Here you can read a few emails we've gotten from our previous students.

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Subject: English | Love | Fun | South African School of English - Study English in Cape Town A BIG THANK YOU!!

Hi there,

I've arrived safely and fortunately my fathers getting better from day to day.
I just wanted to thank you all again for your support during my 'emergency case' and sudden departure.
Special thanks to Hee Jung for spending hours on the phone/ web and to Bruce for his patience.

Best regards to Cape Town,
Take care,
Heike

Dear Stevin,
It has been now five weeks since I left SASE on the 12.3.2010.

I stayed with you for 2 weeks and I have to say that this was the best experience I have had for a long time!

I would like to say thank you to all of you!

Especially thanks to Georgia and Cyrilene, I enjoyed their classes a lot! Please tell them!
I saw that you are a hard working man who puts enthusiasm in the school to guaranty the best results for the students. This is not common today. Although struggleing with local problems (e.g. power outages or Gemans who keeps you always busy J) you never give up.

I appreciate this and can tell that this makes you different to other schools.

Stay on this tracks (or do even better if this is possible) and bring other people close to this wonderful language and the spirit of Africa.

After being with you Bianca (my wife) and I had a fantastic 2 weeks jouney to Johannesburg  by car where we came closer to nature an people. We discovered that Africa is fantastic and if you treat it with respect it will treat you with respect.

To support you a little bit with SASE and to bring other students closer to Africa I wrote a letter of recommendation to LISA!. It is attached to the mail. It is in German but I am sure someone will translate it in English for you all.

It is a pleasure for me writing this. Please broadcast this to all of you and feel free to post it to your webside under testimonial.

All the best and hope to see you all soon!



Jens
(takes you always busy)

The original letter mentioned above:

Hallo Frau Hecker,

vor 3 Wochen bin von meinem vierwöchigen Südafrika-Urlaub zurückgekommen und möchte Ihnen hiermit wie versprochen eine Rückmeldung über meinen 2 wöchigen Englisch Sprachkurs bei der SASE in Kapstadt geben, den ich bei Ihnen bzw. Lisa! gebucht habe.

Um es vorweg zu nehmen, es hat alles, wie auch schon die Vorbereitungen mit Ihnen (siehe vorherige Mails in 2009),  super und wie vorhergesagt geklappt:

-       Ich wurde vom Flughafen in Kapstadt abgeholt und zu meiner Gastfamilie gebracht

-       Die Wohnung war direkt in Sea Point, am Meer und die Schule nur 10 Min. zu Fuß entfernt

-       Die Unterkunft war sauber und gepflegt, die Verpflegung gut, der Gastvater nett und  immer zu einem Gespräch bereit. Ferner hat er mir Land und Leute näher gebracht. Auch auf meine spezielle Diät wurde Rücksicht genommen.

-       Die Schule SASE ist mit allen notwendigen Mitteln ausgestattet, um mit sehr guten und motivierten Lehrern einen Unterricht zu erleben, der Spaß macht und abwechslungsreich ist. Die Vorzüge der SASE im Vergleich mit anderen Sprachschulen vor Ort sind m.E.:

- kleine Klassen mit max. 8 Schülern

- hoch qualifizierte Lehrer

- Studenten werden nicht wie Nummern behandelt/ familiäre Atmosphäre

- Persönliche Unterstützung um den Aufenthalt so erfolgreich und angenehm wie möglich zu machen

- Eigentümer ist keine Reisekonzern, sondern einige Lehrer der Schule. Dadurch ist die Motivation aller sehr groß, den Aufenthalt einen Erfolg werden zu lassen.

- Gutes von der Schule durchgeführtes Freizeitangebot (Wanderungen, Ausflüge etc.).

Obwohl ich eine 30h Woche hatte (Bildungsurlaub) blieb nach der Schule auf Grund der zentralen Lage ab 15:30 noch genug Zeit Kapstadt zu erkunden.

Besonders Beeindruckt hat mich das persönliche Interesse und der persönliche Einsatz vom Direktor und Eigentümer Stevin Smith den Aufenthalt jetzt wie auch in der Zukunft einen Erfolgt werden zu lassen!

