Throughout 2018 we’ve worked with charities and good causes to create brighter futures. At this time of year we want to celebrate their work and wish them the best for 2019.
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Season’s greetings
from Cambridge
Season’s greetings
from Cambridge
We asked people to share with us their ideas for creating a brighter future in 2019. We wanted to know how they would change their world for the better, and this is what they said:
— Neval, Antarctica
"I'm going to change my studying
schedule to learn better."
— Özge, Turkey
"I will keep working for kids suffering from
cancer and I will arrange some charity events to raise money for them."
— Marina, Ukraine
"I will continue helping
homeless dogs and cats."
— Maria, Russia
"I will provide a free
legal support every
Thursday in 2019."
— Syed Burhan, Pakistan
"I will complete my book which will help the community to understand their negativity and to control it ."
— Aparecida, Brazil
"Expanding my volunteer program - an excellent opportunity for students to start their English in everyday, real-life situations"
— Carole, France
"I pledge to give more precise feedback to my pupils, design clearer lessons and help them retrieve information more efficiently."
— Volkan, Turkey
"I will pay attention to other people's needs and promote living in a multicultural society."
— Miriam, Mexico
"I will smile more often. I will think about my students and coworkers personal situations before demanding something from them."
— Julia, Russia
"Be kind to everyone"
— Lucia, Switzerland
"I want to be more mindful and embodied in my lessons."
— Genti, Albania
"I'll teach them the best way to learn fast. And that's by setting short term and measurable goals, in order to achieve the longer ones. "
— Cristina, Spain
"By being loving, kind, caring and patient I make an impact on those around me."
— Anna Anyfanti, Greece
"I hereby promise to equip my students with the toolkit they need to go through life: critical thinking, problem solving skills and curiosity."
— Blanca Lara Luna, Mexico
"Find ways to foster positive actions and attitudes towards people no matter how small they are in order to have the power to succeed in life"
— Gabriela, Peru
"It would be great to encourage teachers to keep growing learning from and sharing with their students and colleagues."
— Kadir, Turkey
"I will make English for young learners more accessible to parents in Izmir and then hopefully in whole Turkey. The universe has my back!"
— Alla, Ukraine
"Every day I see my students suffering emotionally from an armed conflict here. I want to brighten their lives by means of studying English."
— Claudia GL, Mexico
"Thinking about 2019, I'll definitely implement more strategies to motivate my students to learn a new language."
— Elizabeth Magaña, Mexcio
"I'm going to continue working with values. People have forgotten the importance of them. Humanity, friendship and love makes us healthy!"
— Claudia, Switzerland
"I will try to remember to do something that matters to someone around me at least once a day."
— Iz, Germany
"Take a personal interest in learners' needs and support them in following their own goals."
— André Alexandre, Brazil
"I will teach my students the way I would like to be taught. Do to others what you wish for yourself!"
— Jose, Mexico
"For 2 years I've taught poor students the language at no cost for four months with the hope that this will make a difference in their lives."
— Kanokpol, Thailand
"Read more books so I can be smarter and share my knowledge"
— Rosario, Mexico
"I will try even harder not only to share knowledge but also develop and/or reinforce values which are what make us succeed in life."
— Glacio, Brazil
"Spread some kindness. Small acts of kindness can go a long way in making the world a better place."
— Marie-Virginia, Netherlands
"Make undiscussable topics discussable"
— Dani, Netherlands
"I pledge to help my students be better by being more organised and focused."
— Helena, Switzerland
"We at ETAS will help teachers connect, grow and thrive, wherever they are in the world"
— Anders Christoffer, Norway
"I will spread knowledge about the educational importance of preventing emotional abuse and neglect of children."
— Cova, Spain
"I'll be able to do more as a volunteer than what I do now, because I'll be 18."
— Birgül, Turkey
"I will try to make students think in a positive way and share what I know about life with them. I will share my energy, experience and my knowledge."
— Babe Jay Senerpida, Philippines
"Be the change you want to see in the world. I'll strive hard to build myself up so I'll be capable of building up others too."
— Mariana, Brazil
"I intend to invest in my professional development in order to develop activities to help students improve their critical thinking skills."
— Alba, Argentina
"Teaching is touching a soul for ever!!! I'll go on teaching trying to build a better world."
— Hebert, Peru
"I promise I'll be even more patient than now as a teacher. Encouraging learners and singing along with them (as usual)"