“You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give” – Winston Churchill Contributed by English Communication students and their teacher John Heron at ILSC-Montréal On December 12, 2015, we had a great opportunity to work as volunteers at Logifem. Logifem is a charity organization, which helps women to…
ILSC Instagram Contest Winners: #MyILSC
We recently hosted the #MyILSC Instagram Contest in an effort to inspire the global ILSC community to capture and share their favourite ILSC moments using the following hashtag themes: #ILSCfriends, #ILSCstudy, #ILSClogos and #ILSCfun. The results were incredible! Students from all over the world captured more than 300 creative, fun and inspiring photos, for the chance to win one of four Fujifilm Instax Polaroid…
ILSC reaches the stars with our second Star Chain School Win!
On August 30, ILSC was very excited to win Study Travel Magazine’s 2014 Star Chain School Award! This was ILSC’s second year in a row winning this fantastic award, and we feel so excited and honoured to receive this recognition again! Study Travel Magazine (STM for short) is an important industry publication that shares trends…
5 Reasons to Use Ice-Breakers and Warm-Up Exercises in Your ESL Classroom
Contributed by Sylvia Cossar, teacher at ILSC-San Francisco When our car engine is cold in the morning, we warm it up by letting it run, and before we go jogging or start a long hike, we warm up our bodies by stretching. In both cases, dismissing this important step can lead to less than optimum performance. …
English Through Yoga: One Of The Best Classes You’ll Ever Take
Contributed by Molly Jones, English Through Yoga Teacher, ILSC-San Francisco In my English through Yoga class I don’t assign homework. I don’t require a number of pages read per day, or even that they write me a polished essay of sorts. What I do require, is an open mind and the courage to stand in front…