Für mich war der Aufenthalt ein tolles Erlebnis und ein voller Erfolg und kann diese Schule samt Aufenthalt gerne weiter empfehlen!

Danke an Lisa! und der SASE, speziell meinen Lehrern Georgia Budd, Cyrilene Freddy.

Bitte platzieren Sie doch diese Rückmeldung auf Ihrer WEBseite (wie auch schon meine erste Rückmeldung), um anderen potentiellen Sprachschülern eine Entscheidungshilfe zu geben. Ich möchte jedoch betonen, dass dieses die Erfahrungen und Beobachtungen sind, die ich in meinem Aufenthaltszeitraum vom 28.2. bis 12.3.2010 machen durfte.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Jens Herrnberger

elena's message on 2009-07-22 14:52:27
hi there! there has past almost ayear since i came to South Africa and i have to confess that i miss you a lot! i'm planning to come back to fetch my certificates which were accomplished with the guidance of all the talented teachers whom i regard as paradigm for my life. thanks once again for everything! see you soon!

Sara's message on 2009-07-19 09:33:37
Hey Stevin, how are you? I really hope you are fine and the school is running well! After all the time (I can´t believe it but its more than a year ago since my stay in Cape Town) I thought it would be great to stay in contact and in addition it may be interessting for you to get feedback from your former students ;-) My stay in your School and in this wonderful country awoke my interest in South Africa. Therefore i decided to write my bachelor thesis in Anthropology about a subject that is connected with SA ( I chose: The trace of the colonial past in the Diskurs about AIDS in postapartheid South Africa.) Because this subject is kind of specific and it isn\'t easy to find books in german, all my books are in english. So you see I still try to practice the language ;-) So, reading books about South Africa is what I am doing all day long at the moment and therefore I think a lot about the time in Cape Town and your School. I wanted to thank you and your school again for enabling (is this correct? It sounds strange) me to read more complicated books like this and to arouse my interest for your country. Hopfully I can come back to Cape Town \'cause I still miss it a lot! All the best, Sarah

Kati's message on 2009-02-25 21:45:58
Hi! Yes I was in Cape Town but now I'm back in Germany and I'm so sad! I have homesick to South Africa and SASE! Bad weather in Germany and the spring is not coming! Bye Kati

Marita's message on 2009-01-17 20:31:32
Hello you all in the SASE, It's nice to see you again in two weeks. I like to leave the very cold winter in germany and come to the friendly warm CapeTown. Greetings from Schwalmstadt# Marita

Kati's message on 2009-01-11 21:11:55
Hey! In 2 1/2 weeks I come back to South Africa and the South African School of English! Yes, I'm so happy! I miss Stevin and the teacher. Cape Town is the best city! Love Kati

Steven,Bruce, Olga, Kata and All the precious staff's message on 2008-09-12 08:40:30
I would like to congratulate the south Africa school of english for its 4 succesful years birthday, on behalf of the brazilian people and myself thank you for all the kindness, love and effort for bringing the best in the students I can proudly say that I feel very special for being part of you, Happy birthday, lots of love and best wishes for the future and all the staff, from Francois, Fred, Lazarus, Lady and Loly.

Kati Klatte's message on 2008-08-27 18:00:05
That was my best time in my life. 7 Weeks School and Cape Town/Sea Point! I miss all Teacher and my friends from school. But, I come back in February 2009. I'm so happy! Lot's of Love Kati

Goetz Grossmann's message on 2008-06-11 23:39:42
Subject: Greetings from London Dear Stevin, I hope you are doing well! It is now exactly one year ago that I attended a four week English crash course at SASE and I still think back to the great time I had in South Africa almost every day. Only three months thereafter (July 2007) I successfully applied for a finance job with KPMG in London and I really believe that practicing my (spoken) English at your school and in this wonderful country, respectively, played a very important role for this success. Although attending a language school for four weeks might not be sufficient to become fluent in a foreign language, however, it definitely made me feel more relaxed and confident when dealing with any issues in English. Thus, I would like to say thank you once again today. You and all your staff did a really great job and what I was impressed by most was the enthusiasm you taught us with (not only as to the language but also regarding the history of your country). Keep on running your business as professionally as I can remember it and I am convinced that all your dreams you told us about will come true shortly! I wish you, your school and last but not least your fascinating country all the best! Kindest regards, Goetz

