Brisbane City Excursion

AIELC would like to thank all students and staff who attended our recent excursion to Brisbane City on Thursday 28 August 2008.

This exciting day out included a City Cat ferry ride, a visit to New Farm Park, an exciting Spring Fashion Show and even seeing recently returned Australian Olympians, Stephanie Rice and Eamon Sullivan.

We would like to send out a special thank you to Mrs. Barwick who was our special guest on this excursion!

What AIELC students had to say about the Brisbane City Excursion:

Alaa - I like the City Cat. I liked the water.

Asma - I liked the City Cat. It was a good experience. I have never seen a fashion show. It was fun.

Shamaa - I liked seeing Stephanie Rice at Myer and the fashion show was interesting.

Zaina - The City Cat was so nice and relaxing. It was a nice change of routine. I liked seeing the Spring fashions shown at the fashion show. It was nice to see Stephanie Rice.

Nawal - I liked that we all went together on the bus. I wish we had more time at New Farm Park. The fashion show was interesting.

We hope to see you on our next excursion!

Inaugural Family Day

Thank you to everyone who participated in AIELC's Inaugural Family Day that was held on Monday 25 August 2008.

We hope everyone enjoyed the delicious food and wonderful family photographs and stories.

Thank you to our wonderful guest speakers, Mrs. Desley Free and Mrs. Vicki Bridgstock.

We hope to see you at AIELC's next Family Day!

AIELC's Family Day

We are pleased to announce that AIELC's first Family Day will be held on Monday 25 August 2008.


We invite all AIELC students and staff to bring along family photos, heirlooms or anything that is special to you and your family to share with us all.


We are delighted to announce that our special guest speaker will be Vicki Bridgstock, who has an amazing family story of her own to share.


We look forward to hearing student presentations about their families.

See you there!

Guest Speaker - 11 August 2008

Thank you to Vicki Bridgstock, a current history and journalism student, for being our special guest speaker on 11 August 2008.

All AIELC students enjoyed listening to Vicki's inspiring story of adopting two young girls from India and bringing them back to Australia.

Your story has inspired AIELC to hold our first "Family Day" - more information about AIELC's first Family Day can be found in the following post.

Thank you once again Vicki!

Congratulations Pre-Intermediate Students

Congratulations to AIELC's Pre-Intermediate English class for the excellent effort on their recent exams!

Well done and keep up the good work!

Guest Speakers - 28 July 2008

AIELC would like to extend a big thank you to our guest speakers, Khadijah and Zeenat, who came to share in our English Chat Room experience on 28 July 2008.

They offered AIELC students an opportunity to put into practice the English language skills that they have learnt in the classroom.

We look forward to welcoming both Khadjiah and Zeenat back to another English Chat Room soon!

Avon Presentation

AIELC would like to thank Jewel Phoenix for her interesting Avon Presentation! All our students were pleased to learn about Avon Cosmetics and were keen to try out the products.

Thank you for your time and we would love to see you back again soon!

Spelling Bee Winners - 15 May 2008

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee winners, Mrs. Nowayer Al-Harbi and Mrs. Hanan Aldosari!

Well done!

English Chat Room

AIELC would like to introduce our new English Chat Room program, this program will run every second Friday from 12:00pm until 12:30pm.

During this program guest speakers will be invited to talk to AIELC students about various topics.

Students will be encouraged to make practical use of the language skills that they have learned by participating in discussions and asking questions.

AIELC Book Club

AIELC will hold a Book Club Meeting every second Friday.

Please bring along all the books you have read to share with your classmates.

Camping Presentation

Congratulations to Certificate I student, Mrs. Nowayer Alharbi for her excellent presentation on Camping in Australia.

It was entertaining and well presented. Great job with the PowerPoint presentation!

Spelling Bee Winner - 17 April 2008

Congratulations to AIELC Certificate III student, Mrs. Lamyaa Alfahad on being the first winner of our Spelling Bee Competition!

Keep up the great work!

