The trip to the British Museum

Come to the British Museum on Friday 1st March !

There are lots of really great things in the museum, in particular the ancient Greek stuff and the clocks exhibition which is my favourite!!!


Then afterwards we can find a pub or a cafe to relax....

Camden Market Trip tomorrow!!!

Camden Lock market trip tomorrow at 4pm

We'll explore the markets for an hour and then visit the street food stalls and the clubs that Camden is famous for!!!
It'll be fun!

Career Workshop March!!!

-Need help with your CV? Want to succeed in your interviews and get that dream job?

-Why not take one of our career workshops with our resident Business expert?

Only £25 for 3 hours

Next workshop Tuesday 12th March 2013 from 13.00pm -16.00pm

Rose of York Career Workshop

Book Now!!!!

Trip to the national Gallery this Friday!

Come and visit the National Gallery.

Britain's most renowned art gallery,and see paintings by Van Gogh,Monet,Rembrandt and even da Vinci!!!!
Friday 15 February!!!! Meet at the School!!!

Pancake Day tomorrow!

Pancake Day also known as Shrove Tuesday in Britain. Pancake day is the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. 'Shrove' - as in Shrove Tuesday - stems from old English word 'shrive', meaning 'confess all sins'. It is called Pancake Day because it is the day traditionally for eating pancake as pancake recipes were a way to use up any stocks of milk, butter and eggs which were forbidden during the abstinence of Lent.

Ingredients
For the pancake mixture:
220g/8oz plain flour, sifted
pinch of salt
2 eggs
1 pint of milk
50g/2oz butter
Makes about 8 pancakes
Method for making the batter
1. Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl with a sieve held high above the bowl so the flour gets a airing. 

2. Make a well in the centre of the flour and break the eggs into it.

3. Whisk the eggs making sure any bits of flour from around the edge of the bowl are mixed in with the egg.

4. Gradually add small quantities of the milk, still whisking

5. Continue whisking until the batter is smooth, with the consistency of thin cream. 

6. Melt the 50g/2oz of butter in a non-stick frying pan. 

7. Spoon 2 tbsp of the melted butter into the batter and whisk it in.

8. Let the pancake mix stand for at least 30 minutes before cooking.

9. Pour any left over butter into a dish. This will be used later to grease the frying pan after each pancake has been made.

10. Make sure the non-stick frying pan is really hot before adding about 2 tbsp of the batter mixture. 

11. As soon as the batter hits the hot pan, tip the pan around from side to side to get the base evenly coated with batter. 

12. Carefully lift the edge of the cooked pancake with a palette knife to see if it's tinged gold as it should be.

13. Flip the pancake over with a pan slice or palette knife to cook the other side

14. Slide it out of the pan onto a plate.

15. Stack the pancakes as you make them between sheets of greaseproof paper on a plate.

Traditionally pancakes are sprinkled with caster sugar and freshly squeezed lemon juice .


 

Trinity Cert TESOL Trainee Presentations

Pub night this Friday!!!

Pub Night at the Horse&Groom 7pm 8th Feb 2013

Pub Night at Horse and Groom (upstairs) 7pm Friday 8th Feb 2013

Happy New Year!!!

Hope you had a lovely holiday!!!!
This Thursday we are visiting the Wellcome collection.It's all about death!!! Dont be scared!!!
4:15pm outside the school!!
It's free!!!

Mid Term Pub Night this Friday

Beer x People=FUN!!!!
It's mid-term pub night on Friday the 9th November at 7pm,downstairs at the Pontefract Castle.

Training4TEFL October Students!!!

Congratulations to all of our October course trainees on passing the Trinity CertTESOL, we wish you all the best in your future careers. Do let us know what you go on to do next it's nice to stay in touch! Don't forget to put us down as your reference for any jobs that you're applying for.

Halloween Party!!!

Rose of York Halloween Party!! Come to the Rose of York Halloween Party on Friday 26th October 2012!! It will take place at 14 Hallam Street London W1 at 7pm. There will be fun and games and drinks and snacks here, but.... .... We would like you to bring some traditional dish from your country! then we can all share and taste each other's food Yum yum! Also there will be a competition for the best Halloween costume so dress up!!!