Sarah Thein's message on 2008-04-21 16:30:55
Hey everybody, I want to thank you for the great time I had in your school and in Cape Town. Please keep the special spirit of your school! From the first days on I enjoyed the family atmosphere in the school. Now that I am back in Germany I miss South Africa so much that I definitely will come back! My english improved more than I thought before and I brought a lot of new impressions from Cape Town back home. This time opend my eyes for new topics to think and read about. Thank you Steven for sharing your memorys with us and showing us such lovely places like Kirstenbosh and Cape Town at night. Emmi, thank you for the helpfull advises and the the time in your class! And Sophie thank you for banning the „I think“ and „nice“ words in class ;)! And finally Bruce, thanks for giving me a lift home. Sarah

Steffen's message on 2008-04-18 12:24:41
Hello Stevin, I want to say thank you for everything you�ve done for me and I would say it was the best year in my life I�ve ever had. Without your support and help it would have been difficult for me. Furthermore I would like to say thank you very much to Bruce,Kata,Zofie,Maria,Pat,Olga,Lydia and all the teachers who helped me to get a better English and to get a feeling like I�m at home! See you again and be well!

Constanze Homburg's message on 2008-03-30 13:20:55
I am missing CAPE TOWN, all my friends and the warm weather :-( Stevin, Bruce and my lovely Patricia thank you for everything you`ve done for me during my stay in Cape Town. I enjoyed it very much. It was a great experience ! Best wishes ... I miss you all! bye

Roberto's message on 2008-01-04 12:35:05
Hello everyone, I am writing almost compulsorily, however it is a huge pleasant to do it. I passed here in South Africa and particularly in this school. I just would like to say thanks for everyone here who helped me to get better and helped me to improve my dirty poor English. There is nothing more reward than the feeling to have a home out of your country which you can have support whenever you need. Moreover, SASE assured that I had such a lovely time that I would like to stay longer and longer just to keep living this wonderful life style with these brothering people as Stevin, Kata, Bruce, Sophie and all the crew in this School. Thanks for everything I will always be glad.

Andrea Wieland's message on 2007-12-24 13:43:03
Hello all together, I am writing to you to wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I will take this opportunity to say thank you for my great 9 weeks in Cape Town. At first, I want say a lot of thanks to Olga. She was helping me so much and the SASE without her would be unimaginable. Than I want thanks to all of my teachers who was helping me to improve my English. I find it very hard to study a foreign language and when I arrived in Cape Town, I was not able to speak English. At last, I say thank you to Stevin and Bruce for all what you have done for me. I will never ever forget one of you and I left Cape Town with a heavy heard. I hope I will get off days soon that I am able to travelling to South Africa again to discuss my plans and aims. All of you can be very proud of yourself. I wish all of you the best and I will see you next year. Andrea

Kathrin Lohmer's message on 2007-12-23 19:49:06
Dear Stevin, Bruce and the whole group of the school!I wish you all a wonderful christmas time and a happy new year.Thank you for everything you`ve done for me during my stay in Cape Town.I enjoyed it very much and i hope i can repeat it next summer.It was a great experience!Best wishes and tons of hugs!Kathrin

Mohamed Diatta's message on 2007-12-07 19:56:55
Hi, my name is Mohamed,I learnt English at South African School of English(SASE). When I arrived in Cape Town I was not able to speak proper English and my aim was to take the TOEFL(test of English as a foreign language),I needed it to study at University...After a few months of preparation at SASE I took the TOEFL and the result was more than I was actually expecting,I had a very good score which allows me to study even in the United States. I would advise anybody who wants to learn English to try SASE,it is for me the best school in Cape Town because you will find there a very competent staff,and a very familiar atmosphere...I can not really describe the environment at SASE,it is AMAZING...you have to see for yourself,to experience it.The school offers a lot of services which include visiting most of the famous places in Cape Town. I can write an entire book to explain why you have to choose SASE...there are so many good reasons,if you do not live it you can not understand how it is. By the Way I want to thank SASE's staff for everything they have done for me.Thanks to the "Big Boss"!!!

