EAP1 Starting Soon!!

 

Our EAP1 course is starting soon:

 

Please visit our website for further details http://www.dominion.school.nz/courses/eap/.

‘Mum, Dad, I am not ready to go back home yet!’

 

When deciding to study in an English speaking country, there were plenty of destinations to choose from, but it was New Zealand that caught the eyes of Lucas da Silva Fontes, a young teenager from Brazil. Lucky us, as we had the opportunity to welcome him to the Dominion family – and what a great student Lucas has turned out to be!

Lucas started his studies at Dominion as a General English student. His dedication and commitment soon led him to our Cambridge course, which he successfully completed last week. The beautiful country of New Zealand alongside the high quality education and student support Dominion provides, made Lucas realise that his studies were bound to help him in his future goals and that he could count on us to support him.

‘Mum, Dad, I am not ready to go back home yet!’ The more, the better! After all, English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world! From General English to Cambridge, Lucas is now part of our IELTS class and we are very proud of him and even happier to have him longer!

Studying English abroad is a big decision and requires a lot of work, but equally can be the best experience of your life. No matter what your goal is, Dominion will work with you towards achieving it and provide you with an outstanding language education!

 

How to make a Traffic Light cocktail

Ingredients

• 2 parts Midori
• 2 parts orange juice
• 2 parts grenadine

Instructions

1. Tip 2 parts grenadine into the bottom of the glass. 
2. Then hold the glass at a 45 degree angle and tip in the orange juice down the side and the grenadine will float.
3. Then, still holding the glass at that position, tip the Midori down the side of the glass

The traffic light was just one of the cocktails being demonstrated during our recent visit to our pathway partner New Zealand Management Academies (NZMA), although we only got to sample the mocktail (alcohol free) version!  As part of our Friday options classes, we took a big group of students to NZMA's open day.  During the afternoon the students were shown around campus, participated in a scavenger hunt (with chance to win an ipod shuffle), watched some excellent barista and mocktail making demonstrations, and had a yummy free BBQ, complete with mocktails and freshly made coffee!   We even got to sit in on some classes and talk to tutors. NZMA have a range of courses in management, hospitality and cookery, and they are a Dominion pathway partner.  That means that students who successfully complete our English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course, can gain direct access into specific courses at NZMA, without having to take the IELTS exam.  For more information, on our EAP course and our pathway options, please visit our website www.dominion.school.nz or contact us now marketing@dominion.school.nz.

 

ACADEMIC UPDATE

 

 

It's the end of term here at Dominion, so our students have been busy sitting exams and (hopefully!) will be moving onto new classes on Monday - well done to all! 

Good luck to those students who still have exams to do this week such as our IELTS class.  These students have all worked very hard over the last 6 weeks, so we hope you get the results you deserve. 

Another course that finished this week was our first Business English/TOEIC Preparation class.  These students have been studying part time for 5 weeks on this new course and have had a great experience.  Some have even chosen to sit the TOEIC test here at Dominion next week - good luck guys! 

Starting next week is one of our English for Academic Purposes courses.  Dominion offers 3 levels of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses that focus on skills, strategies and language for academic studies. The course starting this month is EAP1, which is ideal for students who are aiming for IELTS 5.0 or further study.  This course gives students direct entry into the Dominion EAP2 course and into lower level certificate courses at external institutes such as Crown institute of studies, AMES IT Academy, Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design, Media Design School and NZMA.  If you want to know more information about the courses we offer please visit www.dominion.school.nz or email marketing@dominion.school.nz.

 

January Newsletter

We are happy our January newsletter is out now:

Happy New Year 2013! 2012 was a tough year in New Zealand and around the world. When times get tough, the Dominion response has always been: ‘Focus on what’s important, quality teaching and services – look after your students, staff and agents.’ We are very focussed on keeping a consistently high level of performance in all areas. New Zealand remains a great place for a visit, to study and to live in. Thank you for your support and best wishes for the coming year.

