Some of our High School students recently celebrated Chinese New Year with a Chinese buffet. The students from Germany, Finland and Belgium are here on our High School Programme, living as a British teenager with a Host Family and attending the local Sixth Form. They joined their Local Rep for an international start to the Chinese New Year, which was "delicious" and enjoyed by all.

EIL UK is pleased to welcome a group of students from America. The students will be in Britain for a month, learning about film making. During their stay they will produce a film about an aspect of Britain or British life of their choosing.

The group start their tour with a few days in London before travelling to Derby where they will take part in film training provided by Film City http://www.filmcity.tv/ .

At EIL we are always on the look out for families who are interested in other people and other cultures to act as hosts for some of the people who want to travel to the UK to learn more about our wonderful culture and way of life. Families need to be able to welcome a stranger into their home as one of their family and make the visitor feel comfortable. If you think your family fits the bill or if you know a family who might please see the Host Family pages on our website for more information.

Welcome to EIL UK’s new website.

Though it’s still a little rough around the edges and there’s plenty more to be added over time we hope you’ll find it a useful way to learn about our programmes.

We’re also beginning to reach out and offer ways in which you can get involed online with EIL UK: be it writing a blog on this website while you’re volunteering in Ecuador, or helping to raise awareness of development education issues on the EIL UK Facebook page.

If you have any comments, or run into any problems with the website please let us know.