10 Things You Didn’t Know About Langports
1. Our name
‘Langports’ comes from a combination of 2 words: “Lang” – Language and “Port” – destination or meeting place –> so Langports means ‘Language Destination’
2. Langports English Language College was started by
John France who has been in the education industry since 1982.
3. Langports is an
Australian owned Family Business. Our founder John has passed on his passion for international education to his daughter
Anna France, who is now the CEO of Langports.
4. Langports has a total of
110 staff across 3 locations in Australia (
Brisbane,
Gold Coast,
Sydney)
5. Our staff come from
24 different nationalities: New Zealand, Japan, Brazil, Ukraine, Philippines, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Australia, Singapore, United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, Italy, Germany, China, Greece, Turkey, Colombia, France, South Korea, Russia, Iran, Hong Kong.
6. Langports has helped over
35,000 students from over 75 countries study English.
7. Langports Sydney is
100% not for profit– which means that the profits go to The Langports Foundation to
help disadvantaged children to get an education.
By studying at Langports you’re helping
The Langports Foundation to make a difference!
8. Many of our teachers have taught at Langports for
5+ years and 10 teachers have been with us
10+ years!
9. Our
English only policy is designed to help our students speak English all the time at school. Our students are adults but we know you sometimes need reminding to use English.
It is important to speak English and respect friends from other countries.
10. We are here to help our students every step of the way! We are a family… the
Langports Family! Once you are a student here, you are part of the family and
welcome back anytime!!
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