Hello new Proficiency students,
Welcome to our school.
 
The best way to improve your English is through lots and lots of practice. You are extremely lucky to be developing your language skills at a time when exposure to the English language is (literally) at your fingertips!
 
Internet access means that you can improve all your language skills: Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking.
 
You will see immediate progress in your listening skills by watching videos and listening to talks. TED TALKS offers talks on a vast variety of topics, so you are sure to find something that interests you.
 
Another good idea is to actually register for a MOOC. MOOCs stands for Massive Open Online Courses, and they are university courses which you join for free. Try out COURSERA and FUTURELEARN. Why not start with Learning How to Learn, which will give you valuable advice on how to learn more effectively, and retain the things that you’ve learned.
  
The school’s website - http://www.savani.edu.gr/ - is a good place to start. If you click on FUNLEARN SITES - Funlearn Challenge, you will find a site especially created with your level in mind.
 
Follow us on FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/savani.school - because we post useful links that will help you in your learning process.
 
 Achieving language proficiency has never been easier. What it needs on your part is dedication and daily exposure to the English language. It may all seem a bit daunting at first, but if you keep at it, learning will soon become very enjoyable and rewarding.
 
 
ENJOY LEARNING!!!
 

Practice your listening skills with Virtually Anywhere, an audio series from Cambridge English. Listen to the episodes and do all the activities. It will be a fun way to improve your listening skills and learn lots of new vocabulary. 

The series is about two university students Geeta and Paul, who are trying to decide what project to do, when a mysterious professor appears and offers to help.

Subscribe to 6 Minute English podcast and you will automatically receive all the latest episodes. You can store them on your phone and listen to them whenever and wherever you like. They are only six minutes long, so you can easily listen to one every day. There are many more podcasts for you to explore and choose from on the bbc podcasts page. Choose a podcast that you are interested in and subscribe to it. You can also visit the 6 Minute English website, where you can choose from a great number of programmes to listen to.


Why don't you visit the BBC Learning English website, which will definitely help you improve your language skills. 

Here are some interesting sites on topics that we have been discussing.
Watch this TEDx talk on what element is most important for success: intelligence, talent or grit?

Cultural treasures
What are the Elgin (Parthenon) marbles? What are the arguments in favour or against their return to Greece? What is your opinion? This is a very comprehensive site: Should cultural treasures be returned to their places of origin?

COURSERA: LEARNING HOW TO LEARN
Don't forget to sign up for this extremely useful course. We are all learners. This course gives you invaluable advice on how organise your time, how to overcome procrastination, how to remember information. In short, how to become a more efficient learner.

FUTURE LEARN: A Beginner's Guide to Writing in English for University Study
Whether you are thinking of studying abroad or you just want to be able to pass your C2 level exams, this course will help you develop your writing skills. You will learn how to organise your essays and how to use language of a more academic nature. 

There are  some fantastic courses that you can sign up for to help you improve not just your language skills, but also the way you learn.

Learning How to Learn is a COURSERA course, starting in October, which explains the way we store and retrieve information, and gives valuable advice how to study, revise and remember things not just for the exam the following day, but forever. It is very useful for learners of all ages. 

Another interesting course from FUTURELEARN is Exploring English: Language and Culture. It is ideal for learners of English as you improve your language skills by watching videos about life in Britain. The course is both enjoyable and informative.

1 September: Lessons start again for all existing classes.
1 October: Lessons start for JUNIOR classes and all new PROFICIENCY / IELTS groups.

1 Σεπτεμβρίου: Τα μαθήματα ξεκινούν για όλα τα τμήματα που είδη λειτουργούν στο Φροντιστήριο.
1 Οκτωβρίου: Εναρξη καινούριων τάξεων για JUNIOR και PROFICIENCY - IELTS

Have a lovely summer everyone. Enjoy the sun and the sea and see you back in September, all refreshed and ready to GO!!!

This is our new school site. I hope that all of you enjoy using it. Please click on the FUNLEARN site which is appropriate for your level. There you will have lots of things to do for the summer.