Introducing Media Room

It is with great pleasure that AIELC introduces our new Media Room Program. This program will showcase relevant media in English for AIELC students each Thursday.

Our first Media Room will showcase one of the famous works of classic novelist, Jane Austen. Students will watch and study the BBC mini-series; "Pride and Prejudice."

Study notes, discussions and reviews will be incorporated to allow students to maximise the benefit of watching this classic drama series.

In the future we will showcase other classic works as well as documentary series and other relevant media to allow our students to experience a vast array of English media.

Introducing AIELC Spelling Bee

We would like to introduce you all to our new Spelling Bee Program! This program will allow students to practice their new vocabulary in a fun and interesting way. We will have a special score sheet - to allow equal opportunity to all students, regardless of their current certificate level! Winners of the Spelling Bee will have their names mentioned both on this blog and in our college newsletter! We encourage all of our students to begin learning their spelling words! Good Luck!

Charity Tuesday - Guide Dogs QLD

AIELC would like to thank all participants in our Charity Tuesday program for Guide Dogs QLD on 1 April 2008.

Guide Dogs QLD has been a leader in the provision of quality mobility services to Queenslanders, of all ages, with low or no vision since 1960.

To find out more about the extraordinary work that this charity is involved in please visit: http://www.guidedogsqld.com.au/.

Lamington Presentation

AIELC would like to thank and congratulate Certificate II student, Mrs. Hajar Aloqaili for her exceptional "lamington" presentation. Well done! The lamingtons tasted great!

ISIC Cards - International Student Identity Cards

International Student Identity Card (ISIC) application forms are now available from administration. ISIC cards offer students over 40,000 discounts worldwide. With discounts ranging from cheap travel to discounted movie tickets, for more information about ISIC cards please visit: http://www.isiccard.com.au/cpa/htm/htm_home.asp.

Charity Tuesday - Muslim Aid Australia MAA

On Tuesday March 18 2008 AIELC raised funds for Muslim Aid Australia MAA. Muslim Aid Australia were kind enough to post us various brochures and information regarding the objectives of their charitable organisation.

Through a discussion of these objectives we hope that AIELC helped to raised awareness of some of the issues affecting the world around us. Our donation has been posted and the Australian International English Language College would like to thank Muslim Aid Australia for their cooperation and support.  

To find out more information about Muslim Aid Australia MAA, please visit: www.muslimaid.org.au.

March Information Session

AIELC would like to thank everyone who came along to our Information Session on 12 March 2008. It was a fantastic day and really great to see all of you there.

The food was fantastic, a big thank you to Peta, Salma and all the others who cooked up the beautiful food!

We hope that you found all the information beneficial and welcome you to contact us if you have any queries!

Thanks again everyone. Hope to see you at the next AIELC Information Session.

Charity Tuesday 11 March 2008 National Breast Cancer Foundation

First Ever Charity Tuesday

Tuesday 11 March was our first ever Charity Tuesday. Charity Tuesday is a new program that AIELC have introduced. Each Tuesday we will choose a different charity to donate to. 

A brief discussion will take place with relevant information, fact sheets and brochures at hand. This will be a great opportunity for students to practice their English, learn new vocabulary and understand how they can benefit the wider Australian community. 

On Tuesday 11 March we raised funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). They were kind enough to send us some brochures about Breast Cancer and the work that the NBCF do. 

Our students and staff wore pink for the occasion and raised $35.15, which was a great effort. By no means is our donation a huge amount, but we hope that every little bit counts!

To find out more about the National Breast Cancer Foundation please visit: www.nbcf.org.au

Graduation!

These are a few photos from a recent graduation ceremony of Certificate 2 students.

Congratulations students for all your hard work!

We wish you well in your future studies!

Welcome!

Hi there everyone,

Welcome to the new AIELC blog. This spot is for students and staff to post information about the college, upcoming events, special meetings, excursions, guest speakers, anything that's happening down at the college. Please drop us a line and let us know what you think of our new blog. Enjoy!