The Oscars come to Dominion

This month we had a video competition.  We asked our students to make a 2 minute video marketing Dominion to future students and to upload it to our Facebook page.  The video that received the most likes by 3.30pm on 29 May would win 2 free movies tickets.

Well, we were amazed at the entries we received.  All of the videos that entered were so professional, creative and represented Dominion perfectly, so we decided that we couldn't have just one winner.  We awarded 3 prizes in the end, for 3 very special videos:

Adipong (Arty) Suwannachairob (Thailand) - Most Popular Video - Arty's Video
Shingo Tokugawa (Japan) - Most Professional Film Making - Shingo's Video
Gwangho Yoon (Korea) - Best Interpretation of the Dominion Message - Gwangho's Video

You can watch all 3 of the videos on our YouTube channel, just follow the links above.

Here are the 3 lucky winners with their prizes.  Congratulations again guys and thank you so much for giving us these amazing videos!!

For more information about our school and our courses, please visit our website www.dominion.school.nz.

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.

Farewell to our Beloved Founder

John Arthur Langdon, the founder of Dominion English Schools New Zealand, passed on in Auckland hospital at 3.00am this morning. He was 73 years old.

John was well known. Known for his incredibly bad taste jokes, a sense of humour that embarrassed the hardest of us, his offensive collection of ties and his own very unique dress code. We will never forget all this. He was praised for his spirited delivery of the haka, his soft shoe shuffle, his poetry, his stories, his wide general knowledge and his ability to touch peoples’ hearts. “You have touched the heart of a New Zealander” he would say on meeting anyone from anywhere around the world, as he clutched their hand to his heart. John was all heart. He worked from there. He built his Dominion English School on his love of learning and his love of people. From 1969 until 5 years ago, that was where he worked every day, creating a unique school. He was the guru of the new industry as English Language Schools sprang up around him in New Zealand, but he kept his first school in Auckland and the school that followed on in Christchurch reigned in to being first and foremost a place where staff and students from all around the world felt a warm welcome and a special place to work or study.

John had failing health over the last few months and went peacefully today.

Our thoughts are with his family.

Dominion English Schools - Maori Haka

The Haka is a traditional Maori dance. You may have heard it or watched it before because the All Blacks perform it every time they play an international game.

Peter Ward is a former Dominion Senior teacher. He now lives in Japan but is teaching at Dominion while back in New Zealand for a short time. He kindly performed a fabulous version of the Maori Haka to wish leaving students good travels and welcome new students to Christchurch.

Dominion English School - Farewell Libra Group

Kwassui Junior Senior High School

We are happy to welcome once again our Japanese students from Kwassui Junior Senior High School, Nagasaki. After all these visits, we feel they are part of our family. This time, the girls had a lot of fun doing different activities: Horse Riding, Bone Carving, Aquarium, Antarctic Centre, Tram, Farewell Lunch and Shopping Mall.

They really enjoyed their morning class with our lovely teacher Sieg. We hope to see Mr Suzuta again next year!

Antarctic Centre

Making fabulous jewellery

Farewell Lunch