When looking for tutors for our students, ADL’s guiding philosophy is there’s no better person to teach than someone who’ve been there done that. For wildlife and conservation students, Manando Mvula is a sterling example of these qualities. He has not just the academic background having studied at both Christ Church University UK and Manchester
It’s rainy season here at ADL Towers with our much desired spring repeatedly postponed by cold snaps that have followed us almost into April. Still, things are improving and getting warmer and we even saw the sun for five minutes the other day. Most of all though we remember what summer was like last year
With it being International Women’s Day, the topic of women in horticulture naturally comes to the forefront. Horticulture is a field associated with long hours outdoors, heavy lifting and dirt. So, so much dirt. Dirt that gets *everywhere*. As such it was historically considered men’s work though times have changed in this field as many
If you’re thinking of studying RHS courses now is the time. Why study the RHS course online? Spring is almost here, or spring is already here depending on whether you subscribe to the meteorological or astrological calendar. In the former case, spring begins on the 1st of March. In the latter, spring does not begin
As counsellors and everyone else knows, science likes to ruin everything and the chemistry of love is no different a topic. Just like how science has ruined our space fantasies with claims that faster-than-light travel is impossible or that porcine animals can never fly. Or how scientists claim that the heart is not the seat
As too many marriage counsellors know only too well, many marriages end in divorce. Reportedly as many as 90% of marriages in Portugal are reported to end this way and the rate is high in many European countries and the United States. Many couples, for a variety of reasons now don’t get married at all
The Covid pandemic was unique for counsellors in our shared lived history. There has been no other event that has been so bluntly experienced by almost every human alive. The shared trauma of our experiences is something that will leave its mark for years if not decades to come. But for the children and young
Did you forget to make a resolution for 2023? Perhaps you simply felt this time you’d just not bother; only now nearly at the end of January when everyone else is failing in their earnest efforts to do better you feel you really should have one had one? Well, you could still have a few
Christmas is long gone and over. The New Year is rapidly disappearing in the rearview mirror and we’re not even halfway through winter. On top of that, the cost of the festive season is being felt on waistlines and wallets while new years resolutions are already falling like dominos. Yes, it’s that time of year
The beginning of a new year is a fresh chance to take lives in fresh directions. Sometimes it’s something we’ve been thinking of for some time, but on other occasions, a spur-of-the-moment decision can lead to a profound change and opportunities we could never have imagined. Here are a few suggestions for directions to consider
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
Gardens are hard work.  Behind every immaculate lawn and carefully tended flowerbed is a never-ending struggle between nature and gardener. Of course simply leaving the garden to its own devices isn’t really an option; Untended, plants will grow freely for the whole of spring and summer and even into autumn. Worse yet, an uncared for
Some stories of educational achievement soar into the heavens. Of individuals who through hard work and toil overcame the challenges in their life to achieve. Certainly, at ADL we’ve seen and helped many individuals achieve their dreams through completing a course which helped them get a place at university or begin a new career. This,
If you’ve been in the UK over the past weekend you might have noticed you had a day off on Monday (or looked on enviously as other people had a day off). The coronation of a new monarch in Charles the Third means a new era. One that the Monarch is especially keen does not
If you’re looking for a side business or career that combines a love for fitness and a mentoring role. personal training might be for you Personal training is at it’s heart all about being able to help people live healthier, happier lives. By combining physical exercise with essential lifestyle changes like diet they help their
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