We find the profile of our average student here at the academy to be very interesting. When iSpeak first opened just a few months ago, we were expecting our average student to be the typical student that needs help with his English class at school. Torrelodones is surrounded by several public and private bilingual schools plus a number of other schools. A lot of young families, a lot of children. It was however, not an unpleasant surprise, that our average student should turn out to be, a working adult with an average age between 30 to 50 years old. Interestingly, some of the students in these groups are teachers. There are also some groups formed by university students.
It is interesting how our students comment to us, that now a days, some kind of minimum level of English is required of them at the office. Our young university students, have also become aware of the fact, that English will one day play an important part in their job search.
Of course we cannot forget our youngest students, those who have no choice and have the very
" dreaded " English subject in school. To them we say, chin up! English can be fun to learn, study and rise up to the challenge! we are here for you !!
We at iSpeak are now enjoying the challenge of preparing our dear students for Cambridge exams, helping them to do good at school, and to excel and stand out at their work place.
