So, how is it that a family-owned, neighborhood-based language school manages to survive and thrive for seven decades and beyond? 

It is both a huge honor and a great responsibility for me to carry on and add on my grandmother’s and mother’s vision and strive every day to reach and surpass the high educational standards that they set before me as the foundations of this school. High standards, first and foremost, for our staff. In the 50s and 60s it was very difficult to find accomplished teachers of foreign languages and that was possibly the greatest challenge. Recently, due to the effect of brain drain, the difficulty lies in finding teachers that really love teaching and not people who find themselves in education as a last resort. That’s why I feel very fortunate working today and for many years, with passionate teachers who love what they do and who, besides having top language skills, share my vision of educating beyond testing, of the significance of students developing skills in a safe and supportive environment with a view of eventually joining and thriving in a multicultural world. A good educator generously shares their knowledge and energy and I am proud to say all my colleagues here at our school do that with genuine drive and purpose. brain drain, the difficulty lies in finding teachers that really love teaching and not people who find themselves in education as a last resort. That’s why I feel very fortunate working today and for many years, with passionate teachers who love what they do and who, besides having top language skills, share my vision of educating beyond testing, of the significance of students developing skills in a safe and supportive environment with a view of eventually joining and thriving in a multicultural world. A good educator generously shares their knowledge and energy and I am proud to say all my colleagues here at our school do that with genuine drive and purpose. 

The educator is but a bow who imparts knowledge, expertise and experience and the student is the arrow, ready to surpass us teachers, break new ground and fill us with pride.