Ikumi Ishida's message on 2007-12-07 16:30:18
Dear Stevin, I arrived in Japan, and I wanted to thank you so much for all of your support. I'd always been comfortable there with a good atmosphere. Although I could stay no longer at this time, it became really special experience for me to be in Cape Town.I still have a lot of things which I want to know about Africa. I just found first step at the moment. Now I really appreciate all of your school staff. They'd always given me their hands. I'm sure I couldn't spend such a great time without their help. Thank you again. Best regards, ikumi

Ralf's message on 2007-11-30 00:17:50
I would like to thank all of you for my second and fantastic time in the sase and in south africa. it was a pleasure for me being in cyrilene�s class. she is unique and she knows how to instigate a good discussion. If you are able to understand bruce, you can speak english, belief me. The Sase is a wonderful place to combine holiday with the fact of improving english in a very professional way. stevin, thank you for creating a place for having fun, enjoying a class rum&coke and discovering a beautful contry. c u again guys...

Anas's message on 2007-10-29 05:26:41
I'd like to thank all of you for everyhting you did have done to improve my english language. Before I started to studying at your school, my english was extremely terrible. however, you really succeed to mamnage to make proffissional english speaker and writer. thanks for all the staff of SASE. they are very supportive and cooperative. Specially Kata who is the wondeful lady (I call her the magic). Also, Olga who is the sole of the SASE. And Bruce who is the master. by the way, when ever you want to measure how good your english is, you can speak with bruce.if you understand him clearly and able to make a conversation with him, your English is perfect. warm greating to all of you

Francois + Fred, Lazarus, Lady and Loly's message on 2007-09-15 00:03:59
Thank you Guys we are just very proud to be part of your team. You simple the best .fui

Sevil Inci's message on 2007-09-14 15:17:06
Hi Stevin! Just a quick note to thank you for a really wonderful time. I had a most enjoyable and relaxing time. It�s amazing how just a few days in different surroundings can help recharge batteries. You are very lucky to live in such a beautiful city. I spent 4 fantastic weeks at Cape Town. It was a short term but my English improved. I learned more than I ever could have imagined. I would like to thank you and your team for a lovely stay in CT. You staff were friendly, efficient and very helpful. Thank you for your hospitality. I will definitely recommend your company. It isn�t only a school, for example for me it was a great eye opener. It was an absolute pleasure to meet you all and spend a few days with you. I wish I had more words in English to express all my happy feelings… All in all it was a great experience. Once again thank you so much Very best wishes Sevil

Tanja Anton's message on 2007-09-02 09:19:15
Dear Sase-Team, I'm just surfing on your internet side to remember my fantastic time at your school in Cape Town and to send you my best wishes and regards. It was so brilliant. I think I have to come back. Tanja

Sandra's message on 2007-08-30 18:55:25
Dear Gerri, Stevin and all of the SASE, thank you for the fantastic time in Cape Town. I�m ill, because i am missing Cape Town every day. I think ,I must come back. Greetings also to Arliette and please give her my E-Mailadress. Thx! Sandra

Gregor's message on 2007-08-08 13:57:23
Dear Stevin, I just wanted to let you know that I just received my scores for the IBT TOEFL which I carried out in July…and it is 108 out of 120, which means that I'll have good chances to attend one of the really good MBA programs. I would like to thank you and your dedicated staff for your great efforts to improve my english skills.I think that this gives you a good indication of the quality of your work :-) Yours sincerely, Gregor

Caroline's message on 2007-06-03 17:56:15
Dear Stevin, I wanted to say thank you once again for your effort in my 6 weeks in CPT. You tell and show the students all they need to know about South Africa - furthermore who else can sing the anthem of SA!? :-) Thx! All the best, Caroline

