Meet Our Teachers
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Patsy
FOUNDER
As a linguist, Patsy enjoys teaching French and Spanish to children and adults. The growth of her business can be accredited to her hard work and love of children.
Born and raised in Belgium, Patsy has an inherent passion and aptitude for European languages and culture. Patsy also hosts tours to France for New Zealand clients.
Her amazing organisational talents will ensure a stress-free, perfectly smooth tour experience.
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Teresita
SPANISH TEACHER
Teresita is a native Spanish speaker from Argentina. She is a qualified teacher with a major in pedagogy and psychology. Teresita is passionate about teaching and learning at the same time.
She focuses on the learning needs of each student, her specialty is creating personalised resources for the needs of each student. She loves speaking her mother tongue with the children.
Teresita makes her lessons meaningful and functional in a fun learning environment.
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Emilie
FRENCH TEACHER
Emilie is a French teacher and certified translator. Her deep interest in languages lead to live in many different countries like Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and now New Zealand.
Her ever-growing knowledge of multiple languages and cultures have cultivated an art of keeping a text's meaning while accurately and eloquently translating culturally and linguistically.
Emilie finds both fun and fulfilment in sharing her love for languages and cultures with people of varied ages and nationalities.
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Irene
ITALIAN TEACHER
Irene is from Sicily, the beautiful island in the south of Italy. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics and Cultural Mediation from Milan.
She is an experienced Italian teacher and has been teaching Italian to both children and adults in Australia and in New Zealand since 2013.
Irene’s teaching style focuses on making learning fun and easy, creating personalised lessons to suit the students learning style. She is passionate about sharing her love for Italian language, culture, and food.