Here in Valencia, arguably one of the sunniest places in all of Spain, we´re pleased to welcome 3 new English department teachers: Chris Peart, Luke Irwin and Stephen Linehan.  We´re also very happy to welcome Claude Robillard as our new Director of Studies. English Activities: We´ve had a real surge of interest in our conversation Friday classes.  In fact, we´ve decided to make 2 classes on Fridays from now on.  The morning class will be from 11:00 to 12:00 and the afternoon class from...

Winter films! Por fin ha llegado el otoño a Sevilla con lluvias, viento y pocas horas de día. Así que, mucho mejor para estirarse en el sofá a ver películas en versión original. En nuestra colección de “Speak Up” han llegado recientemente las últimas de Sean Penn, Michael Douglas y Meryl Streep. Cada película trae un librito con información sobre el rodaje, los actores, los directores, el lenguaje y una guía del vocabulario. ¡Una buena manera de disfrutar el...

Although we have only just taken off our flip-flops, it’s October! Here in Madrid we can’t believe how quickly the time has passed…is it the same for you? Anyway, here’s what’s going on this month in Madrid: HAPPY FRIDAY + PUB QUIZ! Our next “Happy Friday and Pub Quiz” will take place on the 11th November at 7pm (place to be confirmed). Details coming soon!                 New Courses Starting! Just because...

Hello and Goodbye…. Calvin   Calvin Holbrook, who began  at Babylon in 2009, left us last week to work on a Barcelona based website. We wish him all the best and look forward to seeing him around Barcelona. We are very happy to welcome Matt Henderson, Kirsty Mcguigan and Patrick Butterworth to our team, from Worcester, Wales and Manchester respectively. Welcome on board! Happy Friday Fun and Games at Happy Friday It´s the last week of the month, which means… HAPPY...

We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep. (Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act IV, Scene I) Sleeping is one of of my favorite pastimes. It is benificial yet effortless, envigorating yet relaxing, comfortingly familiar yet at times unpredictable – even the most veteran of sleepers believing to have mastered its art, will be lead by it onto unfamiliar territory one day. I´m not alone in my awe of the world of sweet slumber.  It is such stuff as art,...