by Nathalie Danon | Nov 11, 2025 | Latest News
Those of you old enough to remember the band Bananarama might recall their song that said: “It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it.” That line could just as easily be about learning a foreign language. Because here’s the truth: Most people don’t fail at...
by Nathalie Danon | Sep 11, 2025 | Learn a Language
Parents and teachers love to recommend “immersion” for learning a language. Classes, apps, series in the original version… and, at the end of the list, the famous “language stay abroad.” But recently I saw a school article that summed it up like this: “Send your child...
by Nathalie Danon | May 8, 2025 | Learn a Language
This year marks 25 years since I moved to the UK — and 26.5 years of my life spent outside of France. That’s more than half my life. And one thing I’ve always held onto with pride is my English accent. At 19, when I returned from the US, people would ask me where I...
by Nathalie Danon | May 1, 2025 | Learn a Language
Today, I had a truly inspiring conversation with a lady who is considering joining one of our immersive language experiences in Florence with her husband next year. She’s been learning Italian for the past three years through more traditional channels and now feels...
by Nathalie Danon | Apr 16, 2025 | Learn a Language
If I had £10 every time someone walked into the Academy and, almost sheepishly, said: “You’re not going to like this… but I’ve been learning French/Spanish/Italian on Duolingo…”, I’d be a millionaire by now. Scratch that—probably a multimillionaire!...
