Special Guests

Last week Dominion had some very special visitors.  A group of VIP agents from countries all over the world visited our school as part of their IALC tour, after the conference in Brisbane 10-13 April.  The group included agents from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Ecuador, Spain and Germany. 
Our guests were given an extra special Dominion welcome, which included an informative presentation, a mingle with our students and a tour around Auckland's best tourist sites.  The highlight of the day was our student mingle activity in the morning.  We invited students from our Cambridge classes to attend a "speed dating" session with our guests.  The session consist of 5 minute long mini-interviews with the students. The agents were allowed to ask the students anything they wanted about our school, courses and teachers.  At the end of the 5 minutes, the students moved to a new group so the agents could talk to a new group of students.  The activity was highly enjoyable for both the students and the agents.  There is nothing like real-time testimonials to show what it is really like at a school. 
We would like to say a big thank you to all the agents that visited us as part of this IALC tour and, of course, a special thank you to our students who participated in the day, making it an unforgettable experience for all.

 

Cambridge Course Testimonial

We have been running Cambridge courses for many years and it's always great to see a student successfully completing one, with a great opinion of the course and a fantastic grade!  Here is Irina's story about her recent Cambridge course.  She got a grade A in the end and was understandably thrilled! Our Cambridge FCE, CAE and CPE courses run a regular times throughout the year.  Please see our website for further details http://www.dominion.school.nz/courses/exam-courses/.

Agent Newsletter Out Now!

 

 

Every month we email our newsletter to our agents to keep them updated on what is going on around school here in Auckland.  If you would like to receive our newsletter, please email marketing@dominion.school.nz.

Cambridge Course Starting Soon!

　

Our next Cambridge course starts on 9 September. Students can study this globally recognised course for the same price as General English (plus $470 for exams/text/materials). Please contact us if you have interested any students.

March Magazine 2012 + Summary

March Dominion Schools magazine is now available in our school. Our students have already received a free copy. Colour copies are $2.50.

Summer is coming to an end in the City of Sails as we welcome the new month of March and all the excitement it brings with it!

This month we are keeping busy, with new TESOL, FCE, and CAE courses starting soon, and our 6-week IELTS course is still going strong. Well done to those students who have taken on the challenges of these courses.

We were also lucky enough to welcome 34 new students at the end of February and most of them will stay with us until the end of March or longer.

Make sure you head out and enjoy the last few weeks of summer, go to the beach or maybe take a weekend away with Zane and some friends on one of our weekend trips adventures! It’s the perfect way to see a little more of our beautiful country.

We hope you’ve had a great start to 2012 and are looking forward to the rest of it (we sure are!).

The Dominion Team

Would you like to try our FCE class?

FCE trial lesson.

Cambridge courses are great. Have a look at Marie Bristow's FCE class in Christchurch. Our next Cambridge courses start in September and you can join them either in Auckland or Christchurch.

What's FCE?

FCE (First Certificate Exam) is an exam for people who can use everyday written and spoken English at an upper-intermediate level. It is an ideal exam for people who want to use English for work or study purposes.

Is FCE for you?

Can you...

• understand texts from a wide variety of sources?
• use English to make notes while someone is speaking in English?
• talk to people about a wide variety of topics?
• understand people talking in English on radio or television programmes?

If this describes your skills now, or describes the level of skills you are working towards, then FCE is the right exam for you.

What will FCE do for you?

Cambridge ESOL is a department of the world-famous and historic University of Cambridge. Attaining one of its certificates is an achievement and a reward in itself. However, there are many other benefits to taking FCE:

• an FCE certificate is valid for life
• FCE is truly international, recognised around the world for business and study purposes
• thousands of employers, universities and government departments officially recognise FCE as a qualification in upper-intermediate English.
• FCE gives you a pathway to higher qualifications such as theCertificate in Advanced English (CAE) and Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE).
  
• FCE's"Can Do' skills" give you the confidence to use English in real situations.

Call us for more information on FCE or go to http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/general-english/fce.html

Call us for more information on CAE or go to http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/general-english/cae.html

FCE and CAE starting 23rd March!!

FCE and CAE starting 23rd March!!

Our next Cambridge courses are starting next week and are 12-week courses. We're running FCE and CAE in Auckland and FCE in Christchurch. Contact us if you are interested to join our next FCE and CAE courses. Our last bunch of Cambridge students did very well. We had As in FCE, CAE and CPE. Well done everyone!

FCE: Richard Swanson & Sarah Congdon Christchurch 2009

CAE: Warner Grenfell Christchurch 2008

CAE : Fay Ellis Auckland 2009

FCE: Michelle Chote Auckland 2009