EC Boston English Language School

MassTransit has all of my transit schedules in one place and is easy to use.

Boston is known for it’s North End neighborhood also  known as “Little Italy”

It is here where you will find the oldest part of Boston as well as little italian pastry shops and stores.

Each August there are feast festivals that happen throughout the weekends and the last one was last night which was the Feast of Saint Lucy (Santa Lucia).

Students were treated to live music and great food and got to take part in a very Bostonian experience!

Students in Chris’ class today celebrated the end of the Islamic holiday known as Ramadan with an amazing homemade feast!

Eid Mubarak!

Tells you the cheapest parking lots in whatever neighborhood you are going to. Directions, hours and if there are spots available.

A simple and intuitive Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority application for the iPhone and iPod touch. Now supports all lines!

- Get arrival times based on actual vehicle locations (powered by NextBus)
- Find the stops closest to you
- Find stops near an address or intersection
- Add favorite routes and stops, and view their arrival times concurrently
- View map locations of routes, stops, and vehicles

Arrival times can be accessed using WiFi, 3g, and Edge. Route and stop information is saved on your device so you can view them offline. If MBTA has a major route change, simply press one button and Pocket MBTA will download all of the updates.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Vehicle locations are not supported for every line. This will NOT affect the accuracy of displayed arrival times.

EC Global Voice – September 2011 Issue

This month EC Global Voice announced the addition of the ECeptional Team Member of the Month to the newsletter.

This month one of the teachers here at EC Boston, Timothy Johnson, was voted by the students to be the first ever ECeptional Team Member of the Month. Kirsten Bilas from Admin was runner up.

Here are some things that students said about Timothy:

“He is a good teacher and also a good friend” – “He’s Awesome!”- “Look up his name in the dictionary: AWESOME! Best teacher EVER!”

If you know an EC Boston team member that you would like recognized for our next issue, come to the front desk and fill out one of the nomination forms!

Meet Maria Alejandra – this month’s ECelebrity!

She was nominated because of all the help she’s done this past summer – from helping out with the kid’s program, help setting up Welcome breakfasts, and taking part in our EC Conversation Partner Program.

Maria Alejandra is from Colombia and has been at EC Boston since February 2011.

EC Boston had their Busted Raffle today for an iPod Shuffle and Alejandro from Colombia was our winner!

About 18 students went Bowling at Boston Bowl with Kirsten last night and had a blast!

Students were treated to an hour of bowling, pizza, soda, and game tokens during their time there.

Check out some of the photos below: