What happens when students from around the world get together? A soccer game turns into a samba lesson! Earlier this month, 21 CISL San Diego students met up with students from other international schools in the San Diego area to play soccer and mingle. While mostly boys participated in the game, plenty of girls came...
Last week, we posted the writing samples from the winners of CISL San Diego’s March writing contest. The prompt was “What’s the best meal you’ve had in San Diego?” Congrats again to Areum and Fernanda! Today, we are posting the winners of the CISL San Francisco writing contest. Sophie and Maram sent beautiful submissions detailing...
What is the best meal you have eaten in San Diego? We asked our Converse students this question at the beginning of March and were so impressed with their responses; in fact, we were so impressed that we couldn’t choose just one writing contest winner: we chose TWO! Congratulations to CISL San Diego students Areum...
San Diego and San Francisco are springing into spring, and there are plenty of events in both cities to keep our students busy! Are you looking to get a little exercise? Mingle with CISL students and hear some live music? Or learn a bit more about new cultures through art exhibits? CISL has an array...
St. Patrick’s Day may have originated in Ireland, but Americans have certainly adopted (and adapted) the holiday into a celebration of everything green. San Diego and San Francisco both host fun events to celebrate the holiday, and the following is a list of some of the more popular parades, parties, and public events. We hope...
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner! Soon Americans will be wearing green clothes, eating traditional corned beef and cabbage, and drinking green beer. What a strange–and fun–holiday! To prepare our students for this celebration, we have some St. Patrick’s Day and Irish-related vocabulary and idioms. Enjoy! USEFUL ST PATRICK’S DAY VOCABULARY Ireland...
What is life like for a CISL student? Today Barbara, a student at CISL San Francisco who will soon take the Cambridge Exam, gives us a glimpse into her daily schedule. Thanks, Barbara, for sharing your day with us! One day in my new life By Barbara, CISL SF Student It’s a typical Monday morning....
The San Diego weather certainly has not disappointed this weekend, and it looks as if next week will be beautiful as well! Need some ideas for after-class activities? CISL San Diego has several fun events planned for this week, and the city of San Diego is offering some entertaining options as well. Sunday, March...
