Definitely recommend the Arizona Language Center if you know someone interested in starting to…read morelearn Spanish, English, or prepare for the TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS tests. It is impressive how quickly the students are linked to their teacher within a short time, this is how the teachers create such a warm learning environment. The admin staff not only explain their terms very clearly, but they try their best to meet the students where they need support the most. Enrolling is a smooth process. The Arizona Language Center class materials not only offer challenges, but are planned out with insight on what the students seek and where they need help with their learning goals. This is why their students enjoy the AZCL lessons so much and why the enjoy the support from Michael and his team.

It's never a good sign when you show up and they're closed. It's worse when their sign says they'd…read morebe back at 1 pm when it's 1:35 pm. Not the kind of school I'm looking for to prepare me for interpret certification.

Our child has attended Early Childhood and Lower School at the International School of Arizona…read more(ISA). We HIGHLY recommend ISA for families wishing to give their child/children the unique advantage of an international, multilingual education in Arizona. It's great! The Spanish and French tracks are just as if your child is learning in France or Spain (in all subjects). The foreign teachers are very professional, respectful and organized. The US teachers and curriculum are equally impressive with advanced math, science and grammar (STEM) - all taught in English. It's the best of both. Your child will become "academically fluent" in English, and either Spanish or French. With multilingual fluency, children also become confident and emotionally thoughtful of others. Our experience has been terrific. Students enjoy the school day. It is safe, friendly, and respectful with engaged students, teachers, administrators, and parents from all other the world. What a gift. We wish this school went into high school, but we know our child will be prepared for any school we choose - in Arizona or abroad! Thanks ISA.

We were thinking about sending our kids to this school. Unfortunately disappointed by the feedback…read moreand the lack of back up behind the claim that it is IB accredited.

TL;DR - GREAT school! I toured many schools and I felt this was the best. We drive 30 mins from…read morehome to go to the school (and it's 40 mins from my work!!) but we've been doing this for 5 years and will continue to do this because it's THAT good. (And yes, there are closer language immersion schools to us). We have recommended this school to any friends that have *any* interest in language immersion for their child. You do not need to know Chinese or Spanish to send your kid, just exposure is good for the developing mind. Stop reading reviews and just do it!!! Long story... When it came time to put my first born into preschool I was SUPER hesitant. I didn't need childcare and we lived near a playground where she socialized with kids every day and she went to the children's museum multiple times a day, but my husband wanted the structure. My hesitation came from not knowing what's happening with my kids for multiple hours a day. My first born is also super shy and quiet so I was scared that if something happened she wouldn't speak up. We toured multiple preschools and it was my gut that lead me to chose Global Minds. The school is bright and colorful, the owner and teachers were so friendly that they seemed like they could be my family or best friends at least so I was sold! But when it came to day 1, I was so nervous that I made husband stay around the school the WHOLE time she was in school her first day (luckily she only did half day at the time so he only wasted 4 hours ). That was 5 years ago and we have had 2 kids go through this school and I am sad when they're done. But mine both went/go to the academy portion of the school because we love it so much. Now the language portion...I am Chinese and came to the US when I was 6, so prior to 6 I was only exposed to Chinese and did not have any formal training in Chinese till I was in college but I grew up living with my Chinese speaking only grandparents and I currently speak enough Chinese to have a casual conversation. So this was my benchmark - I needed to expose my kids to as much language as possible till they were at least 6 so they can have some hope of being able to have casual conversations. I LOVE that this school's teachers are native language speakers and strictly talk to the kids in their native language and they reward kids for talking to each other in the language. Now, don't worry if you don't speak either Chinese or Spanish and you're afraid that your kid won't understand, kids are super resilient they will figure it out. If you think about it, to a toddler even some English is foreign!

