Bowling night!

On Thursday, September 24th, DTLA students joined Teacher Caroline for a fun night of bowling at the Shatto 39 Lanes. 






Teacher Mary Jo also joined to bowl a couple of games. It was an incredibly fun night. Everyone cheered, danced and talked the whole time. Definitely, there'll be another night like this soon!

Caroline 

DTLA Teacher

Italian Lunch with teacher Michael An'gile!

On Saturday 09/14/2015, Teacher Michael An'gileo and a group of students (representing the countries of Venezuela, Turkey, South Korea, Japan, Mexico and Saudi Arabia) met for an amazing Italian Lunch and cool lesson in the Italian Language at Andre's Restaurant across from the Grove. 

Wow! The pizza, spaghetti, garlic bread and gelato were fantastic. Andre's is an historic restaurant, in business for over a half-century in Los Angeles. The students were really impressed with the huge quantities of food, delicious ice cream, and great prices. 

In Italian we learned to say... "Grazie mille... ci vediamo!" It means.. "Thank you so much, see you again soon!" Ciao! 

For more information about activities at Language Systems please visit www.languagesystems.com

LACMA with teacher Jordan!

Students from #DTLA and teacher Jordan Kurt spent a leisurely Friday afternoon at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), where we saw James Turrell's, Breathing Light, Chris Burden's Metropolis II, exhibitions on Latin American and contemporary Middle Eastern art, and of course the famous streetlamps! 

It was so much fun!!

Wine Tour!

On Labor Day, nine wine-loving students from Language Systems Downtown LA visited three Central Coast Wineries, Babcock Vineyard & Winery, Koehler Vineyard & Winery, and Rusack Vineyard & Winery with teacher John, who is a longtime visitor to the area and a wine club member of the three wineries.



The first stop was Babcock, where students enjoyed tasting eight high-quality wines with cheese & crackers. We were served in the spacious tasting room while sitting around a low table.

Next, we drove to Los Olivos to buy lunch, then took it to Koehler to taste eight more wines and enjoy a picnic under shady trees, drinking four bottles of Koehler's Riesling, Grenache (red) and a Grenache Rose. Some students bought wine using John's 20% club member discount.
 

We then divided into two groups, one group exploring quaint Danish-style Solvang, and the other taking in one more winery, Rusack.
 

After meeting up again, we all went to Chumash Casino, where most students won some money!!

It was a long day, but everyone had a great time learning about wine, tasting delicious local wine of the area, playing tourist in Solvang, and just enjoying the beautiful Southern California countryside on a warm late-summer day.

John Bury - #DTLA Teacher

For more information about Language Systems, please visit languagesystems.edu

Story Telling Night with Sushant!

Yesterday 9/10/15 Teacher Sushamnt and students met at Nektar, a juice bar, but since it was closed they ended up going and getting Coffee at Starbucks and hanging out from 7-8pm. 

They got to the story telling night and the event lasted from 8-10pm. It was a perfect night. Sushant entered his name in the contest and they picked him. I told my story. The audience had to vote for their favorite story and guess what?! He won!!!!! $100 in cash :)

For more information about activities at Language Systems please visit www .languagesystems.edu

Beach Party Fun 2015!!!

LSI kicked off its annual beach party on Friday, Aug 28^th in Huntington Beach. The weather welcomed everyone with a warm and beautiful opportunity to enjoy the cool ocean water. All schools flew their colors and motivated their volleyball team to do their best. This year’s championship went to the Los Angeles Angels. Congratulations to them for their efforts and competitive spirit. 

One of the best things about the beach party is the energy students bring to support their classmates and their school. The beach party presents an opportunity for students and teachers to break from the normal routine and just have a day dedicated to fun. It’s always nice to see everyone have a good time and remember that a new language is about creating new relationships that will help them in their goal to succeed using English. 

The water games followed the tournament with plenty of excitement. Between tug of war and eating crazy foods, students got a plenty of sun and sun tans. There were powerful teams and teams that surprised everyone. It was an exciting combination of people flinging water and sand, the sun’s heat intense rays, and an overwhelming venue of excitement. To keep that energy going, this year’s lunch was a delicious Chinese food box that got plenty of good reviews. It was an unexpected, but pleasant surprise.

Overall, it was a fun day at the beach and one that many students will surely remember. Thank you to everyone who participated and we hope to see you all again next year in our Language Systems Beach Party. Have fun and enjoy the rest of your summer.

For more beach party pics check out our Facebook Photo Album at: http://ow.ly/REFIq

 

Carlos Takashima - #NELA Program Coordinator

www.languagesystems.edu

SBLA Campus Volleyball Training!

We're going to crush it at the beach party!

LSI South Bay has been practicing for two weeks now. A solid team is in place and we're ready to rock! Let's see what the rest of you got!

Sylvia Macias - #SBLA Program Coordinator

www.languagesystems.edu