Signed Martin Wall, Principal.

New for 2013 - This year we have started a new 10 week cycle for our General English classes. Dates are:

7 January - 15 March
18 March - 24 May
27 May - 2 August
5 August - 11 October
14 October - 20 December

It is an advantage to start at the beginning of the new cycle, but our system allows ongoing enrolment and students can start any Monday throughout the year.

New year courses - EAP 1 starts 21st January & IELTS starts 4th February

Best wishes,

Alyson and the Dominion Team - marketing@dominion.school.nz
 

July Magazine + Summary 2012

Hi Everyone!

Brrr! Well, winter is now in full force and so far it seems that July is living up to its reputation as the coldest month of the year in NZ. It might be difficult to get used to for all our new Tahitian students!

But winter can be FUN! Us Kiwis love to head down to the beautiful ski-fields of Mt Ruapehu at this time of year and spend some time in the snow. We have ski trips running almost every weekend in July so ask at Reception if you are interested.

This is a very busy month for us, with over 200 students from all around the world here at Dominion! On July 2nd we started our new IELTS, TECSOL and TOEIC courses, and our up-coming courses include:
23rd July - Evening Classes begin
13th August - EAP 1
and Cambridge Courses starting September 10th!

We hope you have a wonderful July!

The Dominion Team

May Magazine + Summary 2012

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to another edition of our Dominion magazine. We hope you are enjoying the (slightly colder) month of May. We had a busy April with 2 groups from Thailand, Noi’s teenagers and the CLIL group, who brought a lot of fun to the school! There was also TECSOL and J-Shine - well done to all the girls who completed those!
And now things have quietened down and everyone is knuckling down and studying hard. We have begun our new TECSOL, EAP and Cambridge classes and are now preparing for all our upcoming courses: Our next TESOL course begins May 28th, and we are also taking bookings for our new TOEIC Preparation and Business English afternoon class, as well as our next IELTS class, both starting July 2nd. But enough academic talk for now! Enjoy the rest of your May, and don’t forget to relax and have fun. Go outside while you still can!

The Dominion Team

April Magazine + Summary 2012

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

Welcome to anther edition of our school magazine. It’s April now and in Auckland, autumn is on its way!
We are making our way through the month here at Dominion, and are busy as usual. Welcome back to
Noi, who comes to Dominion every year, and has brought a brand new group of Thai teens with her!
It’s great to have you all here, we hope you enjoy your time learning English with us.

Over the next few weeks, we have a lot of exciting things happening:
EAP 1 (combined with IELTS) – starting May 7th
TESOL – starting May 28th
TECSOL – starting May 14th
Make sure you enrol now if you’d like to take any of these courses!

We also have another public holiday coming up – ANZAC day. It’s on April 25th and the school will be
closed all day. Don’t forget to turn off your alarm!

Have a great April!

The Dominion Team

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

English for Academic Purposes

NEW COURSE AT DOMINION!

EAP – English for Academic Purposes 1

at Dominion English Schools

AUCKLAND & CHRISTCHURCH

 

Direct pathways from Dominion English Schools into academic certificate courses!

·        Monday 29 March (Auckland) 28 June 2010 (Christchurch) – 8 weeks full-time study

·        This course is an academic English course which focuses on skills, strategies and language for academic studies.

·        Ideal for students who are aiming for IELTS 5.0 and direct entry into EAP 2 or lower level certificate courses at various learning institutes

·        Text/materials fee:  $80

·        Minimum 8 students – maximum 14 students

·        Entry level of Dominion level 4 or 5.  Entrance test applies!

·        100% attendance required – closed course for 8 weeks

·        Course start dates:  EAP 1 (8 wks):  28/6/10

     EAP 2 (12 wks):  13/9/10. 

If you have any questions or would like to book a pre-test please contact Kirstin Brown on dos@dominion.school.nz or (09) 3773280 (Auckland).