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the name 4 an English School
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shoegirl
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the name 4 an English School
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Hello! My friend is going to open his own English language school. How would you call the place like this? We have got thousands ideas but we still haven �t got the ONE, the BEST of it. Help us - please :)
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5 Jul 2010
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Akanah
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Hi! In my humble opinion, the best thing to do would be calling the school after the neighborhood in which it �s going to be placed. It �d be easier to people to remember its name. It sounds pretty commercial, I know, but let �s be honest, that �s very important :S
Regards, Olga |
5 Jul 2010
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almaz
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Marta,
What �s your friend �s name? He could anglicise it and name the school after himself (or, if he wishes, his wife/gf/bf/child).
He might even name it after you. �Martha � has so many down-to-earth, dependable connotations in English that you really couldn �t go far wrong using it: �Martha �s Corner �, �Martha �s Schoolyard � (apologies to our Massachusetts colleagues), �Miss Martha �s... � etc.
You could also take the name of a street/ district in a British city and play around with that (did you know that there �s a �Poland Street � in London?).
I wish you the best, whatever you choose,
Alex |
5 Jul 2010
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aliciapc
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Here it �s common for English institutes to be named after important cities in English speaking countries , sth like London institute, Boston language school... or a well-known English speaking writer �s name could be a good choice, too . Good luck ... |
5 Jul 2010
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lshorton99
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I like Alicia �s idea. Unfortunately, it �s just making me want to be silly:
The Twilight School of English (don �t pretend you don �t know what I �m talking about!)
Hogwarts (pretty certain that �s copyright)
Hamlet Academy (sounds like you �re selling cigars)
The Milton Institute (...for psychological research?)
The Wilde School (sounds like a fun place to learn!)
The Shaw Academy (leading to many great marketing campaigns - �We �re Shaw you �ll learn best with us � etc.)
I could go on - for about 70 pages but I won �t.
Being serious, my teacher friends and I actually had a conversation about what we would call our respective schools when they opened. Here are some of the suggestions:
Global English (this makes it sound bigger and more established. You can also put a name before it to make it more personal - for example, mine would be Horton Global English)
The (insert name here) Method School (this was because we were going to invent a �method �, which would basically be a mix of other methods and what teachers actually do in the classroom!)
The Tottenham Academy (you can put a different football team - I mean place(!) - here)
English Plus (gives the impression that you offer more than the basics)
First Choice English (not to be confused with the travel agency!)
I would also recommend including the owners � names and/or the name of the town in it to personalise it more.
Hope that helps and sorry for the silliness!
Lindsey
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5 Jul 2010
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aliciapc
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Good choices, Lindsey !! And ... not silliness, good sense of humour !! LOL  |
5 Jul 2010
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ueslteacher
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Hi everyone, After graduation I used to teach in a private school that was called "School of Tomorrow" Sophia |
5 Jul 2010
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almaz
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You could also use an acronym like �ICTOAN �, otherwise known as the � I Can �t Think Of A Name � School.
Actually, RUMPLESTILTSKIN serves the same purpose (guess my name), but, unfortunately, it �s not exclusively English - or, maybe it is? |
5 Jul 2010
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intra
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I �m opening my language school soon, too and I was meaning to call it "English Centre (my first name & surname)". But after reading your suggestions I have to admit I like "English Plus" and "English Planet". I �ll have to think it over ;)
By the way, Shoegirl, which town/city are you from? ;)
Hugs
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6 Jul 2010
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