01Your child’s teacher lives here
Nina is based in Melbourne: a native English speaker with more than six years teaching children and teenagers, specialising in storytelling and public speaking, and soon taking the Cambridge Certificate in Cognitive Psychology. She teaches the classes rather than supervising them.
02Evening classes, not the small hours
Melbourne runs two to three hours ahead of Hong Kong, so a Hong Kong after-school class lands in the Melbourne evening. Families here join without anyone getting up at dawn, which is not true of every city we serve.
03Writing, speaking, thinking
Writing like a scholar, speaking like a leader, thinking independently. Eight of our secondary entrants reached the John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize shortlist, about double the rate across a hundred thousand entries, and others went from silent to the TED-Ed stage.
Questions from Melbourne parents
When do classes run for Melbourne students?+
Melbourne is two to three hours ahead of Hong Kong depending on daylight saving, so our after-school Hong Kong classes fall in the Melbourne evening, and weekend groups sit comfortably in the day. The exact group is set after the interview.
Is the teacher actually in Australia?+
Nina is based in Melbourne. Our other teachers are in Oxford and London, so a Melbourne child is taught by people across the English-speaking world rather than by one tutor in one city.
My child does well at school but hates speaking in front of people. Is this for them?+
That is who this is for. In a class of three to seven, with discussion at the centre, there is nowhere to hide and no pressure to perform. Quieter children often end up the first to speak.
How do we start?+
Book a free online interview through the booking box on our home page. Nothing to prepare, and we will tell you honestly if we are not the right fit.