Apr
01
PHRASE OF THE WEEK 1st April 2019
A large ditch attempt/effort A final try, after many failures, to achieve something difficult
Apr
01
PHRASE OF THE WEEK 25th March 2019
25th March 2019 Say something tongue in cheek / Make a tongue in cheek remark or comment Say something that you want people to understand is a joke, even though you seem to be serious.
Apr
01
PHRASE OF THE WEEK 18th March 2019
Work your socks off Work very hard
Apr
01
PHRASE OF THE WEEK 11th March 2019
‘For good’ Forever, permanently
Mar
26
Student group visits to local businesses
Our student group from Italy, studying with us on a work preparation course, visited several local companies last week, including Discovery Park business centre, Waitrose supermarket and Barnsole Vineyard. The students really enjoyed their visits and were very inspired by what they learned. A huge thank you to Think Big Tech, Dover District Chamber of […]
Mar
12
Short story by Ulrike Eisner
This is a beautiful story written by one of our current German university course students. It’s charming, but has a topical message too. Many thanks to Ulrike for taking the time to write it and share it with us. SHOOTING STARS UNDERNEATH THE CHERRY TREE When Pizza woke up, he was alone. The sky was […]
Mar
07
PHRASE OF THE WEEK 4th March 2019
Water under the bridge Problems that a person had in the past which are not problems anymore because they happened a long time ago.
Mar
07
QUIZ OF THE WEEK commencing 4th March 2019: UK cities
Can you unscramble the letters to name the city?Example: DNOLND = London1) BRHIENDUG2) GMMAIBRNHI3) CSETNARMHE4) EDSLE5) OGLWASG6) FLSBEAT7) FICRADF8) DOFXRO Here are the names of the UK cities: 1) EDINBURGH2) BIRMINGHAM3) MANCHESTER4) LEEDS5) GLASGOW6) BELFAST7) CARDIFF8) OXFORD How did you do?
Jan
29
Teacher Sue’s trip to Russia, January 2019
Recently one of our teachers, Sue, was invited to teach a small group of teenagers in St Petersburg, Russia, on a trip organised by Perspective Language School. Here is Sue’s account of her trip, with some great photos. Hi everyone, my name’s Sue and I am one of the teachers at Hilderstone College. I have […]
Nov
14
Lynne Hoenes, our Head of Marketing, talks about meeting our partners abroad.
A part of my role as Head of Marketing is to attend workshops and exhibitions designed to meet new educational tour operators. These events are a wonderful opportunity to meet new partners from around the world – all in one room! I pre-make appointments and at the event, each educational tour operator comes to my table […]