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Students and staff at Embassy Boston Merrimack enjoy annual International Tea.

Recently, Embassy students participated in a very special International Tea event. Linda D. Walsh, New England Embassy Manager, writes:'Embassy joined with the Merrimack College to host the college’s annual International Tea. Students brought desserts and tea from their country to share with other students and staff members. There were brigadeiros from Brazil, date and banana cake from Saudi Arabia and a variety of cookies and candies from other countries too. Those who attended also sampled Arabic   coffee, Japanese green tea, and Korean corn tea.  The International Tea event was a great opportunity for Embassy Boston students to interact with Merrimack students and practice English in a fun and enjoyable setting.'

To see more photos from the event, go to the Facebook gallery for the Embassy Boston Merrimack school, or for more information about the school, have a look at the courses offered here and read the local information page.

An Embassy USA achievement

In the USA, language schools are accredited by ACCET: book into an ACCET-listed establishment and you can be sure that your course and school have met their standards of excellence.

ACCET inspects all schools on its list regularly, and our USA schools have just undergone the most recent round of inspections.

We recently received the news that all Embassy USA schools are to be reaccredited and that no further inspection will be required for the next five years.

This is an accolade reserved for the highest quality schools and we are delighted to know that ACCET places such faith in our US schools.

Recent news from our Embassy schools

Here is a round-up of news from our various schools around the world. As you can see, there is a lot going on!

• A major project is currently underway to refurbish the library at Embassy Cambridge, and also revitalise some of the classrooms.
• After a year of testing and development, Smart Express classes started last week in New York, Boston, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Cambridge. Will you be on the next Smart Express course? 
• We have lots of special offers on Embassy courses and accommodation at the moment - you can get a bargain if you can be flexible on dates! 
• At Boston Merrimack, students participated in the College's Global Village - an annual event in which students showcase their country’s culture, traditions, clothing, music, and food. We had 12 countries including: Korea, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, China, Japan, France, Spain, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, El Salvador..., & Brazil. Students took great pride in presenting their countries to the campus community.
• Recently, in Seattle, students headed to the trendy Queen Anne Neighborhood for an “Amazing Race” competition. Working in groups of three, students were given a list of tasks to perform and questions to answer in a period of two hours. They had a great time learning and exploring Seattle alongside their classmates!
• 10 new interactive whiteboards have been installed at Embassy Melbourne, meaning every classroom in that school now has access to this fab technology.
• Embassy Brisbane has a new student residence:  it's just seven minutes from school by bus; has inclusive broadband internet and utilities; and best of all there's a great social community.
• Meanwhile, Brisbane students have enjoyed trips to farmers markets, a table tennis tournament, a pizza & board games day & a sausage sizzle. OK, who knows what a sausage sizzle is? ;)
  
• Embassy Perth has a new Director of Studies - Andrew Foster. Andrew joins us after working for over 10 years with GEOS, and more recently as Senior Director of Studies for GEOS Oceania, where he was responsible for the academic management of 11 schools. He has worked as an English Language Teacher, a Teacher Traine...r and as Director of Studies in Australia, Japan, England and New Zealand.
• On Sunday 14 March, 12 teachers and staff from the Auckland campus took part in the annual Round the Bays fun run in aid of the Study Group ‘Plan Haiti Appeal’. Students and staff managed to raise $624.90 for the Plan Haiti Appeal. This amount will be matched by Study Group, so Auckland will be contributing almost $1,250!
• Embassy Sydney now offers 3-day trips for activities such as surfing camps, snowboarding weekends and tours to Melbourne and Canberra.
  

A Thanksgiving potluck

Benjamin Downey, Social Services Manager at Embassy Boston Merrimack, writes:

  Embassy Boston Merrimack students gather for a group photo after the feast

Merrimack staff and students enjoyed a Thanksgiving 'potluck' feast - everyone brought a dish, and the result was a huge spread of many different flavours, colours and cultures! See all the photos from this event on our Boston Merrimack Facebook photo gallery.

Boston Merrimack shows its global colours

The College of International Programs at Boston Merrimack recently held a Global Village event. This was a day for Embassy and international Merrimack students to learn about each others' culture, language and traditions.

Students took the opportunity to create colouful table displays of photographs, films, artefacts, information and food. Enthusiastic Embassy students did a great job on their displays and Spain was awarded first place for their colourful table.

 

Find our more information about studying English at Embassy Boston Merrimack.

Boston Soccer Match - Downtown VS Merrimack

On March 16 2009, students from Embassy Boston Merrimack and Embassy Boston Downtown competed in a friendly soccer match held at the Merrimack College gymnasium. The Boston Downtown students took the train up to Merrimack Valley.

Both teams played well but Boston Downtown proved the force to be reckoned with on the day and won 9-3. Afterwards, students and staff got to know each other better whilst enjoying pizza together.

    

Find out more about studying English at Embassy Boston Merrimack and Embassy Boston Downtown.