Anett Pichler's message on 2007-04-22 13:13:03
Dear Stevin! I`m writing to say thank you for the nice time at the school and the interesting tours!! I�ll never forget it! I hope you are well and your leg has got better?! I�m looking forward to seeing you and Karin in Berlin (in September?)! Greetings to all! Especially to Mario, Anastasia and Nina! Best wishes and a lot of success with your school! Anett

Gisela Flottmann's message on 2007-04-14 15:55:24
Dear Steven, I wanted to write to you earlier but I have been very busy the last two months. I will just say hello to all my friends at the school. First I say thanks to you and Olga for all the help. I will say thanks to my teacher Gerri an Jessi especially to Gerri my first teacher. She has getting tired to teach me - the oldest student at the South African School of English. I was an absolute beginner as I arrived. I'm looking forwad to the time when I come back to Cape Town maybe at the end of this year. Gisela from Germany Sorry for my mistakes.

Elke's message on 2007-04-05 11:10:42
All of the SASE, thank your for a graet time in Cape Town and your school. We will see us again. Wish you the best Elke

Matthias's message on 2007-03-08 21:48:23
Hey Dears, how is it..was a great pleasure to be in ur school.. c u in 2010 for celebrating germany�s 4th WorldCup! Miss y all Mat

Lim's message on 2007-01-20 21:29:35
Hello~Steven!!i know it's too late to say thank you for everything.but i have to say~ thank you so much~ you gave me lots of benefit when i was in Capetown... i'll never forget it~and i've got many good friends from Lincoln RD house~especially Dharyo( i think he already came back to capetown from Gabon with Tina) Bai,Rene,Carina.....)one day i'll visit Capetown again.... i miss everything of CT and i hope your business keep going well~~take care~Bye

Seung-Min's message on 2007-01-11 00:20:33
Hey Stevin!! Happy New Year to all of you!! Now it is one year ago since I was in CT but I still miss the time in CT. It was a really great time and of course I will come back to vist you. Did you hear something about Dario? Let me know if you have any contact to him. Bye Seung

Damaris's message on 2006-12-29 14:50:51
Merry Christmas and a happy new year from Germany. Many thanks for the nice email, Stevin. I want to come back asap... it was such a great time in Capetown. Lovely greetings, Damaris

Nadin's message on 2006-12-27 14:21:43
Merry Christmas and a happy new year! Lovely greetings from Italy, your Miss White Wine

Clarissa's message on 2006-12-26 22:34:47
Happy holiday greetings and a prosperous new year!!! :-*

Fiene's message on 2006-12-24 14:04:51
Merry christmas and a happy new year to everybody of the school! May god bless you! Special greetings to Zsofi! I miss you all a lot! Best of everything, Fiene

Zeynep's message on 2006-12-23 19:55:14
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from good old Germany!

Steffi (Fanny)'s message on 2006-10-19 20:19:12
Hey Stevin and the other teachers and Olga, of course! It was really a nice time in cape town. Thank you for fantastic two weeks. I got to know very friendly people and I really enjoyed my holiday. Best wishes Steffi (Fanny) P.S.: Thank you for my fantastic birthday and the party :)

Barbara's message on 2006-10-15 21:08:07
hey, just wanted to say thanx for the great time I had in SA. I will never forget these four weeks. Greets to everyone and I hope to hear from you some time. :)

Bassam's message on 2006-10-10 14:58:19
hey stevin, congratulations for the new web it is amazing i am missing that days i hope i can come to SA next may thank you stevin thanks to every one i had the greater days in my life with you. :-)

Judith&J�rg's message on 2006-09-25 11:43:59
Hey Stevin, since incredible long 9 days we are back in Germany. And, of course, since 9 days we are missing south africa! The trip to Durban was amazing, with a lot of things we learned about the life and the people. Please say many greetings to all we know, especially to the not-so-slow-swiss-girl Jenny! ;-) Thank you very much for the great 2 weeks in Cape Town! Judith&J�rg

Felipe's message on 2006-09-07 20:17:26
Dear SASE It's amazing! Your heart for your family members is unbelivable. I was so happy to see the little red flag in the top right corner ;-) Thanks a lot and I hope you will be nice to my brother next year. Unfortunately I can't come along with him. Have fun

