quarta-feira, 6 de junho de 2012

The First Certificate Group

Just have to tell you about this great group of 16 year olds who are studying the Cambridge First Certificate here at The Secret Garden!

They are our pioneer students who have been with us since the beginning! They will be taking this test in 2013 which will not only bring them up to an upper intermediate level, but also provide them with an internationally recognized certificate in English!  We are working hard on all the papers for the test which are: Reading, Writing, Use of English, Listening and Speaking. Together with this we have also had time to cook, invent poems, play some interactive games and film the students talking!  This visual and dynamic possibility allows the students to see where to make improvements in their language use, pronunciation and general performance.


The teachers, myself and Maria Fernanda, are really enjoying working with such interesting and motivated students!  Well done you guys!

sexta-feira, 1 de junho de 2012

Following a special path

There are so many things to say about the school! In 9 years we have done so many things!  But I will start from NOW and tell you what we have been doing this past month of May 2012. I will attach more information, past newsletters, interesting articles, photos and quirky stories at a later date!



PARENTS IN CLASS. Together with my super dedicated team of wonderful teachers, we decided to invite all the parents into the school with the intuitive of : improving school/home links and generally getting closer to the the families, exchanging essential information on how to encourage English at home, allowing parents to voice their doubts and worries, providing a hands on experience of the way we teach the children and giving space for the parents to see their son/daughter interacting in the classroom. 


Needless to say, it was an extremely rewarding experience for everyone involved!