For the past 14 years Timaru man Leo Nolan has taught hundreds, possibly thousands, of migrant and refugee English learners in Timaru. That dedication was honoured on Tuesday when the 86-year-old received an English Language Partners New Zealand (ELPNZ) Distinguished Volunteer Award. READ MORE:* English Language Partners Aoraki to be restructured* Support services move into new Timaru Multicultural HubInstead Timaru District mayor Nigel Bowen presented Nolan with the award at a ceremony in Aoraki English Language Partners’ migrant class at Oceanview Heights School. John Bisset/Stuff Aoraki English Language Partners volunteer tutor Leo Nolan accepts his award from Timaru District mayor Nigel Bowen. “The hardest part [for learners] is our stupid English language.

Source: Stuff August 25, 2020 04:52 UTC