We are delighted to join the Young Learner English UK Special Interest Group (YLEUK). We specialise in summer courses for young learners, and this will not only be a great resource for us, but also a fabulous opportunity to share values, interests and ideas with like-minded professionals. What is YLEUK? YLEUK is a special interest…
Go on a tour of the school premises at Sefton Place!
The Chaos, a notorious poem by the Dutch writer Gerard Nolst Trenite, collects 800 of the most difficult and confusing English pronunciation irregularities in one place. Have a go yourself. If you want a sneaky look at how to pronounce it correctly have a look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6JzYkj5Pns For those of you up to…
Excursions are always very popular with our students. Not only do they learn about English history and culture, but they also get a chance to shop for souvenirs. Excursions help the students bond as a group through shared experiences. Here are some photos from Portsmouth last Saturday, when they visited HMS Victory and enjoyed the…
The weekly projects at Echo are designed to promote a creative use of language in fun contexts and break down inhibitions when speaking English. Here are some photos taken during the theatre project… and here is the winner of the crazy company preposterous product project: The dogcow guards your property, keeps you company and…
On our varied programme schedule, we have visited Chichester, staged a very competitive ‘pub quiz’, gone boating on a lake, gone on a ‘Ghost and Murder Mystery Tour’ of Arundel, visited the wetlands centre, watched the semi-finals and final of Euro 2016, and played plenty of indoor and outdoor games. Last weeks creative group project…
With Euro2016 well under way in France, those students who like football are in for an exciting first week at Echo: the last quarter final on Sunday 3rd July, semi-finals on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th, and the final on Sunday 10th. But why are all the teams male? – Whatever happened to the ladies? Click on…
