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Sheetal Makhan (AYC) In one of my classes recently, we spoke about patriotism and what it really means. What does it mean to be patriotic? [patriotic means to express deep devotion/love for one’s country] Well, this morning, I had a surprise when one of my AY students, Otman Eltalis appeared a … Read more
Sheetal Makhan (AYC) As part of a writing activity recently, my students had to give advice for…life! As we know, life can be complicated at the best of times and and we often wish there was a handbook for us to refer to, right? Using the letters of the alphabet as prompts for each piece of ad … Read more
Sheetal Makhan (AYC) I have many students who do extra writing for me, over and above what they do in class. One such student is my Academic Year student, Ahmed Abujarida from Libya. He left this piece of writing for me to mark and I felt that it was really written from the heart and I had to share … Read more
by Sheetal Makhan (AYC) As I’ve said before, nothing excites me more than when students unlock their creative sparks before my eyes. Regardless of their professions, I try to make everyone see that they are capable of creating beauty with words. A couple of weeks ago, I presented the following … Read more
This Monday, there were many class tests which were written. Usually, students want to go home immediately – exhausted from 3 hours of tests! However, this week was very different. Five students joined me for a group tutorial focused on writing. As their tutor, my purpose was two-fold: 1. I wa … Read more
Madagascar by Eva Razafinarivo Between 2009 and 2013, Madagascar was in a period of political transition. It all started with a coup d’etat that allowed the former mayor of Antananarivo (capital of Madagascar) to be President of a transitional government. During this period, all the internatio … Read more
by Mayu Kakado Do you know where chocolate comes from? or… Do you know how much the most expensive chocolate is? Come to the Listening Center to find out! Today I read a book about chocolate. It taught me about the history of chocolate, what it is and how to make chocolate cookies. It also spo … Read more
Teacher Kate took her Low Intermediate class to two well-known shops in Cape Town as a class excursion, here is what happened: “In our low intermediate class we visited Atlas Trading, a spice shop in BoKaap and Anthony’s Golden cup, a coffee shop on Loop Street. Both experiences were ext … Read more
by Sheetal Makhan / Academic Year Coordinator Yesterday I taught an Elementary English class at our EC Language School in Cape Town and as an icebreaker to begin, students wrote love letters to objects they can’t live without. It was a timed activity and I was blown away by some of the romanti … Read more
by Sheetal Makhan / AYC In one of my recent writing classes, I gave the students the prompt, “Everyone was asleep, except…” Mariana from Brazil wrote such a lovely piece that I wanted to share it on here and she graciously agreed. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did! Every … Read more