Our Stories

A.Safa Cakar in Ballica Cave

Earth Day – Ballica Cave Thursday, Apr. 21, 2022


Tall trees

Earth Day - Reina Takao Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2022


Earth Day

Earth Day 2022 Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2022


Rojas Family

Alumni Spotlight: The Rojas Rumilla Siblings Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022

Jorge, Ivonne, and Martha had one shared goal: improving their English.


Levent Karabulut

Alumni Spotlight: Levent Karabulut Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020

Levent came from Turkey 12 years ago with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and a remarkable eagerness to learn English.


ESL Students outside of a Rockets Game

ESL Students Watch Houston Rockets' Close Win Friday, Feb. 7, 2020

The Rockets played the Dallas Mavericks Friday and, once again, our students enjoyed all the excitement a Houston Rockets home game has to offer.


Students at the Houston Zoo Lights

Chilly and Sparkly at the Spectacular Houston Zoo Lights Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019

The last social activity of the year for Rice Intensive English Program students was a holiday party followed by a trip to the Houston Zoo Lights.


A student dressed as Sherlock Holmes (fourth from left) won second place in the costume contest.

Two Unicorns and a Woman Riding a Flamingo Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019

October is here and so are the cooler temperatures, fall festivals and…our traditional Halloween Pizza Party and Costume Contest!


Diorgenes Borges with a group of classmates

Alumni Interview: Diorgenes Borges from Brazil Tuesday, Jul. 30, 2019

Seven years and three promotions later, Diorgenes shares his experiences in our program and what improving his English did for his career.