Southern Lakes English College

I had such an amazing time at slec! I met amazing people that will be my lifelong friends. My teacher was wonderful and prepared me so well for the CAE! I definitively would recommend this English school to everyone. The location is also perfect. Queenstown is a great place to do a lot of activities and its just beautiful. I really miss this time a lot!

Hi, I was in SLEC for 4 weeks of study in an FCE course. I really do not advise it under any paradigm. Initially I took SLEC because It was the most competent in prices, but then I realized why. When you enter you have to pay 80 dollars for the study book, of which 40 are returned on the last day. That's a bit excessive, because you find it in the New market for only $50. Also the classes that I took were of about 13 people, because 3 teachers left the institute and had to join the Advanced, Intermediate and FCE classes. In addition, they told me that new students who want to book or attend an Advanced class will have to reserve the quota paying, that is not common, in any school that happens. Also when I arrived at the institute they told me that I was going to transport by transfer from the airport to the homestay, I thought it was included, but the next day I found out that I had to pay 80 dollars for that transport. Also, a couple of days after, the institute told me that I must to pay 120 dollars separately, because supposedly you must pay the Public Fee"

This is the best english school in Queenstown , all teachers in SLEC is so nice and good friends from around the world I have met here, also strategic places in downtown with nice classrooms.

Highly recommended! My experience in Queenstown was much better thanks to SLEC and the people that work there. It is always improving the teaching methodology, furthermore, every week it makes outdoor activities to enjoy and to know NZ

Hi.My name is Alejandro. I have been studying in this school for 14 weeks. I am here because I want to tell my experience. The first thing I want to say in 'thank everyone' because this school feels like home. Everyone is frienly and I feel really confortable when I am here. I loved my classmates and teachers (Lucía, Tim and Erin). I loved mixing cultures (Europe, America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand), learning not only English but also about different cultures or ways to think. I want to tell you about Charlotte and Olga because they are amazing, friendly and funny. They can solve any problem inside or outside the school.However, not everything was good. I was studying in the evening class when the school decided to eliminate the evening class. It was one week before Christmas holidays. After holidays we needed to change our job or work in the weekends because we started to study in the mornings. I can understand the reason but I completely disagree with the way the did everything. The said they will help us but the real true was that in holidays noone was there working or helping us. Then I started to thing that the student were not important we were just numbers. In January began the caos. Classes were full so no matter the level they just tried to put every student in a class. They were not thinking in the student, they were thinking in the classes. I did not like it and two weeks after Chritsmas holidays I felt very dissapointed with the school.Finally, I decided that it is more important the good people working here than the company which think only in the money.This school has excellent teachers I can not say anything bad about them. This is an important thing when you are deciding where you should study, and for me, this school is unbeatable in this point. Also I have to say there is a piano and it makes me very happy, it has been the best surprise since I arrived New Zealand.I will keep in my heart everyone, no matter student or worker, who I met here, who changed me, who taught me... Because for me, at the end of the day, good things have more value than bad things.For me this school will always be my home. I will never forget you.Thanks for everything.

Southern lakes English college 에서 12주 동안 공부했던 학생이예요. 저는 어학원을 다닌 12주 내내 정말 하루하루가 행복했어요. 친구들도 나라별로 굉장히 다양하고 선생님들도 모두 친절하세요. 항상 모르는게 있으면 친절하게 웃으면서 알려주셨어요. 일주일에 한번씩 어학원 친구들이랑 학교에서 진행하는 Activity 활동들을 하면서 더 친해질 기회도 만들어주곤 해요. 퀸스타운에서 공부하신다면 저는 SLEC 추천드립니다 :)

다른 어학원은 안 다녀봐서 모르겠지만, 아주 즐거운 1년을 보냈습니다. 퀸스타운 물가가 다른 지역에 비해 높은게 유일한 문제였어요. 하지만 그만큼 가치있는 곳이기도 합니다. 아웃도어 액티비티를 좋아한다면 근처에 환상적인 하이킹/트랙킹 코스가 많아요. 관광지라서 다른 지역에 비해서 활기가 넘치는 점도 지나고 보니 대단한 장점입니다. 어학원 생활도 만족스러웠어요.

escola muito boa, estudei la por 6 semanas alguns anos atrás. mr blaise, o dono, é muito simpático. pena que nunca consegui bater ele no tenis de mesa! hehe

I had a really nice experience at the school. I had the best teacher you could ask for, I met loads of amazing people from different countries and really enjoyed my time there. I would really recommend it