"It was a good start for my further education in college."
Zhanel Satpayeva,
学生表格 哈萨克斯坦
(Translated by Google Translate)
I am writing this review on behalf of my niece and only in her own words.
Overall, she really enjoyed her study at this school. The school is located in Downtown Vancouver, just near Vancouver Public library and 3 minutes of walk from Robson Square Vancouver. The teachers were amicable and helpful. As for the facilities, the girls' washroom was always occupied and you had to wait a long line to get there after the classes. So, I hope the school can fix it for students' convenience. In general, there are more pros than cons. However, one moment was especially unpleasant.
There were some students in the class who were noisy and disrespectful towards the teacher and other students. Sometimes, a teacher had to distract from teaching in order to calm those noisy students. And that was rather annoying.
As a caretaker of my niece during her visit in Vancouver, I would like to point out my personal remarks:
1) With respect to above mentioned episodes, I believe there should be some kind of an Ethical Behavior instruction for the students prior their study. As it is unfair to other students who are forced to sit and wait when the noisy students calm down so that the teacher can continue the lesson for which they fully paid.
2) Moreover, the study was just for 3 weeks, however, for some reason, my niece was shifted to other group, four days before the end of her course... That was weird and nobody explained the reason of this shift.
3) In addition, I would like to mention this in the review, so the School may avoid this in the future.
There was a feeling of lack of information from School. As a parent we want to know what is the level of English of our child? So, when a student takes his first test, what are the results of this test? There is a need of any feedback from the teacher in the beginning of the study and at the end. So, the student (incl. parents) can see any progress in the study. Enter/Exit results.
4) We applied to this school in February/March and it turned out that the School moved to another location in April and nobody informed us about this. Happily, before the start of the classes we checked the web-site of the School and found out about this change. I should say that we chose our accommodation based on the School's location. Again, luckily new location was not so far from the old one. I believe, this information could be distributed accordingly to all students who applied within this period of time.
Please, understand me right, my aim of this review was not to downgrade the school but to give a chance to consider the gaps in the management and improve where it is required only for the sake of its benefit and further prosperity.
Homestay
Our homestay families have been working with LSI Vancouver for many years. They have been carefully selected and monitored, and our Student Services Coordinator visits every home annually to make sure everything is perfect. All families have passed criminal record checks to ensure student safety. Host families speak English in the home so that students can practise English and learn more about Canadian and international culture.
Facilities include:
Friendly and welcoming atmosphere
Bed linen and towels provided
Free laundry facilities
Good, reliable transport links
Student Welfare
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