... ist Inhaber und Managing Director der Sprachschule in Brisbane. John kommt ursprünglich aus England und hat auch dort schon an Sprachschulen gearbeitet. 1987 ging er nach Australien und baute eine Sprachschule auf, die zu dem Zeitpunkt eine von nur 10 in ganz Australien war. 1989 hat er seine Sprachschule in Brisbane eröffnet.

How many students can study at your school?

The schools has room for  250 students. We have great nationality mixes, we had students from over 50 different nationalities: 20% European, 20% South American, 30% South East Asia, 10% Middle East and the rest from countries as diverse as East Timor, Tahiti, Reunion Islands, Russia etc etc.

Your courses get good feedback. Why do you think students like them?

We have developed unique and innovative courses to help students achieve better results. Through many years experience we have come to recognise that students come from different learning backgrounds, with different learning abilities and a big variety of study objectives. It doesn’t make sense to place such diverse individuals into a group and expect them all to make the same progress.

Our courses allow students to achieve personal goals and work at the appropriate level throughout their studies. Students all have individual timetables and monitor their progress through the Study Plan. This means students can learn more in a shorter period of time.

As students have more than 5 different classes every week, they have different class mates and are able to make more friends. This also helps the students with their ability to practice their English skills as they make many friends from different countries.

Could you describe the location of the school within the city?

The campus is located in our own 3-level building with access to a gym and swimming pool in the building. It is located in the city centre 1 minute from the Central train station & bus stations and 1 minute to the Queen St Mall.

What do you do to support and offer spare time activities to students?

Our student services team arrange accommodation and airport pickups, as well as a vast array of social events, ensuring students meet people from all over the world. Activities include: trips to the rainforest, Byron Bay, Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Currumbin Sanctuary, Australia Zoo, football matches, kayaking, surfing lessons, skydiving and many other activities.

What is your favourite place in Brisbane that students should visit?

Wow! – there are so many to write about. My favourite places are the natural beauty of Stradbroke and Fraser Islands, the wildlife at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary and those many kilometres of fine pristine, white sandy beaches.

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