Trip to the Eden Project
Trip to the Eden Project 15 JULY, 2019 Excursions & Activities By Cleo The Eden project, often called the “eighth wonder of the world” is comprised of two biomes, the Rainforest & the Mediterranean. The mesmerising scene is enhanced by the diversity of plants...
Let’s Dance
Let's Dance 11 FEBRUARY, 2018 Excursions & Activities One of our activities the past two summers has been to Exim Dance Company the contemporary dance workshop, hip hop and street dance, is one of our newest and most popular activities. As well as teaching our...
All About Ramadan
What is Ramadan anyway? You may already know it involves fasting, but there is much more to this holy festival. Ramadan happens in the ninth month of the Muslim year and lasts for the whole month, this year it started on the 26th May and finishes on the 24th June. It...
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside!
We are now feeling the change in temperature (most days) and summer is right around the corner so we have put together a list of beaches which are near Plymouth and just a bus journey away. As some of our students are from landlocked countries and have never...
Registration Closing Dates for March Cambridge Exams
In conversation with Suzanne Sparrow Language School teacher Louise kingdom
When you’re not teaching what do you like to do with your spare time? I practise Taekwondo a couple of times a week. I’m a blue belt at the moment. I also do dressmaking and crafty things like that. At the weekend I love going to car boot sales. Have you taught...
School Illustration
A big thank you to Sarah Smalldon for her contribution to this month’s Sparrow Times. Sarah is a Fine Artist & Illustrator living in Plymouth. She is best known for her portraits of houses, buildings and intricate line drawings. Sarah works in a variety of media...
Educare Idiomas
Educare Idiomas When Lorenzo Gonzalez visited Plymouth, looking for a school to work with his company Club Amistad and Educare Idiomas, he was introduced to Mrs Sparrow. They immediately realised that they were both fluent, but sadly in their own respective languages....
In conversation with former student Raquel Alonso Arroyo
When you first came to the Suzanne Sparrow School as a student, which school did you come with? As a Student, I came to Suzanne Sparrow School with the same school that I have now come with as a teacher; El Salvador School. Can you remember which homestay you stayed...
Eid al-fitr
Last month saw the end of the spiritual month of Ramadan - a 30-day fast which sees Muslims partake in extra prayers in the name of Allah. Ramadan finished on 5th July this year and many Muslims celebrated the feast of Eid al-Fitr, also known as Id al-Fitr or Eid...