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Last week Intensive English Program students gave

Last week Intensive English Program students gave presentations about Black Friday, America Football, Macy’s Day Parade, the First Thanksgiving, and pumpkins. 📚✨

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Community support from donors and foundations prov

Community support from donors and foundations proves crucial to student and ILI successes! ✨ This #GivingTuesday we hope you will consider supporting the International Language Institute of Massachusetts with a donation!

ILI is a thriving, resilient, independent language school in the heart of Northampton that draws students from all over the world—contributing to the economic health and vitality of our region—and provides meaningful work for 30 passionate advocates of intercultural understanding and diverse communities. Our generous donors helped ILI lay a foundation for a strong future with new programs, new partners, and new purpose.

➡️Visit https://ili.edu/donate to learn more & consider making a donation today! THANK YOU!

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Workplace language training is in full swing at lo

Workplace language training is in full swing at local businesses—this fall at Advanced Adhesive in Easthampton and the Marriott Hotel in Springfield. Saralé Lizdas, who teaches in our free English and world language programs, works with Advanced Adhesives employees who are from Afghanistan (first photo in slide). And we recently welcomed Deb Alm, who retired as the long-time director of Springfield College's International Center. She celebrated with Marriott employees who received their certificates at the end of the course Deb taught (second photo in slide).

➡️Want to bring language training to your workplace? Find out more at https://ili.edu/workplace-programs/.

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Last Friday ILI teachers, staff and board members

Last Friday ILI teachers, staff and board members gathered for our first ever board and staff retreat to commence planning for the future. ✨

The two-part retreat began with a "Collaborate with Positivity" workshop facilitated by @pamvictor of @happiervalleycomedy , during which we practiced strategies to promote inclusive brainstorming, innovative thinking and creative problem solving. ⭐️ We then worked in small groups to create realistic goals for the next year and big dreams for the long term. Our next step is to devise action plans and measurable outcomes for inclusion in our strategic plan. The retreat highlighted the importance of teacher, staff and board unity as we move ILI forward in accomplishing our mission.

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✨Samira Artur, ILI’s Teacher Trainer is from B

✨Samira Artur, ILI’s Teacher Trainer is from Brazil. She didn’t travel to Rio, but attended the @actfl Conference in Boston. She learned lots to share with ILI teachers. Plus an added bonus of meeting with @ialc.schools partner schools. 📚

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