Special Programs

The whole ELC crew visited MOO-ville Creamery in Nashville, MI yesterday for some wholesome farm fun! We had lunch, toured the robotic cow barn, watched the robots milk cows, fed…

When: Saturday, July 18, 2026 – 6 am to 11 pm. Details: A one day trip to downtown Chicago. A bus will drop you off at Millennium Park and you…

When: Saturday, July 11, 2026 - 7:30 am to 6 pm Details: We’ll spend a day on Michigan’s west coast, a popular tourist destination. The trip includes an exciting dune…

The Takenaka trainees made a visit to the Gene L. Klida Utica Academy for International Studies (GLK-UAIS) last week where they provided presentations and exchanged language with Erin Sillivan's Japanese…

It's become a tradition that our first Summer Intensive Program group event is a Spartan baseball game at McLane Stadium. This year, we had a perfect outing with a warm…

The ELC's Takenaka Corporation trainee program began this week. The trainees enjoyed a welcome dinner at HopCat in East Lansing, visited the MSU's new Recreation and Wellness Center and made…

The ELC hosted Sorari Narimatsu, our first student from Kumamoto University, for a 3 week program in March. Sorari made the most of her time at MSU, studying in the…

Koichiro Uto joined the ELC for a special program during SS26. Upon his return home, his story was featured on the Kyushu Sangyo University website due to his participation in…

The ELC was so happy to have a visit from Emma Ina early this week. Emma is a Nagoya City University student who studied at the ELC in 2023. Emma…

The MSU English Language Center held a farewell dinner for our wonderful students from Nagoya City University and Kyushu Sangyo University on March 3rd. They completed their 1-month program with…