A family-run English school in a cosy setting

Tandem English School

argentona

Tandem is an English language school in Argentona founded by Mexican / American Jennifer Richmond. Shortly after arriving in Spain with her family Jennifer converted the basement of her home into a classroom, allowing her to follow her passion – education for children. As demand grew for her English classes she converted the large classroom into several smaller classrooms and children were coming and going all afternoon and early evening. She soon needed a larger venue to accommodate the many families that were requesting enrolment and moved to a new location in the village that would support the expanded demand.

To maximise the children’s learning capabilities, Jennifer introduced lunchtime classes at Tandem, where children were picked up from their schools, fed lunch and provided an hour of English classes between their morning and afternoon school hours.

In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, Jennifer realised the potential negative impact a lock-down would have on her students. She set up an online lesson system that would enable all students to continue with the rhythm of learning as if in school.  The goal was to keep the students connected and far from feelings of isolation that many youngsters experienced during those hard days.

With the return of in-person classes, Jennifer decided the best option for Tandem and her students was to return to small and familiar group lessons in her home.  With everything that was learned through Covid and the support of Jennifer’s family and students, she founded Teachers for Peace, a non-for-profit international union of teachers offering children in Ukraine an alternate focus from the ravages of war. This was an amazing opportunity for everyone in the Tandem family to share a smile, practice English and connect with students in Ukraine and teachers from all over the world.

The Tandem School journey has taken me and my family to unimagined places. I am so grateful for everything Tandem has taught me and the community that has grown with it.

Jennifer Richmond

Classes are available for students from 3 years to adults

Contact

Location:

Font de la Pastanaga 20
08310 Argentona

 What people are saying about Tandem English School
I first met Jennifer when I was twelve, and I started to take English lessons. For many years, I just interacted with her in the hall, but still, she managed to convince me to participate in many activities she was always planning. This summer, she became my teacher, and all the passion I had always seen in her, was finally proven to me. She is the most supportive and encouraging, and for this reason, it is always a pleasure to be in her class.
Berta Pi , Cambridge Advanced Student
The teaching methodology Jennifer uses goes with the needs of the students. When you learn a new language using different techniques you do not lose focus and after a short time you start to see the results of time invested.
Jordi Ramos Ros
Tuvimos mucha suerte de encontrar a Jenny durante el confinamiento. Mi hijo recibió clases semanales de forma online y de esta manera pudo seguir avanzando con su inglés de forma personalizada y a su ritmo, con una persona nativa, que es lo que buscábamos. Es muy cariñosa y respetuosa, mi hijo la adora. Es muy gratificante aprender inglés con ella, totalmente recomendable.
Cristina Rodríguez
Hace tiempo que decidimos que nuestra hija debía aprender inglés…, en ese momento ella era muy pequeña tenía 4 años y después de mirar varias opciones creímos que la academia Tándem podía encajar. Hoy en día nuestra hija tiene 11 años y sigue acudiendo a sus clases semanales igual de feliz y contenta que el primer día.
Después de tanto tiempo podemos explicar con mucha más claridad que ha significado la academia Tándem para nuestra hija. La academia hace una inmersión del idioma, desde el principio, los niños juegan, experimentan, hacen manualidades y muchas más ideas que suelen tener, las clases son de pocos alumnos y los profesores se adaptan a cada niño y estos van empapándose del idioma y un día te das cuenta que el idioma lo empiezan a utilizar en su día a día y que ya lo leen, escriben y comprenden con mucha más fluidez. Para nuestra hija ha sido un acierto añadir Tándem a su enseñanza, ya que a pesar de llevar tanto tiempo sigue yendo feliz y queriendo mejorar con sus compañeros y profesores, que siempre han sido muy divertidos y amables con ellos.
Padres de Martina

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