What a week!

I'm shattered. Exhausted. Knackered. Drained
Week one in our new Bloomsbury home is now over. Ok, so the buzzer on the front door doesn't work and I forgot to order signs for the toilets.. And Dell haven't bothered to send some computers. Oh... and none of us can work out how to use the new phones. All small problems.

We're going to start thinking about the pretty things now. What should we put up on the walls? Is there room for a ping pong table in the garden? Do we want a mirror in the coffee room? Should we have an ipod dock and speakers so students can play their own music in the coffee room? Any ideas from you will be gatefully received!!

Now for the weekend... a little cricket on tv, a lot of playing with Ben... and then back again on Monday.

Have fun everyone!
Stuart

Day 3...

We're all beginning to relax and settle down in our new surroundings. It's amazing how you need to "learn a building".
The office has an echo and I keep telling Alejandra to ssshhh. The teachers are deciding which is their favourite classroom and the students are starting to feel at home (in the first couple of days they didn't want to touch anything because it all looked so new).

I know I've spent a lot of time talking about the building but it's because it is part of our vision to create a wonderful language school. I haven't forgotten that the most important aspect is the people: those who work and those who study here.

So... let me take this opportunity in public to say a big THANK YOU to Alejandra, Rob, Aileen, Ashleigh, Dragan, Rebecca, Steve - our fantastic team who have all done so much to help.

Stuart

Last visitors....

The school became a home today when Greta popped in with Benjamin. I'm not sure if he noticed that this place is different to the old school but he certainly found enough to touch, pull, put in his mouth, destroy etc etc...

Sofa...so good...

First lesson in our new style classroom today...

We have two rooms which are designed to help students really relax and get the most out of a conversation class. No desks or traditional chairs but sofas, beanbags and lots of red and orange!
Feedback from Ashleigh, the teacher, was that this was a dynamic speaking lesson.
Stuart

Let the lessons begin!!!!

Yes, we're in and the first classes have started. Everyone arrived on time this morning and it was wonderful to be able to welcome old and new students to 42 Bloomsbury Street.
It was a very busy weekend but I think we managed to get most things in the right position.
Thanks go to the students who came to help and also to everybody who sent Good Luck messages.

Here are the first photos of the first day in the new school!
Stuart