Converse International School of Languages

Fantastic experience: CISL is a school full of love. I stayed there for two months, and it was the most loved and cared-for time in my life. There are activity teachers who feel like mothers in San Diego, and every teacher is wonderful. My homeroom teacher was especially good at welcoming new students and finding the best in each of us. I truly admire her as a person. Since I’m Japanese, I was a bit worried about whether there would be other Japanese students. There were, but even among ourselves, we communicated in English. It was also comforting to have them when I needed someone to talk to. They became like reliable older brothers to me. My daily life was simple but perfect. In the morning, I learned new grammar and useful idioms. During lunch, we laughed a lot together. Since I didn’t take afternoon classes, I would spend time chatting in the activity room until others finished. Then after school, I would confidently use the grammar I learned that day, as if it were already mine. Thank you for the best San Diego life ever. I love CISL so much!!!!! CISLは愛でいっぱいの学校です。私はこの学校に2ヶ月滞在しましたが、人生で1番愛された、可愛がられた2ヶ月でした。アクティビティの先生という名のサンディエゴの母のような先生がいます。そしてどの先生も本当に素敵です。私の担任の先生は新しい生徒を迎え入れる事が上手で、私達のいいところをたくさん見つけてくれます。人として大好きな先生です。また、私は日本人なので日本人が居るかを気にしていました。日本人はいます。ですが日本人同士、連絡すら英語でやりとりしていました。悲しい事があった時に相談できるという意味でも日本人のみんながいてくれた事は私にとって大きいです。彼らは私の頼れるお兄さんたちです。私の毎日は、午前中に新しい文法、かっこいいイディオムをクラスで勉強します。お昼休みはみんなで大笑いして、私は午後のクラスをとっていなかったので午後のクラスが終わるまでアクティビティの先生のお部屋でおしゃべりします。そして放課後みんなに今日習った文法をあたかも自分のものかのようにドヤ顔で使うのです。最高なサンディエゴライフをありがとう！CISLだいすき！！！！！！！

Fantastic experience: I had a great experience at CISL. The teachers are very friendly, patient, and always willing to help students. The classes are interesting and interactive, so learning English here is not boring at all. I also met many friends from different countries, which made my time here even more enjoyable. The school environment is comfortable, and the staff are kind and supportive. Overall, I really enjoyed studying here and improved my English a lot. I would highly recommend CISL to anyone who wants to learn English!

Fantastic experience: This is my third time here! I love it here! The teachers are all very high quality, and the students are all very warm-hearted!

Negative experience: This is a certificate mill for students who need to justify their stay in the US. Curriculum, progress, exams, its all largely for show as long as the students show up they pass. I get it but don't think this is a real school or the educators professionals.

Positive experience: Overall the facilities were poor and not digitalized when I was there. The instructors were kind and dedicated, but the classes simply followed boring textbooks, focusing on memorizing grammar and vocabulary, which is something I could easily have done on my own in my home country. The tuition was relatively high. This may be due to the small class sizes, but given the type of lessons described above, the benefit of having smaller groups doesn’t really seem to be utilized. I could feel the school’s enthusiasm to make enrolled students enjoy their time. In the end, I felt that what really matters is how you spend your time alone outside of school. In short, you shouldn’t place too much expectation on the school or the homestay. Of course, this is my issue, though.