Football success for Brisbane
On Saturday 21st June 2008, the Embassy soccer team played in an inter-school soccer competition with 11 other English language schools from Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
With Kristian as their coach, mentor and strategist, Embassy played well all day managing to make it to the Grand Final.
Through injury, Embassy's numbers were not at their strongest for the final so unfortunately we lost the grand final 2-1 to Bond University and are therefore the 2008 runners up.
This is by far the best result Embassy has had since the competition's inception so huge congratulations to Kristian and the team!
See lots more photos on our Embassy Australia Facebook page (you have to be a Facebook member to access these, but it is free to register).
A walk in the park
Where can you find beautiful rain forests and waterfalls near Brisbane?
These students found out when they went on a trip with the Platypus Club, which organises a lively programme of events and excursions for students at Embassy CES schools in Australia.
Read more on our staff blog.
Fashion show with a difference
Students at Embassy CES in Brisbane celebrated the Melbourne Cup, Australia's most famous horse race, by constructing outfits from newspapers, plastic bags and any other material found lying around the campus. Read more on our staff blog.
From Certificate of English to Diploma of Business
Two of our students from Japan, Natsuko Sakao (left) and Eriko Kaneda (right), are great success stories for Study Group Australia. Both students started at Embassy CES in Brisbane studying the Certificate of English in 2006 and have now successfully completed a Martin College Diploma of Business with a Major in Travel and Tourism.
When Natsuko and Eriko commenced their studies at Embassy CES Brisbane campus, they tested into Pre-Intermediate and with dedication and wonderful attendance (Eriko 94.5% over 9 months and Natsuko 100% over 5 months), they gained entry into Martin College in April 2007. It is a true credit to both students that they were able to come from Embassy CES with a relatively low starting English language level and then pass all of their Martin College subjects at the first attempt.
Both students are going back to Japan to commence their careers in the travel industry.