Student blogcast
The first Student Podcast on the blog is full of interesting talking points, including recommendations, jokes, grammar (used to), games and the news!
Win a free English evening course at SGI!
The competition has now expired. Congratulations to the winner of the ‘Spring in London’ competition, Ene from United Kingdom. She has won a FREE English Evening course at SGI. To celebrate the 3rd anniversary of our first ever English Evening course (our first course was in May 2008), we are offering a FREE English [...]
Konstantinos Soumpasis from Greece
Here is a recommendation from former SGI student. Konstantinos Soumpasis from Greece – IELTS Preparation Course – November 2008 to February 2009
Agata Chudek from Poland
IELTS preparation course Summer 2007 I am a demanding student and while booking a course in SGI I had great expectations towards it. From my IELTS preparation course I wanted to get professional training in academic English. Now I can say that I got more than I demanded. Besides excellent oriented and supportive teachers who [...]
Wonderful live music
In a small cafe in a huge bookshop we saw some wonderful live music. There was a great atmosphere and the songs were beautiful. A fire alarm almost stopped our evening but the musician carried on playing while we were all standing outside!
A trip down the river Thames
Though it is a little cold a trip down the river Thames was a popular event this month. We saw some of the most beautiful and famous buildings in London with a very funny commentary from the boat’s captain!
Football in Victoria Park
One Saturday morning in May we met Avalon School in Victoria Park for a football match. It was a great game and both teams played brilliantly. The weather smiled on us and it was a fantastic opportunity to meet other English language students and for some friendly rivalry.
Blues Band – 15th July
It was a lovely sunny day when we went to the amphitheatre near Tower Bridge to watch a free concert by the blues band, Pacifico Blues. We enjoyed the fantastic music, great atmosphere and a walk along the river at sunset.
Boating in Hyde Park – 13th July
This is a must for all visitors to London in the summer. Hyde Park is really beautiful and a group of us went there to hire boats and have an hour relaxing on the Serpentine. We hired a row boat and a pedalo, in a race to the bridge the pedalo easily won! After using [...]
Treasure Hunt – 2nd July
Four teams took part in a treasure hunt around London. They started at the school and had to solve the first clue to find the name of a local pub. A teacher was waiting there to play a game with them and give them the clue to the next pub. Using the map they had [...]
