by Nathalie Danon | May 15, 2018 | Bilingualism in Children, Latest News, Learn a Language
This year, we will celebrate ten years of coaching learners of all ages. Of the record 5.7 million small businesses operating in the UK today, less than half will survive beyond five years, let alone ten, yet we continue to go from strength to strength. Something we...
by Nathalie Danon | Jun 17, 2017 | Benefiting Business, Latest News, Learn a Language
When it comes to spending a week on the beach in Spain, it might be that a combination of English, holding a certain number of fingers aloft and, of course, pointing will suffice and most of us could manage a “por favour” when ordering food or drink. However, as I...
by Nathalie Danon | May 17, 2017 | Bilingualism in Children, Latest News, Learn a Language
… And the power of immersing yourself in another language. Have you heard how much easier it is to learn another language when you immerse yourself in the words and culture behind foreign linguistics? Perhaps you have even experienced this phenomenon first hand?...
by Nathalie Danon | Apr 29, 2017 | Bilingualism in Children, Learn a Language
Wide-eyed children are sat cross-legged before me as another hand shoots in the air ‘What are the uniforms like?’ and another asks: ‘Tell us about the food?’ There is no end to the boundless curiosity of children, not least at the VICI Language Academy. However, this...
by Nathalie Danon | Mar 30, 2017 | Learn a Language
Amid the fun that learning a language brings to students who come to the VICI Language Academy, they can be forgiven for not sparing a thought on how their language coach stays on top of their game. However, just because few think of it, this does not mean it isn’t at...
by Nathalie Danon | Feb 23, 2017 | Bilingualism in Children, Learn a Language
This short but sweet story illustrates perfectly the extent to which we empower our kids when we make the bold decision to raise them bilingually. My eldest son Sacha always told me he wanted to spend a term in a French school. So in Year 8 that is exactly what he...
