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Book review: 7 Steps to Raising a Bilingual Child by Naomi Stainer

“When it comes to bilingualism, something is always better than nothing.” (p. 127) I like reading books on bilingualism; they provide me with inspiration and motivation when it comes to raising my own children bilingually. This book reminded me that bilingualism doesn’t just happen, it requires parents and family to take certain steps to regularly…
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Goodbye 2022 and hello 2023

Happy New Year! I know it’s already February, and I’ve only now had time to sit down and write the first post of 2023! It was the beginning of our winter term at Bristol Language School that took most of my attention, but it was good to be available for last minute questions and enrolments….
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Merry Christmas | Joyeux Noël | Fröhliche Weihnachten | Feliz Navidad | Veselé Vánoce | Wesołych Świąt

Christmas is coming… We hope you’ll have enough time off to relax and enjoy those festive days! Whatever your Christmas plans are, take it easy and have fun. Don’t forget to sing carols and Christmas songs in the languages you’re learning! We would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noël, Fröhliche Weihnachten, Feliz Navidad,  Veselé…
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BLS Anniversary Party

We’re super excited to be celebrating our 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY this autumn! Yes, the school was founded in August 2012! A little project that turned out to be an exciting hub for learning and improving language skills. We had our anniversary party at the beginning of November. It was so nice to see everybody in…
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What do our language tutors think about BLS?

What do our language tutors think about BLS? We’re so happy we can celebrate our 10th anniversary together. Today, I’d like to say how much I appreciate our current team of language tutors. I often say that our learners are loyal and consistent which is so true, but our tutors are just the same: they’re…
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We’re 10 YEARS OLD!

How was your summer? I’m so excited, because we’re starting our autumn language courses soon and we’re looking forward to seeing you then! We’re also super excited to be celebrating our 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY this autumn! Yes, the school was founded in August 2012! A little project that turned out to be an exciting hub for…
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Bye bye to our school’s building…

Hello, How have you been? We’ve recently completed another amazing term here at Bristol Language School. Thank you for attending our spring language term! I’m excited to let you know that our boost and autumn language courses are coming up, and you can enrol on the our language classes via our website.  The school’s building…
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Book review: Weston-super-Mare by Rosie and Howard Smith

When you think about Weston-super-Mare, you don’t think about it in terms of a holiday riviera or the most sought-after sea-side town. However, the book Western-super-Mare by Rosie and Howard Smith, is a beautifully illustrated alternative guide, which may inspire you to visit, and look at it from a completely different perspective. I first came…
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Book review: The Lido by Libby Page

To be honest with you, I wasn’t expecting much from The Lido. I read a short synopsis and wasn’t intrigued by it, but decided to read it anyway, as I love swimming. However, when I started reading the novel, on almost every page, I became more and more interested in the story to the point…
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Happy Easter!

We would like to wish you all a lovely Easter break. We hope you have a great time! We’re starting our SPRING language term soon, on Monday, 25th April 2022. You can study Arabic, Chinese Mandarin, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish this spring at BLS. Enrol now! Thank you for learning…
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