June 2000 Newsletter

CSLI is Full July and August!
Classes are overflowing at CSLI this Summer with only a few places available for half-time students in the afternoon (including our new TOEFL class). We apologize to those students who have been unable to register, however places are still available for September and October (these are expected to fill also).
We strongly recommend for students and agents to visit our CanadaWide English Network website for more information on our partner schools near Toronto, in Ottawa, Montreal and Charlottetown. They are all excellent schools and great alternatives to CSLI!
http://www.csli.com/canada-wide.htm
Visit our Student Reunion page and see why our past students think CSLI is so popular:
http://www.csli.com/guestbook.html

TOEFL Classes Now Available at CSLI:
Advanced English students at CSLI can now choose from four different programs: Advanced Conversational, Business English, TOEIC (business communication), and now TOEFL (university preparation English). Guest speakers from the business community continue to be a popular feature of our Business English classes. In June there were presentation from professionals in the telecommunications, business mergers & acquisitions, financial consultanting and publishing industries. July speakers include a Realtor, Psychologist, Land Developer, Venture Capitalist and a Website Designer.
http://www.csli.com/brochbusiness.htm

Horseback Riding is Popular with Students in June!
This month horseback-riding proved to be the most popular Friday activity and many students chose a glorious day to have the first ride of their lives. Other schools charge in excess of $100 for such an event but at CSLI these are included with your class fees! July students can choose from the following organised free Friday activities: trips to Whistler, UBC, BC Place, Science World & Deer Lake; Greek, Folk Music, Art & Comedy festivals; rollerblading, bowling, beach volleyball, hairstyling, baseball, First nations dinner, oil painting, and golfing. Extra academic classes include Public Speaking, Idioms & Pronunciation. This month's Graduation will be a barbecue in Stanley Park.
http://www.csli.com/brochfree.htm

New Activities & Volunteer Co-ordinator Farzana is Far-out !
Farzana is doing an exceptional job for our students with arranging weekend and evening events. Of course she is responsible for our ever popular free Friday activities. She also assists students in participating in various social and community volunteer and "job-shadowing" programs, at no extra cost to students. See more about volunteer programs: http://www.csli.com/brochvolunteer.htm
http://www.csli.com/bulletinboard8.htm

Theme Nights and Social Events in July:


Mexican, Korean, Brasilian and Japanese Nights (dinner and celebrations) are planned this month to honour our students from these countries and to give the others a chance to experience their culture and food. Breaktime activities are arranged daily between classes to encourage students to mingle and practice their English. Farzana is organising spelling bee contests in the afternoon to challenge students and prizes will be awarded.
http://www.csli.com/brochawards.htm

Takako Egawa is CSLI's May Student of the Month !
Congratulations to Takako, who has not only excelled in her advanced class but she has also assisted students and CSLI during these busy Summer months by organising our tennis tournament. She studied here for three months and had developed excellent communication skills in this time.
http://www.csli.com/bulletinboard8.htm

English Scholarship Available for Web Designer:
A special position is currently available for an overseas student wanting to study English (in the afternoon) in exchange for providing website support on our homepage (during the morning). We are seeking someone who has had much experience designing, developing and submitting websites in their own country, so they can help in CSLI's promotion. Intermediate to advanced English would be necessary. Please email directly to lawrence@csli.com

See you next month!
Lawrence& Lori-Ann Keenan
Directors & Owners
CSLI, Vancouver