A group of former refugees are learning New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL), enabling them to participate in their communities.
At English Language Partners, the focus isn't just about language learning. Attention to all aspects of daily life in…
Congratulations to our Volunteer Connect Award winners! Each year Volunteer Wellington in partnership with the…
Lots of people got their hands clean, and then dirty again during the hands-on cooking demonstration at English Langauge Partners.
With Local Body Elections coming up in October 2019, the team from the Electoral Commission came and presented to our Porirua centre’s teaching team in May.
Our Porirua centre's wonderful ‘Mums and Tots' class ensures mothers with pre-schoolers are not isolated at home…
Congratulations and well done to all our NZCEL learners All our Porirua students in Level 1 and Level 2 NZCEL courses…
Volunteer Internships are an opportunity to further support students or former students as they progress towards employment.
English Language Partners are proud to help learners understand what it means to be part of bicultural and multicultural New Zealand.
This year, ESOL Intensive and Roslyn ESOL Literacy groups were fortunate to have had community dance leader Tania Kopytko run some sessions at English Language Partners’ Palmerston North centre.
ELPNZ Hutt celebrated National Volunteer Week 2019 at the Dowse Art Museum.
English Language Partners Wellington Job Mentoring Service continues to help skilled migrants from non-English…
ELP Wellington’s ESOL Intensive class were lucky to have a visit from Ani Prasad who is of Maori descent…
“Whiria te tangata – weaving the people together” is National Volunteer Week’s 2019 theme. So we're celebrating…
Our ESOL Intensive class, made the most of an offer by the fabulous Jackie, the Bunnings Porirua Activities Organiser…
Chinese dance and Tai Chi with Master Sun and Mr Li!
Masu was a former refugee from Myanmar. She lived in Mae La Camp in Thailand from young to early adulthood…
“His empathy towards victims, I imagine, is birthed out of his own challenges and trials in El Salvador,” Inspector…
Before moving to New Zealand, Judy Zhu worked as an environmental engineer in Beijing.
On World Biodiversity Day, 22 May 2019, Palmerston North English Language Partners ESOL Intensive class did their bit for biodiversity in New Zealand by planting native trees.
Growing up in El Salvador, Eric Alvarez dreamt of becoming a police officer.
We are grateful to ELPNZ’s new Ethnic Advisory Group member, and former English for Employees learner, Mohammad Hilal, for sharing his story of struggle and success with us.
A joint English Language Partners and New Zealand Red Cross initiative in Nelson is giving former refugees the freedom – and employability – of being able to take to the open road.
Learners from our ESOL literacy classes and two of our English Language groups at our Auckland South centre…
A huge thanks to Reem for writing this insightful message about the benefits of becoming a volunteer with ELPNZ.
A ‘happy accident’ led to Gerald and Maricel Dailisan moving to New Zealand, to bring in-demand skills to the dairy industry.
Talking to children, as much as you can, in any language, is important, and the first three years are vital; when children’s brains are forming.