Goodbye 2018 – a year of highs and lows like most. But if I might make an observation, after all this is my letter, things seem to be in general getting worse. Sometimes scarily so. Now a large part of that is just the daily diet of doom and terror peddled to us by lazy
Life’s a game, so some say. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. One day has you checkmating your way to success and another sends you straight to jail, not passing go and without your two hundred dollars. But what’s it all about really? How in the great scheme of things do we know if we’re
Once Upon a Time there was a country that was very famous for the widgets it made. They were the very best widgets, magical and capable of widgeting themselves in where they were needed. They were made by the thousands in great factories from where they were sent out to all the building going on
As someone who deeply values education, it was heart breaking for me to read earlier this month of a strike at a University. Not of overworked educators trying suffering under further government mandates. No this strike, at the University College of London was unusual in that it was the students who were striking. The nature
One of the best things you can be in an educational sense is innovative – having the courage to try new things and new ways of doing things. Especially from a learning perspective trying new ways of learning is an excellent way to grow personally and professionally. You never know until you try just what
It’s the end of the year and some might say the end of an era. Not us of course, ADL is rolling on better than it’s ever been. But it is still time to reflect back on the year that has come, see how far we’ve come in the past 12 months and, if you
Studying online can be a difficult thing as well we know. I certainly don’t to disguise the potential pitfalls of the method. Yes there are incredible benefits in being able to set your own pace and take control of your educational future. But for some the very freedom that non classroom based education offers brings
Those of you who are regular readers of our newsletter (click here to subscribe!) may well remember last month when we announced our new team member, Tsoey who is taking over from our long serving student advisor Mary Anne. I’m pleased to be able to tell you staff and students all that Mary Anne has
It's harvest season again here in Canterbury. Summer is gone and has given way to the browns and oranges of autumn as the great yearly cycle comes once more to its end. Despite being a city, Canterbury is quite a small metropolis and less than an hour’s brisk walk in any direction will take you
September is right on our doorstep. It’s the start of autumn, the end of the holiday season and also the traditional start of the new Academic term. Student from pre-schoolers through to post graduates file up to their places of study ready to begin another semester of learning. You might presume that, as an educator,
Merry Christmas, here are the ADL opening hours for Christmas 2024: Monday 23rd December – 9am to 5pm Tuesday 24th December – CLOSED Christmas eve Wednesday 25th December – CLOSED Christmas DAY Thursday 26th December – CLOSED Boxing Day Friday 27th December – CLOSED Monday 30th December – 10am -4pm Tuesday 31st December – 10am
At ADL we focus on helping you learn! You have the opportunity to interact one to one with our tutors, so you can approach learning in whatever way and speed that best suits you. This individual service not normally found at most colleges, contributes to successful learning. You decide how you wish to receive your
Things to Consider When Selecting Your Water Garden Location Have you ever dreamed of building a Water Garden, but just didn’t know where to start? ADL’s online certificate course in Water Gardeng provides the necessary knowledge and skills to help you get started. The first thing is to decide on the location of your water
The Academy For Distance Learning Is A Premium Educational Provider Of Distance Learning And Online Courses Distance learning education is a form of study that allows you to study from your chosen location, whether that is from home, at work or on the bus. The learning formats that are available are: Online Courses (online classroom),
Education opens doors to success windows of opportunity and in at least one case, gates to new possibilities. Such is the case with ADL success story Annabella Baker. Originally from Italy, but now living in the UK, Annabella faced a tragedy all too familiar to many when she lost her airline job during the Covid
