Canadians talk about the weather all the time. It’s always interesting because it’s always changing. We can’t rely on the weatherman to predict it accurately. So, it’s always a surprise when it actually is as it was predicted! Vancouver is often called “Raincouver”. We have many words for describing rain here although we like to refer… Read More »

BBC News wrote an article that lists the world’s top 20 universities according to a new global table. Interestingly, six of which are in the UK, 16 are in the USA, and 1 is in Canada. Even more interestingly, six of the listed universities are at institutions where we run the St Giles Junior Summer… Read More »

Frances, the Director of St Giles Vancouver shares some language tips on the culture of speaking English and how practise makes perfect! The CULTURE of Speaking English Speaking English is not a science. A new language is a new culture, a new behavior, a new way of thinking as well as new rules and new… Read More »