Find out what’s happening in our school!
This week Amanda, our lovely center director, has announced a new program at EC Miami called the Student Ambassador Program. This concept, which is already going on at some EC locations in other cities, invites some of our top students to become ambassadors of EC Miami. These students will try to increase school spirit, help … Read more
Some of our students (and teachers) have spent the past week making the trek to Key Biscayne to watch the Sony Ericsson tennis tournament. This event, which has been going on since the middle of March, brings many big tennis stars from around the world to Miami. Lucky for us at EC Miami, the event … Read more
As promised, this post will give you more information about EC Miami’s Giving Back Day. If you don’t know about EC Miami’s Giving Back Day, click here. To volunteer and give back our time, EC Miami staff and students will be working at Villa Lyan – a school for differently-abled children. Villa Lyan is located … Read more
As all of our staff, and most of our students, now know that EC Miami will be participating in a Giving Back Day. This day is important because we want to help our communities and volunteer our time. The special day will be on Saturday, April 14th from about 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and … Read more
Every week on the activities calendar there is a small box in the corner that you might not notice, but it is very important. The box asks you to “like” us on Facebook, come read our blog (here!), and rate us on mylanguagetravel.com. You may not have heard about this website before, but it is … Read more
In Miami, we are lucky enough to live in a very international city that is largely influenced by Latin culture. To experience some Latin food and music, some of our students had a Noche Latina with Elisa last night. The group started the night on Espanola Way at Havana 1957 restaurant and tried various different … Read more
Many students at EC Miami often say that it is difficult to avoid speaking their own languages outside of class because they have the same native language as some of their friends. After hearing this from many students we have decided to give you a list of ways to ensure that you speak English as … Read more
Get ready for green shirts, hats, shoes, and even beer because St. Patrick’s Day is this Saturday, March 17. Many people do not understand why St. Patrick’s Day – a traditionally Irish holiday – is so popular in the U.S. The answer is that many immigrants to the U.S. in the past were from Ireland, … Read more
With all of this rainy weather in Miami lately it seems wet enough outside to swim on the flooding Miami Beach streets! Instead of heading to the beach today, many students took the opportunity to come learn about water sports in Florida, especially about scuba diving. Eric, our Upper Intermediate teacher, gave an interesting lecture … Read more
When students learn the perfect tenses for the first time, they can definitely be confusing. Once you know the basic rules about how to form the perfect tenses and how to use participles you can talk about some pretty silly topics. A fun activity in some of our classes is to play a game called, … Read more
