The month of July is special for CISL San Francisco. We have the opportunity to welcome high school students between the ages of 14-17 to study on the campus of UC Berkeley! It’s a great experience to study English and live on an American university campus. After a morning of intensive study, the students have...
Summertime means hours at the beach, barbecues, and lots of suntanning and surfing, but it also means something not so beach-related: fairs! The San Diego County Fair will take place from June 8 to July 4, 2012 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and it a must-see event for students. This year’s fair motto is “Out...
San Diego’s Coronado Beach was just named the “Number 1 Beach in the United States” by Florida International University’s professor, Dr. Beach. Are we surprised? Not really! The beautiful, expansive beach is a favorite place for students and staff to hang out after class and on the weekends. According to Dr. Beach, Coronado has “near-perfect...
What do you get when you host a street fair at an intersection known for being the birthplace of the San Francisco Renaissance and the Summer of Love? An incredible, can’t-miss event! One of the most famous areas of San Francisco, Haight-Ashbury, is hosting a street fair on Sunday, June 10, from 11am to 6pm. The annual...
Today we are pleased to share a writing sample from a CISL San Diego student, Victor Facciolla. Victor’s essay “Love and Passion” is beautifully written and shares his thoughtful insight into a subject that confuses all of us from time to time! Thank you to Victor for sharing this essay with us and thanks to...
“If your best friend came to visit San Diego/San Francisco, what would you do with them on your first day?” We asked our students this question, and after reading all of the entries, it seems like CISL students are amazing tour guides! Congratulations to our winners, Sarah Benghaith and Tanja Sachs! You might remember that April’s Grammar Lesson...
Put on your bathing suit, fire up your BBQ grill, and get ready: it is Memorial Day weekend! Many students ask CISL staff members the same question: “What is Memorial Day?” We think that is a very good question to ask! It is a United States holiday created to celebrate the people who died during...
Many of our students say that one of the most exciting aspects of living in California is the fashion. Californians are known for their relaxed, colorful, and fashion-forward dress, and the state is full of inexpensive shops with great merchandise! On Friday, May 11, students will have an exciting opportunity to learn a little more...
Supermodels usually walk the catwalk, but this weekend, world-famous supermodel Christie Brinkley will grace a different stage–the theater–in a production of Chicago. Brinkley will perform at the San Diego Civic Theater from May 8 to May 13. Brinkley is one of the world’s most successful supermodels. She has been featured on the cover of...
If you could invite ANY three people to dinner (from the past or present), who would you invite, and why? We asked our CISL students this question earlier this month and were so impressed with their responses! From dictators to famous authors to ancestors, our students put together some fascinating–and delicious!–dinners. Congratulations to Hind Alrajhi,...