I don't often leave bad reviews for businesses, but when the behavior of a preschool director /…read moreowner is this egregious, I feel compelled to share my experience. TL;DR - Lack of communication, unprofessional behavior, petty conduct, limited to the school's director Adam. Teachers are great. Long form: We brought our daughter to Global Minds in November of 2021 and things were great right up until two weeks ago. She loved the school, made friends, and we got to know many of the parents. There were some problems, like their seeming inability to answer the phone or call us back, but we were willing to overlook that for the sake of our daughter's happiness and the fact that she was learning both Mandarin and Spanish. Also, we really liked how the parents all formed a tight-knit community. Recently, my wife and I got COVID while traveling out of state (we are fully vaccinated). We attempted to contact Adam via phone on 3 separate occasions to inform him that our daughter would not be at school when we returned, and to receive guidance about what we needed to do before bringing her back. No one ever answered, nor did they return my calls. This lack of answering phone calls is a problem that goes back about six months, with only one of my phone calls being answered in all of that time. I was told multiple times by teachers that they would tell ownership about the problem. Adam finally responded to an email my wife sent several days earlier, telling us that we could bring our daughter back to school when she was feeling well. No other guidance was provided beyond that. There was no mention of a need for a negative test prior to her return. Current CDC guidelines are that children who are asymptomatic may return to school 5 days after exposure to someone who is COVID-positive. We waited until the 8th day to bring her back. She was never symptomatic. In the absence of any guidance from Global Minds other than the email we received telling us to bring her back when she was feeling well, we followed CDC guidelines and brought our daughter back to school. When I brought her back to school, I was told that I could not leave her there without a negative COVID test. I was a bit annoyed, since we had tried to call them multiple times for exactly this reason, and no one bothered to answer the phone or call us back. Adam's email also said nothing about a negative test. So, I said it was fine if she can't stay, but I was a bit annoyed that no one had bothered to give us any guidance before drop-off that morning. Chi (Adam's wife) called him and asked what to do, and he apparently said it was okay to leave my daughter there because Chi changed her mind and said it was fine. Fifteen minutes later, Adam called me on my cell. His behavior on that phone call was beyond the pale. As an adult, I have never experienced the level of disrespect he showed me over the phone that day. I could barely get a word in, in fact I think I said maybe 5 words in total. When he was done chewing me out, he demanded that I pick my daughter up immediately, and then hung up on me. I couldn't believe it. I went to the school and got my daughter and later sent Adam an email, addressing his disrespectful phone call, lack of guidance, sudden change of heart, and their habit of not answering phone calls or returning messages. One week later, Adam sent me an email and said he "found a lot of truth in my words" and offered to apologize in person the following day. I showed up to the school as he suggested, and was told by his wife that he was not there, nor was he planning to be there that day or the next. She had no idea about our meeting. I emailed him again, and asked what happened, giving him the benefit of the doubt. He offered no apology. He said, "My intent was to be at school on Monday and Tuesday, but I had some showings of properties and some meetings that popped up that kept me away." Obviously, he has more important things to do than follow through on a meeting he proposed with a parent at his school. Given the lack of communication, unprofessional conduct, and the fact that Adam seemed to be deliberately misleading me to waste my time, my wife and I made the extremely difficult to tear our daughter away from her school and friends, and enroll her elsewhere. When I informed Adam that I would be removing my daughter from his school, I received an email response one week later that simply said, "Turd." See the attached screenshot. This behavior is unbecoming any adult, let alone one who is entrusted with the care of children. I think it is important that anyone who is interested in taking their children to Global Minds know what they can expect from the director before enrolling. I don't know if any other parents have had a negative experience with Adam. Before these events transpired, I would have said that everything at the school was great. But, given what I experienced with Adam, I wouldn't recommend Global Minds to anyone.

Thank you for the great service. I truly appreciate your patience, professionalism, and depth of…read moreknowledge throughout the entire process. It made a big difference and was genuinely helpful

Summer and her team are awesome! They use a fun way to learn. Not only am I learning the Mandarin…read morelanguage, but I also am learning Chinese culture. I'm very lucky to find them and I highly recommend them if you are interested to learn Mandarin and Chinese culture.

As parents, one of the most important decisions we make is care for our children. We absolutely…read moreLOVE Miro. Our son is excited to go to school every day. The love and care for our children by the entire staff is phenomenal, the course curriculum and structure is fantastic. Our son is developing very well. We could not be happier with Miró and feel very fortunate that our children will have the opportunity to attend.

It has been two years since we enrolled our son at Miro and words can't truly express how grateful…read morewe continue to be to have now both our children attending (1.5 and 4). The teachers are consistent, the love and care they show our children is truly above and beyond and the learning and growth they experience is absolutely amazing. A very big thank you to Miro and Fabiana but most especially to two teachers that go above and beyond for our children each and every day, Maestra Alejandra and Maestra Sandra...we love you!!

Linda is an amazing French tutor. She's great at correcting your accent and teaching proper…read morearticulation. I'd continue course with her if it wasn't as far of a commute. I highly recommend her!

