Meet English for Life graduate Ruth Woodall

        Ruth Woodall attended module II of the TESOL course in June 2007 in preparation for her year volunteering in Brazil. In addition to her work as a volunteer, Ruth taught in Rio Verde, Goias in Brazil at New Leader English Course, a private school that specializes in business English to people…

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Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?

Ken Robinson, a great thinker on education and creativity, proposes an educational system that fosters rather than undermines creativity.  Take 20 minutes and enjoy this very entertaining and moving talk.  How can we use these ideas to foster the creative process of language acquisition?  I hope you enjoy it! http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html   Do you have a…

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Where in the World is Katie?

While Katie Kastner volunteered with the Peace Corps in Morocco, she discovered that she sincerely enjoyed teaching English.  So once she returned to the U.S., she completed English for Life’s TESOL course in Charleston while pursuing a  Master of Arts in Teaching from The Citadel.  Her goal was to return to the Middle East after…

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