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…
I love studying English – it’s my second job
Alessia Pagliaroli, an ILSC student from Italy sat down and shared with us her ILSC experience as she prepares to take the IELTS exam. Read what she had to say about studying at ILSC and how this experience is helping her create an exciting career future: Why did you decide to study abroad? My real goal was…
First Community Talk: empowering girls through green solutions
Contributed by Maria Paula Murad, ILSC Digital Marketing Specialist “Let’s teach our girls, from the beginning, a different way to see themselves,” says Suzanne Siemens, Co-founder of Lunapads, and the first guest in a new Community Talks Series at ILSC-Vancouver. The aim of the Community Talks is to bring in local experts to share their…
5 Tips to Accelerate Your Language Learning
Contributed and edited by Lacy Edney, Marketing and Social Media Coordinator, ILSC-San Francisco I’ve been on the language learning track for a while. It all started with Spanish, which was more of a lackadaisical wandering through vocabulary and tenses that never seemed to sink in. French was a slow trot over some of those hurdles, but somehow…