ISI Inspection

We are pleased to announce that in September 2012 Rose of York was inspected by ISI. We are very proud of the results and positive comments from the inspectors: "Students welfare and pastoral care are given high priority, which results in excellent relations within the school" "Courses on offer prepare students to achieve their educational, professional and personal goals" "Business English courses provide very good personalised and relevant study programmes based on students’ needs, experience and future career plans" These are just a few of the positive comments on the report, that will be made available to read online very soon.

One last thing!!

Did you know that Rose of York is soon to become a Teacher Training Centre?

If you are interested in becoming a qualified EFL teacher, or if you know anyone who is, why not check out the website, it's called www.training4tefl.com

Bye! (^_^)

Autumn is here! :-s

Hi everyone!!

It has been a while since I have posted on this blog, as facebook seems to be getting all the attention nowadays. In case you haven't witnessed the cyberpalace that is the Rose of York facebook page, you can check it out here or just search for 'Rose of York' in the seach bar on your facebook homepage.

Since my last post we've done a lot! We've had THREE amazing football matches, we've been to the National Gallery, we've been to the Proms, had a fantastic SUMMER PARTY, been to see a Musical for free on the Southbank of the Thames, gone Ice Skating, been to the National Portrait Gallery, had a merry Mid-Term pub night, and been to see 'Alice in Wonderland' for free. There's lots more happening soon, especially with Hallowe'en round the corner - perhaps a little celebration is in order?!

Tonight's sciencetastic scienceathon and next month!

'sup y'alls

Tonight is the last social event of June, and it's a good one! We are going to the Science museum in South Kensington, for a night of adults-only, extra-special, super-funky, kinda-crazy, climate change-related activities and talks. And get this: there will even be a silent disco! Yes, a silent disco! If you don't know what a silent disco is, then I'm not sure I can really hang out with you anymore, unless you find out quickly by googling it. Oh, and here's a clue, it's a kind of disco.

June has been a fun and busy month for the social calendar, and July will be even better. Here's what we propose:

Wednesday the 6th of July: Football in Regent's Park. Straight after school, you know the score. Although you'll have to be on the ball and bring your trainers with you on the day. Sorry I've crossed the line with the number of puns in this post.

Friday the 15th of July: Evening visit to the National Gallery. There are some real masterpieces in this gallery, so don't miss it!

Wednesday the 20th of July: Prom: Dvorak and Smetana. The Proms are a great English tradition of cheap and informal, but top quality classical music concerts. You'd be bonkers to miss this evening of great music, which will only cost FIVE POUNDS!

Friday the 29th of July: Summer Party. I'm going to keep you in suspense about this one. I'll give the necessary details nearer the time.

Peace,
Joseph

Underbelly Tonight!

Hi everyone!
Thanks to the people who came along to play football in Regents park last week, the weather was awesome, and we had a great match with students from Rose of York as well as students from other language schools who we met in the park. Check out the photos on our facebook page!

Tonight is the night of out next social event, which is going to see some live music in a club in Shoreditch - Hoxton Square to be precise. The club is called 'Underbelly' and the band that is playing is called 'Good Dangers'. Check them out online! We'll be meeting outside the club at 8.30pm. You'll need to bring some money to get in (entrance is £3), and some kind of I.D. to show that you are at least 18 years old.

See you later!

June update! 2011.06.01

Hi everyone, it has been a while since I've updated this, things have been quite hectic.

-End of term pub night at international students house was a great success, with loads of students coming along to enjoy the atmosphere, the banter, and the cheap drinks. Check out the photos on facebook!

-Last week's football was cancelled due to bad weather, but it is going ahead this week. We are MEETING outside ROSE OF YORK at 4pm tomorrow (THURSDAY 2nd of JUNE), to walk together to REGENT'S PARK to play football. Bring your TRAINERS

-TONIGHT there is a FREE screening of Macmillan's ballet MANON, based around the music of Massenet. It is in TRAFALGAR SQUARE, and it starts at 7.30pm.

See you all soon!

Josephus

END OF TERM PUB NIGHT!!!

This week it is end of term pub night! We'll be gathering to let our hair down in the bar at INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS HOUSE (just opposite Great Portland Street tube station) at 7.30, and it is THIS FRIDAY!!!!! That is Friday the 20th of May. Entry is free, drinks are cheap, and everyone'll be there. So COME ALONG!


Thanks to everyone who came bowling on friday, it was a huge success!! Check out our facebook page for some swell photos!

Hi everyone! There are lots of photos of the British Museum trip on our facebook page, why don't you check them out? Just search for 'Rose of York' in the facebook search bar.