Remembering Remembrance Day
In Canada, November 11th is the day we celebrate all the veterans who fought for freedom in wars. This year we had a special guest speaker, Lloyd Handerson, tell our students about the red poppies we wear on this day. A minute of silence was taken to remember those who lost their lives and to wish for peace on Earth for everyone. http://www.csli.com/

The Ambassador of the Year for 2004 is...
Every year, we have a very hard decision to make at CSLI: we must choose from our thousands of amazing students one who has stood out above everyone else for the Ambassador of the Year award. This person must demonstrate a desire to learn about all the other cultures of the world while continuing to support CSLI when they return to their country. This year's recipient is a wonderful man from Korea who studied with us for 12 months and was a student host for most of that time. He went from beginner English to advanced. He was a student volunteer with the Administration and is a true gentleman. We were very pleased to send last year's winner, Su Sun Kim, to Korea to deliver this award to.......drum roll, please........... Ji Won (Jay) Song! Jay will receive free English lessons for the rest of his life for himself and his immediate family. Congratulations, Jay! We look forward to seeing you again soon!
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Vocabulary Contest Winners
Many students participated in our contest this month, which was to see who had the largest vocabulary knowledge. It was a challenging contest and everyone did very well. The winners received private tutoring and the runners up received a gift package from CSLI. Congrats to Bettina from Germany and Kristina from Denmark, who came out on top!
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Chefs cooked up a storm!
Our big graduation this month was one of most popular grads. This is when our student chefs from all over the world are given money by CSLI to prepare a sample of their nation's specialties for the rest of us to try. This month we had chefs from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Quebec, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. Everyone did an amazing job and enjoyed wandering around tasting the delicacies prepared by their classmates. The winner of $100 for best table was the Mexican team of Alejandra, Lidia, Alicia, and Daniela. The Student of the Month Award for November 2004 was given to Masafumi Hasegawa from Japan for all of his energy. He wins a 4-week scholarship to CSLI. Congratulations!
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Specialty Classes most popular!
In November, when the days get shorter and the students get more serious about their studies, our specialty classes are the most requested classes. Our full-time TESOL class did an amazing job this month. The Listening and Pronunciation classes are always full, morning and afternoon. The "Movies through English" class has been a challenging class where vocabulary, idioms, and listening skills are all in peak use. The TOEFL class is a high level English class were you can't slack for one moment, and the Business/TOEIC classes are busy with their many projects. Excellent job this month to all our hard working students, and congratulations on all your high scores on the monthly final exams.
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Christmas is almost here!
Many events are under way for another very busy Christmas season at CSLI. The choir has already begun rehearsals for their performances around Vancouver in December. We will all be going for breakfast at the Pan Pacific Hotel December 1st to deliver a new toy to a child in need for Christmas, and we have many fundraising events planned to help the needy all over the world. Our famous actors and actresses are starting rehearsals for their performance at our big Christmas party on December 23rd. Friday activities will include IMAX Christmas movies, Christmas train, making Christmas decorations, Christmas cocktail making, Christmas Museum tour, going to Whistler to see the snow, and much more. CSLI will be open most of the Christmas season, so our students will not be lonely. Please join us if you can.
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Best wishes from your friends at CSLI,

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