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London Central Anniversary Party Quiz Winners!

Friday, April 27th, 2012

On Friday 20th April we celebrated the 25th Anniversary of our London Central school.  A party was held for all the students and staff at the school, and along with birthday cake, cupcakes and soft drinks, the students were given a quiz with the chance to win a £10 John Lewis voucher!

Here you can find out the correct answers to the questions, and the names of the lucky winners!  Did you know any of the answers to this quiz?

1. How long has the London Central branch of St Giles been located in this building?

b. Since 1997

2. How many nationalities studied at London Central last year?

a. 77

3. How many students are there in the school this week?

b. 560

4. When did Jonathan (the Director of Studies) first come to work at St Giles?

b. 1993

5. Who is the Platinum course director?

b. Barbara Williams

6. What are the Library/bookshop opening hours?

b. 1.05 to 5pm

7. What time does the last lesson of the day finish?

a. 17.40

8. Where is the Platinum Centre?

b. 4th floor

9. What is Maxine Malvo’s job?

c. Residence Accommodation Officer

10. Which part of the United Kingdom is the Assistant Director of Studies from?

c. Wales

11. How many computers are there in the Self Access Centre?

a. 31

12. What time on Tuesday afternoon do leaving tests start?

c.3.45

13. How many classrooms are there on the first floor?

a. 6

14. What is the colour of the walls in the Principal’s office?

c. yellow

15. When was the building which is the current home of St Giles London Central built?

b. 1898

16. What is the name of the Café?

b. The Square

17. What was the location of the first branch of St Giles London Central in 1987?

a. Northumberland Avenue

And the winners are….

Cecil Dilcan

Gabriele Valloriera

Sochino Tanaka

Hirosumi Hayashi

Semil Soladetin Cherkez

Ceyrat Florence

Maryam Malakoutikhah

Joo Yeon Lee

Jun Okado

Durmus Yakin Kaya

Bertollin Federico

Mingon Lee

Ngoc Hung Pham

Lu Shi

Cristina Puentes

Seung Yoeb Lee

Concepcion Luis Munos

Julie Descloux

Lucia anzano Salazar

Zdybel Ireneusz

Yuki Isoda

Lukas Kuendig

 

If you want to find out more about our London Central school, take a look at the school’s video on our YouTube homepage, where you can also find videos for all our other centres across the world:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2gbprnceLk

Alternatively, please feel free to email us or visit the St Giles website to find out more.

 

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Happy 25th Anniversary St Giles London Central!

Saturday, April 21st, 2012

It has been 25 years since St Giles first opened its doors in 1987 to teach English to international students in central London.  On Friday 20th April we held a party for all the students and staff at our London Central school to celebrate with birthday cake, cupcakes, music from 1987, a slide show and a quiz with prizes up for grabs!

On this special occasion Mark Lindsay, the Managing Director of the St Giles Group, gave a few words of thanks to all the staff and students over the years that have contributed to the continuing progress and success of the school:

When I opened this school all those years ago [in 1987], I opened with 21 students and 10 classrooms, so the building was empty. I did all the accounts, a lot of the maintenance and I had one general receptionist, two teachers and a part-time Director of Studies.

There are now almost one hundred members of staff in this school and last year we had 750 students at one point. Over 3000 students a year now attend this school and many come back. It is the largest school in the St Giles group and one of the biggest schools in London.

St Giles London Central has come a very long way and we are fortunate to have so many conscientious staff who care passionately about the quality of service we provide to the students. I would like to thank the staff for making the school a continued success, but most of all, I would like to thank the students because without them, we are nothing. I know that you have a choice, so thank you for coming to this school!

I would like to propose a toast to St Giles London Central – Happy 25th Birthday!

If you want to find out more about our London Central school, take a look at the school’s video on our YouTube homepage, where you can also find videos for all our other centres across the world:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2gbprnceLk

Alternatively, please feel free to email us or visit the St Giles website.

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Successful Inspections at Eastbourne and London Highgate

Friday, March 30th, 2012

Following the success of last week’s inspection at London Central, we are delighted to announce that this week our schools in Eastbourne and London Highgate had their Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) inspections and they both passed with grade 1 – exceeds expectations – in every category!

We are delighted with this result as it shows our continued commitment to delivering quality English language teaching at all St Giles centres, as well as excellent levels of support and welfare for students. It is the highest possible set of results.

The categories assessed at both schools were:

  • Quality of curriculum, teaching and learning
  • Students’ welfare including health and safety
  • Governance, leadership and management

We would like to say a really big THANK YOU to all of our students currently at Highgate and Eastbourne for their help and support during the inspection. Many of you took part in an online survey, class observations or focus groups.

The successful result means we can maintain our Highly Trusted Sponsor status with the UKBA and continue to issue General Student Visas (GSVs).

If you are thinking about studying with us in Eastbourne or in Highgate, you can visit their pages on our website to find out more and discover why we did so well in the inspection:

We look forward to welcoming you to learn English in England with St Giles!

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