eac Head Office
Friday 6 August 2010
Our first Employee of the Month
Tuesday 3 August 2010
EAC 2010 Collage - Take 1!
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After a day of pottering, I have come up with my first attempt at an EAC 2010 collage video. I'd still love to have more of your words pictures, but I think that I've done a good job so far....see what you think....! A big thanks goes to you all, as without your wonderful pictures, I wouldn't have been able to do this.
Put the volume on up your computer..........!!
Thursday 29 July 2010
Help!
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Thursday 22 July 2010
The Circle of....EAC!
It seems that there is hardly time for the marketing team to catch their breath as half way through summer, the whole sales cycle begins again with the creation of the brochure, and kicks off with the first major agent sales event in early September.
Our marketing team (Cath, Alison and Masha), headed up by Richie, are working tirelessly on our 2011 protfolio of brochures to make sure that every peice of text and every photograph is put together to create an informative selling tool for our agents and clients.
In our boardroom at Head Office, we have our brochures from past years displayed on the wall. It reminds us of where it all started, and how far we have come in just 18 years. From our first brochure in 1992 - just a few pages long, and featuring just one Activity Camp (Edinburgh) and featuring shell-suited youngsters, to our 2010 slick glossy brochures, featuring 4 Activity Camps, 2 year-round Adult Schools and over 30 Junior Vacation Centres throughout the UK.
We are still looking for some student feedback quotes for our brochure, so if you have any good feedback, please send to Richie ASAP for inclusion in the 2011 brochure.
On a final note, WELL DONE to Hull, who won the Blog of the Week award last week. Their Blog is great, with students logging on to record the latest happenings at the centre. Keep up the good work Hull!
Thursday 15 July 2010
The Summit
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"Hay, Whoa, climbing up a bloody great hill. Hey, Whoa, I'm Climbing, I'm up, Climbing up, I'm up, up"
Radiohead - Climbing up a Bloody Great Hill Lyrics
Today marks the "Summit" of EAC Summer 2010. Across the UK, we have 32 centres, hosting 6236 students from 35 countries around the world! This is pretty impressive, and is only possible due to the hard work of our staff, both here in Head Office, and at our centres around the UK.
It may not be Everest, but I am sure that a lot of you are feeling the fatigue and exhaustion which a busy summer brings, but we just want to say:
"KEEP GOING, YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB!!"
On the whole, the feedback that we are getting from agents is very positive, and from what I have seen on the centre blogs, it certainly looks like there are happy students enjoying their stays in your centres :-)
This week, you'll see the tears of the departing students, but also the arrival of new students, full of anticipation for the weeks ahead. Now, what hill-related song lyric should I pick for the new arrivals??........
"What's that coming over the hill, is it a Monster, is it a Monster?!"
Only kidding - I am sure that all of the new students will be lovely! ;-)
Wednesday 14 July 2010
Hoo-Ray for HR!
Still, the HR team managed to remain a happy bunch for their Blog Team Photo - from Left to Right we have Amanda, Craig, Karen and Rachel. Most of you will just know their voices from your telephone interviews, but now you can see what they look like (and aren't they a beautiful bunch?!)
Having successfully recruited the majority of the 500+ staff for the summer centres, the HR team are now working hard to make sure that everyone gets paid next Friday....so be nice to them!!
This photo shows a typical day in the HR office - with Amanda and Rachel swotting up on the latest HR magazines, Karen swigging at a bottle of Vodka, and Craig offering his team some moral support in the form of one of his latest song and dance routines - "......now it's raining more than ever, you know that we still have each other, you can stand under my um-ba-rella, you can stand under my um-ba-rella, ella, ella, ay, ay, ay, under my um-ba-rella......." -
Tuesday 13 July 2010
The Wheels on the Bus go Round and Round....
Headed up by the Lovely Doreen, the transport department is supported by our 3 fantastic summer temps - Ria, Danny and Eva (pictured here, working hard) and works tirelesly to ensure that every trip and transfer is booked with precision. Like Eva here, their desks are usually awash with post-its, spreadsheets and highlighters as they wade their way through the piles of information required to make each booking.
I am sure that you all talk to the transport department on a regular basis, and I am sure that you will all agree that they are a happy and helpful bunch, who are doing a marvelous job!
....and talking of doing a marvelous job, our Blog of the Week award goes to EAC Newbattle who have created a great blog site. Our favourite images are the outdoor Ceilidh, and the very lovely picture of our CM Dan dressed as a laydee! - keep up the good work Marc - big jar of sweeties is on its way to you now!