And the Gold medal goes to…
August was Olympic month at CSLI to celebrate the Olympics in Greece. We had 2 competitions every week, and Graduation this month was the big Olympic ceremony and lunch. The students made a parade with signs from their countries. There were lots of laughs and good competition amongst students from over 25 countries. The countries with the most medals were the Dominican Republic and Korea. Congratulations to all of our graduates and special congratulations to Armandina (Mandy) Valdez from Mexico, who was the winner of the Student of the month award for August 2004. Mandy was a hardworking student and deserved the one-month scholarship that comes with the award. For all our award winners, check out
http://csli.com/awards.htm

Donald Trump and the Apprentice!
CSLI's Business class this month had a special project. They had to make companies and be interviewed by the Director, Lori-Ann Keenan. If their idea was approved, they could do a moneymaking venture with the other 250 students at the school. We had 3 projects which were approved: Bowling and pizza night, Movies and hot-dog night, and souvenir T-shirt making. Congratulations to "Boarder Breakers", the company that made the most money! They will donate their proceeds to the CSLI children's fund. http://csli.com/programs/index.html#diploma

Internship Students Kept Busy!
This month was one of our busier months for internship placements. Internships give the students a great chance to practice their English, meet Canadians, and job shadow at the same time. Some of the companies that students were placed with in the month were Holiday Inn, Parmaster Inc., Tom Lee Music Studio, Seatrade, Swissmedica, Rocky Mountain Tours, Moose Travel, Champlain Heights Elementary School, Swiss Canada, and many more. Congratulations to all the internship students! http://csli.com/programs/index.html#internship

Upcoming September Events...
We are ready to welcome a new group of students in September as CSLI celebrates the busiest month in our history. Some of the special events we have planned for September are Soccer tournaments, Tennis tournaments, a Boat Cruise graduation, a trip to the PNE National Fair, getting a haircut, a Whistler trip, Golfing, a Chinatown tour and lunch. Thursday Theme nights hosted by CSLI students will be Saudi Arabian, Costa Rican, Korean, Israeli and Thai.
http://csli.com/brochfree.htm

Across Canada Tour…
This month our students had a project: learn about every province and territory in Canada. Every class turned their classroom into a tourist centre for a separate area of Canada. They had posters, food samplings, costumes, music, and loads more to teach all the other students at CSLI about the area they had studied. Students were given their own Canadian passport that they had to get stamped while traveling to the other rooms. It was a very exciting event that taught everyone, including the other staff, a little something. Great job to all the students and the winners of the Director's choice for best presentation was from Jaime's class, The Northwest Territories. http://www.csli.com/programs/index.html#practical

Public speaking or Dying?
Most people think public speaking is just as scary as dying. One of our classes this month overcame their fears by going to a Toastmaster public speaking seminar. This gave the students a chance to practice their English in front of other Canadians while learning a lot about public speaking skills. Congratulations to all the students who had the courage to participate. Practice in case your friends yell "Speech" on your graduation day and you need to give a goodbye speech in front of the whole school! http://www.csli.com/brochawards.htm

Best wishes from your friends at CSLI,

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