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Tue, 10/06/2008 - 13:07

We are very pleased and proud to report that for the second year in a row, EC has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2008 Star Chain School of the year in Language Travel Magazine's Star Awards. The Language Travel Magazine Star Awards are now in their third year and EC has been short-listed in the category of Star Chain School for 2 of those 3 years. The shortlist is usually made up of 5 English language schools from amongst hundreds and the voting is done by thousands of people in the industry from around the world.

Fri, 23/05/2008 - 07:03

A quick reminder that Monday is a national holiday and so EC Boston will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.

Thu, 22/05/2008 - 06:25

EC Malta was recently featured on a TV show for German television. ZDF, Germany's national public television broadcaster, filmed at the school, at residences and around the island. German speakers can watch the show here (EC is featured after 37 minutes): http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/content/436?inPopup=true  

Tue, 08/04/2008 - 14:02

A press conference was held today to announce to the assembled television and print media that EC has acquired a new school in San Diego. The press conference held in EC Malta was well attended by the Maltese media and also Maltese dignitaries including the US Ambassador, Molly Bordonaro.   EC Chief Executive, Andrew Mangion, announced that EC is looking to strengthen its presence in America by opening more schools in the near future. Exciting times for EC. Watch this space!!  

Tue, 01/04/2008 - 14:51

Big and exciting news for the EC family…we have a new school! Today we are happy to announce the opening of EC San Diego!

Mon, 18/02/2008 - 11:07

By Baumann Martin & Gabriele, Germany

We were here in 2007 for 3 weeks at EC Malta. The school is very efficient and we have a good improvement in our English skills. We decided to come back in 2008 for another stay. The friendly and polite teachers and staff have given us always a helping hand or good advice.

Mon, 05/11/2007 - 08:01

The BBC learning English team came to EC Brighton last Wedensday to record the ‘Talk about English’ podcast on the topic of Halloween and all things ghostly. 15 students took part representing 10 different nationalities (what a great mix!) and everyone enjoyed themselves.

Fri, 26/10/2007 - 06:28

Congratulations South Africa. The South African rugby team Spingboks have returned home from France as victors after beating England 15-6 in the Rugby World Cup final in France last week. SA Springboks were given a hero's welcome on Saturday when thousands of fans were ready to greet as they arrived.

Wed, 25/07/2007 - 07:36

Youth Travel International (YTI) spoke to Andrew Mangion, CEO of EC, about Cape Town as the new destination for learning English.

Wed, 13/06/2007 - 12:46

EC was nominated in The LTM Star Chain Language School category and The LTM Star Innovation for the Explore China programme in The Language Travel Magazine Star Awards for International Education.

For the first category there were 4 nominees for this position with two in a tie position bringing the final number to 5. This place is open to language school chains (English and other languages) with 5 or more language schools. In turn, in the second category there were 4 nominees for this position.