Steveston Farmers' & Artisans' Market, The Summer Night Market – Richmond, The Lonsdale Quay Farmers' Market and The Robson Square Artisan Market, a great way to spend the day or evening.
And, of course, everyone is looking forward to the start of a new ice-hockey season! The first pre-season game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Calgary Flames is on September 20th. The Fall is a great time of year to come and enjoy all the fun events happening in Vancouver!
UPCOMING COURSES
Here in Vancouver the summer is winding down, but we still have some great fall weather to look forward to! It’s the perfect time to visit and improve your English language skills.
Study in our Super-Intensive English Program and get the most out of your time with us. In addition to our regular courses, you can improve your pronunciation with our Listening & Pronunciation class, or brush up on your grammar in our Grammar II elective. If it’s test preparation you are looking for, we have two excellent choices for you: TOEIC – for international business communication and IELTS – for immigration or academic purposes. Take a look at all the courses we have to offer and come study with us in beautiful Vancouver!ctive.
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NATIONALITY REPORT
This month we welcomed 99 students of 17 different nationalities to our school!
Japanese: 28.3%
Korean: 17.2%
Saudi Arabian: 16.2%
Danish: 8.1%
Spanish: 7.1%
Brazilian and Mexican: 4% each
Taiwanese: 3%
Colombian, Russian, and German: 2% each
Others: 6.1%
STUDENT TESTIMONIAL
Hi, My name is Jong Min Im from Korea. I’ve been Vancouver for 8month. When I came to Vancouver, I didn’t study English in GEOS. And it is my second school I attended in Vancouver.
I think my previous school had good teachers and friends, and also GEOS has many good teachers and friends, and then they’re kind and friendly. However, GEOS atmosphere is like family, because I know all of GEOS students, teachers and staffs. And then, GEOS have various course,like ESL, TOEFL, TEC, TESOL, IELTS and many others.
I don’t know all of course, but when I want to take another course, I could change it without any difficulty.
I took TEC and TESOL course. TEC and TESOL are learning theory about how can I teaching English for children and adult. When I took that course, my English skills were terrible, but when I finished that course, i was improving my english skills.
I think the location of GEOS is really good for students, because many school are very adjacent to sky train and middle of downtown, but GEOS is adjacent to the ocean and the Stanley park, so anytime we can enjoyed to hang out with friends. When I was study english in GEOS, I got a lot of confidence of using English and I made many international friends, so I was really happy about staying in GEOS. I would like to say “Thank you!”for having great life in Vancouver.
Jong Min Im
South Korea
I met lots of people from different countries and that make me feel awesome that I could share the story of different culture. I hope I could go out more with teachers and other students from other different countries.
About the Activities, all of them were very interesting and I enjoyed very much of class from Catherine and Kiran’s.
I think staff was helpful for me and the teachers, Kiran and Catherine are very patient with the students so I do have good time in GEOS Vancouver.
Thank you!
Gina Victoria Polo
Colombia
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Our Vietnamese group students went to Science World and had a great time with all the interactive displays. Science world is popular place to visit and there are many fun things to do, events and shows. They stayed here in Vancouver for a couple weeks and had lots of fun. We will miss them!
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