Carina/Trini/The milk baby :)'s message on 2006-09-03 20:27:30
Hey Stevin! My two weeks in the school were very fine and I miss a lot of things. Last july I was in Cape Town and learned so much stuff. Thank you for all these.I will come back but I don't know when.Every time when I look at the pictures I'm a little bit sad because the short time was unbelievable. Greets to Gery, Jen, Bai, Lim, Dharyo, Bruce and all the others. I will never forget the time with you! See you next time... Yours Carina (the milk baby of Lim)

Andrea's message on 2006-08-16 13:05:18
Dear Steven, the relaunch of your website is incredibly good!!! I looked into my display screen and I had tires in my eyes. What a wonderful time. Whenever I speak about my time in South Africa at your School I light up and everything goes a bit easier. It is really a wonder that Philipp passed his exam with his huge amount of alcohol in his blood. Congratulations! Bruce – good work! One thing is clear – I will come back soon to my home away from home. Andrea

Marina and Josef's message on 2006-08-15 16:03:48
Hello Stevin and to all the crew. Thank you for the nice time, we had last year in december in CT. Our English didn\'t improved really, but we learned to love each other... ;-) Probably we took the wrong lessons - only the party lessons. In this way we continue our life. Lovely greetings to all we know from Marina & Josef.

Kat's message on 2006-07-23 18:13:08
Hey! Just want to tell you all that you are doing a great job and I hope it will be a good season for you - sure with a lot of work but I think also with a lot of fun. Sorry, that I did not say goodbye to all of you but warmest greetings from Berlin. Will come back soon!

Philipp's message on 2006-07-10 16:11:40
Hey all together! The new page is really cool. Congratulations!

Karen's message on 2006-07-08 11:58:43
Hey all at sase !! One year passed and I still remember the cool time I had with you...One day I come back to CT for surfing (hey Bruce!!)and dancing on the table (for you Steven!!!):-) Heiko: Again travelling to CT?? Hope you are fine. Wanted to send you an e-mail, but hadn�t your e-mail-adress anymore. In October I go to England and work as an assistant teacher there. Have fun in CT! Greetings to all!! Karen

Heiko"Hoestermann!!!"'s message on 2006-06-18 22:00:37
Jeez, it's been so long... I really miss you guys down there... But guess what.. I will be back! Flight is almost booked..(well it is, but I got some troubles with the airline) Anyways... I had a perfect stay in SA/CT thanks to you guys! I'll contact you soon... So long... Heiko

carmen's message on 2006-06-09 19:56:09
...miss you all :-( thanks for giving me love ;-) and thanks for pushing my f---ing bad english..ha ha. my live is changing since i met you crayzy guys... all the best and i`ll come back soon as possible. with LUFTHANSA!!! your support is a part of my success!!! I�ll never forget it... big hug carmen ..nice picture..i like that ha ha ;-)

Felipe's message on 2006-06-07 19:00:58
Dear SASE Staff. I was really pleased to receive an E-mail from Cape Town. As you heard, inspite of the big amount of beer and parties in your school, I passed the FCE ;-) and I'm very happy about that (big commendation to Bruce, it wasn't easy all the time ;-) Your new website is great, but unfortunately there's no swiss-flag in the top frame!!!! ;-) So I hope you can fit that. Finally I have to say, I miss the time in South Africa and will never forget this great experience and I hope perhaps I'll hear something from the other crazy students ;-) Greets Philipp

Tom Cho's message on 2006-06-02 18:08:07
hello i want to enter this school again i got nice experience from here.

Eric Kakeru Lee's message on 2006-06-02 15:31:06
Hey~ I am a boy who went to cape town before 6 months ago! What's up Bru~ I am very lekker to see Changed homepage of SASE! And I don't forget memorial of cape town. and I still feel that was yesterday If someone wants to go to abroad I will say to that people "how about South Afrika~" And I want to see Bokkie, Jerry,Alison,Zsofi,Olga,Bruce