Paul Lazarus, our new Director of Studies

By Ryan

The middle of September always heralds in the arrival of the NHL hockey season…but not this year. Billionaire owners and millionaire players continue to argue over money during the league-wide lockout. But while these two sides fill boardrooms full of hot air, the winds of change are blowing through our Vancouver Eurocentres school.

We said goodbye to teachers Nicole, Vincent and Tyler, who all left to pursue ventures (or is that adventures?) in Asia; to Scott, who had a great business opportunity in Ontario, and to longtime director Andréa, who went back to university to pursue her Master’s Degree. But not all is sad…Andréa is still around a substitute whenever we need her!

In Andréa’s place we welcome Paul, who brings lots of experience into the director’s chair. He has already fit in well with the teaching staff and we are eager to fill his mind with all sorts of ideas – hopefully mostly good ones.

The IELTS program has taken off faster than an Apollo rocket, with tests being held every month, and possibly more to come. The Cambridge program is also in full swing with classes prepping candidates for the December session.

With all the strife that is going on in the world, I am reminded of one of the biggest reasons I enjoy being a teacher. At our school, we have an international community of students who care for and respect one another, no matter which language or country they come from. In contrast, the world seems to find ways of creating strife and violence between nations. Why can’t the world learn from us? .