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Newsletter 1B: The VaughanTown Staff• TheVaughanTownstaff• AFewReminders…
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Diferencia AcademicaHaymuchasdiferenciasentreelmodelopedagógico/académicoespañolyeldeotrospaísesangloparlantes(HighSchoolamericano,IGCSE&A-Levelinglés,Junior&LeavingCertificateirlandés).SibienelnivelacadémicoenEspañapuedesersuperior,elénfasisdelmodelopedagógicoenestospaíseseselusodelaeducacióneneldíaadía,unsistemaqueenfocamaslapuestaenprácticadelosconocimientosdecadaestudianteysuexperienciaenelmundoreal.Proyectos,presentacionesyprácticasformangranpartedeestemodelo.Alestudianteseledaresponsabilidadeindependenciaparahacersuspropiasinvestigaciones,sobretodoencuantoalosdeberesserefiere,loscualesconllevanunagranimportanciaenelresultadofinalacadémico.
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VaughanTown CoordinatorWonderingwhohasbeenandwillbenaggingyouwith emails and other form of communications?That would be Mayte Ziga. Our VaughanTownCoordinator who makes everything happen! ShehailsfromManila,Philippines.ShecametoMadridto study Spanish and got stuck here. Eventuallyshe learned Spanish and has been at VaughanSystemssince2005andtwoyears later,shewasinvolvedwithVaughanTown.SheistheWikipediaofVaughanTown,ifyouhavequestionsofanykindabouttheprogram,shewillbethepersontoask,thatisifyoudonotmindacloggedinbox.Despiteallthis,shedoeshaveasenseofhumor,attimespossibly inappropriate, but you will enjoy hercompanyandshewilltakegoodcareofyou.
Program DirectorsDuring your stay at VaughanTown, the programdirectorswouldbeyourMr.Wolf(forthoseofyouwho have seen Pulp Fiction). Theywill help yousortoutanyquestions,concernsandproblemsthatmight arise during VaughanTown. The programdirectors are there tomake sure everything runssmoothly.Don’tworry,unlikeMr.Wolf,thereisnochargefortheservice.
•Marisa Allen:AnAussiewholovesSpainsomuchthatshehasbeenheresince1992!RecruitedbyRichard Vaughan himself, he convinced her tojoin Vaughan Systems back in 1996. If you arecurious about the company, she is definitelytheperson to talk to!Also ifyouwant to learnballroom dancing, Marisa is a ProfessionalBallroomDancer.
•Daryl Tan:Borninthecleanestcityintheworld,Singapore,livedinLondon,Englandfor20years,Daryl hasbeen in Spain since 2009. Likemostpeople who end up staying here, he loves thefoodandthebeautifulweatherhere.Donotlethispolitenessfoolyou;thereisaslightlyevilsidetohim.Legendhasit,hehasbeenknowntoaddsalttoyourcoffeejusttoseeyourreaction.So,BEWARE!
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•Carmen Villa:OurlocalprogramdirectorandachildhoodfriendofRichardVaughan.ShespeaksEnglishaswellasanyanglo!BorninSevilla,shehas lived in Chile for 25 years. She has beeninvolved with VaughanTown since September2006.Shemightbesmall,butsheisfeisty!Shewillbeyourgreatestallyifyoukeepyourselfonhergoodside!
•Mayte Ziga:Doublingasaprogramdirectoronceinawhile,shereallyjustusesthisasanexcusetogetawayfromtheofficetogetsomeR+R.Ifyouareevercaughtbeinginherproximity,makesureyoutakecontrolofthetopicofconversation! Ifyoudonot,undoubtedly,itwouldturnintoalovelifeconversation…
Master of CeremoniesYouwillalsobeaccompaniedoverthesixdaysbyoneofourfun-lovingMastersofCeremonies.Theirlovefortheatre,peopleandpurefunarethekeystomakingsureyouarewellentertained.Theyarealwaysontheprowl.Atanytimeduringtheweektheymaypluckyououtofthenormalactivitiesandconvinceyoutodobetweentwoandfourhoursofrehearsalforaplaytobeperformedthefollowingevening.BothEnglish-SpeakersandSpaniardsgetinvolved,soifyou’reshybynature,thenyoumighthavetofindatreetohidebehindduringtheweek.
•Pete Brown:FromLeicester,England,helivedtotraveluntilhegottoSpaininSept2008wherehewasseducedbytheheatandSpanishtortilla.Tokeephimselfoutoftroubleandoffthestreets,hecametoVaughanTownayearlater.Duringhistravels,hechallengedaMexicaninachillieatingcontest,helost.Andwordonthestreetis,hecanplayadidgeridoo!
•Tom Errera: Coming from London, thewettestcapital of Europe, and the host city of theOlympicGames2012. Inhisopinion,oneofthebestopeningceremoniesandprobablytheworstclosingceremoniesever.Oneofhishobbiesis
playing football. He has been in Spain sincebeforetheturnofthemillenniumandjustlike
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most people atVaughan, the temporary staybecamenotsotemporary.HenotonlyspeaksEnglish and Spanish, he also knows Italian,French,andJapanese!
•Carlota Romero: Born and raised in Madrid,shejoinedusinsummerof2012havingheardabout VaughanTown from Pete. She hashas lived in different countries like Canada,England and France. Despite her rocky startin VaughanTown arriving late to themeetingpointinherfirstprogram,ithasbeensmoothsailingsince!WealsoheardthatthealarmhasbeenthrownawayandisbeingkickedaroundunderabridgesomewhereinMadrid.
YourProgramDirectorandMasterofCeremonieswill be your confidants and trouble-shootersduringtheweek.Youwillworktogethertomakethemost of the program.Without these threecomponents,VaughanTownwouldnotpossible.AndthatistheVaughanTownTeam!
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2. A Few Reminders...
Welldear friends,anyquestions? In thenext fewnewslettersyouwillreceiveathoroughdescriptionof VaughanTown, the facilities, rooms, activitiesandmore,sosittight...
In the meantime, a few reminders:
1. TRAVEL DETAILS: For those who haven’t yetdone so, please send in your travel details [email protected]
2. HOTEL RESERVATIONS: Are you all set withaccommodations for the days you are not inVaughanTown? Please keep in mind that weare NOT travel agents. You are responsible formaking your own hotel reservations for beforeandaftertheprogramifyouneedtodoso.
3. CANCELLATION POLICY:Weput 100%faith inour English-Speakers when they say they willcome.Thisishowwe’vealwaysdoneitandhowwealwayswill.However,pleasedonotabuseour
trustingnatureandletusknowwellinadvanceif,forwhateverreason,youwillnotbeabletomakeit to the program. A last minute cancellation,evenofonlyoneparticipant,canrequirea totalmobilizationofourofficeandfast-pacedovertimework. We’d prefer to avoid it, so please let usknow.
Rememberyoucanlistentouslive24hoursadaythrough our radio station Vaughan Radio (www.vaughanradio.com).Untilthenextnewsletter!
Farewelltoyouall,The VaughanTown Team.
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