Top 5 City Breaks this Autumn

Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, English, French, Italian, Learning a language, Spanish

Put some brightness in your diary this autumn…
August has just been pronounced the worst on record, we’re almost in autumn without even seeing a summer, and the evenings are starting to draw in. Anyone living in the UK has ample reason to be jumping on a plane right now - and it seems that, despite [...]

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Tags: barcelona, berlin, cava week, city break, english, french, italian, new york, nice, rome, spanish, thanksgiving

Why Study English in New York?

Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Staff Opinion, English, Language Courses New York, Learning a language

In my case, although there are a lot of Koreans in New York, I chose to come here to learn English. I was studying English in Florida and Hawaii because I was worried that I would not have as many opportunities to practise my English in New York, due to the number of Koreans studying [...]

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Tags: english, english in florida, english in hawaii, new york

New York Marathon raises £633 for the Suzanne Furstner Foundation

Posted by Sarah under Cactus TEFL, Language Courses New York, News

Friend of Cactus, Claire Dillon, runs the New York Marathon for the Suzanne Furstner Foundation

On 4th November 2007 Claire Dillon, a close friend of Cactus, ran the New York marathon in a fantastic 5 hours and 17 mins, in support of the Suzanne Furstner Foundation. Suzanne was a much-loved friend and colleague at Cactus who we tragically lost in [...]

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Tags: cactus tefl, language courses new york, marathon, new york, rich ambler, suzanne furstner foundation

Cactus goes stateside with new office in New York City

Posted by cactuslanguage under Cactus Languages Abroad, News

Publication: Language Travel Magazine, Date: December 2007
A news article about the company’s expansion into New York also appeared in Language Travel Magazine, one of the key industry trade titles. The article included a quote from Richard Ambler, Cactus’s NY MD, about the move: “This feels like the right time to go to New York. We [...]

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Tags: language travel magazine, new york, rich ambler

What I wish I’d know when I started…

Posted by cactuslanguage under Cactus Tailormade, News, Press Release

Publications: Business XL, Date: Dec 07/Jan 08

Business XL is a key trade magazine which aims to help CEOs and owner managers to grow their companies faster. The magazine’s editor, Marc Barber, interviewed Rich for a profile article to discuss the company’s history and key business decisions that Rich has made over the years. [...]

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Tags: business xl, new york, rich ambler, richard bradford

Language school hits the Big Apple

Posted by cactuslanguage under Cactus Languages Abroad, In the Press

Publication: The Argus, Date: 25 September 2024
The news announcement of Cactus’s expansion into the US was covered by the Brighton business media and an article appeared in The Argus, written by Business Editor, James Lancaster. “The Cactus NY office is in the heart of Manhattan, less than two blocks from Penn Station. Midtown is home [...]

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Tags: new york, rich ambler, richard bradford, the argus