From the owner: I have been teaching French for the past 30 years .[Masters in Education]from the Sorbonne in…read more Paris . Private, small group classes, and to large enterprises. All levels , beginner, intermediate and advanced are covered. the emphasis is on speaking and accent . I also takes groups to the south of France twice a year to Provence.

Some may think that signing my baby up for sign language before he is six months old sounds…read moreinsane... but after just one class with Crystal this past weekend, I'm confident that making the decision to sign Baby M up for sign language classes was an incredibly smart idea. I've seen proof that by communicating with your baby via sign language, it will allow babies to communicate their needs before they can speak. As a result, this will reduce frustration for parent and child, accelerate verbal development (since you speak and sign at the same time), and enhance bonding. Thanks to my friend Lori for setting up a small group series of level 1 classes, I met Crystal Ashworth, the owner and certified My Smart Hands Instructor, this past week. She was professional and very patient with our group (which included smart asses such as my husband and babies from 5 months - 9 months in age, some of them on the fussy side during class). I love the set-up of the class which incorporates plenty of repetition, songs, trick to remember certain signs, a manual to follow along, and a CD. We'll need to practice at home, but we already walked away with a handful of ASL signs that we use daily such as more, eat, thank you, please, milk, all done, dog, mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, girl, boy, baby, happy, grumpy, and the letters of the alphabet. In addition, I just found that there is an entire My Smart Hands dictionary available online with videos to show parent and baby how to sign certain words. I'm already looking forward to class number two and hopefully advancing to level 2 classes eventually as well!

I am currently attending a University, and I had been having a lot of trouble with the speaking…read moreside of French. I could understand it, but I could not respond to questions or statements with any kind of fluency. I wanted to study abroad, but to do so I needed to get my oral skills up to par with my writing skills.             When I talked with Kyle he immediately understood the problem that I was having and told me that he went through a similar experience while he was at university. He was very understanding and patient, and answered all my questions making sure that I completely understood everything.  He told me that I would be working with Alex and that I would be doing so in 5-hour time periods 3 times a week.  At first I was very apprehensive about spending that much time with my brain in French mode, and I was worried that I would be mentally exhausted afterwards. However, they told me that I would be able to take a break every 45 minuets or whenever I felt that I needed it, and that I would be more than welcome to eat lunch with Alex if we talked in French. As it turns out, the 5 hours was not nearly as strenuous as I had originally believed it would be and it went by quickly. Alex kept things very entertaining and it was never too repetitive or dull.             When I returned to school that August, my French professor noticed the leaps and bounds of improvement that I had gained from doing this immersion program over the summer.  I was also no longer afraid to speak up in class and engage in conversation with my peers because the program at Berlitz raised my speaking confidence as well as my knowledge of the language. Everyone in the office is very helpful and kind, and they will be sure to get you where you need to/want to be. Everyone is very welcoming and always made me feel comfortable, as well as they were always available for assistance. It is a wonderful environment filled with genuine people that only want you to succeed.

I put in an inquiry and never got a response. Extremely unprofessional in my opinion.read more

I rarely write reviews but I had to give kudos to Megan at Elite Private Teachers. Her commitment…read moreto balanced learning, critical thinking and unique classroom structure was this parent's dream come true. My husband and I were frustrated with Arizona's large student/teacher ratio and wanted a personalized curriculum where they could receive one on one instruction. Both of our boys have very different learning needs and finding Megan was a godsend as she was able to tailor their education to each of them individually. Within weeks learning went from a daily struggle to something the boys became excited about (particularly the field trips and shorter time spent in class,) We saw an immediate change in their attitude toward learning. We all appreciated having more family time, no more rushing from school to sports practices, to homework, to bed. Megan allowed us the flexibility to travel as a family when it was convenient for US not a school calendar. Megan prepared our boys for the transition to Prep School where they both tested above grade level in all core subjects and are doing fantastic. Choosing Megan after researching alternative education options was one of the best decisions. We were all sad to move on but the adjustment had been exceptional. I must also add that we frequently receive compliments on our boy's manners and social skills which I absolutely credit Megan for. A++++ review for the program she has created.

Megan has been working with my son for the past several months. She does a great job with him and…read morehas been able to help him with his math grade. My son is very shy and closed off with new people but he was not like that with Megan. She's done a great job of building a relationship with him. He never dreads tutoring and the experience has been positive for him.