Last week some of Brazil’s most popular bloggers visited Languages International’s Auckland school. Their blog’s name is Jovem Nerd, which means “Young Nerd” in English. They are in New Zealand for two weeks doing a “Nerd Tour.” While they were at Languages International Auckland, Jovem Nerd filmed the school and interviewed our Brazilian students for… Read more »
A group of students decided to make the most of the long Easter weekend and go on a trip to explore New Zealand. Here are Patty’s impressions of their road trip: My best experience ! One of the best trips I’ve been in my life was my last Easter Holiday. My friends and I traveled… Read more »
“Wow, what an amazing and memorable experience” That is probably the best summary for our recent cultural event. A group of students of many different nationalities came together to entertain us with an afternoon of traditional singing, dancing and some games typically played in their home countries. They brought along traditional costumes, a violin and… Read more »
An exciting part of Christchurch’s summer event calendar is the annual Kite Day where kites of all shapes, sizes and colours can be seen dancing over New Brighton Beach. Christchurch’s amazing blue sky full of kites is definitely a stunning visual and lifelong memory for the thousands of people who come every year to watch… Read more »
On Sunday 2nd February 2013, another perfect summer day invited the people of Christchurch to get together at New Brighton Beach to watch impressive sandcastles, creatures of the sea or Kiwi icons being built or to enter the competition themselves. Some of our students went to New Brighton that day. Kaoru from Japan says… “I… Read more »
Recently, some students from Languages International Christchurch went on a wine tasting tour through the Waipara valley in Canterbury. They visited 3 wineries where they tasted different varieties of wine; they went on a vintage train ride through the Waipara Countryside and enjoyed a typical Kiwi Barbecue. Let’s hear what Pamela thought about the trip:… Read more »
A group of students went out for an afternoon of Ten Pin Bowling as part of our social activities programme in Christchurch. During the two games that were played, essential bowling skills were developed and improved, and at the end of the afternoon, some students managed to produce some pretty impressive strikes. It was a… Read more »
One of the most popular activities on our Social Programme at Languages International Christchurch is indoor rock climbing. The sign-up sheets fill quickly as students welcome the opportunity to spend a fun and action-packed afternoon together. So at the beginning of February, a group of students headed out to the nearby indoor rock climbing wall… Read more »
Are you planning a trip to New Zealand? Or maybe you are already here and trying to decide which places to visit during your limited time? Our class is here to help you. We are already in New Zealand, studying English at Languages International. We have used our weekends and holidays to visit lots of great places… Read more »
The Gap Filler project is an initiative started after the earthquakes which aims at temporarily filling empty sites in Christchurch with creative, people-centered projects in order to create a more interesting, attractive and dynamic city and create places for the community to come together. Gaps are filled by the community and volunteers, people can introduce… Read more »
