You may have noticed a few owl statues on a walk around campus. Athenian owls, which represent wisdom, were chosen to be displayed on the Rice University seal when it was created in 1912. 🦉 Do you know where the owl in this image is located? 🤔 #riceesl #esl #intensiveenglish

It's throwback Thursday! Today, we look back at a group of Intensive English students who took a trip over to the Houston Museum of Natural Science back in 2022. 🦕 Just a short walk from Rice, the museum is a great way to spend a day in Houston! #throwbackthursdays #riceesl

Wherever and however you're celebrating, we wish you a very happy new year and a wonderful beginning of 2025! 🎇 We also have a brand new blog post about our students' favorite holidays! Visit the link below to read more: esl.rice.edu/blog/around-wor… #newyear #esl #riceuniversity

Our Intensive English students came dressed to impress for the holiday season today, which also marks the last day of the Fall Session. 🍂🎄 We're wishing all our students a fun and festive winter break! If you're returning next year, we'll see you back here in January! 🎇

Happy Thursday! We have a brand new story on our blog about our ESL Enrollment Coordinator, Bianca! Read more by following the link below. 🎶📰 #riceuniversity #intensiveenglish #riceesl #esl

Happy Friday language learners! Ready for the weekend? Check out a few things happening in Houston: - Rice hosts Navy in a home football game, go Owls! - Meow Wolf’s grand opening in Houston’s Fifth Ward - Coffee & Cars at the Post Downtown - Dia de Muertos Festival at MECA

Happy Monday language learners! Did you know that over 145 different languages are spoken in and around Houston! Last month, our Intensive English students attended the annual Greek Festival celebration, one of many examples of Houston's cultural diversity. #riceesl #languages

Wishing you a happy and treat-filled Halloween!! Our Halloween party was a great time, and students got in the swing of spooky season. 🎃👻 Read more about it by visiting our blog: esl.rice.edu/blog/intensive-…

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Students enjoyed coffee, pastries and playing Taboo for the last day of classes. We want to wish our students and teachers a wonderfully break. We will miss those who are not returning.

Students had a blast at the Pizza Party today. They played board games while getting to know each other and practicing their English skills.

Join us for a fun Pizza Party tomorrow! Meet teachers, office staff and new classmates and practice your communication skills.

Looking for fun activities to do on the Fourth of July weekend in Houston? Click on the link below. secrethouston.com/things-to-…

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We would love to give a warm welcome to the new students of the June-August Session! See you next week for the first day of classes. 📚

For the first activity of the session the students enjoyed playing a few rounds of bingo and getting to know one another.

Let’s get together outside of class for a fun Meet and Greet! There will be pizza, sodas, cookies, and fun activities with prizes! Meet teachers, office staff and new classmates and practice your communication skills.

We would like to thank all of our teachers for everything you do! If you would like to write a special message to your ESL teacher, please email us your message to [email protected]. We will post them on our social media all throughout this week for your teachers to see.

Today we had the new student orientation for the April-June session. Students enjoyed walking and exploring the campus during the tour. We can’t wait to see everyone again next week for the first day of classes!

Students enjoyed a delicious coffee break today as they are getting ready for finals and presentations. #lastdaysofclasses #ESL