June 2020

Disney quits language school in China, citing coronavirus

On: June 23, 2020

The Walt Disney Company has decided to close Disney English, a 12-year-old chain of 25 language schools in China, ending a once-promising business that at times has raised questions about education as a brand builder. The learning centers, in six cities and using Disney characters like Mickey Mouse and theRead More →

Coronavirus Covid 19: Tauranga language school on the brink as foreign student money dries up

By: Bertha Z. Boyd

On: June 17, 2020

In: Language school

Mount Maunganui Language Center director Geoff Butler says it may have to close if the borders don’t open. Photo / Georges Novak A Bay language school may have to close as millions of dollars in revenue from fee-paying international students are lost to the national economy due to border restrictions.Read More →