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Featured teacher: Lois

Congratulations Lois, our May 2021 mentor of the month! Lois is currently studying for an MA in Education Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University and plans to become a secondary history teacher. She also has an MA in History from the University of Glasgow.  Since joining us in January 2021, Lois has already taught over 50

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Star Student: Cici

Let’s give a huge congratulations to Cici for winning the Star Student award!
Aged just six years old, Cici has been taking classes with us since May 2020, having developed a passion for English learning from an early age.
Today, Cici’s mother shares with you their experiences and highlights from the Star Mentor program so far.

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Star Student: Jack

Today we’re delighted to congratulate Jack for winning the Star Student award!  Since joining the Star Mentor program in May 2020, Jack has been studying with us for almost a year.  Today, Jack’s mother shares with you their experiences and highlights from the Star Mentor program so far.  What progress has Jack made since joining

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Featured Teacher: Jack

Congratulations to Jack, our February 2021 mentor of the month! Jack, an English Literature graduate from the University of Birmingham, joined the Star Mentor program in May 2020 after previously working as an English teacher in China. Jack has taught almost 30 students with the Star Mentor program, accumulating over 700 tutoring hours as well

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Go Overseas Community Choice Awards

The Go Overseas Community Choice awards recognises the very best travel organisations out of over 13,000 providers across nine categories. Awards are made based on the views of those who matter most – reviews from previous participants. We are delighted to have been awarded not one but three awards in the 2020 Go Overseas Community

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Chasing Cultures Interview

Abridge Academy was invited to share our story and vision with other young people passionate about cultural exchange. Chasing Cultures Blog The Chasing Cultures blog shares inspirational stories and advice for young adults travelling internationally. Run by Matt and Meg, an inspirational duo pursuing their dreams of working and travelling around the world, the blog

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Featured Teacher: Holly

Congratulations to our December mentor of the month: Holly! Holly, studying Japanese at the University of Cambridge, joined us in March this year having previously au paired in China with the homestay tutor program and taught debating at summer camp programs in Japan.  She has already taught seven students with the Star Mentor program as

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Star Student: Paolo

Aged just seven years old, Paolo has been taking classes with the Star Mentor program almost every day for the past six months. The son of Chinese and Spanish parents, he is already fluent in three languages and studies at a British international school in Shanghai!

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