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Last Friday language travel agents and journalists from Italy visited our school. It was great having the opportunity to show our guests our unique language-culture-discovery concept. The Kurus English team took the visitors on a short Language Excursion to the Slave Lodge where we met Lucy our interesting and pationate host.

Besides Kurus English the Italians visited eight other language schools in Cape Town and they also did several trips in and around Cape Town to discover the mother city!

The Kurus English team is looking forward to welcoming Italian students to Cape Town and to Kurus English!

Special thanks to Patrizia Musolino for providing the pictures.

~ Jessica

In November 2009, member schools of Education South Africa (EduSA) collaborated in hosting an Italian Agent FAM Trip.
These schools were EC, Eurocentres, Good Hope Studies, Inlingua, Interlink, IH, Kurus English, LAL and Shane Global.
Six agents and three journalists from Italy visited Cape Town, South Africa, for one week and were taken to the centres in order to visit their premises and meet with the staff there.
There was also time to visit and explore some of the sights in Cape Town, such as taking a guided walking tour around the city, going up the world-famous Table mountain, going on a Safari, enjoying a sunset boat cruise and visiting the Cape of Good Hope. Most days were rounded off by a visit to one of Cape Town’s many world-class restaurants.
It was a fantastic opportunity for EduSA to showcase the City of Cape Town and for the schools to present themselves to the agents who were visiting.
The most common comment from the agents was that they had fallen in love with Cape Town and that the city went way beyond their expectations.
Agents
1.ILS STUDY ABROAD – MS PINA FOTI
2.COMING – MS DANIELLA MACCOLINI
3.I CENTRI – MR PAOLO BARILARI
4.LORD BYRON – MR GIAMPAOLO BENELLI
5.MB SCAMBI CULTURALI – MS STEFANIA BRESQUAR
6.LIBERO CORSO AGENCY – MS LAURA SIMEONI
Journalists
1.MS ALESSIA TRIPODI – IL SOLE 24 ORE
2.MS PATRIZIA MUSOLINO – REPUBLICA
3.MS JUNKO TERAO – LETTERA22

Reference: http://www.quality-english.com/whyqe/Quality-English-News.asp

Cape Town, 20.11.2009

Thank you

… very much for the improvement of my English language
… for showing me how to find my way through English speaking society in a very polite way > Thank you Gavin!
…for making me feel very comfortable here in Cape Town

I would like to wish Kurus English, and the staff all the best and great success for the future

Thank you so much

One of your German-Swiss students
Katrin

Please check out the link below. You can get the news from the African Branch of Cambridge University Press.

http://cambridgesouthafrica.blogspot.com/

Education South Africa (EduSA), formally known as ELTASA, celebrated its official launch, which was held in Cape Town on 20 October 2009.There were over 50 people in attendance, representing many different sectors of the industry and beyond: local government, tertiary institutions, regional tourism bodies, the City of Cape Town and other language centres who are not current members of EduSA.

Calvin Gilfillan, CEO of Cape Town Routes Unlimited (CTRU), gave the keynote address in which he reaffirmed his government department’s support for the EFL industry in Cape Town. He vividly expressed his excitement about the new initiatives being taken by EduSA within the industry, highlighting its important role in Cape Town tourism. Other speakers were Gavin Eyre, National Chairperson of South African Youth Travel Confederation (SAYTC), and Craig Leith, Chairperson of EduSA.

The community of Cape Town EFL centres and other language centres from as far afield as Jeffrey’s Bay and Port Elizabeth, were in attendance to show their support for the organisation, which assists in providing a standardised framework for the accreditation of their centres.

The main aim of this national association of quality English language centres in South Africa is to develop and guide the growth of the English language travel industry and ensure that its members meet or exceed guaranteed minimum standards of professionalism and quality.

Looking ahead EduSA also hopes to become the catalyst in the establishment of language travel tourism and the building of strong relationships within the language industry, tourism bodies and the local, provincial and national government.

Pictured above from left are:

Johannes Kraus, Gavin Eyre, Sue Camillieri, Howard Johnson, Belinda Whittaker, Luanne Mc Callum, Meryl van der Merwe, Angela Pereira, Emre Bilge and Craig Leith

Pictured above from left are:

Craig Leith (EduSA), Gavin Eyre (SAYTC), Calvin Gilfillan (CTRU)

Let’s go 2010. We are ready to welcome the world!!
The first day we went to Ajax Cape Town. That was a bull’s eye score with 3 Dutch people around. Dutch people in Cape Town have to support them. We met Mark Myers and he took us on a guided tour through the complex. We started at the reception and via the trophy exhibition, to the Ajax Lounge, the field’s en the fitting rooms.

On our second day we went to the Makaraba organisation which is responsible for the genuine South African hand painted fan helmets. Michael explained to us the whole process of making a fan helmet and finally we painted two ourselves.

The soccer game on the last excursion day was great. We visited the Ambitious Youth of Khayelitsha (AYK) where Andile told us everything about what they’re doing. After his interesting explanation we played a mixed soccer game with the AYK.
Take a look at the following album for some amazing sport shots!!

~ Jessica

Last week was in token of Entertainment & Leisure. Like the students who are doing an English course what about the South African people?
On the first excursion day they wanted us to put in touch with the African food. Actually, you can also say MEAT. So we went to Nandi Nandi, located in Khayelitsha, to order some meat. After a visit at the art centre where Cinga Samson showed us his paintings and told us more about the topic, we went back to pick up our meat and tried it! The plate was only for a few minutes filled by meat.

In my younger years I’ve done pottery for a few times but when we visited John Bauer at his home and atelier my mouth fell open in astonishment. Loads of pots and creations were placed everywhere! After recovering our breath we painted some pots. They’re now under the treatment of John Bauer and we are curious to see the results.

Our last day was very exciting! We drove to Guguletu where we played the marimba and other African instruments. Lucky Paliso taught us everything about the instruments, culture and how to play. It was a very energetic afternoon and we had a lot of fun!

We now know more about the African way of entertaining themselves and the leisure activities of the country.

~ Jessica

Kurus English is proud to be a 2010 member of Cape Town Tourism. We are Ready to Welcome the World as well! So, let every body know!

The South African Youth Travel Confederation (SAYTC) is a non-profit, membership-driven organization with the following objectives:

• to market South Africa globally as a preferred youth tourism destination.
• to establish a professional youth tourism industry based upon accreditation and guidelines.
SAYTC represents operators like you and addresses the concerns and interests of all operators throughout South Africa.

Members are represented by the following sectors:

• Backpacking South Africa
• Education South Africa
• Tours & transport South Africa
• Volunteering South Africa

We are a proud Associate Member of Education South Africa.

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Daniel Boshoff is a freelance photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa – specialising in Editorial Portraits, Lifestyle, Travel and Fine Art Documentary.