EC Cape Town English Language School

  The very creative students from the Intermediate 4 Class had to imagine themselves as advertising agents. They had to "pitch" (or present) their ideas to a Marketing Manager in order to persuade a company to use their services. The aim was to give a new fruit juice a memorable name, a catchy slogan and present effective ways to ...

Well done to all the students in Seb and Nicola's Pre Intermediate class. You got great grades! As part of S.P.L.A.S.H - Student Progress through Learner Autonomy , Study Plans and the Homework Class, student receive a mini report every Friday. Teacher grade them on the week's Participation and Motivation, Homework and Readin Circle ( literacy ...

Today EC Cape Town observed World No Tobacco/Smoking Day. Students were encouraged to swop a cigarette for a lollipop! Some students put out the one they were smoking and one student, Hazim, from Libya, surrendered his ENTIRE packet! Teachers also parted with their break-time puff for a sweet lolly. The cigerettes collected were then destroyed and the tobacco will ...

All EC staff got together yesterday to wish Danushca all the best for her wedding which will take place this Saturday 1 June. Wishing you lots of joy and happiness on your special day as you begin your wonderful and exciting journey together!

EC Cape Town offers free academic activities and services to all students. During these activities students are able to enhance their English skills by interacting with teachers and students at all levels one on one and in group settings. Among the free activities is our weekly Pronunciation Workshop where students improve vowel and consonant pronunciation as well as ...

Wow!! These students were over the moon with their results. Sheetal, Academic Year Coordinator, dropped in just before the end of the Reading Circle session. The students were enjoying milk and cookies  (part of their Reading Circle lesson with "When Summer Comes" ) and reviewing their weekly results for Participation and Motivation, Homework and Reading Circle on ...

On Thursday, 23 May a group of students joined Sheetal at Baxter Theatre for Long Street Nights. It is a play set in the heart of Cape Town’s party district. It follows the lives of 6 different, dynamic individuals whose lives are woven together through their individual stories. While many of our students are familiar ...

Following the act of gratitude shown by my Pre-Intermediate class towards Abdul, I felt extremely inspired to start a wave of gratitude. For many years, I have kept a “Gratitude Journal” where at the end of every day, I list everything I am grateful for  - from my health, to my two healthy, loving and ...

On Tuesday, 21 May staff and students observed the annual World Day for Cultural Diversity. According to its website, the 2013 campaign encourages people to take action to support diversity and it aims: -To raise awareness worldwide about the importance of intercultural dialogue, diversity and inclusion. -To build a world community of individuals committed to support diversity with ...

It started out as a general exercise where students had to formulate questions using the grammar point they used. The Pre-Intermediate 2 class directed their questions to their teacher, Sheetal. They asked what she does in the morning before coming to work. “I read & journal,” she responded. Their interest was piqued and they asked what exactly ...