After a full year of ESl Instruction at Heritage College, the ESL students assisted with planting a Canadian garden followed by tea and treats in a Canadian home. The planting help was greatly appreciated and so was the joy of…
Author: Rick and Linda Reed
Carols and Christmas Lights on a Cold Winter’s Night
At the beginning of December 2021, we had the privilege of hosting our Internationals Christmas Dinner outside on the Heritage Patio. Though it was certainly cold (with very strong winds!), it was still a wonderful evening together filled with the…
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A Fall Walk in the Woods
ESL students enjoy the colourful Fall leaves during our walk in the woods together. Red Toyotas seem to be popular among our students!From the Middle East and Japan, friendships are found.
You Get What You Pray For?
Seems like most people were unhappy with our unusually cold winter. The Weather Network stated: “North American just had its coldest February since 1994.” Dare we admit that’s just what we prayed for? In late November, we began to pray…
Walking Towards Wisdom Together
We’ve started a New Year! There are new students in class Levels 1 and 2, and we’ve started the GLOBAL class. We now have students from Japan, Korea, and Brazil all streaming in from their homes! It’s exciting! Here in…
Foods from Around the World
Often community happens as we gather around food. Good food. Our own food. We're excited to share with you our food -- food from around the world. This book was written by our ESL students, and some of our leaders.…
The Meaning of Christmas (by Rick and Linda Reed)
Christmas is a meaningful time! No doubt you know about the food, trees, lights or presents of Christmas. But is that the real meaning? That’s not actually what Christmas is really about! If you’d like to know WHAT happened on…
Winter Graduation
When we think of graduation, we often think of spring: with graduation robes flowing in the breeze, flowers from friends, and family member to congratulate us. Recently, we watched two two students, Naoko and Megumi, “graduate” from the Heritage English…
Saying “Goodbye” – Saying “Hello” – Saying “We Love you”
Every now and then, we have a week we never forget. As a TESOL teacher. And as ESL student. This week we continued our classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Monday class, led by Becca and Victoria, is very…
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Walking Towards Wisdom
Just walking is a privilege. When I was a child, watching my sister in her wheelchair taught me that walking is a blessing. In our COVID times, living is a privilege. Just to live each day, watching the sun rise…
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